Knowing

• Biblical precedence or mandate for adoption: The story of Moses; James 1:27, Deuteronomy 10:18
• Recent church-led focus on the practice and the “orphan crisis”
• A decline in international adoptions and an increase in regulations 

Reading

• To Train Up a Child, abuse, and controversy
• http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/pearls-to-train-up-a-child-and-child-abuse/
• Kathryn Joyce and Evangelical subcultures
• Proverbs 22:6, Proverbs 13:24, and exegesis
• Raising children is a struggle!
• The role of discipline in “Christian values”
• The importance of cultural connection in international adoption
• One-size-fits-all solutions are not solutions
• http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2013/11/hana_williams_the_tragic_death_of_an_ethiopian_adoptee_and_how_it_could.html
• Children as “fellow strugglers” rather than wills to be broken
• A pause for technical difficulties
• The need for counseling and training in the adoption process
• Fear of the feminine body
• “You take a chance, or you leave everybody there.”
• The question of family size
• Listeners: tell us what you know so we can learn more!

Passing On

• http://scitascienda.com/bored-yet-top-30-articles/parenting-in-the-name-of-god-index/
• http://www.thenation.com/article/160096/evangelical-adoption-crusade
• http://homeschoolersanonymous.wordpress.com/
• http://www.patheos.com/blogs/nolongerquivering/