Each member of the adoption triad experiences the grief of it differently: the adoptive parent, the child, and the birth parents. If churches can minister tenderly to the deep losses experienced in adoption, we can, I hope, heal and experience the joys of adoption more fully.
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.
Adoption: Not always easy, but always worth it
An adoptive father comes home
When Kids Become Aggressive at Church
The man on the pier
The issue of “orphan care” has become rather en vogue within the Church — even to the point of having an “Orphan Sunday.” And that’s all good and well, but if we are not careful, the Church could be the crowd on the shore. But what if, instead of saying “we only know how to say jump,” the crowd had rushed to the end of the pier, with arms outstretched, yelling “Hang on! Help is on the way! Don’t lose hope!