2013-11-23T06:00:05-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/adoption/ http://faithgateway.com/you-can-help-national-adoption-day/ 2013-11-23T06:00:05-05:00 National Adoption Day. It sounds like a great thing, but what is it? Wikipedia defines it this way: “A number of courts and communities in the U.S. come together to finalize thousands of adoptions of children from foster care. More than 300 events are held each year on the Saturday before Thanksgiving in November, in […] http://faithgateway.com/god-is-in-control/ 2013-10-14T06:00:05-05:00 Read Psalms 139:13-16 David, the great psalmist, sings praises to the God who created him and watched over him even as he was growing in his mother’s womb. Adopted Some years ago, my mum disclosed that my brother and I were adopted. At first, I was shaken, But I wasn’t shaken loose. Even as the […] http://faithgateway.com/consider-adoption/ 2013-10-04T14:45:38-05:00 Adoption is something that is very dear to our family. We have three adopted nieces and nephews and my husband and I have always felt led to adopt. Our family’s spiritual discontent is orphan-care. There are 153,000,000 orphans worldwide. “Some of these orphans have lost one parent, some both, and some are “virtual” orphans that […] http://truewoman.com/?id=839 2010-09-08T16:13:56-05:00 I heard a speaker on a radio program once talk about adoption in terms of "grafted into our family." I really liked that image . . . http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/ultimate-security-5690 2009-09-09T10:48:15-05:00 There are few more comforting and more peace-giving words in the English language than this one - secure. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians%201:5&version=KJV 2009-08-07T00:25:06-05:00 Belief in Christ admits us into the family of God as adopted children. God embraces us like children, and grants us the right to call him Father. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%208:16&version=NIV 2009-07-30T12:06:49-05:00 When we accept Christ, we become "adopted" children of God, members of His family. The Holy Spirit Himself testifies to our status as God's children. http://navpress.com/store/product.aspx?id=9781600061653 2008-06-12T17:39:28-05:00 The Whole Life Adoption Book Realistic Advice for Building a Healthy Adoptive Family Recommended by the National Council for Adoption, this powerful book addresses the needs and concerns facing adoptive parents, offering encouragement for the journey ahead.