“When the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman…under the law, to redeem those…under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.” -Galatians 4:4-5 I love the parallel between adoption and becoming [...]
Throughout the months of June and July, we will be doing our first read along. We will be taking eight weeks to explore the book Generous Justice by Timothy Keller. Here’s how it works: Each week we will be focusing [...]
Embrace Oregon is a movement asking the key question, “What would it look like if we as a community lived into embracing the most vulnerable children among us?” And it’s no mystery where the most vulnerable children in our community go [...]
When I was a new foster parent a few years ago, I was introduced to an analogy that has changed the way I think about vulnerable children. The analogy is simple: Children are like duct tape. It’s a lesson that [...]
This is a re-post of a blog written by our friends over at Daddy’s Tractor. You can read the original post here. I’ve gotten a lot of questions recently: lots of funny looks and tiny head shakes. Its not something I [...]
Many of us from an early age learn to wear ‘masks’ to hide who we really are in an attempt to make others like and respect us. We may hide our weaknesses and flaws, but in reality, we are not [...]
“Why did Jesus die?” As Nam explained on Friday, Jesus came to restore each of the broken relationships—our relationship with Him, our relationship with each other and our relationship with creation. When God created the world everything was perfect, but [...]
The boy stood there, moving his arms in a rhythmic fashion, a bemused smile on his face. His mother watched from the corner of her eye, and the people were looking back and forth amazed. And then one person said [...]
I have been blessed by God, abundantly. If I started counting the blessings, it would take forever, literally, for every breath that I breathe is a gift from HIM. However, today I want to discuss one of the biggest gifts [...]
In the last decade, the plight of human trafficking has caught the national media’s attention. Without a doubt, you have probably heard of this tragedy. It is now commonplace to learn about organizations solely devoted to snuff out trafficking efforts [...]
