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I'm married with 4 kids, an orange farmer, a pastor and worship leader at Trinity Church. I love God and I love people. I seek to be wholly devoted to the glory of God, living all of my life as worship to Him.
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Twelve Thirty-One
I praise God that I am not alone
I am loved
I am known Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, Faith, Family, Friendship, Gratitude, Hope, Identity, Joy, Poetry, Work
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Maria Joy Born’s 1st Anniversary
Julie and I have decided to press “pause” in our foster care ministry for a season. It is because we have great news to share. We are expecting a “new Born” in June. God’s timing is perfect as are his … Continue reading
Child #2
Last week was extraordinary as God just blew open the door to receiving another child into our home. On Thursday, we took in a 4-year old girl and now despite the greatest joy I have ever felt, my family is … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, Christ, Foster Care, God, God the Father, Jesus, Spiritual Warfare
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On Adoption Into God’s Family
March 12, 2008 8:03 AM Last Sunday we celebrated our newly adopted daughter, Maria! We pulled out all the stops and made as much of it as possible. This is how we all felt – overjoyed that this little girl … Continue reading
Introducing Maria Joy Born!
Yesterday was an extraordinary day! We finalized our adoption and heard the judge declare a new name for our daughter – Maria Joy Born. It was not a grand ceremony, but having many of our friends and family surrounding us … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, Bible, Family, Finalization, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Lord, Redemption
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Signing Adoption Papers
On a personal note, today is a very exciting day in the Born household. Around noon, we will sign the adoption papers for Maria. Exactly a year ago I wrote these words: The real issue of life, the bottom line … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, Christ, Faithfulness, Finalization, God, Jesus, Prayer, trust
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Overflow
Welcome to the Overflow – forsaking the American pursuit of safe, comfortable, manageable and clean living for something much more exciting and dangerous and dare we say, biblical. I am writing this to encourage men to open up their lives … Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Worship
Tagged adoption, Bible, Calling, Christ, Comfort, Fruit of the Holy Spirit, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Lord
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On Unconditional Love
I want to recount my experience in court on Thursday. It was perhaps one of the most profound moments I’ve ever had. In juvenile court there is a lot of dysfunction, abuse, anger, neglect, brokenness and heartbreaking sadness. Every case … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, Child Protective Services, children, God, God the Father, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Love, social worker, Unconditional love
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Thoughts on Maria & Trust (Part 2)
I don’t know how to process the news that we got yesterday regarding Maria. It was not good. Our chances of having Maria remain in our family are very slim. February 22 is already the set date to hand her … Continue reading
Thoughts on Maria and Trust
Wow! One month ago, Julie and I had just returned from our Idaho vacation. All vacation long, we talked and prayed about the new era we would come home to – the era of opening our home to foster/adopt children. … Continue reading
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