A Hope Deferred: Adoption and the Fatherhood of God by J. Stephen Yuille, Shepherd Press , October 2013, 146 pages. As believers, we know that God has cleansed us of our sins in Christ, but have we realized all the blessings of being made children of God? In A Hope Deferred: Adoption and the Fatherhood of God . author J. Stephen Yuille unpacks the doctrine of adoption by walking the reader through Romans 8. The particular blessings of adoption are: Cleansed Sins Renewed Affections Satisfied Longings Answered Prayers Sanctified Afflictions Defeated Enemies These are discussed in the odd-numbered chapters. In the even chapters, Yuille tells his family's story - a story of the pain of infertility, the blessing of a child, the sorrow of miscarriage, and the long wait for the adoption of their daughter from China. This alternating between doctrine and testimony works well because theology is brought down to earth in their trials. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this boo...