For whoever believes

  For God so loved the world that he gave us his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.  John 3:16 To the right is a picture of Luke, walking a dirt road outside his orphanage in Ukraine, days before we went before a judge to make our plea to redeem our son. He was a malnourished, filthy, scared, lost little boy. Much like the road each of us travels when we attempt to walk though life alone. Our sin is like filthy rags, we are lost and fear often fills our desolate heart. When our court date did finally come, I stood in that stifling hot room before the judge and answered his question, “Why do you want to adopt this boy”? My answer was simple. I wanted him as my son and I had nothing more to say.  He...