“What is wrong with him?” An Adoption Story
[The following is a guest post by Anca Martin] Today, 2 years ago, at 1 o’clock in the morning, a little boy was born in a hospital in North China. I imagine his mother had
What Adoption Can Teach Us About Applying the Bible
In the church I pastor, there have been countless families adopting children from all over the world in the last decade. Our congregation has been strengthened practically and theologically by the adoption culture that has
The Sermons between the Sermons—Part 3
Read Part 1 and Part 2 What kind of culture will it shape if we say it that way? – Adoption and Missions Let me provide a couple of other practical examples about maintaining a
How Transracial Adoption Can Help Your Preaching
“The first time we visited the church the most striking thing was that it looked like a United Nations meeting and we thought, I have never seen this before and it is awesome. We knew
The Manliness of Adoption: Testosterone and Pure Religion
“Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.” James 1:27 (ESV) It was third