In today's quick question, you'll learn about the beautiful Jewish holiday of the Passover, and all the symbolism that points to JESUS, along with fun ideas to teach your children about how the Passover teaches us about God's salvation and how Jesus is our Messiah and Passover Lamb.

In this full-length episode (27-minutes), we're sharing about what we believe as Christians, and why the Cross and the Blood of Jesus is so important. For more, see THE SCARLET CORD: Nothing but the Blood of Jesus, by Jon & Ann Dunagan.

How do we teach our kids and teenagers about what other religions believe? In this mini-episode, Ann Dunagan shares a brief (9-minute) introduction to Buddhism, from a Christian worldview.

• Here is "Highlights of World Religions" from Teaching With God's Heart for the World, Volume 2, (by Ann Dunagan) with several pages about understanding Buddhism and explaining this religious belief to young people, from a Christian mission-minded perspective.

• Check The Voice of the Martyrs at http://persecution.com for many stories of people who have surrendered to Jesus from a Buddhist upbringing, who are now willing to suffer and be persecuted and even to die for their faith in Jesus.

• Here's our wonderful national missionary friend in Asia, Haran, (who is also a NETS minister with Harvest Ministry) who preaches the Gospel to people from the Buddhist faith, Reach Himalaya Ministries, with many inspiring stories.

• Crosswalk.com -- Share Your Faith with Buddhists

And also, two good books are:

• So What's the Difference? By Fritz Ridenour
• Jesus in a New Age, Dalai Lama World (Defending and Sharing Christ with Buddhists), By M. Tsering

In this 7-minute episode, Ann shares a (very) brief introduction to Islam, how to pray and how to share the Gospel, from a biblical Christian worldview. This is a part of a series about global religions.

How do we teach our children and teenagers about what other religions believe?

• Here is "Highlights of World Religions" from Teaching With God's Heart for the World, Volume 2, (by Ann Dunagan) which includes several pages about understanding Islam and explaining this religious belief to young people, from a Christian mission-minded perspective.
• Check The Voice of the Martyrs at http://persecution.com for many stories of people who have surrendered to Jesus from a Muslim upbringing, who are now willing to suffer and be persecuted and even to die for their faith in Jesus.

THUMB -- U stands for "Unreligious" and also, the "Unreached."

In today's podcast Q&A, we're going to focus on UPG's (an abbreviation for a mission term for "Unreached People Groups).

What about people who have never heard the Gospel?

This week, we're focusing on religions of the world, understanding how to pray and to share rthe Gospel (very briefly) from a Biblical and mission-minded perspective. In today's Quick Question, Ann answers,

"Why should we care for the UNREACHED?"

How do we teach our kids and teenagers about what other religions believe? In this 7-minute episode, Ann shares a (very) brief introduction to Hinduism, from a Christian worldview.

• Here is "Highlights of World Religions" from Teaching With God's Heart for the World, Volume 2, (by Ann Dunagan) which includes several pages about understanding Hinduism and explaining this religious belief to young people, from a Christian mission-minded perspective.

• Check The Voice of the Martyrs at http://persecution.com for many stories of people who have surrendered to Jesus from a Hindu upbringing, who are now willing to suffer and be persecuted and even to die for their faith in Jesus.

• Here's our wonderful national missionary friend in Asia, Haran, (who is also a NETS minister with Harvest Ministry) who preaches the Gospel to people from the Hindu faith, Reach Himalaya Ministries, with many inspiring stories.

In today's quick question, we're starting a new series about global religions, shared from a Christian mission-minded worldview. How do we teach our children and teenagers about what other religions believe? In this mini-episode, Ann Dunagan shares an introduction about Tribal Religions beliefs (also known as "Animism").

• Here is "Highlights of World Religions" from Teaching With God's Heart for the World, Volume 2, (by Ann Dunagan) which includes several pages about Tribal/Animism and explaining this religious belief to young people,from a biblical perspective. Included are basic beliefs, how to pray for people from remote tribal religions, and encouraging spiritual caution and prayer when learning about ancient religions -- introduced through popular family movies (such as Pocahontas, Moana, Avatar, or The Lion King), or in historical displays honoring ancient cultures and native religious practices.

Recommended mission books:

• Eternity in their Hearts by Don Richardson
• Peace Child, by Don Richardson
• Bruchko, by Bruce Olsen

During March, people all over the world celebrate St. Patrick's Day, with green decorations, shamrocks, rainbows, leprechans, and a focus on the nation of Ireland. But do you know the REAL story of Patrick, who was a missionary to Ireland?

Come listen, and then, take the St. Patrick's Day Misson Challenge:

http://missionmindedfamilies.org/stpatrick