Adopted : The Sacrament of Belonging in a Fractured World

Christianity Today: 2018 Award of Merit Christian Living/Dicipleship In this compellingly readable book Kelley Nikondeha—adoptive mother and adopted child herself—thoughtfully explores the Christian concept of adoption. Her story and her biblically grounded reflections will give readers rich new insights into the mystery of belonging to God’s big family. The Academy of Parish Clergy’s 2018 Top Ten Books for Parish Ministry Adoption Is One Of The Most Radically Inclusive Aspects Of God's Kingdom. All Of Us Belong To God's Family--jesus As God's Son And The Rest Of Us As His Adopted Children. In Adopted Kelley Nikondeha Explores How The Christian Concept Of Adoption Into God's Family Can Broaden Our Sense Of Belonging. Drawing On Her Own Story As Both An Adopted Child And An Adoptive Mother, Nikondeha Invites Readers To A Rich, Biblically Grounded Understanding Of Adoption That Reframes The Way We Perceive Family, Friends, And Those In Need Of Rescue. As Nikondeha Unpacks The Implications Of Adoption--and Especially Its Potential To Cross Socioeconomic And Ethnic Boundaries--she Offers New Ways To Approach Conversations About Family, Adoption, Connection, And The Mystery Of What It Means To Belong. Adoption is one of the most radically inclusive aspects of God's kingdom. All of us belong to God's family Jesus as God's son and the rest of us as his adopted children. In Adopted Kelley Nikondeha explores how the Christian concept of adoption into God's family can broaden our sense of belonging. Drawing on her own story as both an adopted child and an adoptive mother, Nikondeha invites readers to a rich, biblically grounded understanding of adoption that reframes the way we perceive family, friends, and those in need of rescue. As Nikondeha unpacks the implications of adoption and especially its potential to cross socioeconomic and ethnic boundaries'she offers new ways to approach conversations about family, adoption, connection, and the mystery of what it means to belong. Christianity Today: 2018 Award of Merit Christian Living/Dicipleship

In this compellingly readable book Kelley Nikondeha—adoptive mother and adopted child herself—thoughtfully explores the Christian concept of adoption. Her story and her biblically grounded reflections will give readers rich new insights into the mystery of belonging to God’s big family.

The Academy of Parish Clergy’s 2018 Top Ten Books for Parish Ministry

**__Christianity Today:__** In this compellingly readable book Kelley Nikondeha—adoptive mother and adopted child herself—thoughtfully explores the Christian concept of adoption. Her story and her biblically grounded reflections will give readers rich new insights into the mystery of to God’s big family.