"I think the angels wrote the verses, and God helped the angels type it out," says Sara, 8.

That's a lot of typing, but I think there's more to the story. Scriptures record messages delivered by angels, but people did the writing.

"Some names ...

"Time sneaks up on you like a windshield on a bug," wrote John Lithgow.

Have you ever noticed that the older you grow, the more time seems to accelerate? When I was a child, time seemed to crawl. Remember waiting for birthdays and Christmas?

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God gave us a choice between spiritual life and death "so he could have people on his side," says Damian, 9. It sounds like we're picking teams for a giant volleyball or baseball game.

Wes, 11, believes it's a good thing that there are two teams...

"Not everyone who says to me, `Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father in heaven," said Jesus (Matthew 7:21).

"I think it means that whoever says something real fast and doesn't mean it will not ...

"God can talk by thunder because thunder is really God talking out loud," says Dianna, 8.

I'm not sure how this works but Lane, 7, will explain: "God is in heaven, and when you are high, it's easy to talk down."

Oh, I get it. It's kind of like ...

"Jealousy just keeps building and building," says James, 10. "When it builds, it gets worse. One time, I was jealous of my sister because she had more candy. I asked her if I could have some, and she said, `No.' I was so mad that I took some ...