2-Year-Old Theology

"Does God have a beard?" An interesting question, though I changed the syntax. I believe it was actually, "he have a beard?" When Asa learned that God does not have a beard, he was noticeably pleased because, for whatever reason, Asa tends to be afraid of beards. (That's another post for another time).

I think that teaching my sons theology will be one of the greatest responsibilities, privileges, and joys of fatherhood. Of course we're teaching them theology everyday in the way we speak to each other, pray, discipline, repent. We're teaching them theology when we worship with and invest ourselves in the life of our local church. We're teaching theology a hundred different ways whether we realize it or not.

But I'm thinking of what the theologians call theology proper. For now there are a few questions about God, such as "Where is he?" In some ways we've already started drawing lines, such as this one that would make some mainline and liberal Protestants mad: "Is God a lady?" "No."
(Also last night.)

One day we'll get into the Trinity and all of that. It will be interesting, I'm sure. But for now Asa just seems content to know that God doesn't have a beard.