This is the second part of a series I am doing for my own personal journey and healing. All parts in this series will be linked back to the introductory post here: God and Adoption: The Series. This piece will focus on the origins of Adoption itself. In the Old Testament, one is hard-pressed to find … More Part 2: Is Adoption a Christian Institution?

I grew up in the age of deadbeat dads. These were men who knew they had children, but chose not to be involved in their children’s lives. This term was certainly a pejorative. There was nothing redeemable about being a deadbeat dad. You might as well have had leprosy for your flagrant abandonment of your progeny. … More Of Deadbeat Dads and BRAVELOVE Moms