“. . . at the heart of Joe’s story is the hope that we don’t have to waste years looking for ourselves or choosing what to make of ourselves … that in fact there is a God who heals the wounds of rejection by offering unconditional acceptance. By inviting us into an intimacy with himself where we discover who we are by discovering who God is – and therein find our identity!

Identity was never meant to be something that we choose, but something we receive. And Joe paints this truth so memorably! You can hear teaching after teaching about The Spirit of adoption, that we are God‘s children, and that God chooses us. But when you see these truths worked out in a human story, there are contours and colors that arrest the soul and brand us with God’s affections toward us.” – Steve Fry, President of Messenger Fellowship