Childlessness and changed plans - what happens when the 'Christian ideal' doesn't happen?

The Relatable Podcast · 2019-11-03

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The church has long linked fertility to being blessed by God. 'Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him...Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them' is even in the bible. What does it mean to be a man who can't reproduce? How do Christians respond when longed-for children don't come along? What does a full life look like when dreams and desires are unfulfilled?

Vicky Walker talks to writer and broadcaster Sheridan Voysey about masculinity, marriage, infertility, love, redemption and what happens when life doesn't go to plan.

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The Relatable Podcast

Relationships, dating, sex and marriage are changing. What difference does having a faith make to relationship choices? What does love look like in the 21st century? What is the future for relationships? How are singleness and marriage evolving? Building on the book 'Relatable: Exploring God, Love and Connection in the Age of Choice', the Relatable podcast explores stories from different stages of life and love, and brings into focus the challenges of navigating faith and relationships. In each episode Vicky Walker hosts a conversation about modern relationships, and covers sensitive and challenging subjects with a range of fascinating interviewees: sex, celibacy, the roles of women and men, marriage, single life and that slightly awkward question... do some Christians really not kiss until their wedding day?

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