Genesis 16 relates a story about a common practice of that day. Genesis 30 relates a similar story. God chose to answer her prayers. Luke 1 tells Elizabeth's story. Discuss and role-play.
Terminology is important in framing our thoughts.
Many quick-frozen fertilized embryos exist throughout the world in fertility clinics. Dr. James Dobson has aired several radio shows emphasizing the plight of the stranded embryos. The Center of Bioethics and Human Dignity and other groups have issued a call to prevent the creation of more fertilized zygotes. Research efforts to relieve this problem, however, may result in death and destruction of fertilized embryos. Discuss an appropriate Christian response to these two tough issues.