Holy chicken
Bedtime Theology with the 4-year-old... ( 4-year-old singing an unrecognizable song to himself, that included the words “Holy Spirit”) Me: Did you just say Holy Spirit? 4 yo: Yes! Me: Do you know what the Holy Spirit is? 4 yo: A chicken! Me: Wow, that’s interesting. The Holy Spirit is part of God, and some people think of it like a bird, like a dove. 4 yo: It’s a chicken. Me: Does that mean God is like a chicken? 4 yo: Yes. And God has feathers! Me: Wow, that’s interesting. I preached on Pentecost Sunday a few days ago, which celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit. At the children's sermon, I asked an 8-year-old boy if he knew what the Holy Spirit was. He didn't have an answer. I told him it was okay - the adults in the room didn't really know either. What is the Holy Spirit, anyway? Scripture portrays the spirit as a dove, a flame, a rushing wind. Biblical interpreters have noted that the Greek word for dove can also mean pigeon and if you think of God as ubiq...
