English mystery writer Dorothy Sayers was also a lay theologian in the Church of England. In one of her books she discussed the difficulty a missionary to the Orient had in trying to explain the Trinity. As you know, one of the symbols for the Holy Spirit is a descending dove. The Oriental gentleman, lost in the maze of theology, said: "Honorable Father I understand. Honorable Son I understand. Honorable bird I don't understand at all!"

He is not alone! George Bernard Shaw once said that all professions are conspiracies against the laity. Nowhere does this seem to be more true than in the Christian doctrine of the Trinity.

STILL, CHRISTIANS ARE TRINITARIANS. "In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy (Spirit)." With those familiar words, Christians baptize their children…