Topic
Faith questions
8 articles
- How to Explain Baptism to a Child
Someone got baptized at church and your kid wants to know what just happened. The plain answer, plus what to say if they ask to be baptized too.
- How to Explain Communion to a Child
Your child asked about the bread and the cup mid-service. The two-sentence answer for right now, the longer one for home, and what to say about waiting.
- Why Can't I See God? A Parent's Plain Answer
Kids ask it in the dark, right after you've said God is with them. An honest answer that doesn't end the conversation, plus what lands at each age.
- What to Say When Your Child Says Church Is Boring
One honest sentence for the drive home, why most church boredom is a vocabulary problem, and how to tell it apart from a real doubt.
- How to Explain the Trinity to a Child
Three sentences that are actually true, why the water and egg analogies backfire, and the one Bible scene that does the work for you.
- When God Doesn't Answer Your Child's Prayer
Your child prayed for something specific and it did not happen. What to say at bedtime when the answer was no, without explaining God away.
- What to Say When Your Child Is Afraid of Dying
Your child asks if you are going to die, at 8:30pm. What to say when your child is afraid of dying, without making a promise you cannot keep.
- What to Say When Your Child Asks a Hard Question About God
Your child asks something about God you can't answer, at 8:40pm. A calm script for the moment, and why not knowing is a better answer than you think.