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Immediately after worship service on Sunday, March 19, I hurried into my office and changed clothes. My wife drove me to Lake Fort Smith State Park. I was on my way.

There is a picture somewhere that shows the look on my face. I had just unwrapped an Atari Super Pong IV. Wired controllers. Four games. No cartridges. In color! Our 500-pound TV had to be on channel 3. At 14 years old, I knew I had arrived. Everything else would be downhill from this moment.

Candy canes. Angelic music. Will Ferrell in yellow tights. Christmas is a magical time. Many of us celebrate this season with glittery wonder.

I have received one traffic violation in my 17 years in Arkansas. One evening near Subiaco I was pulled over for speeding. I deserved my citation. It was a nuisance but no big deal.

I have facilitated a support group for grieving parents for 12 years. Sadly, I can imagine the tsunami of grief that enters the world every time a young man decides to become a mass shooter. Sometimes the weapons used were not legally acquired. Many times they were.