Category: Bible + Faith

The History of Christmas

By Melanie Rainer

What is the history of Christmas? Did you know that Christmas didn’t become an official holiday in the United States until 1870? And you may have noticed that nowhere in the Bible is a festival of Christ’s birth celebrated. It was several hundred years after Jesus’s death that the Church created a “Feast of the […]

What is All Saints Day?

Thanksgiving - Family

By Jessica Wolstenholm

It’s October! For many people, this is the season of jack-o-lanterns, autumn wreaths, decorative bowls full of candy corn, and buying costumes for the kiddos. It’s Halloween time! Now, whether or not your family chooses to partake in these traditions, Halloween, also known as All Hallow’s Eve, comes before the celebration of an often forgotten […]

The Right Kind of Hero

By Editorial Team

by Katie Blackburn “Mom, can I have my own YouTube channel?” my eight-year-old daughter asked me one afternoon, as casually as if she were asking for a snack. “What?” My eyes grew bigger. “Your own YouTube channel? Sweetheart, no.” “But mom, lots of kids have them,” she responded in protest, going on to recite a […]

Journey through the Old Testament with Minno Church at Home

Minno - Journey Through the Old Testament

By Editorial Team

The latest series of our Free Church at Home resource for families launches this week with the story of Creation. Over the next seven weeks, we’ll journey through the Old Testament, learning about heroes such as Noah, Moses, Joshua, David, and Daniel while covering important topics such as trust, strength, victory, and obedience. Gather together […]