Adoption as war: Will you join us in battle?

“Adoption isn’t charity. It’s war.” So writes Dr. Russell Moore in his book, Adopted for Life. What a powerful, compelling statement. While I have used this space to reflect on adoption and the call upon Christians to care for the orphan, I have not discussed shared much of the personal journey of adoption that my wife, Kim, and [...]

Answer the Cry – How we all can care for orphans

Tucked right into the midst of chapters 19-24 of Exodus, wherein God is handing down the law to Moses and the Israelites, is a seemingly misplaced, but important, promise to the orphan. “If they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry” (Ex. 22:23). Now, it sounds great to say that God will [...]

The Cry of the Orphan

In the previous post, we looked at the nature of our spiritual adoption in Christ. This is the second post resulting from my thoughts in light of Orphan Sunday that was celebrated last Sunday to bring awareness and call God’s people to hear the cry of the orphan, as God has promised he will. By [...]

Our Adoption as Sons

This past Sunday was “Orphan Sunday.” My small group tuned in for the webcast live from Nashville. It was great. In fact, I would encourage anyone reading this to watch the archive from the broadcast at www.gospelmusicchannel.com. Over this blog post and the next, I want to look at a theology of adoption and then [...]