“Yeah, Ron, I’m an only child who has seven brothers and sisters.”
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.