From the book:
Postmodern Children’s Ministry

The magnificent and untainted imagination of young children draws them toward the stories of the Bible. They are easily persuaded to wonder about the power, love, and mysteries of God. And they believe everything we tell them. So those of us entrusted with the soul care of young children need to work at introducing them to their loving Creator God. We need to acquaint them with God through ritual, story, community, and church tradition, helping them understand all this in a concrete and literal way.


Young children think concretely and literally. They can’t understand abstract concept unless it is continually and intentionally linked with a concrete action or object.
Remember love is abstract.