At the end of a series like "We are Family," it's easy to feel a little bit of information overload as we try to process all that we've come to understand about being in God's family. Like a driver pulling up to a busy intersection with a lot of signs, what we need most right now is some direction, a plan for what comes next. Over the next 2 weeks, we'll give you just that so that you can move confidently into your place in the larger family of God as well as the local one.

At the end of a series like "We are Family," it's easy to feel a little bit of information overload as we try to process all that we've come to understand about being in God's family. Like a driver pulling up to a busy intersection with a lot of signs, what we need most right now is some direction, a plan for what comes next. Over the next 2 weeks, we'll give you just that so that you can move confidently into your place in the larger family of God as well as the local one.

If we've learned one thing during the "We Are Family" series it's this: being family and learning to live as a family takes time. Knowing that we're protected - that we're safe to grow and make mistakes - is what allows that to happen. Safety is the soil of maturity.

If we've learned one thing during the "We Are Family" series it's this: being family and learning to live as a family takes time. Knowing that we're protected - that we're safe to grow and make mistakes - is what allows that to happen. Safety is the soil of maturity.

If we've learned one thing during the "We Are Family" series it's this: being family and learning to live as a family takes time. Knowing that we're protected - that we're safe to grow and make mistakes - is what allows that to happen. Safety is the soil of maturity.

If we've learned one thing during the "We Are Family" series it's this: being family and learning to live as a family takes time. Knowing that we're protected - that we're safe to grow and make mistakes - is what allows that to happen. Safety is the soil of maturity.

If you've ever failed to meet expectations, then you know what typically happens: you get the finger! Not the "you just cut me off in traffic" finger, but the "I can't believe you just did that" finger of shame. But that's not how God corrects His kids! Man uses correction to shame us, but God uses correction to frame us! He is perfecting us as His masterpieces, and while it may hurt, we can trust that He is correcting us with His word for His work!

If you've ever failed to meet expectations, then you know what typically happens: you get the finger! Not the "you just cut me off in traffic" finger, but the "I can't believe you just did that" finger of shame. But that's not how God corrects His kids! Man uses correction to shame us, but God uses correction to frame us! He is perfecting us as His masterpieces, and while it may hurt, we can trust that He is correcting us with His word for His work!

If you've ever failed to meet expectations, then you know what typically happens: you get the finger! Not the "you just cut me off in traffic" finger, but the "I can't believe you just did that" finger of shame. But that's not how God corrects His kids! Man uses correction to shame us, but God uses correction to frame us! He is perfecting us as His masterpieces, and while it may hurt, we can trust that He is correcting us with His word for His work!

If you've ever failed to meet expectations, then you know what typically happens: you get the finger! Not the "you just cut me off in traffic" finger, but the "I can't believe you just did that" finger of shame. But that's not how God corrects His kids! Man uses correction to shame us, but God uses correction to frame us! He is perfecting us as His masterpieces, and while it may hurt, we can trust that He is correcting us with His word for His work!