There is a wondrous open-mindedness about children and an insatiable desire to learn from life. An open attitude is like an open door - a welcoming disposition toward fellow travelers who knock on our door during the middle of the day, the middle of the week, or middle of a lifetime. Some are dirtballs, grungy, disheveled, and bedraggled. The sophisticated adult within me shudders and is reluctant to offer them hospitality. They may be carrying precious gifts under their shabby rags, but still I prefer clean-shaven Jesus followers who are neatly attired, properly pedigreed, and who affirm my vision, echo my thoughts, stroke me and make me feel good. Yet my inner child protests, "I want new friends, not old mirrors." When our inner child is not nurtured and nourished our minds gradually close to new ideas, unprofitable commitments, and the surprises of the Spirit. Evangelical faith is bartered for cozy, comfortable piety. A failure of nerve and an unwillingness to risk distorts God into a bookkeeper, and the gospel of grace is swapped for the security of religious bondage. #PractiseResurrection #Life #Generations #GenerationsForEternity #Think #Eternity #Missions #Go #RiseUp #Grace #Mercy #CalledForNations #PeopleMatter #LivesMatter #Creation #PourOut #God #Jesus #India #Travel