"You should always read the Bible when you're bored or don't want to play," says Katy, age 8. "God is always around you whatever you do. If you were sad, God will still be with you."

Most people, and especially children, would never think of ...

"I sense God's presence when I pray," says Kaillyn, age 9. "God comes into my heart and gives me the power to lift my heart up and tell him all the things I need."

Who are we trying to fool when we project an attitude of independence? Every ...

"I feel God's presence in school," says Ridge, 7. "I feel God's presence in class."

Ridge, if you can sense God's presence at school in the second grade, you're light years ahead of where I was at age 7.

The presence I recall most vividly is ...

"I can sense God's presence through my little brother," says Cole, 10. For many with little brothers, sensing God's presence through them would be a most unusual phenomenon. But all things are possible with God.

Cole has more: "When I am bored, ...

"When my mom told me to clean my room, I asked God, and He said 'Yes!' Then, I did it. I thank God," says Christian, 8.

Christian, I'm so glad you didn't hear "No." If you had, I'm sure you would have heard something from your mama. You can be ...

"One of the decisions was what kind of ice cream I wanted, strawberry or vanilla," says Christen, 11. "That is a hard decision for me. I really don't know how God showed me the sign, but I picked strawberry."

Christen, are you writing from Earth...