Annie's MiniBFF Podcast

What Jesus Said miniBFFs, have you ever heard about the Sermon on the Mount? I know, it’s kind of a funny name right? But the Sermon on the Mount is a very important message that Jesus gave to a crowd of people about being a follower of God. Today’s story is an example of one of the many reasons why I am so thankful to have the Bible because it tells us about all the very important things that Jes...

There is nothing I love more than reading about Jesus healing those who need healing! Right, miniBFFS??  In our story today, Jesus shows us that He loves everyone by taking care of the people who were not welcomed by others. He helps someone who is blind, someone who couldn’t walk, and someone who had horrible sickness that no one wanted to be around. Jesus not only wanted to be around them, He wa...

miniBFFs, we really love the story for this episode because we get to witness Jesus perform not one, but two, miracles. This is the story about a father who wanted his little girl to get better and about a woman who had been sick for a very long time and also wanted to get better. Spoiler alert - Jesus heals them both! But the way that these miracles happened is very different. This story, A Littl...

Did you know that Jesus cares for you so much that no matter what, He will never stop loving you? It’s true, miniBFFs! And that is a topic we are learning about in this episode with the story of the woman at the well. This woman felt a lot of shame and sadness about the things she had done and thought no one loved her. But Jesus was about to tell her how much He loved her and how He had come to sa...

So we know Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist from our episode last week. But what happened after that? Well, Jesus spent a lot of time in the desert of all places! That’s probably not where I would go right after being baptized, but it is where Jesus went and for a good reason. We also learn about Jesus calling his disciples and how important it was for Jesus to have close friends too.  This...

This episode today is all about John the Baptist. It is so important that we take time to learn about him because he is a very good example of wanting to tell everyone about Jesus. Even before John the Baptist had even met Jesus face to face, he knew that Jesus was someone that everyone needed to know about.  This story, John the Baptist, comes from the I Wonder book and can be found on page 114. ...

Have you ever thought about what happened at the very first Christmas? Well in this episode we get to learn all about it from the story, The First Christmas, in The Tiny Truths Illustrated Bible on page 119.  This season we have teamed up with Zonderkidz to learn all about the Gospels by reading stories from these three storybook Bibles: The Jesus Storybook Bible, The Tiny Truths Illustrated Bible...

We have a fun announcement just for you, miniBFFs! Annie’s miniBFF Podcast will be back with brand new episodes in 2024! Starting on Monday, January 8th we’ll be reading MORE stories from Annie’s favorite book, the Bible. But in this season, ALL of the stories are from the gospels as shared in some of our favorite storybook Bibles from our friends at Zonderkidz.  We can’t wait to learn more about...

I am so excited to be with you all for a little bit today to share with you a very fun episode about my newest kids book So Happy To Know You! And guess what miniBFFs? So Happy To Know You! is in stores NOW! Alright so we are doing this podcast a little differently today. Instead of a story, I want to invite you all to a conversation with some extra special guests like Jennie Poh (the illustrator...

miniBFFs, I have been keeping a BIG secret and it's time to share this fun surprise with YOU! Listen in to find out about something special I've been working on with YOU in mind! Grown ups, be sure to visit sohappytoknowyou.com for more details and some fun goodies you can get when you preorder So Happy To Know You!

miniBFFs, we are so excited to bring to you all a very special series where we get to spend some time together talking about one of my favorite seasons in the church calendar, Advent. Join us as we spend the next four weeks learning about each of the candles on the Advent wreath - Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love.  This week’s episode focuses on the candle of LOVE. I'm so glad that this week we get to t...

miniBFFs, we are so excited to bring to you all a very special series where we get to spend some time together talking about one of my favorite seasons in the church calendar, Advent. Join us as we spend the next four weeks learning about each of the candles on the Advent wreath - Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love.  This week’s episode focuses on the candle of JOY!  I'm so excited that we get a chance to...

miniBFFs, we are so excited to bring to you all a very special series where we get to spend some time together talking about one of my favorite seasons in the church calendar, Advent. Join us as we spend the next four weeks learning about each of the candles on the Advent wreath - Hope, Peace, Love and Joy.  This week’s episode focuses on the candle of PEACE. Sometimes the Christmas season can fee...

miniBFFs, we are so excited to bring to you all a very special series where we get to spend some time together talking about one of my favorite seasons in the church calendar, Advent. Join us as we spend the next four weeks learning about each of the candles on the Advent wreath - Hope, Peace, Love and Joy.  This week’s episode focuses on the candle of HOPE. We are all familiar with the feeling of...

miniBFFs, have you ever lost something before? I mean, I have! And let me tell you that the second I find what I am looking for I am jumping up and down screaming “I found it! I found it!” This episode focuses on a very important story from the bible about something being lost and then found. It is the story from Luke about the lost son and how he found his way back home. Scripture: Luke 15:11-31...

Have you ever climbed a tree? Well, did you know that there is a story in the bible about someone climbing a tree. There is, miniBFFs. His name was Zacchaeus. And it was a good thing he did too, because it helped him get a better look at Jesus. Even though Jesus already knew he was up in the tree. This episode tells the story of Zacchaeus and how climbing the tree made a big change in his heart an...

Getting hurt is zero fun. Am I right, miniBFFS? And the hard part about getting hurt is waiting for the boo boo to heal! But usually, it always does. This episode focuses on a story in the bible where Jesus healed a blind man named Bartimaeus. But the reason Bartimaeus was able to be healed was because he had faith in Jesus. Scripture: Mark 10:46-52 We’d love to have you draw a picture of Jesus he...

We have heard before the story about Jesus telling us to love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind and to love your neighbor as yourself. But this episode talks about what Jesus meant when He said “love your neighbor”. And miniBFFs, it is a good one! Scripture: Luke 10:25-37 We’d love to have you draw a picture of your neighbor! We can’t wait to see what you crea...

Have you ever had a garden before? If you have, you know how much work it takes to keep it alive and growing. Well Jesus tells us a story, or a parable, about a garden that lives in our hearts. I am serious, miniBFFs! There is a story in the bible about Jesus being the vine and we are the branches. Do you know who the gardener is? God! That’s right! This episode dives more into the topic of tendin...

Moses is a big part of the old testament in the bible and there are a lot of stories about him. But for this episode I wanted to tell you about Moses from the very beginning and how God had a big plan for him. This episode I tell you about how Moses floating down a river as a baby made a big impact on the future of Egypt. Scripture: Exodus chapters 1 & 2 We’d love to have you draw a picture of bab...

Do you like to run? Well, miniBFFs, I don’t really love running. I kind of only like to run if I am in a race with someone or playing my favorite sport, soccer. Would you be shocked to know that running is talked about in the bible?! Believe it or not, it is! But it is talked about in a way where you are running towards God. Listen to this episode to find out more. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24 We...

Y’all know I love talking about being brave. I mean, we spent an entire two weeks on this podcast focusing just on that topic alone. So of course I love the story from the bible about three very brave men named - Shadrach, Meshach, and Abendnego. These three men stood up to King Nebuchadnezzer and said they were not going to worship the statue like he had commanded. They told him they would only w...

Have you ever had a moment where you wanted to scream “Hey! That's not fair!”? Well, I for sure have! And guess what? There were people in the Bible who felt that way too. In fact, Jesus tells us a whole story on fairness and how we don’t need to put too much focus onto it. Especially when it comes to God. Find out more about this story from the Bible in this episode. Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16 We...

Being patient… I know! It can be so hard! And I am sure there has been a time when you have had to wait patiently for something to happen. Well you are not alone. Today, our story from the Bible is about Sarah and Abraham and how they had to practice a lot of patience in waiting for God to bring them a baby. Scripture: Genesis 17:16, 18:1-5, and 21:1-7 We’d love to have you draw a picture of somet...

And we’re back! Season 3 has officially started for Annie’s miniBFF Podcast! Are you excited? Because we are so excited. Annie’s miniBFF Podcast is a place where I get to take a little time to tell you a story from one of my favorite books, the Bible! In this episode we focus on the story of Jesus when He asked for the children to come to Him. Even though back when Jesus walked the earth it wasn’t...