Redeeming Orphans

On January 24th, one of the pastors at my church preached a sermon titled Adoption Mirrors Divine Adoption for the launch of our new orphan care ministry, Rosalynn’s Hope.  I highly recommend  it.
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Kay Warren (wife of Rick Warren) is on the Focus on the Family podcast challenging Christians and churches on how they might get involved in caring for orphans.
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David Prince, pastor of Ashland Avenue Baptist Church in Lexington, KY, gave a sermon entitled, “The Manliness of Adoption:  Testosterone and Pure Religion.”  In it he calls for men to harness their God-given “rescuing instinct” for the purpose of saving orphans.

Scott Anderson recently wrote an excellent review of Steven Curtis Chapman’s new album, “Beauty Will Rise”:

I purchased Steven Curtis Chapman’s new album “Beauty Will Rise“. It is the much-anticipated first release from Chapman since the tragic death of his 5-year old daughter, Maria, just 18-months ago.
Simply put, this album is a musical masterpiece. It contains [...]

Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY has a generous adoption fund known as Naomi’s Fund.  Russell Moore briefly interviews (about 3 and a half minutes) the couple that started Naomi’s Fund about starting a church adoption fund.
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There is a sermon by Francis Chan called “Living to Display the Gospel” which I have probably listened to 10 times. It is easily one of the most challenging and convicting messages I’ve heard. It’s a call for Christians to radically simplify our lives so that we can give more of ourselves (and our money) [...]