Welcome to “Daddy Jeopardy,” the wild and wacky world of questions from the Phillips peanut gallery around the Sunday table. The following questions were offered in rapid fire two nights ago over about a ten minute period:

Justice (Age 9): “Daddy, if air is all around us and God is all around us, is it possible that God is in air?”

Me: “Air is part of God’s creation...it is a gas...the pantheists believe...”

Jubilee (Age 6): “But who created God?”

Me: “No one created God...God always was...the Scriptures state...”

Jubilee: “But what was there before God?”

Jubilee: “Daddy, how can there be a time when there was no time?”

Me: “Jubilee, that is a hard thing for us to understand because....”

Justice: “Have any people every fallen through a black hole?”

Me: “Son, unless there was some unusual supernatural event, we can confidently...”

Justice: “If I do fall through a black hole, what would happen to me?”

Me: “Son, as far as we can tell, it would be a very bad experience because...”

Jubilee: “Do scientists know why bones grow differently with different people..”

Me: “Jubilee, here is what we do know...DNA...genes....”

Justice: “Why did God make black holes? Do they lead to heaven?”

Me: “I honestly don’t know the reason.....”

Faith (Age 5): “Have any dogs gone through a black hole?”

Me: “I am not aware of any dogs who have....”

Jubilee: “Do you think a dog will ever go through a black hole?”

Me: “I think it highly unlikely...however......”

Faith: “Will you be dead when I am a grandmother?”

Joshua (Age 11): “Faith, you’re not supposed to ask questions like that.”

Me: “That’s quite alright Faith. Actually.....”

Jubilee: “Will I be dead when my grandchildren are grandmothers?”

Me: “The bible says that God has appointed a normal life span...”

Joshua: “Daddy, in The Legend of Montrose why did Sir Walter Scott favor the British?”

Me: “Joshua, I am glad that...”

Faith: “So you’re sure Daddy that there are no dogs in black holes?”