Posts published in “Magnolia Minds”

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Our time to shine

April 22, 2024

By Dawn Early I have been asking myself why we seem to be losing Millennials and Gen Z in our churches. For reference, I am…

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Beauty for ashes

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Beauty for ashes

April 2, 2024

MAGNOLIA MINDS: ‘She’s not falling down… she’s getting baptized!’

MAGNOLIA MINDS: ‘She’s not falling down… she’s getting baptized!’

March 21, 2024

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Three peas in a pod

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Three peas in a pod

March 11, 2024

MAGNOLIA MINDS: One of many

Painting by Joy Dent

MAGNOLIA MINDS: One of many

February 29, 2024

ERLC releases practical
guide addressing artificial
reproductive technologies
NASHVILLE (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) has released a new practical guide designed to help churches navigate the topic of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) such as in vitro fertilization (IVF). The free guide, released Tuesday (Feb. 24), is titled “Desiring Children: A Practical Guide to Addressing Assisted Reproductive Technologies in the Church.” It contains a theological framework addressing the topic of ARTs from a biblical worldview and offers answers to practical scenarios that ministry leaders may face or have faced regarding the topic. The guide also contains a list of additional resources on ARTs from a variety of Christian sources. The guide was written by the ERLC research team, led by RaShan Frost, ERLC director of research and senior fellow. “The desire to have children of one’s own is a good and natural desire that recognizes the gift sons and daughters are to our families and our societies. Unfortunately, due to the fall in Genesis 3, the desire to have children is often complicated by the devastating reality of infertility,” Frost wrote in the guide’s forward.