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Bedtime Theology with the 4-year-old ( Trying to get child to settle down instead of showing off his new Batman pajamas - complete with cape ) Me: Let’s read about Jesus, he’s a super-hero, too, but he doesn’t have a cape. 4 yo: But he can fly! Me: He can? How does Jesus fly? 4 yo: He flies with his feet. Me: Wow, how do you know that? 4 yo: I saw it in a video at church. Me: Oh, was it a video they showed in Sunday School? 4 yo: Yeah, there was a person in white and they could fly. I’m sure it was Jesus. It's a funny time of year to write about Jesus being a flying, cape-wearing super-hero, seeing as we're just weeks away from welcoming him as vulnerable newborn. Tomorrow is the first Sunday of Advent in the Christian church, which marks the four weeks leading up to Christmas. Every year it feels like a precipice - I'm standing on the edge clutching my Thanksgiving leftovers, savoring a few days at home with the kids before plummeting into Christmas concerts/pre...
