A Hope Deferred: Adoption and the Fatherhood of God

Table of Contents: 
1.What Is Adoption?
2.A Certain Expectation: Lubango, Angola (1992)
3.Cleansed Sins: Romans 8:1-4
4.A Bitter Providence: Dickson Hill, Ontario (1994)
5.Renewed Affections: Romans 8:5-17
6.A Pleasant Surprise: Sao Joao da Madeira, Portugal (1998)
7.Satisfied Longings: Romans 8:18-25
8.A Dashed Dream: Peterborough, Ontario (2003)
9.Answered Prayers: Romans 8:26-27
10.A Prolonged Wait: Peterborough, Ontario (2008)
11.Sanctified Afflictions: Romans 8:28-30
12.A Dark Valley: Glen Rose, Texas (2011)
13.Defeated Enemies: Romans 8:31-39
14.A Desire Fulfilled: Nanchang, China (September 2011)

Author:

J. Stephen Yuille is the pastor of Grace Community Church, Glen Rose, Texas.

Endorsements:

Adoption is a doubly-beautiful doctrine. Stephen Yuille looks to the Bible and explains the theology of adoption, and he looks to his own family to show adoption lived out. Read it and be blessed. -Tim Challies

This book leads us on a journey that is full of twists and surprises. Woven into the narrative are the richly colored threads of a superb practical application of Paul's teaching in Romans 8. A good read, a moving story, and a great help all in one.' --Sinclair B. Ferguson

How long, O Lord?' is the piercing cry which Stephen and Alison Yuille lived over many years of praying that God would give them children. This book is a precious mosaic of personal stories and biblical teaching that go straight to the heart.   -Dr. Joel R. Beeke