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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Alabama Adoption Law: Can a Social Worker Take a Consent and Affidavit
A social worker of a licensed agency is clearly authorized to take consents or relinquishments. Alabama Code section 26-10A-12 reads in pertinent part: "§ 26-10A-12. Persons who may take consent or relinquishments . . . A person appointed to take …
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Orphan Care I.Q. Test – How Many Orphans World Wide?
What's your Orphan Care I.Q.? Do you know what the need is world wide? That seems like an important thing to know. After all, James says that visiting orphans in their affliction is an essential element of pure religion. (James 1:27) How …
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How Much Can a Birth Mother Be Paid for an Adoption?
The answer to this question depends largely on what state you’re in. Some states have very liberal laws on paying birth mothers (I’ve heard that Utah and Nevada are pretty lax), while other states like Alabama and Georgia are fairly restrictive. …
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Leading by Example: David Platt of Brook Hills With New Daughter from China
My wife and I attended an adoption conference several years ago at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. It was there that we heard David Platt speak for the first time. I remember him discussing adoption, orphan care, and his own experience …
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Orphanology – Book Review
Orphanology: Awakening to Gospel-Centered Adoption and Orphan Care, by Tony Merida & Rick Morton, has been an encouraging read. Merida and Morton lay out mature thinking on Biblical principles that should guide our orphan-care activity. In …
Adoption Statistics for 2011
The total number of U.S. international adoptions were down from 11,059 in 2009/2010 to 9,320 in 2010/2011, according the U.S. Department of State. The Center for Adoption Policy reports that this is the lowest total since 1995. The highest numbers …
Before the Throne – One World Adoption Services
When we stand before the throne of God on the last day, how many ethnicities will we find represented? How many people groups will we call brothers and sisters as fellow heirs of God's great spiritual adoption? John's Revelation tells us that …
