Nov 12, 2019 | Adoption, Courage, Sanctity of Life
Adoption. It is how God chose to create a family for Himself to be the object of His eternal love and affection (Ephesians 1:5; Romans 8:15). In fact, all throughout history, God has woven adoption into His divine plan. Consider Esther: A young Jewish girl was taken...
Jul 30, 2019 | Adoption, Eternity & Heaven & Hell, Thankfulness
It was a cool winter day when a newborn baby was left at the door of an orphanage. No one knew where she came from or the day she had been born. As the child grew, she dreamed about her future family. She imagined her adoptive father and mother and the home they would...
Dec 24, 2017 | Adoption, Eternity & Heaven & Hell, Image of God
I have a friend who feels blessed that she was adopted as a child into a loving Christian home. Recently, after a long search, she had an opportunity to meet her birth mother. She explained that her life was wonderful and full. Even so, something within her still...
Jan 31, 2017 | Adoption, Book and Movie Reviews, Fear & Doubt, Suffering
A number of years ago, I was greatly blessed to meet pastor and author Bruce Martin when I attended my very first Christian writers conference at Mount Hermon. His spirited and magnetic personality – especially among us introverted writer-types – is both...
Mar 25, 2012 | Adoption, Book and Movie Reviews, Sanctity of Life
Has a movie ever affected you in ways you didn’t expect? I recently saw October Baby, inspired by a true story of an adopted child who, in searching for her birth mother, discovers she is an abortion survivor. The movie left a deep impression. When I was a young teen,...
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