I remember when I was pregnant with Autumn being introduced to an idea that was new to me. The teacher of our Sunday school class brought up the idea that in teaching our children about God from the time they are born, they will always know God. As a soon to be new parent, I thought that would be amazing. I would love to guarantee, in a sense, that my children will know and love the Lord. When my daughters were 3 and 5, they told me that they knew God and loved Jesus. They may have been even younger, because I didn't write down the date. I puzzled about it for a bit and wondered if they were certain. I questioned them several times. They told me they were certain. Last year, I read God, Marriage, and Family by Andreas Kostenberger. As I read the book, I became keenly aware that we cannot "guarantee" how our children will turn out or that they will come to know the Lord. I questioned what I'd been taught in that Sunday school class s...