It happened one day when I was standing in front of a mirror. After a shower, I saw myself as usual, my torso very familiar. And those little parts are so familiar as well, those odd parts for which I have no use. But there they are. They are there on every boy, every man, every big football player, every wrestler, every one of the guys in high school I showered with after PE. We are not surprised. They just come with the whole package. But why? By now, perhaps you have guess

Jesus came into a busy, dangerous world, similar to ours.

The common raven is among the smartest of birds. Perhaps you already know they are also good thieves. Perhaps the word “good” here is...