Presbyterians Today (PT) is openly advocating that people look for love in all the wrong places. The Presbyterian Church (USA)’s premiere periodical sent out its first issue of the year on “love” — timed for Valentine’s Day. The new editor, Patrick David Heery (formerly the managing editor of the denomination’s social witness advocacy magazine, Unbound),…
By Chelsea Patterson Apart from the gift of my salvation, earthly adoption is the greatest gift I’ve ever received. I was an orphan—both physically and spiritually. My story began in Romania with a 19-year-old unwed girl who wasn’t able to take care of me. The Lord sovereignly chose adoption for me. I am blessed that…
By Mike McManus The March for Life on January 22, the 41st anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, has always been about abortion. However, this year’s Choose Life theme was “Choose Adoption.” Ryan Dobson, the adopted son of Dr. James Dobson, introduced his father by saying, “My birth mother was 17 years…
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey The Bible is full of admonishments to take special care of “the fatherless,” and in recent years, evangelical Christians in particular have taken this commandment to heart. On Sunday, thousands of churches across the country will take part in the fifth annual “Orphan Sunday” to bring attention to the cause of…
For a number of years, Father’s Day was set aside for my wife Misty and me to visit with our dads. The day was devoted to sharing time with the men who have played such influential roles in our lives and development as responsible Christian adults. As the years of our marriage passed, Father’s…
By Joe Carter The Story: According to a report by the Taxpayer Advocate Service, in 2012 the IRS requested additional information from 90 percent of returns claiming the adoption tax credit and went on to actually audit 69 percent. The Background: As David French, an adoptive father explains, the adoption process is so extraordinarily expensive…
By Sergei L. Loiko and Kim Murphy Andy and Bethany Nagel left photos of themselves at the orphanage for the little boy with Down syndrome who was going to be their son. We’ll be back, they told 4-year-old Timofey, blowing kisses from the doorway and retreating anxiously into the chilly street. Their whole life was…
By Rachel Marie Stone Earlier this month, Madonna visited Malawi with her children, and, though she’d requested to meet with President Joyce Banda, she didn’t get to see her nor received any sort of special treatment from the government. And apparently, upon leaving the country, Madonna and her children had to go through the ordinary…
As quickly as Russia declared a ban on adoptions by Americans, it announced that the ban wouldn’t go into effect until 2014. Even still, Teri and Ryan Froman have abandoned hope of bringing a second Russian child home to Spring Hill, Tennessee. “It’s very disappointing and discouraging,” says Teri, who recently halted the process she…
By George Thomas KYIV, Ukraine – A powerful movement is sweeping through Ukraine. Thousands of Christians are coming together to care for the fatherless. With one voice and one heart families are mobilizing to make a difference in the life of every Ukrainian orphan. Now this spirit of adoption is spreading to other countries. Svetlana…