I almost posted something about this a few days ago. For a number of reasons – not the least of which is that there haven’t been very many details that have been released about this – I held off. But I feel strongly led to make a note of this right now and to ask my readers to keep this family in their thoughts because if there’s any people who need to be held up in prayer right now, it’s the Baileys.

I never personally knew Regan Bailey, but I grew up as neighbors of her grandparents, Warren and Ruth. They are members of the church that my Dad has been part of all his life. And I’ve known Regan’s father Dan Bailey for a long time too. They are some of the finest people that you could ever have the pleasure of meeting. Just a wonderful family, through ...