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Earlier this summer, my friend Susan Hillis shared with me some reflections that she’d posted on her blog. Susan had missed the talk that Karyn Purvis gave at Summit, but heard about it from a friend and began digging into the ideas that Dr. Purvis had shared. Ultimately, she wrote, “I have never been so [...]
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Insider Perspective on Key Foster Care Issues
Our friends at Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute’s (CCAI) this week released a few report carrying recommendations on addressing a range of hotly-debated issues surrounding the U.S. foster system, including immigration, education, mentoring, psychotropic drugs, child abuse and government accountability. What makes the report’s information and opinions especially significant is its source: young adults who’ve [...]
The Orphan Movement and the Power of Film
As we’ve explored in the past in this blog, any great movement is nourished and sustained by well-crafted art. For centuries, the very best art in the western world was inspired and infused by Christian faith. Sadly, compelling art and committed faith seem to have parted ways somewhere along the line. In recent decades, much [...]
Inter-Country Adoption is More Than Inter-Country Adoption
Our friends at JCICS shared an article with us published Friday by the Carnegie Council, titled, “Love and Legislation: The International Politics of Inter-country Adoption,” by Alison Watson. Overall, it’s a refreshingly thoughtful approach to an often sensationalized topic. It shortly before the “Step Forward for Orphans” march in Washington, DC that seeks to spur [...]
New Podcast on Orphan Sunday
Check out the new postcast, hot of the press from Foster Care Podcast, on Orphan Sunday. The session features Vanessa Vasquez, National Director for the 2011 Orphan Sunday campaign, who casts a vision for what Orphan Sunday is meant to be and how any church, large or small, can make the most of it. Listen [...]
Race and Adoption
For follower of Christ, the imago dei formed in every human is infinitely more significant than one’s birthplace or skin color. This is why Jesus shattered his culture’s ethnic bounds—from his conversation with the Samaritan woman to honoring the faith of the Roman centurion to making a “Good Samaritan” his paragon of real love. So [...]
Tragedy in the Horn of Africa
If you’ve caught even a glimpse of the news recently, you’ve seen the tragedy unfolding in the Horn of Africa. Observers are already describing the famine as the most serious humanitarian crisis in a generation. As with any such catastrophe, the hardest hit are children. Without aggressive intervention, a vast number will die and many [...]
International Adoption Trends…And Serious Efforts to Change Them
Our friends at JCICS today shared an internal report on trends in international adoption. It confirms the continued impacts of a deeply-flawed inter-country adoption system globally. From 2004 to 2010, the number of such adoptions to the U.S have dropped by 51%, and will likely decrease further this year. It is as ironic as it [...]
Finding Families for Foster Youth Saves Government Significantly
Often, it takes hard work to prove what you know intuitively. Such efforts, however, can be vital in demonstrating in black-and-white the difference that common sense solutions can make. Such research can make the difference between an idea becoming law…or just remaining a good idea. A recent study funded by the National Council for Adoption [...]
Array of Great Conferences Coming Up Around the U.S.
A number of quality conferences are scheduled for the months ahead in various regions of the country . These include: The Pure Religion Adoption & Orphan Care Conference is August 12-13 in Raleigh, NC, emphasizing both the Gospel roots of a vision for adoption and orphan care, as well as practical guidance for both personal [...]
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