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Sep 8

21m 22s

Kaitlyn Answers an 8-Year-Old's Hardest ...

Kaitlyn Schiess

About this episode

Producer Mike's son Oliver has a lot of questions about the Bible, so Kaitlyn sits down with him to talk through as many as they can. Why did God rest on the seventh day? How did an angel shut the lions' mouths? Why did God make us, and how has God always existed? Listen along to hear what it actually looks like to talk about the Bible with kids.

0:00 - Intro

1:02 - Theme Song

1:22 - How Old Did Adam and Eve Turn?

5:49 - Why Did God Send an Angel to Close the Lions' Mouths?

7:56 - Why Did God Rest on the Seventh Day?

15:25 - Why Did God Make Us?

19:21 - End Credits

19:50 - Bloopers

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