I realize now that when we first brought our children home I had an undefined but deeply felt and well-meant desire. However, I have also realized that my desire was not exactly what God had in ...
Who is your child in Christ?
What is your child’s identity in Christ?
Who has God called your child to be?
What is the call of God on your child’s life?
When God looks at your sons and ...
Audio from Together for Adoption's 2011 conference in Phoenix is now being made available for free download.
Sessions available on audio include:
The Gospel, the Church, and Social Justice ...
There is no such thing as a perfect parent -- and that is actually good news, so long as parents are willing to focus on repair when they fail and make mistakes.
Watch as Empowered to Connect's Dr. ...
Shaoey & Dot: Bug Meets Bundle is an endearing tale told from the point of view of one little ladybug, Dot, who happens upon a mysterious bundle one sunny day. Dot stays with the little ...
Since 2005, Safe Families for Children has offered sanctuary to thousands of children, minimizing the risk for abuse or neglect and giving parents the time and tools they need to help their families ...
Across the nations, God is pouring out his spirit to bring his Church into unity and strength. One important response to this outpouring is a mobilization to walk out James 1:27 and Malachi 4:6. ...
I played a cow in my first-grade Christmas pageant, and I had more lines than the kid who played Joseph. He was a prop, or so it seemed, for Mary, the plastic doll in the manger, and the rest of us. ...
This moving video was created by the Alliance for Ukraine Without Orphans in preparation for Orphan Sunday. You don't need to speak Russian to understand and be touched by the story conveyed ...
Giving ‘children from hard places’ the gift of voice allows them to replace fear with trust. Giving them voice enables them to learn how to ask for their needs appropriately. Giving them voice helps ...
Communicating and Understanding
The other day I was searching for a website that gives voice to birthmothers desiring to reach out to the child she could not parent with words of ...
This webinar provides ideas for how to best harness the energy and excitement from Orphan Sunday. It offers practical next steps and building blocks for local church orphan ministry and ...
This webinar by the Christian Alliance for Orphans offers insight for those working in post-orphanage transition settings.
Although the best place for any child is a loving home, sometimes ...
This Bible reading plan for children by David Murray is characterized by:
1. Brevity. I want this to be do-able. It is more important to be reading small chunks of Scripture regularly than ...
"What would a world without Christianity look like? We don't have to guess because such a world does exist: it exists in the current and former Communist bloc. Through the ...
Today, over 130 million children have lost one or both parents, and every 18 seconds, another child in the world becomes an orphan. In America, 107,000 children in the foster care system are ...
Fasten Your Sweet Belt is a must read for any adoptive parent. Using personal stories, firsthand accounts from adoptive children and refreshing humor, the author and her 15 year-old adopted daughter ...