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Life Before Birth
Life is special...A book for Christian families and others who teach the dignity of Life Before Birth to this and future generations. Dr. Parker and his wife, Mary, explain the Biblical view of life before birth. Such topics as abortion and birth defects are covered in a special way. An important book for families developing a Christ-centered view of human life. 88 pages 8-1/2 X 11 Casebound Gary Parker, Ph.D. , is a zealous creationist and professor of biology at the Institute for Creation Research in San Diego. He lectures worldwide for both ICR and Answers in Genesis, has written 5 science textbooks and 7 creation books (translated into over 10 languages), and appeared in numerous films, videos and television programs. Gary and his wife, Mary, also run family camps, workshops, and credit courses through the Creation Adventures Museum near their home in Arcadia, Florida.
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85 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 1994
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About the author
Gary E. Parker
31 books17 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
The only current Southern Baptist pastor to have written 11 novels, 4 novellas and 4 non-fiction books in the last twelve years, prolific best-selling author Gary E. Parker has combined his love of history and the Civil War era to pen his latest historical novel, Secret Tides.
The first novel from Southern Tides (Parker’s latest trilogy of sweeping family sagas), Secret Tides paints a true and compelling portrait of love and forgiveness in a stunningly authentic historical setting.
Selected as a Crossing Book Club featured fiction writer and named a Christy Award finalist for his previous historical series writing, Parker has seen his novels soar up the best-seller charts.
As a boy, long before he became a Christian, Parker read The Robe. That book became an early whisper of the Spirit in his life, driving his interest in spiritual things along with a love for writing. Within a couple of weeks after conversion at 18 years old, Parker felt called to Christian ministry, receiving his Master of Divinity and later his Ph.D. in historical theology from Baylor University.
Referring to his fictional writing as “faith-informed fiction,” Parker feels that his writing makes him a better preacher, and preaching a sermon regularly makes him a better writer. His goal is to tell a quality story and let the message come through the story and character development naturally, rather than trying to make some theological point.
Parker and his wife, Melody reside in Decatur, Georgia with their two teenage daughters. He is Sr. pastor of the First Baptist Church of Decatur, and a frequent conference speaker at seminaries, university campuses, national conventions and convocations. He’s a regular contributor to national Christian publications, and is currently writing Fateful Journey, the second book in the Southern Tides trilogy, along with four new novellas. In his spare time, he enjoys distance biking, golfing, and reading.
The only current Southern Baptist pastor to have written 11 novels, 4 novellas and 4 non-fiction books in the last twelve years, prolific best-selling author Gary E. Parker has combined his love of history and the Civil War era to pen his latest historical novel, Secret Tides.
The first novel from Southern Tides (Parker’s latest trilogy of sweeping family sagas), Secret Tides paints a true and compelling portrait of love and forgiveness in a stunningly authentic historical setting.
Selected as a Crossing Book Club featured fiction writer and named a Christy Award finalist for his previous historical series writing, Parker has seen his novels soar up the best-seller charts.
As a boy, long before he became a Christian, Parker read The Robe. That book became an early whisper of the Spirit in his life, driving his interest in spiritual things along with a love for writing. Within a couple of weeks after conversion at 18 years old, Parker felt called to Christian ministry, receiving his Master of Divinity and later his Ph.D. in historical theology from Baylor University.
Referring to his fictional writing as “faith-informed fiction,” Parker feels that his writing makes him a better preacher, and preaching a sermon regularly makes him a better writer. His goal is to tell a quality story and let the message come through the story and character development naturally, rather than trying to make some theological point.
Parker and his wife, Melody reside in Decatur, Georgia with their two teenage daughters. He is Sr. pastor of the First Baptist Church of Decatur, and a frequent conference speaker at seminaries, university campuses, national conventions and convocations. He’s a regular contributor to national Christian publications, and is currently writing Fateful Journey, the second book in the Southern Tides trilogy, along with four new novellas. In his spare time, he enjoys distance biking, golfing, and reading.
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December 13, 2020
This is a very well written book. The illustrations are a bit deceiving at first though. I’m glad I decided to pre-read this to decide which of my children could read this alone. I feel like this book is good for 11-13+ to read alone, but I don’t see how as a read aloud book with 9-11 year olds it would be too much. It does talk about abortions, evolution, and conception but in a very appropriate way for the age ranges I mentioned.
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September 14, 2023
A gentle introduction to human biology, creation, the sanctity of life, marriage, and the Gospel. Descriptions and illustrations do not go into detail regarding exactly how a father and mother become "one flesh" to bring the sperm and egg together, so it's a great resource for families who aren't quite ready for the talk.
(Highly recommend making sure the full story comes from you BEFORE kids hear it from others - the "God's Design for Sex" series has great age-appropriate descriptions.)
(Highly recommend making sure the full story comes from you BEFORE kids hear it from others - the "God's Design for Sex" series has great age-appropriate descriptions.)
July 31, 2025
Extremely outdated. Many terms used are very offensive now and I was shocked to read them to my 8 year old. It seemed like it was mainly going over abortion and how wrong it was. I don’t agree with abortion, but I wasn’t hoping that it wouldn’t have been the focus of a developmental book like this. I do not recommend!
February 25, 2025
I love the content but not the format. It’s presented as a conversation, but since I chose to read it aloud to my son, it can be difficult to know who’s speaking.
April 22, 2012
Love this book it combines science with religion. My husband and I are saving it for when the kids ask how they were conceived.
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