What’s at Stake
Chief Executive Orphan
November 20, 2025
Sometimes it’s not possible to keep a child with their family, and that is certainly a tragedy. Maybe it’s the worst of tragedies. Regardless, before
Sometimes it’s not possible to keep a child with their family, and that is certainly a tragedy. Maybe it’s the worst of tragedies. Regardless, before
Here’s an inconvenient truth: Many of the institutions charged with the care and protection of our future — our children — are little more than
Do children belong to their parents or to their communities? Are children citizens of a society, or private members of families? How we respond is
“God sets the lonely in families.” — Psalm 68:6 We live in an age of unprecedented connection—and unbearable disconnection. We scroll through faces but rarely
How Moral Debts Become Emotional Burdens for the Next Generation Some inherit wealth, land, or a leg… All of our content is free to access!
Rejection from a parent is perhaps the deepest and most enduring emotional wound a child can suffer. For those rejected by their mother, the pain
Parenting is ministry—arguably the greatest of all ministries. Raising God-fearing, compassionate, personally responsible, and character-driven children is one of the highest acts of love and
Children are not raised by programs, governments, or institutions; they are raised by two parents who are fervently—perhaps even irrationally—devoted to their children’s well-being. While
Scripture: “God sets the lonely in families.” — Psalm 68:6 We live in an age of unprecedented connection—and unbearable disconnection. We scroll through faces but
Sometimes it’s not possible to keep a child with their family, and that is certainly a tragedy. Maybe it’s the worst of tragedies. Regardless, before
Here’s an inconvenient truth: Many of the institutions charged with the care and protection of our future — our children — are little more than
Do children belong to their parents or to their communities? Are children citizens of a society, or private members of families? How we respond is
“God sets the lonely in families.” — Psalm 68:6 We live in an age of unprecedented connection—and unbearable disconnection. We scroll through faces but rarely
How Moral Debts Become Emotional Burdens for the Next Generation Some inherit wealth, land, or a leg… All of our content is free to access!
Some say poverty is the mother of all social problems. Some say that sin’s the cause, and some say the poor will always be with
Rejection from a parent is perhaps the deepest and most enduring emotional wound a child can suffer. For those rejected by their mother, the pain
Parenting is ministry—arguably the greatest of all ministries. Raising God-fearing, compassionate, personally responsible, and character-driven children is one of the highest acts of love and
Children are not raised by programs, governments, or institutions; they are raised by two parents who are fervently—perhaps even irrationally—devoted to their children’s well-being. While
Scripture: “God sets the lonely in families.” — Psalm 68:6 We live in an age of unprecedented connection—and unbearable disconnection. We scroll through faces but
