How to Thank God Like a Two-Year-Old

We may sometimes toss around the expression "faith like a child." Maybe we should ask South Carolina toddler Sutton Whitt what she thinks of ...

Excited Young Concertgoer Invited Back as Special Guest

A nine-year-old boy whose expression of amazement sparked applause and a viral video sensation has since been invited back by the orchestra as a special ...

Atheist's Daughter Dances for Joy to Know that God Exists

Sofia Cavaletti is a researcher who has pioneered the study of spirituality in young children. She finds that children often have an amazing perception ...

Secular Writer Discovers Her Child's 'Prayer Life'

In an article in The New York Times Magazine, writer Dana Tierney described how both she and her husband John had rejected their childhood faith. They ...

As Adults We Ask 119 Less Questions Every Day

Writer Ralph B. Smith once made an observation that children ask roughly 125 questions per day and adults ask about six questions per day, so somewhere ...

Childlike Outlook Promotes Creativity

In his book Imagine, Jonah Lehrer writes about the advantages that come with having a childlike attitude:

Take this clever experiment, led by the psychologist ...

Child Recognizes God in Creation

Sofia Cavalletti relates the experience of a 3-year-old girl who grew up in an atheistic home where no one ever spoke of God:

One day she questioned her ...

Corrie ten Boom Learns to Trust her Father

In her book The Hiding Place, Corrie ten Boom tells of an event that took place when she was 10 or 12 years old as she traveled with her father on a train ...

Childlike Joy in God's Love

In his book The Wisdom of Tenderness, Brennan Manning tells the following story:

Several years ago, Edward Farrell of Detroit took his two-week vacation ...

Learning from Childlikeness

When I look at a patch of dandelions, I see a bunch of weeds that are going to take over my yard. Kids see flowers for Mom and blowing white fluff you ...