Seek the Approval of Others

Published: Jan. 11, 2015, 10 a.m.

By its very nature, an epidemic is something you can't stop. You either quarantine yourself from it or inevitably catch it. The same is true of the child born at Christmas. The truth about his identity is undeniable and its effect on human lives is unstoppable. This week, we hear from "the experts," from those whose opinions matter most. At his baptism both the sound of God the Father and the sight of God the Spirit made the same thing clear: Jesus is God's Son, the Christ. Thankfully, those same expert opinions give powerful testimony about us at our baptism: we, too are his children.