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The baby grebe will soon be big enough to be independent, and its parents will move on to other things. God never moves on to “other things.” Our Father remains important from before our conception through all of eternity.

“Always remember that if you plant beans, you’ll get beans. If you plant corn, you’re going to get corn. So be careful what you plant.”

I am suggesting a radical old idea. Allow the church and its leadership to love people where they are. Let the church be all it was called to be. 

We are called to forgive and be graceful. We are called to be loving and generous. That’s hard to do when we’re in the midst of a self-created, self-centered hurricane of anger and frustration.

In the pews and in the pulpit, there are sheep and goats. In the ministry and the masses there are weeds and wheat. We will be surprised when we get to glory, both by who is there and who is not.

Often, we have a tiny one-dimensional picture in our mind of who God is. 

When the persecution comes … hold fast.

Yes, the church needs to be united. Yet we must never compromise biblical truth for what the world sees as unity. We must join together and earnestly contend for the faith once and for all.

There is another walk that we need to be concerned with. It is our faith walk, our journey through this life. The way we display our faith in our own lives impacts our own attitudes and, often, the responses of the people around us.

May you find the balance that enables you to be childlike in your faith while growing in maturity.