On Monday, May 2, 2022, a draft of a Supreme Court opinion was leaked to the press, signaling the potential overturning of Roe v. Wade. The hours and days that followed were filled with passionate responses from people on every side of the abortion debate. But you didn’t hear from us. Hoping to avoid hot takes, listen well, and offer some wisdom, comfort, and truth for the good of The Village, we waited a couple of weeks before joining the chorus of voices who have something to say. We hope the wait was worth it.

In a two-part conversation, Kelly, Matt, Michael, and Scott sat down to talk about abortion. Knowing there's always more to hear, more to consider, more to say, and more to do, this discussion is far from a final word. It's merely a first attempt to bring compassion, civility, and reason to an issue that's so much more than a topic to be debated or the two choices that have been set before us in American politics and culture.

What if women and children need more from us than a two-sided argument? What if we refused to let the world draw our lines in the sand and instead let truth and grace define the way forward?

Series Episodes

Why are we talking about abortion? Who might be listening to this, and who are we to talk about it? What’s the gospel, and why is it essential to ground our conversation in it? What makes this such a hard thing to talk about?

After everything we teed up in Part One, what can we state clearly? What’s still left unclear? How has The Village historically engaged this issue? How do we hope The Village interact with it moving forward?