Comments on: A Dangerous Book http://betweenthetimes.com/2009/05/31/a-dangerous-book/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:09:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Crossway.blog » Adopted for Life: A Video Chat with Russell Moore http://betweenthetimes.com/2009/05/31/a-dangerous-book/comment-page-1/#comment-810 Crossway.blog » Adopted for Life: A Video Chat with Russell Moore Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:23:27 +0000 http://betweenthetimes.com/?p=774#comment-810 [...] “Some books are dangerous, and Russ Moore’s Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches is a dangerous book. It is dangerous in the way Bonhoeffer’s Cost of Discipleship or Life Together is dangerous, because if you take the book seriously it may alter your life significantly and, to be honest, perhaps in ways not entirely welcome.” (Read more). [...] [...] “Some books are dangerous, and Russ Moore’s Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches is a dangerous book. It is dangerous in the way Bonhoeffer’s Cost of Discipleship or Life Together is dangerous, because if you take the book seriously it may alter your life significantly and, to be honest, perhaps in ways not entirely welcome.” (Read more). [...]

]]> By: Chris Fischer http://betweenthetimes.com/2009/05/31/a-dangerous-book/comment-page-1/#comment-609 Chris Fischer Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:18:05 +0000 http://betweenthetimes.com/?p=774#comment-609 Having two (of six) adopted children in my family, I can tell you first hand about the "dangers" of God grabbing hold of your selfishness and opening your eyes to the plight of the fatherless. Note that I said fatherless, not orphan. There is a large segment of the population that feels good about donating money to ministries which build nicer orphanages and offer life-skills classes. But the fact remains that the only cure for fatherlessness is a father. I think adoption/orphan care ministry ought to be in the realm of men's ministry rather than a "women's interest" ministry. I love my wife in specific and women in general. But it shouldn't require women to take the lead in becoming pro-adoption. Our men should be rising to the challenge of taking on fatherlessness, seeing as how we are the only ones who can qualify as a father. Is every Christian called to adopt? Maybe not. But every Christian is compelled to ask of God, "What about me?" I'll bet more families would find room in their heart and home for a fatherless child should they have the courage and brokenness to ask the question. Having two (of six) adopted children in my family, I can tell you first hand about the “dangers” of God grabbing hold of your selfishness and opening your eyes to the plight of the fatherless. Note that I said fatherless, not orphan. There is a large segment of the population that feels good about donating money to ministries which build nicer orphanages and offer life-skills classes. But the fact remains that the only cure for fatherlessness is a father.

I think adoption/orphan care ministry ought to be in the realm of men’s ministry rather than a “women’s interest” ministry. I love my wife in specific and women in general. But it shouldn’t require women to take the lead in becoming pro-adoption. Our men should be rising to the challenge of taking on fatherlessness, seeing as how we are the only ones who can qualify as a father.

Is every Christian called to adopt? Maybe not. But every Christian is compelled to ask of God, “What about me?” I’ll bet more families would find room in their heart and home for a fatherless child should they have the courage and brokenness to ask the question.

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