Listed below are a few resources we think you might find helpful.
Radio Interviews:
- “Barrenness” – Todd Wilken interviews Katie Schuermann on Issues, Etc., June 24, 2011
- “Barrenness” – Todd Wilken interviews Pastor Michael and Katie Schuermann on Issues, Etc., August 31, 2011
- “The Invitro Industry’s Attitude Towards Women and Children” – Todd Wilken interviews Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse of the Ruth Institute on Issues, Etc., November 22, 2011
- “Christian Joy” – Todd Wilken interviews Heidi Sias, author and speaker, on Issues, Etc., March 28, 2012
- “Adopting from China” – Susan Risinger interviews Rev. Jerome, Kristi, and Joanna Leckband on WJAG’s Morning Show, November 30, 2012.
- “A Pastoral Concern for Mother’s Day” – Todd Wilken interviews Pastor Michael and Katie Schuermann on Issues, Etc., May 10, 2013.
- “IVF and Embryonic Adoption” – Rev. Randy Asburry interviews Rebecca Mayes on His Time Morning Show on KFUO, June 4, 2013.
- “The Prayer of Hannah” – Todd Wilken interviews Pastor Tom Baker on Issues, Etc., June 18, 2013.
- “He Remembers the Barren” – Andy Bates interviews Katie Schuermann on the Faith ‘n’ Family show on KFUO, December 10, 2013.
- “Infertility and God’s Word” – Andy Bates interviews Kristi Leckband, Pastor Michael Schuermann, and Katie Schuermann on the Faith ‘n’ Family show on KFUO, April 14, 2014.
- “Infertility Ethics Symposium” – Andy Bates interviews Katie Schuermann and Dr. Jeff Gibbs on His Time on KFUO, June 10, 2014.
- “Barrenness, Infertility, In Vitro Fertilization, Embryo Testing” – Todd Wilken interviews Katie Schuermann on Issues, Etc., June 11, 2014.
- “An Infertile Couple’s Perspective on the Planned Parenthood Videos” – Todd Wilken interviews Katie Schuermann on Issues, Etc., August 13, 2015.
- “Barrenness” – Todd Wilken interviews Katie Schuermann on Issues, Etc., June 6, 2017
- “He Remembers the Barren“ – Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth interview Katie Schuermann on KFUO’s Faith ‘n’ Family, June 9, 2017
- “Vocation in the Midst of Barrenness” – Sarah Gulseth interviews Katie Schuermann on KFUO’s Faith ‘n’ Family, July 17, 2017
- “Embryo Adoption” – Todd Wilken interviews Katie Schuermann on Issues, Etc., August 24, 2017
- “The Lord Giveth, and the Lord Taketh Away: Pregnancy and Infant Loss” – Sarah Gulseth interviews Kristen Gregory, Audrey Daenzer, Adrienne Rasmussen, and Melanie Sorenson on KFUO’s Faith ‘n’ Family, October 30, 2017
- “The Gift Not Given” – Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth interview Katie Schuermann on KFUO’s The Coffee Hour on May 17, 2018
- “He Restores My Soul“ on KFUO’s The Coffee Hour – Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth interview Katie on September 18, 2018
- “All We like Sheep” on KFUO’s The Coffee Hour – Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth interview Katie on September 18, 2018
- “I Am Herod” on KFUO’s The Coffee Hour – Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth interview Katie on September 27, 2018
- “The Importance of Discussing Miscarriage and Infant Loss” – Todd Wilken interviews Kristen Gregory on Issues, Etc., September 28, 2018
- “Forgiveness and Regret” on Issues, Etc. – Todd Wilken interviews Katie on October 4, 2018
- “He Remembers the Barren” on I Choose Life Radio – Abigail Lorenzen interviews Katie on August 17, 2019
- “Infertility” on Issues, Etc. – Todd Wilken interviews Katie on September 10, 2019
Articles/Excerpts:
(Posted with permission by Lutherans for Life)
(Posted with permission by Lutherans for Life)
- “Admonition and Comfort for the Barren” by Johann Friedrich Starck
(Posted with permission by Emmanuel Press)
- “What Are We to Do with the Embryos? by Richard Eyer, Concordia Bioethics Institute, November 2002.
- “Resting in the Arms of Jesus” by Heidi Sias, The Lutheran Witness, June 2011.
- “Why Am I Barren?” by Katie Schuermann, The Lutheran Witness, June 2011.
- “Children: Good for Families” by David H. Petersen, The Lutheran Witness, November 2011.
- “Long wait finally over for area family” by Sheryl Schmeckpeper (about the Leckband family), Norfolk Daily News, April 24, 2013.
- “How Close Can We Get?” by Rebecca Mayes, LifeDate, May 2013.
- “A Loving Place, inside Me” by Matthew Hennessey, First Things, Summer 2013.
- “The Overlooked Ethics of Reproduction” by Jennifer Lahl, Christianity Today, September 6, 2013.
- “The Mother-Free Money Tree” by Alana S. Newman, The Witherspoon Institute Public Discourse, January 16, 2014.
- “Questions and No Answers at the Death of Our Baby” by Rev. Mark Surburg, Surburg’s Blog, February 26, 2014.
- “The Hidden Blessing of Infertility” by Karen Swallow Prior, Christianity Today, July 29, 2014.
- “How an Infertile Couple Experiences the Planned Parenthood Videos” by Katie Schuermann, The Federalist, August 12, 2015.
- “It’s Legal to Buy and Sell Children, As Long As They’re Small” by Katie Schuermann, The Federalist, January 25, 2016.
- “Why the Church Needs the Infertile Couple” by Matthew Lee Anderson, Christianity Today, May 2017.
- “Why the Embryo Adoption Industry Is Not Pro-Life” by Katie Schuermann, The Federalist, August 22, 2017.
- “Not All Stories of Infertility End with a Baby” by Katie Schuermann, The Federalist, September 10, 2019.
Books:
- He Remembers the Barren, Second Edition by Katie Schuermann with collects by Dcs. Melissa A. DeGroot. Emmanuel Press, 2017.
- He Restores My Soul by Katie Schuermann, Rebecca Mayes, and friends. Emmanuel Press, 2018.
- Pew Sisters by Katie Schuermann. Concordia Publishing House, 2013.
- The Anthems of Zion series by Katie Schuermann. Concordia Publishing House, 2014-17.
- The Problem of Suffering: A Father’s Hope by Gregory P. Schulz. Concordia Publishing House, 2011.
- Holy People, Holy Lives: Law and Gospel in Bioethics by Richard C. Eyer. Concordia Publishing House, 2000.
- They Will See His Face: Worship and Healing by Richard C. Eyer. Concordia Publishing House, 2002.
- Between Life and Death by Kathryn Butler, M.D. Crossway, 2019.
- Thy Kingdom Come by Rev. David H. Petersen. Emmanuel Press, 2013.
- Starck’s Motherhood Prayers for All Occasions by Johann Friedrich Starck. Emmanuel Press.
- The Failure of Sex Education in the Church: Mistaken Identity, Compromised Purity by Linda Bartlett. Titus 2 for Life, 2014.
- LadyLike by Rebekah Curtis and Rose Adle. Concordia Publishing House, 2015.
- Grace upon Grace: Spirituality for Today by John W. Kleinig. Concordia Publishing House, 2008.
- Thank, Praise, Serve, and Obey by William Chancellor Weedon. Concordia Publishing House, 2017.
- Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Harper and Row, 1954.
- Dying to Live: The Power of Forgiveness by Harold Senkbeil. Concordia Publishing House.
- The Lutheran Study Bible. Concordia Publishing House, 2009.
- Luther’s Small Catechism with Explanation – 1991 Edition. Concordia Publishing House.
- I Trust When Dark My Road: A Lutheran View of Depression by Todd A. Peperkorn. LCMS World Relief and Human Care, 2009.
Websites:
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