This book tells the story of Steven Curtis Chapman and his wife Mary Beth's journey through courtship, marriage, adoption, and loss.
From the back cover:
"I've told my kids for years that God ...
Surrender. It is not an inviting concept, is it? Yielding. Relinquishing. Our very nature resists these concepts.
Intimacy with God. Now that is far more appealing. Don’t we all long for a deeper ...
Do you ever wish your church could have a ministry to orphans, but you don’t know how to start? With this easy step-by-step guide, you are given the principles and practical tools needed to launch an ...
The gospel of Jesus Christ—the good news that through Jesus we have been adopted as sons and daughters into God’s family—means that Christians ought to be at the forefront of the adoption of orphans ...
According to recent research, over one-third of Americans have considered adopting. NavPress has put together a comprehensive resource kit of books that offer heartfelt encouragement, practical ...
The time has come, argues Dr. Wess Stafford, for a major paradigm shift: Children are too important and too intensely loved by God to be left behind or left to chance. Children belong to all of us ...
I will never forget seeing her pull the measuring tape out of her purse as she talked about the skull of her child.
The woman, standing in an airport in Russia with my wife and me, was, like us, an ...
This article by Dr. Russell Moore addresses what some view as the dichotemy between focusing on justice and social issues or focusing on evangelism:
Some evangelicals talk as though personal ...
LIVE in the STORY is a half-day or full-day, church-based event that is designed to take Christians deeper into God’s story of adoption. God’s work of adoption is a story that encompasses all ...
In many Bibles, Christ's words are set apart with a red font. It should be obvious, but this distinction helps remind us that when God becomes Man and that Man speaks it's probably something we ...
This new 16 video series by Dr. Karyn Purvis (developed in partnership with the TCU Institute of Child Development) offers seven insights and seven gifts that are highly relevant for those who are ...
Dr. Karyn Purvis was one of the keynote speakers at the 2010 Together for Adoption Conference in Austin, Texas. During her talk, she encouraged the nearly 1,000 participants that were gathered to ...
Children from hard places have been impacted, often significantly, by their histories. These impacts vary, but often include changes in their brain development and brain chemistry. In addition, ...
Author of the New York Times bestseller The Reason for God and nationally renowned pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church Timothy Keller with his most provocative and ...
Abandoned by his mother in a St. Petersburg dumpster when he was only three days old, Alex Krutov should not have survived. But God had something else in mind. Raised in the harsh Russian orphanage ...
For adoptive and foster parents, developing strong connections with children when they are young is often challenging. As children grow older, or when older children come into our families, these ...
These handouts from Empowered to Connect's April, 2011 conference provide much-needed insight from adoption expert Dr. Karyn Purvis:
● Handout for The Attachment Dance
● Handout ...
Michael Oher is the young man at the center of the true story depicted in The Blind Side movie (and book) that swept up awards and accolades. Though the odds were heavily stacked against ...
Adoption is not just God's heart for the church in America - it's His heart for the church around the world. Imagine how our work would be multiplied if in every country across the globe, ...
In this video (another great resource found at www.empoweredtoconnect.org) Dr. Karyn Purvis discusses the very common issue many parents face at dinner ...
