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    The Christian and Contraception: My Thoughts

      Because I coauthored The Contraception Guidebook (Zondervan/Christian Med. Assn), and contraception has been in the news lately, I have received some requests to add my two cents to the contraception conversation. It’s not my favorite topic, but I do have some opinions. And they are moderate, which tends to hack off those at both ends of the spectrum. But here goes. ·      Do I think contraception is of the devil? No. I think it is a gift from God. It can be abused, but that does not make it evil.   ·      Do I think all Christians who choose to use contraception lack trust in God? No. ·      Much oral…