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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

It has been my experience that many people do not really begin thinking about adoption theologically until they themselves are involved in adopting (or at least considering adopting) a child. Very often, the consideration to adopt a child precedes the consideration of the truth that God has graciously adopted us to be His children. So […]