As details continue to emerge regarding the man who allegedly killed his teacher mother and 20 of her students (along with 6 other adults and himself) at an elementary school in Connecticut, tonight's overflowing prayer vigil was the first of many responses churches sought to offer.

A quick round-up of responses to today's massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut:

CT's Mark Galli reflects on the death–and life–of innocent children, concluding they "are not alone–nor without hope."

Southern Baptist churches in the area are preparing to work across denominational lines to offer counseling and prayer.

Max Lucado told CNN that most pastors will be "scrapping their scheduled Sunday sermons." "You have to address it - you have to turn everything you had planned upside down on Friday because that's where people's hearts are," he said.

Ed Stetzer of LifeWay Research offers three ways Christians should respond to "the horror of a broken world."

Michael Patton at Credo House says ...

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