Galatians 4:4-7

When the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son,  born  of woman, born  under the law,  5  to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive  adoption as sons.  6 And because you are sons, God has sent  the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”  7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then  an heir through God.

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November is National Adoption Awareness Month. So this is a good time to give away some more adoption-related books.

At the Together for Adoption Conference last month, the folks from Focus on the Family gave me a pair of gifts for 5 of you.

Thriving as an Adoptive Family: Real-Life Solutions to Common Challenges, edited by David and Renee Sanford

and

Wait No More: One Family’s Amazing Adoption Journey, by Kelly and John Rosati

To be eligible for the drawing:

• Visit Focus on the Family’s I Care About Orphans site. If you’ve adopted or are thinking about it or if you care about adoptive families and children who need homes, there are an amazing array of resources here.
• Comment just once at this post and let us know some way you were affected by your visit to that site.
• Deadline is 11:59 pm this Sunday, 11/13.

The winner of a set of Tom Davis books is:

• Branden Aeling

The winners of a copy of Awaiting a Savior, by Aaron Armstrong, are:

• Seth Hale
• Hannah
• Mitchell J Kim
• Kayleen
• Maggie

In case you’re not sure if one of these names is yours, it will be confirmed if you receive an email from me asking for your mailing address.

If you didn’t win a book I do hope you’ll find them on your own.

Where does poverty come from? What are we supposed to do about it?  How can we look at poverty and not feel defeated? How can we see the needs of the world and not be disheartened? How can we weigh the clear responsibilities we have to care for the poor and not be overwhelmed?

These questions have an answer: To see the end of poverty, we are awaiting a savior, as Aaron Armstrong shows in Awaiting a Savior: The Gospel, the New Creation, and the End of Poverty.

Aaron has donated 5 copies of his book for us here at NoelPiper.com.

Here’s what to do to get your name into the drawing once:

1. Visit Aaron’s blog–Blogging Theologically.
2. Comment once at this post to let me know you’ve done that.

To enter your name an additional time:

1. Subscribe to Blogging Theologically, or follow Aaron on FaceBook or on Twitter.
2. Comment once at this post to let me know that you’ve one of those.