The New Testament in Three Words

"Adoption through propitiation"

That's J.I. Packer's three-word summary of the New Testament from his classic work, Knowing God.

New Book on Adoption and Orphan Care

Interested in adoption? In the process of adoption? Want to know how you can care for orphans? Wondering how you can approach this issue in a gospel-centered way? If so, Tony Merida and Rick Morton have written a new book you might want to check out - Orphanology: Awakening to Gospel-Centered Adoption and Orphan Care.

Thanks to Ben Mitchell for making me aware of this book.

Russell Moore Preaching at FBC Jackson This Sunday

For those of you in and around Jackson, Russell Moore, Dean of the School of Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, preaching pastor at Highview Baptist Church (Fegenbush campus), and author of Adopted for Life, will be preaching at First Baptist Church in our morning service at 9:00am this Sunday, November 7, which is Orphan Sunday. There will be a Q & A on adoption following the service (from 10:30-11:00) in the sanctuary for anyone who is interested.

Very Encouraging Resolution Proposed by Russell Moore

For those of you who are not Southern Baptists, this will obviously not have as much appeal to you (though I hope you will still appreciate it). But for those of us who are, the resolution being proposed for the 2009 Southern Baptist Convention by Dr. Russell Moore, Dean of Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, is very encouraging. While so many of the resolutions voted on at the SBC seem to be concerned with peripheral issues, this one involves a genuine gospel issue - adoption and orphan care.

Read Moore's resolution here.

And read his new book, Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches.