1.0A Fear of Whaleshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/fearofwhalesrgaffneyhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/fearofwhales/author/rgaffneyChildren's Ministry - A Fear of Whalesrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="OZRHTDQo6b"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/fearofwhales/2012/04/childrens-ministry.html">Children’s Ministry</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/fearofwhales/2012/04/childrens-ministry.html/embed#?secret=OZRHTDQo6b" width="600" height="338" title="“Children’s Ministry” — A Fear of Whales" data-secret="OZRHTDQo6b" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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On Facebook I saw a status yesterday, after volunteering at vacation bible school that said something along the lines of "Why is it that once we turn 18 we have to stop learning about God by doing crafts and singing silly songs?" I don’t think he was serious, I think he was being cute, but…http://blog.beliefnet.com/fearofwhales/files/2011/06/VBS-2005-002-300x273.jpg