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We walked in the door from the evening service and quickly turned on the TV to catch "The Ten Commandments" —just in time to see the dramatic parting of the waters.

"Daddy, what is that?" asked our four-year-old, Debbie.

"That's the crossing of the Red Sea. God divided the water so the people of Israel could walk to the other side," I explained.

Debbie, however, wasn't so sure I was right. "That's not the Red Sea. Those waters are blue!"

—William D. Barrick
Modesto, California

During a children's sermon one Sunday morning, I held up an ugly-looking summer shirt that I wore occasionally around the house.

I explained to the children that someone said the shirt was ugly and should be thrown away.

"This really hurt me," I explained. "I'm having trouble forgiving the person who said those mean things. Do you think I should forgive that person?" I asked the children.

Immediately, my six-year-old daughter, Alicia, raised her hand. "Yes, you should," she said without hesitation.

"But why? The person hurt my feelings," I responded.

To which Alicia wisely answered, "Because you're married to her."

—Glenn E. Schaeffer
Barrie, Ontario

My two-year-old son, Ben, learned about Moses at a Bible study he attended with me. The day after he heard the story about Moses' mother putting him in a basket and hiding him in the reeds along the river bank, I quizzed Ben about the story.

"Where did baby Moses' mother put him?" I asked.

Ben, an avid sports fan, replied, "In a basketball hoop."

—Laura Christianson
Snohomish, Washington

Our eight-year-old, Jessiah, proved himself to be a true pastor's son during his first 4-H judging experience.

Noticing that the nose cone was missing from Jessiah's rocket project, the judge asked why. "I tried different plastic animals for the payload, but their pointy legs kept getting jammed in the rocket," Jessiah explained. "Then I found the perfect weight—a molded plastic baby Jesus."

"But what happened to the nose cone?"

"Well," Jessiah continued, "when I set the rocket off in a field, Jesus and the nose cone both flew off. I never found them."

"So," the judge said with a smile, "Jesus went up to heaven?"

"No," Jessiah said, "It was more like he came down to earth as a baby."

—Lisa G. Yoder
New Philadelphia, Ohio

Our three young daughters take turns asking the blessing before dinner. We've taught them some simple table graces but also encourage "free form" prayer. Our campaign for individual expression made us smile one evening when our three-year-old, Erin, stared briefly at her plate, bowed her head, and prayed, "Dear Lord, I don't like this stuff. Amen."

—Catherine Agar
Fairport, New York

Pointing to the letters "YHWH," on the blackboard, our pastor asked the children, "Why can't we pronounce God's name?"

The obvious answer—no vowels—seemed to be lost on the younger ones. But my nine-year-old daughter, Candace, offered this reasonable explanation. "Because we're not Israelites?"

—Chinwe Thomas
West Covina, California

We were trying to help Lynna, my five-year-old granddaughter, break the habit of sticking everything in her mouth. Our efforts paid off in an unrelated way when Lynna came down with chicken pox.

Staying with Lynna while her parents worked, I was trying to comfort her with a big long hug. "Now where did my little angel pick up the chicken pox?" I asked.

"I don't know, Momo," she whimpered, "but I promise, I don't think I ate 'em."

—Eva Wood
Eldon, Missouri

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