A fascinating article entitled "Why having big families is good for you (and cheaper)" recently appeared in the Telegraph.
and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and subdue it..."
Could it be that the choice to have additional children is an act of faith? Trust that the world isn't going to overpopulate, or that the glaciers will melt and drown the polar bears, or that we're going to go bankrupt, or that we won't be able to afford to send our kid to Harvard and his/her life will be ruined, etc..?
Could it be that the choice to say "yes" to the gift of children is a tangible affirmation of our faith that the God Who gives us life, will also sustain it and cause it to flourish?
and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and subdue it..."
Could it be that the choice to have additional children is an act of faith? Trust that the world isn't going to overpopulate, or that the glaciers will melt and drown the polar bears, or that we're going to go bankrupt, or that we won't be able to afford to send our kid to Harvard and his/her life will be ruined, etc..?
Could it be that the choice to say "yes" to the gift of children is a tangible affirmation of our faith that the God Who gives us life, will also sustain it and cause it to flourish?
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