Arthur Clutton-Brock, who was for many years an art critic for the London Times, wrote about his Christian faith in a book titled What Is the Kingdom
of Heaven? He tells a powerful story of his childhood.
He was out for a walk with his sitter, traipsing along a country lane. At a house just
before them three children were romping through the yard, playing games, and laughing
delightedly. They had climbed a small sycamore tree, gathering leaves and tossing them
into the air. The tender branches from the top of the tree, covered at the time with blazing