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New today from the Century: The editors on the fiscal cliff, Randall Balmer reviews Stephen Prothero, more.

I once saw children's ministry as a steppingstone to something else. This attitude put me in league with the hindering kind of disciples.

We celebrated both sons’ baptism anniversaries a few weeks back. Their days are only a fortnight apart, so in the blur of busy schedules we set aside a single night to celebrate and remember. As I was setting the table for their special dinner, my son snatched his baptism candle out of its holder and playfully held it in front of his mouth as if to bite. Coyly offering one of his beloved kidisms, he teased: “Does it taste?”

The presidential election revealed that the “God gap” in electoral politics remains as large as ever—and is much larger than the gender gap that was often touted during the campaign. Mark Silk summarizes it: Those who said they attend worship weekly preferred Mitt Romney by 20 points, 59-39. Those who said they attend less frequently went for Obama by 25 points. That compares to a male preference for Romney of seven points and a female preference for Obama of 11. How fervently one practices one’s religion is—apart from race—still the best predictor of how one votes.

New today from the Century: A changed view of children's ministry, the persistent God gap, more.

I once saw children's ministry as a steppingstone to something else. This attitude put me in league with the hindering kind of disciples.

If soldiers make it home, the war comes with them. Every day, about 18 of them implode in suicide.

New today from the Century: Mark Heim on Baptist identity, Logan Mehl-Laituri on Veterans Day, more.

Scholars who devote themselves to interpreting Baptist tradition must contend with a community that is not sure it has one.