Every Christian is called to use their specific giftings as they grow in their faith. Everything we do in life is meant to be leveraged for God’s glory, and that is certainly true for those who pursue adoption. As we...

Acts 10 marks one of the most significant turning points in the history of the early church. It is a moment where everything that had previously defined the boundaries of the people of God begins to shift. Up to this...

We live in a culture that uses the word “adoption” pretty loosely. I have had people tell me they have “adopted” their dog. I understand what they mean, and I know they love their pets. But biblically speaking, that is...

In the first post in this blog series on 1 Thessalonians 5, we saw that Christian growth flows from identity, not fear. We do not obey in order to earn a place in God’s family. We obey because, by grace, we already...

Several families in our church have given up their early empty-nest years to adopt middle schoolers from the foster system. They traded financial freedom and available time to take on children carrying significant trauma from difficult pasts. A decision like...

In the first post in this blog series on 1 Thessalonians 5, we explored a foundational truth about Christian growth: believers do not live for an identity. We live from an identity. Because of what Christ has done, we are already accepted, adopted, and...

Adoption is often discussed in theory. We debate it, defend it, promote it, and celebrate it from a distance. But for most families, the real question is not whether adoption is admirable. The real question is: What actually happens when...

You have probably seen the guy at the gym with massive arms and toothpick legs. He is clearly working hard, but not wisely. His growth is real, yet it is not healthy because it is not proportionate. Something is off....

Family is one of the most cherished ideas in our culture, and at the same time, one of the most contested. We celebrate it, protect it, debate it, and long for it. At the same time, thousands of children grow...

This is the third and final blog in a three-part series on Titus 2 and the power of God’s grace. In the first blog, we explored how grace saves us apart from religious performance. In the second, we saw how...

This weekend, we continued our Chosen series by returning to the heart work that must always undergird vision and action. Our what and our how will never rise above our why. To see God work through us, especially in hard...

This weekend we launched a brand-new series at Mercy Hill Church titled Chosen. At its heart, this series is built around a simple but profound truth: Christians adopt others because God adopted them. Chosen people choose people. Adoption is beautiful, but...