I signed in Bella’s name when we arrived at the Pet Clinic and I sat down. The clinic’s next appointment arrived, a blonde woman also with a cat; she sat right next to me. The friendly blonde asked me: “Is that a black cat in your carrier?” I answered that she is a female black cat and the last chosen from a litter of kittens that we adopted last year. The blonde bent over her cat carrier and opened the door lifting out a beautiful black female cat. Then she said: “Black cats and dogs are least adopted so I only adopt black cats.” “Really, I wondered why people bypass black cats and dogs. I never heard that before,” I answered. Just then, they called Bella’s name and we were led into the exam room. I have no reason to doubt the blonde’s research. Our conversation got me thinking, however, about favoritism and adoption. Romans 9:8 8 This means that it is not the child...