After listening to pastor Chuck Swindoll on the radio, 8 year-old Debbie asked 6 year-old brother David, "Do you know about Jesus?"

Expecting a new slant on the old gospel story, David replied, "No."

Big sister continued: "Sit still, 'cause this is real scary." After explaining the gospel as only an 8 year-old could, she popped the question: "Now David, when you die, do you want to go to heaven to be with Jesus, God, your mommy and daddy and big sister, or do you want to go to the lake of fire to be with the Devil and bank robbers?"

David thought a moment, then replied, "I want to stay right here." 1

Debbie might not have presented the gospel with much sophistication, but she is on the right track. She was trying to offer her younger brother Jesus.

John Wesley, the 18th century Anglic…