One of the things that scares me about a lot of us “Christians” is when we get into tirades about Hollywood or some actor that is doing something that we don’t agree with.
The world is supposed to act like the world and we are supposed to act like Jesus! I trust I have made my point, but… I am very happy to elaborate if asked!!
My friend and brother, Tom Davis, has done this right; he has issued an opportunity for us to display our encounters with Orphans that have changed our lives; please read below and respond… the only “Pure and Faultless religion is to look after orphans” (James 1:27) give us your stories, please.
Last weekend, Warner Bros. released a new horror movie entitled Orphan. The basic premise of the film involves a family who adopt an older child who then wreaks homicidal havoc in their family and home. The stereotype of the “troubled older orphan adoption” forms the basis of this film. (See: The True “Horror.”).
After my initial blog post, I participated in a radio interview with my friend and and Executive Director of the Christian Alliance for Orphans, Jedd Medefind. We were asked to discuss the release of the movie from the perspective of Christian adoption and orphan care.
While in the middle of this interview, it became apparent to me that this is exactly the opportunity to defend the cause of the orphan. But instead of cursing the darkness, let’s put the truth on display.
I have challenged my blog readers and now all of HopeChest’s donors to write 500 positive blog posts about how an orphan has impacted and changed your life. Post this on your own blog so that when people search for the movie, they are flooded with positive messages about adoption and orphan care.
Just finish this sentence: “Warner Bros. new horror movie Orphan proclaims that it must be hard to love an adopted child as much as your own. Let me tell you about how an orphan changed my life…”
This is the heart of defending orphans. Help push back the darkness and deceit here by holding up as an example the powerful love that adoption and orphan care can unleash.
Here’s how you can defend the orphan:
Write a “positive protest post” on your blog that references the movie, Orphan.
Focus on your orphan care or adoption story that is positive, redeeming, and full of love.
Thank you for joining us in a “positive protest” to show the world that orphan ministry is both life-giving and transformative. Thank you in advance for sharing your stories with the world.
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