As of this Thursday I will be working full-time as the Director of Ministry Development for the ABBA Fund, a ministry that gives no-interest loans to Christian couples adopting and helps churches start adoption assistance funds. I am excited and humbled to have the opportunity to serve in this way! I feel like there are [...]
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Adoption —
Category Archives: Adoption
From Adopted to Adopting
Boundless just published a great article by Justin Taylor ‘From Adopted to Adopting.’
You Are God’s Plan for the Orphan
From my good friend Eugene Allison of the ABBA Fund:
Dear Friends,
As I’m sure you know, today there are more than 143 million orphans in the world. That’s approximately one-half of the population of the U.S.! Most of these children live in poverty, are malnourished and experience daily rejection. But what they really need is someone [...]
We Adopted Again…
His name is Noah and he is boxer. I’ve never been much of a dog person (bad childhood smelly, slobbery, stinky dog experience!) but that’s all going to have to change! I’ve got the faith for it. This is our new baby with a proud mommy who can’t wait to go running with him first [...]
Do parents really love adopted children differently than their own offspring?
I say yes!! Here’s an article in the New York that looks at the face of adoption in our culture today and asks that very question.
New Adoption Blog
Dan Cruver and the folks at Carolina Hope Christian Adoption Agency have just launched a new blog From Hope to Reality.
I encourage you to check it out and join the discussion. Dan is one of the most passionate guys I know when it comes to the Gospel so I am very excited to see what [...]
Transracial Adoption on NPR
If I had any free time this is what I would be listening too. Check it out here. Let me know what you think if you get a chance to listen.
Asking Why?
For anyone who has struggled, is struggling, or will struggle with questions and longings in their adoption journey Michael has a great new article on AdoptiveDads.org - “Asking Why?”
Disconnected Numbers
I posted a new article the other day at AdoptiveDads.org
Check out Michael’s great article on How to Talk to Your Children about Adoption as well.
More articles are coming soon!
AdoptiveDads.org
I’m excited to announce the unveiling of www.adoptivedads.org - Matt, Michael, Daniel and I are praying it will be a source of encouragement to families and particularly dads in the journey of adoption and foster care. Spread the word. I’ll post more about it later.
