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 presented the …
Fatherlessness Pandemic and the Adoption Response
In my estimation, there are three necessary elements for a person to be motivated to care for the fatherless in a way that pleases God: 1. the Word, 2. the Need, and 3. the Holy Spirit. Quite simply, the Word is the Bible and must be a …
Embryo Adoption
For decades medical textbooks have presented the consensus view that biological human life begins at conception.[1] For example, textbook authors Moore and Persaud explain that the very first cell resulting from fertilization “mark[s] the beginning …
Adoption and Orphan Care
James 1:27 gives the Christian a call to visit the orphan in their affliction. The research of Showhope.org points out the stark reality that "[c]hildren are profoundly affected as their parents fall sick and die, setting them on a long trail of …
Understanding Adoption
What is Adoption? Black’s Law Dictionary defines adoption as “[t]he creation of a parent-child relationship by judicial order between two parties who usu[ally] are unrelated.” This may seem obvious to you, Reader. However, what does the rest …
Cole Portis on Orphan Care
THE MERCY THAT GOD DISPLAYED TO HIS ONCE ORPHANED CHILDREN IMPACTS THE MERCY THAT HIS ADOPTED CHILDREN DISPLAY TO ORPHANS That's a long title for simple concept: Identity. What terms or ideas define the core of your person? Is it your job, …
A Long Adoption Journey Finished … or Just Beginning
A long adoption journey recently came to an end for this lovely family. From another lens, their journey is just beginning! …
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Another Happy Adoption!
It was such a joy to work with this family. Some adoptions have wrinkles and hurdles, but this one was pretty much seamless. Praise be to God! Here's what the adoptive mom had to say after the adoption: "I have thought and thought of what to …
CASA is Changing the World
I was so happy to participate in this year's CASA banquet. Court Appointed Special Advocates or CASA recruits and trains volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children within the Juvenile Court System. Sometimes a CASA volunteer is the …
