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According to James 1:26-27, there are three aspects of True Religion:

Bridling the tongue (v. 26)
Visiting orphans and widows in their affliction (v. 27)
Keeping oneself unstained from the world (v. 27)

One of the main questions I will be answering in the opening session of Conference 2009 is “What happens when we focus on one aspect of [...]

Check out this video with Scotty Smith, Kurt Coble, and Brent Cundall as they talk about World Music Mission’s October 1st concert. This is an event that I am very excited about. The family that God is forming through adoption is a multi-ethnic family. God is adopting people from every tongue and nation, and His [...]

Several months ago we asked Zach Nielsen if he would consider live-blogging Conference 2009. We asked him not only because he’s an excellent blogger but also (mainly) because he’s a gospel-centered adoption advocate. Over a year ago I asked Zach how he thought the gospel should influence the decision to adopt. His answer will show [...]

If you are coming to Conference 2009 and haven’t yet registered for breakout sessions, let me encourage you to consider attending one of our breakout topics that are designed to help equip churches to care for orphans and to prepare and launch an adoption ministry. God has given us an amazing selection of breakout topics, [...]

This is a wonderful example of the Gospel mobilizing a church for orphan care. I love what God is doing at Brook Hills!

To be adopted by God is to be in union with Christ. You can’t have one without the other. When God adopted us, He adopted us “in the Beloved” (Ephesians 1:5-6). There is nothing that is more life-changing or destiny-altering than the reality of being in union with God’s Beloved Son — and that is [...]

We are thanking God for the 450+ people who have registered for Conference 2009 so far! One of our main prayers is that this conference will result in MUCH joy for orphans all over the world. Will you pray with us?
On October 2-3 people from 25 states and several countries are coming together to make [...]

Conference 2009 is less than two weeks away! If you haven’t yet registered for our breakout sessions, please click on the image below to see all three pages of our breakout schedule.
All breakout topics are offered twice. The first group of breakouts is offered in Breakout Sessions I and II. The second group is offered [...]

As Christians, our ministry to orphans is a derivative ministry. Our care for orphans “depends in every way upon the continuing ministry of Jesus. His ministry is in the present tense. This is good news. He is not Lord in name only, but also in act, and not only in past act, but in present [...]

This prayer was written by Scotty Smith on August 2, 2009. Scotty is one of our Conference 2009 speakers:

“To those who have been called, who are loved by God the Father and kept by Jesus Christ: Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance” (Jude 1-2).
Glorious Triune God, on this Lord’s Day I’m smitten afresh with [...]