Journal 2021.

When I Googled “sects within Gentile Christianity,” 24 showed up. Another search listed 6 branches: Catholic, Protestant, E. Orthodox, Anglican, Oriental Orthodox, and Assyrian.

We are certainly diverse on this planet, and we all think we are right. Most of us struggle to either maintain what we’ve been taught or struggle to break free and think for ourselves.

I am a far cry from the legalism of my parents’ day, but I have not rejected their God. Other adult children of missionaries have rejected everything associated with their upbringing.

Our girls may believe a little differently than we do, but they have not rejected the God of their parents. And our grandchildren will make their own decisions. I think God can handle that. He loves diversity and creativity. But most of all, He wants our hearts. In all our diversities of worship, we must learn to love and embrace those who are different. It’s the rare person who can do that while maintaining their integrity.