Today Shirleen went to the Seminary Spouse Thrift Store Day, so I got to watch little Tommy. We had a fun time. Here are a few pictures from our day.
As you can see from the first two pictures Tommy is trying to pull himself up from the floor. He is really good at pulling himself up to his knees, but he's not so good at getting to his feet...yet. About 10 seconds after I took the second picture Tommy tried to go to one foot and one knee and held if for about a half of a second before he spun out of balance and took a dive to the floor and smacked his head. He cried for about 2 seconds before I got him.
The last 4 pictures are of Tommy in his brand new Johnny-Jumper knock-off. He seemed to like it, and I think it will help him learn some balance skills so that he doesn't fall over every time he tries to stand up.
It sure is interesting to see how quickly Tommy has learned to do things and how quickly he is already doing things that many older babies have yet to learn.
Seeing Tommy develop at a different speed than some of those around him has made me think a little bit about ministry. Everyone starts off as infants in their knowledge and walk (or crawl) with God, and some people develop faster than others. There is absolutely no problem with Tommy developing faster or slower than any other child...so why do we make such a big deal about Christians developing at different speeds? The important thing with Tommy is that he is alive, healthy, and that he is making forward progress...we will love him no matter what. What would the church look like if we embraced new Christians in the same way?
The last 4 pictures are of Tommy in his brand new Johnny-Jumper knock-off. He seemed to like it, and I think it will help him learn some balance skills so that he doesn't fall over every time he tries to stand up.
It sure is interesting to see how quickly Tommy has learned to do things and how quickly he is already doing things that many older babies have yet to learn.
Seeing Tommy develop at a different speed than some of those around him has made me think a little bit about ministry. Everyone starts off as infants in their knowledge and walk (or crawl) with God, and some people develop faster than others. There is absolutely no problem with Tommy developing faster or slower than any other child...so why do we make such a big deal about Christians developing at different speeds? The important thing with Tommy is that he is alive, healthy, and that he is making forward progress...we will love him no matter what. What would the church look like if we embraced new Christians in the same way?
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