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The beautiful paradox of childlike faith lies in its profound simplicity. In a world obsessed with acceleration, children notice details adults rush past and savor moments adults hurry through.

And if we’re honest with ourselves, we can sense that our fast-paced, distraction-laden world does not lend itself to deep formation in Christ. To put it simply for us at Biola: we go to class and chapel, study diligently, work part-time jobs, pursue internships, invest in friendships, help out with our families, get involved in our local church and serve on short-term missions trips… All these things are good and valuable, but we live so frenetically that we’ve lost the vitality of the gospel. We’ve made God into a checklist instead of a person.

What if, instead, we recalibrated our lives to work and rest with Jesus (Matt 11:28-30)? What if we became deeply rooted and established in God’s love that surpasses knowledge (Eph 3:14-21)? As God’s children living in today’s polarized culture, what if we took seriously our Father’s command to speak truth in love (Eph.4:15) and to respond to an insult with a blessing (1 Pet. 3:9)? What if we shifted from trying to do the right thing in a given moment to training ourselves in spiritual habits that equip us to do the right thing consistently and inherently (Dallas Willard)? What if we remembered the counterintuitive truth that life in God’s Kingdom requires childlike faith (Luke 18:15-17)? This recalibration isn't merely slowing down; it's syncing our hearts and minds to sacred rhythms that transform how we live with God and one another, how we develop meaningful work, and how we find joy through the journey.

Children naturally embody what adults struggle to recover: humility that asks questions with curiosity, honesty that hasn't learned to hide behind masks and humanity that experiences life wholeheartedly. As we sync ourselves to God's tempo this Torrey Conference, let’s discover what children intuitively know: that non-anxious presence matters more than productivity, that vulnerability creates meaningful connection rather than disadvantage, and that joy-filled faith flourishes not in frantic activity but in the sacred, intentional spaces where we realize we are fully seen, known, and loved by our Father.