Man Risks His Life to Bring Adopted Daughter Home

Eighteen years ago my friend Andy and his wife traveled to a South American country to complete their adoption of a little girl. At the time this country ...

Steve Jobs' Birth-Mother Chose Adoption, Not Abortion

On February 24, 1955, Stephen was born in San Francisco to an unmarried mother named Joanne Simpson. Joanne was a graduate student at the time and had ...

Adoption Story Reflects the Even More Amazing Adoption of God

In August, 2009, we got a rather amazing email from my wife's youngest brother, Jon. Six or seven years ago, when Jon and his wife, Lori, were working ...

Woman Suddenly Elevated to Royal Status

The article in The Washington Post on September 16, 2009, began with these words: "The king folds her own laundry, chauffeurs herself around Washington ...

Unrecognized Royalty

In his book Leaving Home, Garrison Keillor tells a fictional story about a family from Lake Wobegon, Minnesota. Grace Tollefson married Alex Campbell ...

Story of Forgiven Drunk Driver Moves Beth Moore

In her book Living Beyond Yourself: Exploring the Fruit of the Spirit, author and speaker Beth Moore recalls a particularly insightful moment in her life: ...

Tim Keller on Being an Adopted Son of God

Being completely conformed to the likeness of God's Son is something that we look forward to in the future, although the transformation is happening ...

Son's Killer Becomes Mother's Son

In his book Hidden in Plain Sight, author and pastor Mark Buchanan writes about a woman named Regine. Originally from Rwanda, Regine came to Christ while ...

The Beauty of Adoption

My wife, Angie, and I had discussed the idea of adoption for years, both prior to and right after our marriage. But now, when adoption seemed our only ...

Adopted Son Is Heir to the Throne

Researching your family tree can be a fun and rewarding hobby. For one Minnesota man, it was a life-changing experience.

Marty Johnson knew he was the ...