“If God made us…who made God?” That’s one example of the many questions Dr. Kevin Jones has been tasked with answering. The questions come from kids and the response needs to be age-appropriate for children in elementary school.
The kids’ curiosity about faith is part of a three-year video mission for LifeWay’s “The Gospel Project,” a curriculum used by many churches and Christian schools.
Dr. Jones comes well qualified. He’s dean and assistant professor of education at Cedarville University and also has a background in elementary education. Filming for the 108 videos is taking place at the university’s Ohio campus.
Dr. Jones tells us he is very deliberate about his approach to responding to a kid's question. “What does the Bible say about this question? Because the Bible is our final authority, right? Because what the kid doesn’t need is my thoughts.” When we asked him about children asking pretty bold and direct questions, Dr. Jones smiled and said, “Yes, that’s the beauty!” He believes kids usually have a “heart posture…of pureness and sincerity” when they ask honest questions.
If you’d like to hear how Dr. Jones might respond to the question: “If God made us…who made God?,” click on our podcast below for that and much more about this encouraging project to help kids come closer to Jesus. By the way, Dr. Jones believes that adults – even those who doubt the Christian faith – could benefit from some of the probing questions and answers which will cover many faith curiosities.
