“If you turn away from God, it’s like unplugging your night-light,” says Joshua, 6. “Then it just gets dark.” Romans 1:24-32 gives us one of the Bible’s clearest pictures of what happens when people reject God. Paul describes how those who push God away end up in confusion, sin, and brokenness. Instead of living in […]

“If Jesus is the King, why didn’t He just order an army of angels to rescue Him?” asks Caleb, 10. “He could’ve blinked and zapped everybody!” Caleb’s question might be exactly what Pontius Pilate was thinking during his famous conversation with Jesus in John 18:28–40. Pilate was the Roman governor who had the authority to […]

“The Holy Spirit tells you stuff before it happens,” says Sawyer, 8. “He told my mom that Grandma was coming over, and then she showed up with cookies.” Now that’s a spiritual gift I’d like to have: the ability to sense cookie arrivals. While the Holy Spirit may not always predict dessert, Jesus did say […]

“When eating a fruit, think of the person who planted the tree,” says an ancient Vietnamese proverb. Good teachers are like those who plant fruit-bearing trees. Psalm One says that a wise person, who meditates in God’s Word day and night, is like a tree planted by rivers of water that brings forth fruit in […]

“If you had a bad day and had a timeout, God would forgive you,” says Hayes, 6. Hayes, you’re thinking like me. You need a lot of grace for life’s truth timeouts. In Jesus, we see the perfect balance of grace and truth. “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld […]

“Jesus gives light to everyone by letting you buy it from the grocery store,” says Omar, 5. The Apostle John had a different kind of light in mind when he referred to Jesus as “the true light which gives light to every man coming into the world” (John 1:9). “Jesus came into the world to […]

Why is God full of truthfulness? Read how some children responded and what the Bible teaches us about the absolute authority of God’s Word. (John 1:14)

Why did God command us not to lie? Read how some children responded and what the Bible teaches us about truth and honesty. (John 14:6; Ephesians 4:25; Romans 1:18; Romans 1:25)

Why is the Bible important? Read how some children responded and what the Bible teaches us about memorization of scripture and how the Word of God helps us in our daily battles. (Matthew 4:4; Ephesians 6:11,17; II Corinthians 10:4-5; Hebrews 10:30; II Timothy 3:16)

Why do people not respect God? Read how some children responded and what the Bible teaches us about truth, wisdom and God’s creation. (Proverbs 1:7, Psalm 19:1-2)