Shaun Groves
On Tuesdays Gabriella and I are going through the bible like it’s one big story – because, well, it is. We’re in Exodus 3 and 4 right now, the tale of Moses, the burning bush, “Let my people go,” the plagues and all of that.
We closed our bibles and started talking about what she’d just read and she was more talkative than usual.
“God can control our minds so why didn’t he just make Pharaoh let them go?”
“Why did God kill the animals? Why did God kill the boys?”
“God said to love people we don’t like so why didn’t He do that?”
“Did Moses pray for Pharaoh?”
Makes me long for the days of “Why are you taller than mommy?” So much easier.
We’re off to the art museum to see some Monet and Degas now. No theological conundrums there. I hope.
Kelly @ Love Well says:
Man. Those are tough ones! My six-year-old daughter is just starting to ask hard questions like that. Makes me want to go back to reading “Little Bunny Follows His Nose” instead of devotions.
That would be a great post, by the way. What do you say when your little ones ask hard theological questions? I’d bet we’d all learn a lot from each other.
Jared says:
Shoot, I thought you were gonna answer ‘em.
Tease!
lorijo says:
i love monet and degas! they are two of my favorites!!
The Secret Life of Kat says:
Yikes. I’d better enroll in seminary before my daughter’s next birthday…
Texas in Africa says:
Just wait ‘til you get to Judges…
Shelia says:
First of all, don’t count on getting out of the Frist without having to answer some deep questions,particularly if you make it into the Angelo Filomeno exhibit. Great opportunities there for exploration.
Second, aren’t you glad she is wrestling with those questions with you? I have home schooled our kids for 12 years. Every year we ask the question, “Is this the right thing…this year…for this child?” There have been times when I am so tired I wonder if it is the best thing. I know there are a thousand places where I have failed them. But one of the things I have been most grateful for has been the opportunity to wrestle with them. I frequently am stumped by their questions, and usually we both have to go digging. But, I am grateful that no one is there telling them they don’t have time for that or that their question isn’t important. And, I am glad to have had the opportunity to be challenged myself by their questions. I have learned a great deal. I know that happens to some extent in all families. What we have gained my having our kids in our home is more time. More issues that we are learning about together. Space. Leisure, of a sort. Keep going those places with them. It’s so important.
Seth Ward says:
So, I’m sure interested in how you answered those questions. Seriously. It seems like tricky business trying to explain that stuff to a toddler.
Sarah Chia says:
You’re such a good homeschooling dad.