Talk: Christians facing the issue of abortion

We must break through the social taboo and speak compassionately, practically and faithfully about abortion

For many Christians, abortion is one of those great unmentionables. We can treat it as something too sensitive — too impolite — to discuss, so we ignore it and hope it goes away. But it’s a critically important issue and it is vital that Christian people think about the subject in a way that is compassionate, relevant, practical and in tune with the historic Christian faith.

In November 2017 I preached a sermon together with my wife Celia on this topic at All Souls Church, in central London, as part of a series called Christians Facing Issues Today. You can listen to it below:

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