Adapted from my journal - July 8, 2005, Fuling, China "Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans...in their affliction" (James 1:27). I spent the early morning thinking about James 1:27 (couldn't sleep!), specifically about what "visiting orphans in their affliction" means. I probably should have given this […]

Justin Taylor writes: One of the few posts that I repeat and supplement on this site is a list of resources that might help couples to finance an adoption. The reason is that adoptions are very expensive--often $15,000+ for a domestic adoption and $25,000+ for an international adoption; therefore finances are a major factor in […]

From time to time we will highlight blogs that we believe provide helpful information and practical encouragement about adoption.  AdoptiveDads.org: Foster Care, Adoption, & Fatherhood is one such blog.  It's written by four adoptive dads: Daniel, Jason, Matt, and Michael. Here's how they describe their blog: This is a resource site for guys connected to adoption and foster […]

If you’ve ever wondered how important spiritual adoption (i.e. God adopting us as His children) is to God, take a look at Galatians 4:4-6. “When the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might […]

John Piper talks about what it means to have been adopted by God. Listen to it or download it here.

If you want to see more of the beauty of adoption, consider this brief quotation from Dr. C.F.W. Walther: "Every Christian may apply to himself the declaration of God: 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." If you are a Christian, God speaks these amazing words over you: "You are My […]

I am convinced that as Christians grow in their understanding and experience of God's love for them as adopted children, then passion for adopting children and visiting orphans in their affliction (James 1:27) will increase within the church. This is one main reason that Carolina Hope cares so much about communicating the truth of God's […]

One of the ways that Carolina Hope seeks homes for orphans from Guatemala is through photolisting - that is, placing an orphan's photo and name (along with a few other pieces of information) on our website and at another photolisting website, RainbowKids.com. I'll post more about photolisting at some other time (it's a controversial practice), […]

How important is the doctrine of uppercase Adoption (i.e. God adopting us)? If you are passionate about lowercase adoption (i.e. couples adopting children), this is an important question to answer. The importance of uppercase Adoption establishes the importance of lowercase adoption. Here's what J. I. Packer has to say about the question: "You sum up […]

One of my primary responsibilities at Carolina Hope is to explore and articulate the beautiful connection between uppercase Adoption (i.e. God's adoption of us) and lowercase adoption (i.e. our adoption of a child). We believe that the more we understand the ways in which these two forms of adoption are connected the more our experience […]