Them Before Us
Them Before Us, Josh Wood, Patience Sunne, Katy Faust, Michaela Estruth, Nick SpencerHelping you navigate difficult discussions around divorce, abortion, surrogacy, IVF, gender ideology, and more. Get the language you need to defend your beliefs and protect the rights of children.
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Divorce: The Curse that Just Keeps Cursing
Note from TBU: What sets Them Before Us apart is our commitment to amplifying the voices of the real victims: children. When adult desires are prioritized, children pay the price. This is Sadie’s story of missing out on the love of both her...
My Dad Passed On His Pain
Note from TBU: What sets Them Before Us apart is our commitment to amplifying the voices of the real victims: children. When adult desires are prioritized, children pay the price. This is Lauren’s story about her father’s hard upbringing, l...
Is Your Fertility Doctor Pro-Life?
Session 5 of our small group curriculum series on reproductive technologies
Culture told us the adults’ happiness is what matters. Law made it possible to walk away from a marriage, or redefine it entirely. But there’s a third force at wor...
The Child-Buying Business
Note from TBU: What sets Them Before Us apart is our commitment to amplifying the voices of the real victims: children. When adult desires are prioritized, it is children who pay the price. This is Selena’s experience both as an adoptee her...
Money and Motherhood
A December 2025 working paper from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago has laid bare a choice that most policymakers, pundits, and cultural commentators refuse to acknowledge. The paper, “Fertility and Family Labor Supply,” by Jakobsen, Jør...
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The children's rights defender toolbox. From IVF to Surrogacy, donor conception to divorce, you'll be equipped with the facts to defend the natural rights of children from the courtroom to the coffee shop.
Everyday Interpreter ✍\ud83c\udffb | Defending Kids @ThemBeforeUs | Love your wife, raise your kids, help your neighbor.
Engagement Director at Them Before Us.
Wife to a husband in ministry for 27 years and mom of four, Katy is a leading voice equipping you to tackle tough topics like surrogacy, IVF, and marriage. She’s flipping the script on modern family lies. Follow her work at thembeforeus.substack.com.
I'm a Christ-follower who loves to share His grace and truth. I report on national news and culture for The Lion and studied history at Hillsdale College. When I'm not writing, I'm likely running, cooking, or laughing with family or friends.
Engagement Director, Them Before Us | MDiv SBTS 2021 | PhD Candidate SBTS | Native Florida-man
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