Religion in a Secular World

Last night as we were preparing to read our bedtime stories, our little two-year-old and I stood before the bookshelf browsing the selection. She pulled a Berenstain Bears favorite from the stacks and then turned to me to ask, "Have you picked YOUR book yet, Mommy?"

When I told her no, she turned back to the shelf, cocked her head to the side, and looked at the spines. Then she faced me again and asked, "Do you want Maisy...or Jesus?"

Maybe we need to work on elevating him beyond equality with the Teletubbies and Spongebob in her mind...