How Would You Explain God’s Omnipresence to a Six-Year-Old?
June 1, 2023

#STRaskStand to Reason
Questions about how to explain God’s omnipresence to a six-year-old, how it could make sense for God to identify as male if the definition of “male” is rooted in biology, why the thief’s statement to Jesus on the cross got him into the kingdom, and a program for teaching logic.
* How would you explain God’s omnipresence to a six-year-old?
* If the definition of male and female is rooted in biology, how does it make sense for God to identify as male?
* What is it in the statement the thief on the cross makes to Jesus in Luke 23:42 that triggers his entry into the kingdom?
* What’s a good program to teach logic with a Christian flavor to high school students?
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