The Spring 2012 edition of Faith Radio's Ministry Magazine gets it. Adoption is finally "cool." "God actually gets credit for the first “adoption program.” Our holy God, the Creator of all mankind, looked at those whom He created (us!) and saw …
The Adoption Law Firm’s “Statement of First Orphan Care Principles”
The Adoption Law Firm's "Statement of First Orphan Care Principles": 1. Orphan care is good because it is good (i.e., self-evidently good); and 2. Orphan care is good because God is inherently good and he is a “Father of the …
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Alabama Adoption Agency: A Message from Lifeline Children’s Services
God is faithful. We are seeing our Father breath life into the lives of children - giving them a hope and a future in Christ. Adoption, foster care and orphan care are the mediums by which Lifeline is able to be part of seeing this mission …
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Alabama Adoption Law: Should Social Workers “Swear In” the Birth Mother Before Taking a Consent or Relinquishment?
When a social worker is taking the consent or relinquishment of a birth mother or father, should the social worker “swear in” the birth mother or father? For example, should the social worker ask the birth mother or father to place their hand on the …
Orphan Care I.Q. Test: Where are Families Adopting for Only $500?
Lifesong for Orphans has unveiled the most brilliant orphan care strategy that I have ever seen: Indigenous Adoption. Its brilliance is in its simplicity. James 1:27 gives a clear synthesis of God's revealed will for caring for orphans: "Religion …
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Morningview Baptist Church: Applying the Proposed Resolution on Orphan Care and Adoption
Morningview Baptist Church, in Montgomery, Alabama, is a bright light in the orphan care community! On May 19th, 2009, Russel Moore submitted a proposed resolution on Adoption and Orphan Care to the Resolutions Committee of the 2009 Southern …
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Alabama Adoption Law: Will the Consent of the Husband Need to be Obtained in the Case of a Common Law Marriage?
There are two kinds of fathers whose consents need to be obtained: 1) presumed fathers and 2) putative fathers who are made known to the court and comply with the Putative Father Registry. A man will fall into the category of a presumed father if …
Embryo Adoption: Making the Connection
We live in a very strange age of ethical quandaries. Currently in the United States, there are over 500,000 frozen embryos, or “snowflake babies,” waiting for their chance to really live.[1] For decades medical textbooks have …
A Letter from Herbie Newell – Lifeline’s Executive Director
If you've read my blog, How to Choose an Adoption Agency, you know the importance of making sure your agency gets your "why." So, here's a letter from Lifeline Children's Services' Executive Director, Herbie Newell. This should give you a window …
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