Davion Only may be the most famous orphan in America. In October 2013 he stood before a church congregation in Florida and made an appeal for adoption.
Legislation introduced in Congress earlier this month would prohibit government discrimination against faith-based adoption and foster care organizations that are not willing to place children with same-sex couples.
Fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have drawn harsh criticism from several celebrities including Elton John after making comments supporting traditional families and opposing assisted reproduction.
Before she and her husband adopted a son and daughter from Ethiopia, popular evangelical blogger Jen Hatmaker said she had a different view about race in America.
Matthew and Grace Huang, an American Christian couple who were accused of killing their eight-year-old adopted daughter while living in Qatar, were acquitted on Sunday.
Matthew and Grace Huang agreed to moved to Qatar imagining a cultural adventure for their children. But the adventure devolved into a nightmare that brought a sudden death and a prison sentence.
God knows the burden of being a Father. But he also knows its joys. As we ask him to help us serve our children and others with love and integrity, he will help us become what we long to be.