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The Good Heart of the Adoption Movement

Kathryn Joyce's book, 'The Child Catchers,' misses out on how adoption benefits women.

Adoption Horror Stories Aren't the Whole Story

'The Child Catchers' demonizes overseas adoption through agenda-driven journalism.

Madonna's Humanitarian Diva Moment

Lesson's from the singer's outburst in Malawi.

Gleanings: May 2013  Subscriber access only

Important developments in the church and the world.

My Child's Backstory Is None of Your Business

A call for discretion, respect, and neighborly love in adoption.

Orphans in Limbo  Subscriber access only

Russia's recent adoption announcements leave American parents confused—and 700,000 Russian children waiting.

Why Adoption Became Russell Moore's Personal Cause

And why more evangelicals should be joining him.

Why Adoption Is the Best Way to Stop Abortion

It is time we begin to see adoption as a viable, systemic, and bipartisan solution.

Opening the Adoption Files

Secrecy gives way to relationships with birth mothers.

Adoption: Not a Justice Cause But a Spiritual Reality

Together for Adoption responds to Megan Hill's recent Her.meneutics post.

Adopting a Kid, Not a Cause

What ever happened to adopting simply out of the desire to have children?

Foreign Adoptions in Short Supply

But demand is high as evangelicals adopt wider variety of children than ever.

Becoming a City Without Orphans: Connecting Fresno Christians to Foster-Care Children

Through coming alongside social services, Whitney Bunker has mobilized the faith community to live out James 1:27.

A Crackdown on International Adoptions

The rate of adoptions in Ethiopia has declined 90 percent.

Adoption: A Long and Winding Journey

Like our adoption into God's family, earthly adoption can be complex and costly.

Q & A: Katie Davis on Raising a Dozen Children at 22

The Nashville native is feeding and caring for thousands and raising children on her own.

John Piper: I Was Racist

How the pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church went from a self-described racist to an adoptive father of an African American. An excerpt from 'Bloodlines.'

When God Told Us to Adopt

Amy Julia Becker talks to fellow Her.meneutics writer Jennifer Grant about her new memoir, 'Love You More'.

Searching for Abba on Father's Day

What Daddy said to me, a 'love child,' that changed my life.

The New Pro-Life Surge

Political gains by U.S. conservatives unleash waves of anti-abortion legislation.

The Adoption Crusade

What a misleading article in the 'The Nation' can teach evangelicals.

How to Teach Sex

Seven realities that Christians in every congregation need to know.

The Lazy Slander of Pro-Lifers

Do pro-lifers care only for life inside the womb?

White House Grants $27 Million in Pregnancy Aid

Pro-life groups applauded the administration's move but remain skeptical over framing grants as 'common ground.'

My Top 5 Books on Orphan Care

Picks from Jedd Medefind, president, the Christian Alliance for Orphans.

Churches Adopt Adoption

Churches are getting real about adoption's challenges—and helping families after the child arrives.

Adoption Is Everywhere

Even God is into it.

Abba Changes Everything

Why every Christian is called to rescue orphans.

Information Overload

Disclosure laws take on crisis pregnancy centers.

The Hard Realities of International Adoption

Torry Hansen's story and the ensuing Russian adoption freeze might make some families reconsider.

Idaho's Impact

Haiti scandal overshadows bigger threat to evangelical adoption efforts.

210 Million Reasons to Adopt

Haiti's devastating quake reminds us that orphans matter to God.

'Why Don't You Just Adopt?'

The frequent question assumes that adoption is both easy and morally superior.

Gay Marriage Leads D.C. Archbishop to End Foster Care Program

Catholic Charities has given its caseload of 43 children, 35 foster families, and 7 staff members to a Maryland-based family-care agency so as not to disrupt client care.

State Department: Now's Not the Time for Haitian Adoptions

Official says first priority should be placing Haitian children with Haitian families.

Saving the Life of a Shaken Baby

Byron and Susan Mondoks' adoption of their granddaughter, abused by her birth father, unearths the meaning of love in action.

Strong on Zeal, Thin in Knowledge

Lessons from Haiti's arrest of American Christians trying to take children out of the country.

Orphans on Deck

Adoption steps to the front lines of the culture wars.

Beauty Will Rise

Steven Curtis and Mary Beth Chapman are making overseas adoption more affordable.
News Feed
The First Victim Of Moscow's Adoption Ban? Disabled Russian Orphans
Would-be parents in the US are more likely than any other nationality to adopt children with disabilities. The issue is heating up again after the death of a Russian boy in Texas. (Kommersant via Worlcrunch)
Australia's PM to apologise to forced adoption victims
From the 1950s to the 1970s, about 150,000 unwed Australian mothers had their babies removed by churches and adoption agencies (AAP)
Haiti Trying to Close Orphanages Where Many Aren’t Orphans at All
The Haitian government has started a campaign to try to keep parents from sending their children away simply because they cannot afford to support them (The New York Times)

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