Our next interview is with New Testament scholar Dr. Trevor J. Burke. Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Trevor earned his Ph.D. from University of Glasgow, Scotland. He has taught New Testament in seminaries in Nigeria, Wales, and the Fiji Islands and is currently professor of Bible in Moody Bible Institute, Chicago. One of his research interests [...]
If you are looking for a particular biblical topic to study for the New Year, let C.J. Mahaney’s words encourage you to seriously consider studying the doctrine of adoption in 2008.
“In order to experience more of the love of God, the affection of God, the closeness of God, the generosity of God, I want to [...]
“Why am I in this family anyway?” Words casually thrown to me over the shoulder of my 8 year old as he disappeared up the basement stairs with the umpteenth load of clean laundry. This is the child that God is using to sharpen me and break down the self-sufficiency that I suffer so dreadfully [...]
Chris and Lindsey Wheeler, one of Carolina Hope’s families, are raising money for their Guatemala adoption by selling some über-cool t-shirts at ellieDub.com: Mission Tailored Clothing.
I’ve known about the site for a couple weeks, but I didn’t realize that this was a Carolina Hope family. When I found out, I decided to run a blog [...]
Carolina Hope has recently become a member of Giveline, a shopping site (much like Amazon) that donates a percentage of every purchase to your non-profit of choice. The button to the left will take you to the site and automatically select Carolina Hope as the cause you wish to benefit with your purchases.
Here’s a promotional [...]
If my memory serves me correctly, this is the first Christmas I’ve actually celebrated my adoption into God’s family as I’ve celebrated God’s gift of His Son. If you think about it, what we celebrate during the Christmas season—God sending His Son to redeem us—was for the purpose of giving us adoption as sons. [...]
As part of our blog’s adoption interview series, I’m interviewing several theologians about the doctrine of spiritual adoption and its implications for earthly adoption. I believe that the practice of earthly adoption will be significantly enriched as we grow in our understanding of what it means to be adopted by God.
Because of the length and [...]
I have to confess a personal and deep-seated desire to get rid of the ‘Purple Jesus’ print that hangs on my living room wall. I acquired it accidentally when we rebuilt a portion of our church and I became the caretaker for some of the more obscure art we found stashed in various corners of [...]
Our next interview of a theologian is with Dr. Robert Peterson, professor of systematic theology at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. In addition to teaching on the seminary level, Dr. Peterson has extensive experience as a pastor, including church planting efforts, and has preached in Uganda and Peru on short-term mission trips. His [...]
As part of our blog’s adoption interview series, I’m interviewing several theologians about the doctrine of spiritual adoption and its implications for earthly adoption. I believe that the practice of earthly adoption will be significantly enriched as we grow in our understanding of what it means to be adopted by God.
Because of the length and [...]
This week I mail off the last letter and photo updates to the biological mother of my three- and four-year-old daughters. It is the end of a sweet season in my life. I have been writing letters and taking photos with Aris (not her real name) in mind for the past 4 years. [...]
We really shouldn’t be able to talk about adoption long without considering the Trinity. As I’ve written before, adoption is ultimately about relationship; and the relationship that transcends all others is the relationship(s) that the Persons of the eternal Trinity enjoy with each other. Theologians speak of God as a communion of persons. Our minds [...]
As part of our blog’s adoption interview series, I’m interviewing several theologians about the doctrine of spiritual adoption and its implications for earthly adoption. I believe that the practice of earthly adoption will be significantly enriched as we grow in our understanding of what it means to be adopted by God.
Because of the length and [...]
Family Life’s Hope for Orphans shares 10 ways every Christian can care for the orphan and waiting child.
1. Plead with the Father for Them
2. Speak Up For Them
3. Give Them What They Need
4. Support Those Who Support Them
5. Provide Them a Safe Place
6. Go Visit Them
As part of our blog’s adoption interview series, I’m interviewing several theologians about the doctrine of spiritual adoption and its implications for earthly adoption. I believe that the practice of earthly adoption will be significantly enriched as we grow in our understanding of what it means to be adopted by God.
Our fourth theologian interview is [...]
Read about God’s heart for orphans at Family Life’s Hope for Orphans. Here’s the last paragraph of the short article:
“Caring for the fatherless is not simply a compassionate and kind act, and adoption is not merely an additional means of growing our families to the desired size. Caring for the fatherless and adoption are [...]
Monergism provides a helpful list of links that address the subject of spiritual adoption.
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In an earlier post I wrote that we become a ‘city on the hill’ when we adopt trans-racially. Simply put, we look different from most families and we stand out almost anywhere in our culture. But I have encountered another way that people view our family that I never would have guessed in [...]
As part of our blog’s adoption interview series, I’m interviewing several theologians about the doctrine of spiritual adoption and its implications for earthly adoption. I believe that the practice of earthly adoption will be significantly enriched as we grow in our understanding of what it means to be adopted by God.
Our third interview with a [...]