Comments on: On Transracial Adoption http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2009/10/16/on-transracial-adoption/ Between Two Worlds Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:00:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stefanie http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2009/10/16/on-transracial-adoption/#comment-52403 Stefanie Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:24:28 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/?p=6262#comment-52403 As a mother of several Chinese children, I am so grateful for your thoughts on this. It is a matter that God has been laying on my heart so much lately. Your clarity, wisdom and insight spoke volumes to me. Truly, until Jesus comes back there will be sadness, brokenness and despair... all things that lead us right to the feet of our Lord. Thank you for being His instrument in speaking right to my heart. Blessings, Stefanie As a mother of several Chinese children, I am so grateful for your thoughts on this. It is a matter that God has been laying on my heart so much lately. Your clarity, wisdom and insight spoke volumes to me. Truly, until Jesus comes back there will be sadness, brokenness and despair… all things that lead us right to the feet of our Lord.
Thank you for being His instrument in speaking right to my heart.
Blessings,
Stefanie

]]> By: The Gang's Momma http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2009/10/16/on-transracial-adoption/#comment-52399 The Gang's Momma Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:57:27 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/?p=6262#comment-52399 Thank you for a wonderful, eloquent addressing of the issues here. I am an adoptive mom to a wonderful, exuberant daughter from China. I found this post via No Hands But Ours' recent blog post. I have been really digging in lately to the issue of parenting my daughter in a manner that honors how she came to our family and addresses the needs inherent in that manner. I know that sometimes, it has to look different than how I've parented my biological kids (which was by no means perfect and was truly a learn as I go journey!). And in seeking information on how to parent her, I've been so dismayed at the kinds of information and experiences I've discovered. I am printing off this post and chewing on it for a long time. Thank you for the balance and the heart of unconditional love and intentionality this represents! Thank you for a wonderful, eloquent addressing of the issues here. I am an adoptive mom to a wonderful, exuberant daughter from China. I found this post via No Hands But Ours’ recent blog post. I have been really digging in lately to the issue of parenting my daughter in a manner that honors how she came to our family and addresses the needs inherent in that manner. I know that sometimes, it has to look different than how I’ve parented my biological kids (which was by no means perfect and was truly a learn as I go journey!). And in seeking information on how to parent her, I’ve been so dismayed at the kinds of information and experiences I’ve discovered. I am printing off this post and chewing on it for a long time. Thank you for the balance and the heart of unconditional love and intentionality this represents!

]]> By: Marilyn http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2009/10/16/on-transracial-adoption/#comment-52288 Marilyn Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:54:44 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/?p=6262#comment-52288 I’m very appreciative of Justin’s opening statement, “We don’t regard our transracial adoption as something especially noble or sacrificial, or anything like a social statement.” Many on this blog were quick to criticize Minneapolis minister and ELCA Bishop, Rev. Mark Hanson, for leading his denomination's push to ordain homosexuals. I concur with that criticism. Yet, Mark and Iona Hanson extended their family through transracial adoption decades before many of the evangelicals who post here concluded that it was acceptable. On the issue of transracial adoption, we evangelicals are laggards in meeting the needs of the “least of these.” The need has been there for decades. Others have met that need. Many of us only now see that need. I appreciate the humility evident in Justin's statement and John Piper's comment. I’m very appreciative of Justin’s opening statement, “We don’t regard our transracial adoption as something especially noble or sacrificial, or anything like a social statement.”

Many on this blog were quick to criticize Minneapolis minister and ELCA Bishop, Rev. Mark Hanson, for leading his denomination’s push to ordain homosexuals. I concur with that criticism.

Yet, Mark and Iona Hanson extended their family through transracial adoption decades before many of the evangelicals who post here concluded that it was acceptable.

On the issue of transracial adoption, we evangelicals are laggards in meeting the needs of the “least of these.” The need has been there for decades. Others have met that need. Many of us only now see that need.

I appreciate the humility evident in Justin’s statement and John Piper’s comment.

]]> By: ~love http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2009/10/16/on-transracial-adoption/#comment-52285 ~love Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:29:25 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/?p=6262#comment-52285 Yes. Thank you! Yes. Thank you!

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