As a guest minister at a Christian church in Kingman, Kansas, I was informed that a children's sermon was expected. I hate to do children's sermons. You never have control and for me to communicate theological ideas to children is most difficult.

Nevertheless, I agreed to do this. I called the children to the front, as was the custom, and I said, "Today we will look at a shoe. A shoe has three things we all have." I then pointed to the eyes and asked, "Who can tell me wha…