In the same way that I am often asked, "Are you related to THE Lloyd-Jones" (see Feb 24th post) lately poor Balloon Bird is being asked all the time, "Are you related to THE Wilberforce?" (Balloon Bird's real name, for those who are not familiar with his lineage, is Sir Wilberforce-Ping.)
He is forced (as am I) to say, "No" (since he doesn't care to lie any more than I do) but then he feels he must apologize--like me--and so because he says things in threes--he has to say it three times: "sorry, sorry, sorry".
Which is a bit embarrassing for him, he says.
But there is one good thing about it. (Which actually makes the question a fine compliment.) Because, just like me, Sir Wilberforce-Ping does have a glorious namesake: Sir William Wilberforce (1759-1833)--the heroic British abolitionist who is right now in the news because of the wondrous film
Amazing Grace.
And Eric Metaxas has written the book
Amazing Grace that goes along with it! He's a wonderful writer and (best of all) my wonderful friend.
This is Jonathan. He's got lovely blond hair (as you can see), he runs around really fast (which you can't see here because the photo caught him during a momentary break) and he's a glorious rascal (which you can probably guess). 
