Devotions

My youngest child is wiggling her front tooth. It’s a thrill, it’s a project, it’s unmitigated glee. I’ve seen this before.

A kid waits for the first loose tooth longer than they wait for Halloween, for summer vacation. When’s it gonna fall out? My friend’s already lost...

9 killed at the Buddhist Temple in Waddell, AZ
6 killed at the Sikh gurdwara in Oak Creek, WI.
9 killed at Mother Emanuel in Charleston, SC.
26 killed at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, TX.
11 killed at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA.
50 killed at...

When somebody gets baptized in church, it's a celebration.  People go out to lunch afterward, or somebody hosts a party.  Gifts, cake, lots of hugs.

Read the gospel stories of Jesus’ baptism, and at first you’d think things were going just that way.  The momen...