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A couple of years ago as I would travel around the Baptist blogopshere I regularly ran across the comments of a guy that always seemed to say what I was thinking.  I met Alan Cross in Greensboro a couple of years ago and then was privileged to spend some time with him in Arlington, Texas for a couple of days and we got to hang out in San Antonio as well.  Alan is the real deal and many of you already know that.

Alan’s son Caelan has battled cancer for most of his very young life.  The last reports we’d gotten were all very encouraging - the cancer was believed to be gone.  It may be back.  You can read the details here.

Whether you think Paige Patterson is the embodiment of all that is wrong with the SBC or all that is right in the SBC, whether you think Frank Cox would be a wonderful president or whether you have your reservations, whether you live and breathe convention politics or hope the whole thing implodes, spend a few moments putting all of that in the context of the life of a two-and-a-half year old battling cancer and pray.  Pray for Caelan.  Pray for Alan.  Pray for his wife Erika.  Pray for their kids and their parents.  Pray with their church and pray with their friends.

May God grant Caelan life and health in the power that raised Jesus from the dead.