Reviews, Interviews, News, Commentaries, Excerpts, My Top 5 Books, Wilson's Bookmarks, Book AwardsMy Top 5 Books on Orphan Care
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Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches |
With deep theological moorings, Moore builds an inspiring case for why adoption carries special priority for Christians. Even readers who don't agree with Moore on all points will find it difficult to escape the power of his conviction that God's adoption of all believers is the wellspring for Christian action to "defend the cause of the fatherless."
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The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family |
Built on research and medical expertise, this accessible book provides both compassionate insight and concrete practices that any parent can apply to nurture and connect fully with children coming from difficult backgrounds. Purvis's new study guide and other resources are also invaluable.
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There Is No Me Without You: One Woman's Odyssey to Rescue Africa's Children |
Greene opens unforgettable windows into the plight of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS with the true story of one Ethiopian widow and the children she took in. Her well-crafted account is both haunting and hopeful, exposing both aching need and the complexity of responding wisely, alongside the beauty found when we do.
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Fields of the Fatherless: Discover the Joy of Compassionate Living |
Weaving together Scripture and compelling narrative, Davis paints a simple yet powerful picture of what it looks like when Christians come to share God's passion for orphans. Fields of the Fatherless offers not only inspiration and provocation, but also practical steps for action.
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The One Factor: How One Changes Everything |
Focusing on real stories of children from foster care, this slim volume delivers its punch with dozens of poignant reminders why the number one matters more than all the statistics in the world. Sauder helps us turn the tired adage that "one person can make a big difference" into a vibrant, vivifying confidence.
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Christianity Today also posted a cover story on why every Christian is called to rescue orphans. The accompanying story explained how churches are helping families with the adoption process.
Previous articles on adoption from Christianity Today include:
210 Million Reasons to Adopt | Haiti's devastating quake reminds us that orphans matter to God. (April 7, 2010)
State Department: Now's Not the Time for Haitian Adoptions | Official says first priority should be placing Haitian children with Haitian families. (February 10, 2010)
Idaho's Impact | Haiti scandal overshadows bigger threat to evangelical adoption efforts. (February 7, 2010)
Orphans on Deck | Adoption steps to the front lines of the culture wars. (January 5, 2010)
God Among the Roma
Grieving with the Good Friday God
La complejidad hispana: Todo cambió en el 2012
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Bernadette Formosa
Thank you for posting these books. i started a search today on the Christian perspective on Permanent Foster Care to Adoption. I am actually a single lady and God has called me to make a home for orphans. I have known this for many years but i never did consider up until recently that I would be doing it as a single. i would be interested to hear other peoples similar stories as a single in the foster care/adoption space.
Doug Riggle
These are awesome suggestions. In my life, I've had to look at adoption inside and out. I was adopted (and now have a fantastic relationship with both of my birth parents), and I adopted a son (who sadly passed away two years ago). Plus, I run an agency, Orphan World Relief, that helps Churches develop orphan-care/adoption programs as well as help orphans around the globe. Anything to promote the real issues involved with orphans and adoption is fantastic! Grace to all who read them and make a difference!
H M
Girl Gone... The Mother-Child Dyad? I was under the impression that children were conceived from TWO parents? I see a tremendous amount of irony in being frustrated with people dismissing Mom while you totally dismiss Dad. Dad may not always be around. (Neither may Mom.) But he had a role in bringing the child into the world, and should be held to equal parental responsibilities, while bring granted equal parental rights. If you're going to claim that the only people who matter in a situation are the ones you happen to care about... anyone else can make the same claim, but may not care about the same people. Children don't spring full-blown from their mothers' foreheads. 50 percent of the child's very DNA is from Dad. Fathers need to be recognized as part of this equation too, in both their responsibilities for their child and in their right to be active and involved parents.