This book is a helpful addition to the existing literature on this topic from a Christian perspective.

I am not a religious person, but found this book to be informative and comforting. I recommend it to anyone that is struggling with infertility, whether they are religious or not.

I received an advance copy of this book from Crossway and Net Galley.

You may not currently be facing infertility or be close to anyone who is. Or you may be in the midst of the devastation that is infertility. Either way: you need to read this book. Whether you have been given children or not, whether you are married or not, every believer would do well to read this book.

The book begins with examples of infertility in the Bible. These accounts are presented sympathetically and with great wisdom. We are reminded that children are not an entitlement or a reward but a gift.

The author then considers in chapter 2 Christian Disciipleship and human Affection which considers the importance of death to self and in chapter 3 considers the importance of church when facing issues with fertility.

In chapter 4 the moral issues surrounding various methods of infertility treatment are considered.

The book is very engaging with case studies and examples. It is also a very challenging read. For those with children we are reminded to be so thankful for this gift and there is much we can glean from the book about how to support our brothers and sisters in the Lord who have not received this gift. The chapter on fertility treatments is a good summary especially for those who want to know the morality of treatments in lay mans terms.

For those facing infertility I imagine it will be a very helpful read , however it will be a very emotional and challenging read. The author is compassionate but he also seeks to really unearth what scripture has to say on this highly emotive issue.

My husband and I are both Christians and having been trying to conceive for about 3 years now. We have tried some forms of fertility treatments but not very far down the road of treatments. I was very excited about reading this book as its about infertility from a Biblical perspective.

I did enjoy this book a lot. I really appreciated the concepts coming from a Biblical point of view and not just trying to make me feel better. Some of the things said in the book may hurt a bit, but I greatly appreciated it because I value what God's Word says more than how I feel. The author also delves into the idea of whether certain infertility treatments are Biblically acceptable. The author still did a great job of being tactful and sensitive to an obviously difficult topic. While I did get a little emotional at many points throughout the book, I never felt like the author was adding salt to any wounds, or trying to purposefully elicit strong emotional pulls with such an already emotional situation.

I would definitely recommend this book to anyone going through infertility, or considering treatments.