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This year, as we recognize Orphan Sunday, let’s be sure we do so with respect and care for all those affected by adoption: birth parents, children, and those who are already adoptive parents.
5 Ways to Prepare for National Adoption Awareness Month
Four questions to ask before we—as the church—adopt
Why love might not be enough
Let all the children come: Preventing exclusion at church
Grief in the midst of adoptive joy: Three perspectives
Speaking the language of adoption in church: Three vital (but commonly misunderstood) words
5 Ways the Church Can Foster Healthy Attachment in Adoptive Families
Many Christians build their families through adoption out of loving concern for orphans and to live the faith James describes. I hope churches continue to bring the orphan crisis to light. And, as they do, I pray we—as the Church—can come alongside the families whose children’s past trauma continues to cause the “distress” James 1:27 mentions.
The evangelicals I wish the world would see
The evangelicals I know care about the people and causes that Jesus cared about during his earthly ministry. They may not necessarily fit the narrative that many in the media would like to propagate about our community. I can’t help but think that evangelicals would have a very different image in our larger culture if more people had the opportunity to get to know some of the folks I was surrounded by during the last three days.
