Part of the Family of God
He explained he has seven half brothers and sisters but he is the only child born to his parents. A large percentage of Americans were raised in complex families and to them here is nothing strange about it. This gets them ready for God's family. Born into different cultures, races, and sociological backgrounds we all get adopted into God's family. As with complex families, in the church we have family members we don't know well, don't agree with, and some we don't like. But they are all family.
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About the Guest
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He explained he has seven half brothers and sisters but he is the only child born to his parents. A large percentage of Americans were raised in complex families and to them here is nothing strange about it. This gets them ready for God's family. Born into different cultures, races, and sociological backgrounds we all get adopted into God's family. As with complex families, in the church we have family members we don't know well, don't agree with, and some we don't like. But they are all family.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.
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“Yeah, Ron, I’m an only child who has seven brothers and sisters.”
Ron: Yeah, Ron, I’m an only child who has seven brothers and sisters.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: I kept waiting for the punch line but then he explained. He has seven half brothers and sisters but he is the only child born to his parents. You know, a large percentage of Americans were raised in complex families like this and to them family is family. There is nothing strange about it. I think this gets them ready for God’s family.
Born into different cultures, races, and sociological backgrounds we all get adopted into God’s family. And, as with complex families, in the church we have family members we don’t know very well, don’t agree with, and some we don’t like. But they are all family.
For church FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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