Called to Love: An Adoption Podcast for Christian Parents

About Called to Love: An Adoption Podcast for Christian Parents

Whether you seek to add to your family through foster care, private domestic adoption or you are called to travel internationally, every adoption story is uniquely beautiful. Yet, each shares a common language of calling, loss, and hardship. As Christian parents we have a deep desire to love and shepherd our children well, but it can be challenging to navigate loss, trauma and how to best love and guide our adopted children. One thing is for sure, adoption is more than a process, it is an invitation to go on a holy journey with the Lord and with your family. Like any journey, there will be valleys along with mountain tops and battles along with the beauty. The good news is, what the Lord calls you to, He will equip you for. Wherever you are in your journey, Called to Love is here to bring you a weekly dose of encouragement from the practical, clinical, and Biblical perspective along with personal stories from adoptive parents, adult adoptees and advice from various experts to help your family thrive in your journey and continue to say “yes” to your own call to love. Called to Love is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org

Publisher

Somer Colbert and Christian Parenting

Category

kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Sept 2023

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

45 of 164 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   God Knew Her Father and He Had a Plan For Her Life

   Phyllis Robertson Thomas, author and child therapist, shares her journey of discovering her biological father and navigating family secrets, offering insights on healing and resilience.

2. 

   29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Grieving the Story You Didn't Want

   Host Somer Colbert interviews author and therapist Nicole Langman about honoring grief and finding faith amidst unexpected life changes.

3. 

   22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   When Living in God's Yes Is Harder Than You Expected

   Host Somer Colbert interviews Melissa Miller, author and advocate, about navigating the unexpected grief and guilt when adoption doesn't match prayerful expectations.

Inside a recent episode

God Knew Her Father and He Had a Plan For Her Life

Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And I am working with kids who are in foster care. I'm working with kids who will probably be up for adoption. I'm working for kids who are trying to keep them in the home. And again, it kind of goes back to I lean into whatever messaging they're getting from their worker. You know, I want to be consistent. I want to try to use the same words if at all possible. And then I'm also honest. Like I'm also, you know, I try to be as honest as I can be. to the point that they are ready to receive what either explain, because it's not my role to fix any of those things. So is the counseling part of that? […]

Who has been a guest on Called to Love: An Adoption Podcast for Christian Parents

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Phyllis Robertson Thomas
• Nicole Langman
• Melissa Miller
• Nick Lebos
• Kelsey Lebos

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

30 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

23 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 50 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

69

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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