John and Connie met each other at church during their college days at Oklahoma State University. What started out as a very casual and comfortable friendship steadily grew into much more as they spent more and more time together in church/ministry, and hanging out with friends--less than 14 months after they met, they were married! […]

Here is the adoption video that Desiring God made for our Caedmon's Call benefit concert for our Ethiopia orphan care and adoption programs. Enjoy!

This is the final part of our interview with Dr. Timothy Trumper. Because of the length and richness of his answers, his interview has been posted in six parts. You can read the full interview here.  If you are interested in deepening your understanding of the doctrine of adoption significantly, you will want to take […]

As part of our blog’s adoption interview series, I’m interviewing several theologians and New Testament scholars about the doctrine of spiritual adoption and its implications for earthly adoption. I believe that the practice of earthly adoption will be significantly enriched as we grow in our understanding of what it means to be adopted by God. Because […]

[The complete sermon series discussed below can be found here on Sermon Audio. It turned out to be 6 sermons in total.] I'm very pleased to announce that Dr. Timothy Trumper is beginning a six-part sermon series entitled "The Good News of Adoption" this Sunday at his church. The first sermon in this series is […]

Our next interview is with New Testament scholar Dr. Trevor J. Burke. Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Trevor earned his Ph.D. from University of Glasgow, Scotland. He has taught New Testament in seminaries in Nigeria, Wales, and the Fiji Islands and is currently professor of Bible in Moody Bible Institute, Chicago. One of his research […]

If you are looking for a particular biblical topic to study for the New Year, let C.J. Mahaney's words encourage you to seriously consider studying the doctrine of adoption in 2008. "In order to experience more of the love of God, the affection of God, the closeness of God, the generosity of God, I want […]

If my memory serves me correctly, this is the first Christmas I've actually celebrated my adoption into God's family as I've celebrated God's gift of His Son. If you think about it, what we celebrate during the Christmas season—God sending His Son to redeem us—was for the purpose of giving us adoption as sons. According […]

As part of our blog’s adoption interview series, I’m interviewing several theologians about the doctrine of spiritual adoption and its implications for earthly adoption. I believe that the practice of earthly adoption will be significantly enriched as we grow in our understanding of what it means to be adopted by God. Because of the length and […]

Our next interview of a theologian is with Dr. Robert Peterson, professor of systematic theology at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. In addition to teaching on the seminary level, Dr. Peterson has extensive experience as a pastor, including church planting efforts, and has preached in Uganda and Peru on short-term mission trips. His […]