C: Dad, Where does God live?For a second, I actually thought about explaining to her that while it’s certainly possible that she was right, it's also possible that “on the clouds” could just be a metaphor referring to “in great glory.” Instead, I think I did the wise thing: I commended her for being very bright and I silently gave thanks to God for the fact that He is already working in my six-year-old child’s heart to pique her interest of spiritual things.
Me: In Heaven.
C: Where’s that?
Me: We don’t know for sure.
C: Doesn’t the Bible say that when He comes back, He’ll come on the clouds?
Me: Yes, it does!
C: Then heaven must be in the sky.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Faith Like a Child
One of my greatest joys in all of life is when my children ask me good, biblically-informed questions. My daughter just turned six about a month ago. Today, while giving her a ride to school, we had the following conversation out of the blue:
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