{"id":19142,"date":"2026-03-11T07:12:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T07:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/what-does-god-look-like-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:07:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:07:15","slug":"what-does-god-look-like-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/entertainment\/books\/what-does-god-look-like-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does God Look Like?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I came across an article the other day about a new book, OMG! How Children See God <\/em>by Monica Parker.<\/p>\n

In the book, Monica queried hundreds of kids, ages 4 to 12, about the Big Man Upstairs. Questions on everything from God\u2019s special abilities to his appearance. The responses are funny, of course, but also illuminating. See a sample of the drawings in the slideshow below.<\/p>\n

\u201cGod is like a Transformer,\u201d says 7-year-old Shane. \u201cHe can turn himself into anything he wants.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGod doesn\u2019t sleep because he watches over us all the time,\u201d says 9-year-old Kelly. <\/p>\n

And, one of my personal favorites, from 9-year-old Gabby: \u201cGod has giant ears so he can hear everything we are saying.\u201d<\/p>\n

The article got me wondering about my own view of God. As a kid, I probably pictured Him with a long white beard made of fluffy white clouds! Now that I\u2019m older, He\u2019s lost the cloud beard. And when I talk to Him, I imagine His presence, not so much an actual person.<\/p>\n

What about you? How has your view of God changed from when you were a kid?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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