Ever notice how curious kids can be? Every kid’s favorite question is “Why?”: Why do I have to take a bath? Why do I have to clean my room? Why can’t I hit my sister? Why do I have to go to bed?

Now that my kids are teens, the whys are more difficult. Why do I have to use deodorant? Why can’t I play video games all day long? (Okay, those two aren’t that hard, but how about these…) Why doesn’t he like me? Why is God doing this to me? My kids ask questions about Old Testament sexuality (What’s a concubine?), about our theological confession (Can you explain the Trinity to me?), and about how what we say is true about God relates to the difficulties of life (Why does God allow suffering?). Sometimes the search for answers to their questions just births more questions.

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