By Editorial Team
Around Easter every year, we start to think about how we’re going to talk to our kids about Jesus’ death – which is a pretty tricky topic for little kids! Most people like to skirt the topic. I get it. It’s not an easy one. Who wants to talk to kids about torture? About archaic […]
By Editorial Team
I recently heard a teenager say she loved attending the 9/11 memorial service in our town because she “loves history”. I almost laughed because Tuesday, September 11, 2001, doesn’t seem like history to me. It seems like yesterday. I wonder if my grandmother, born in 1930 would have laughed if I told her Pearl Harbor […]
By Editorial Team
Most people only know Pentecost as a Christian holiday, where we commemorate the day when the Holy Spirit fell on the Apostles of Christ as they gathered together in the upper room, after the Ascension of Jesus. Scripture (Acts 2) actually tells us that Jews from many different nations were in Jerusalem that day. They […]
By Editorial Team
Celebrate Easter with Minno Watch the Laugh and Grow Bible Easter Special to help your kids understand the love and sacrifice of Jesus! Check out this special Raising Boys and Girls podcast episode on how to talk to your kids about Easter featuring Minno’s Director of Education and Faith Formation! At Minno, we know how […]
By Editorial Team
In light of the school shooting at Covenant School in Nashville, TN we thought it would be helpful to re-share this post to guide the tough conversations that may be coming up again with your kids. Yesterday I was able to celebrate a milestone in my daughter’s life that countless parents in Uvalde, TX never […]
By Melanie Rainer
Americans love a reason to celebrate! Is there any other national holiday that is quite as exciting as the 4th of July? Close your eyes and think about the many Independence Days you have celebrated. What comes to mind? Barbecues, sunshine, lemonade, the feeling of grass beneath your feet, horseshoes, pie-eating contests, hot dogs, swimming, […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
Wondering how to talk to your kids about sex in today’s culture? Join Sissy Goff and David Thomas as they visit with the moms behind Birds & Bees, Mary Flo Ridley and Megan Michelson. . . . . . . . . . . SUBSCRIBE to the podcast so you never miss an episode! If you […]
By Melanie Rainer
Wondering how to talk to kids about war with all that’s happening in Ukraine? Use these age by age talking points to offer a hope-filled perspective. We live in a Civil War town. It’s impossible to drive very far at all without passing statues, signs marking famous battle sites, and other reminders of the war […]
By Melanie Rainer
What is God? Who is God? How can I know God? What does God do? Do those questions sound familiar? Kids have a lot of questions about God (and quite honestly, grown-ups do too). Theologians (people who study God and His Word) use the Attributes of God to help us understand more about God. The […]
By Melanie Rainer
What is God? Who is God? How can I know God? What does God do? Do those questions sound familiar? Kids have a lot of questions about God (and quite honestly, grown-ups do too). Theologians (people who study God and His Word) use the Attributes of God to help us understand more about God. The […]