No Higher Call: A Biblical Treatise on Adoption - Paperback

by Gregg Bridgeman (Editor), Debi Warford (Illustrator), Bradford Smith (Author)

Where is your heart? Nationwide, tens of thousands of children languish in the foster system, orphans with no hope, no family. Each year, thousands of orphans graduate the system into a life of struggle - poverty, addiction, incarceration...as the Church stands idly by. God's word speaks clearly and decisively on the matter leading to one exacting question - where exactly is your heart? From the pages of Scripture, Bradford Smith issues a surprising call, challenging God's people to take action, to open their eyes to the affliction, to hear the cry of the orphan and to respond. No Higher Call will absolutely destroy any preconceived notions you may have. Shocking, in your face, gut-wrenching - this book will pierce your heart. Absolutely DO NOT read it unless you are prepared for the bitterest of truths, the sweetest of graces, and the reminder that...there is No Higher Call.

Author Biography

Bradford Smith has been married to his best friend Ami since 2001 and they stay busy raising their nine children together. A graduate of West Point, Brad has served on active duty since 1995 including multiple combat tours to Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2007, Brad surrendered to the call to preach and in 2011 he joined the staff of The Way, A Baptist Church in Clarksville, as the Missions Pastor where he continues to serve bi-vocationally. In 2010, Brad and Ami opened the Clarksville Covenant House for teenagers who age out of the foster system and in 2013, Brad graduated from Liberty Theological Seminary with a Masters of Divinity. Once the Army releases him from duty, he plans to plant a new Baptist church and run the Covenant House full time alongside his wife.