Ask Away: Recent Episodes
Meredith Miller
Ask Away is a podcast where kids can ask anything about the Bible. Join Meredith Miller as she and her kids explore a Bible Story and then talk about questions sent in by kid-listeners!
When Daniel and some other Israelite leaders are captured and taken far away, they have to wonder: can God still be trusted, here? Will God help us, here? And vegetables of all things, help them find out.
Kids! We'd LOVE to hear from you.
We'd love to give you a shout out or wish you a happy birthday! Just send us a note with your name!
Do you have a question or thought to share?
- Record it and email it to askawaypodcast@gmail.com or
- Send a voice message via DM to @meredithannemiller on Instagram.
Be sure to talk loud and clear and tell us your first name and age.
Grown ups! The Great Big Bible Story Walkthrough delivers weekly resources to your inbox for each of our stories. Find Meredith's book Woven: Nurturing a Faith Your Kid Doesn't Have to Heal From wherever books are sold.
When a king discovers a piece of Scripture, and it reveals that things are not going well, what then? Hear what Josiah did next!
Kids! We'd LOVE to hear from you.
We'd love to give you a shout out or wish you a happy birthday! Just send us a note with your name!
Do you have a question or thought to share?
- Record it and email it to askawaypodcast@gmail.com or
- Send a voice message via DM to @meredithannemiller on Instagram.
Be sure to talk loud and clear and tell us your first name and age.
Grown ups! The Great Big Bible Story Walkthrough delivers weekly resources to your inbox for each of our stories. Find Meredith's book Woven: Nurturing a Faith Your Kid Doesn't Have to Heal From wherever books are sold.
Eliajh is running for his life and just plain discouraged. And he hopes God will hear and help. Listen to what happened next.
Kids! We'd LOVE to hear from you.
We'd love to give you a shout out or wish you a happy birthday! Just send us a note with your name!
Do you have a question or thought to share?
- Record it and email it to askawaypodcast@gmail.com or
- Send a voice message via DM to @meredithannemiller on Instagram.
Be sure to talk loud and clear and tell us your first name and age.
Grown ups! The Great Big Bible Story Walkthrough delivers weekly resources to your inbox for each of our stories. Find Meredith's book Woven: Nurturing a Faith Your Kid Doesn't Have to Heal From wherever books are sold.
Elijah the prophet needs help, and a woman he's never met can give it, but only if she'll use the last of her flour for him. Will she? Listen in!
Kids! We'd LOVE to hear from you.
We'd love to give you a shout out or wish you a happy birthday! Just send us a note with your name!
Do you have a question or thought to share?
- Record it and email it to askawaypodcast@gmail.com or
- Send a voice message via DM to @meredithannemiller on Instagram.
Be sure to talk loud and clear and tell us your first name and age.
Grown ups! The Great Big Bible Story Walkthrough delivers weekly resources to your inbox for each of our stories. Find Meredith's book Woven: Nurturing a Faith Your Kid Doesn't Have to Heal From wherever books are sold.
It was time for a king do-over, and Samuel was sent to find and anoint king #2. He was...not what Samuel expected.
Kids! We'd LOVE to hear from you.
We'd love to give you a shout out or wish you a happy birthday! Just send us a note with your name!
Do you have a question or thought to share?
- Record it and email it to askawaypodcast@gmail.com or
- Send a voice message via DM to @meredithannemiller on Instagram.
Be sure to talk loud and clear and tell us your first name and age.
Grown ups! The Great Big Bible Story Walkthrough delivers weekly resources to your inbox for each of our stories. Find Meredith's book Woven: Nurturing a Faith Your Kid Doesn't Have to Heal From wherever books are sold.
The plan: God is the king, with judges to help. The people: what if that wasn't the plan anymore, God? Listen to hear what happens next!
Kids! We'd LOVE to hear from you.
We'd love to give you a shout out or wish you a happy birthday! Just send us a note with your name!
Do you have a question or thought to share?
- Record it and email it to askawaypodcast@gmail.com
- Leave us a Voxer message at AskAwayPodcast, or
- Send a voice message via DM to @meredithannemiller on Instagram.
Be sure to talk loud and clear and tell us your first name and age.
Grown ups! The Great Big Bible Story Walkthrough delivers weekly resources to your inbox for each of our stories. Find Meredith's book Woven: Nurturing a Faith Your Kid Doesn't Have to Heal From wherever books are sold.
Who would you think was calling your name in the middle of the night? Probably someone in your home, yes? Well Samuel heard a voice, and it wasn't who he expected. Hear about it in this episode.
Kids! We'd LOVE to hear from you.
We'd love to give you a shout out or wish you a happy birthday! Just send us a note with your name!
Do you have a question or thought to share?
- Record it and email it to askawaypodcast@gmail.com
- Leave us a Voxer message at AskAwayPodcast, or
- Send a voice message via DM to @meredithannemiller on Instagram.
Be sure to talk loud and clear and tell us your first name and age.
Grown ups! Joining the Great Big Bible Story Walkthrough gets you weekly resources for each of our stories. And Meredith's book Woven: Nurturing a Faith Your Kid Doesn't Have to Heal From has a whole chapter on how to approach the Bible with kids!
"Greetings, mighty hero!" says an angel to Gideon, who is more like a hiding zero, trying to keep away from the Midianites.
Kids! We'd LOVE to hear from you.
We'd love to give you a shout out or wish you a happy birthday! Just send us a note with your name!
Do you have a question or thought to share?
- Record it and email it to askawaypodcast@gmail.com
- Leave us a Voxer message at AskAwayPodcast, or
- Send a voice message via DM to @meredithannemiller on Instagram.
Be sure to talk loud and clear and tell us your first name and age.
Grown ups! Joining the Great Big Bible Story Walkthrough gets you weekly resources for each of our stories. And Meredith's book Woven: Nurturing a Faith Your Kid Doesn't Have to Heal From has a whole chapter on how to approach the Bible with kids!
Rahab has a choice-- help some spies or turn them over to the king. What will she do? Listen in!
Kids! We'd LOVE to hear from you.
We'd love to give you a shout out or wish you a happy birthday! Just send us a note with your name!
Do you have a question or thought to share?
- Record it and email it to askawaypodcast@gmail.com
- Leave us a Voxer message at AskAwayPodcast, or
- Send a voice message via DM to @meredithannemiller on Instagram.
Be sure to talk loud and clear and tell us your first name and age.
Grown ups! Joining the Great Big Bible Story Walkthrough gets you weekly resources for each of our stories. And Meredith's book Woven: Nurturing a Faith Your Kid Doesn't Have to Heal From has a whole chapter on how to approach the Bible with kids!
When God gave the people some commands for their life together after Egypt, there were 3 that shared something in common: they never happened in Egypt, at all. What were they? Listen in!
(Our sound got a little funny this time--we're sorry and we'll fix it for next week!)
Kids! We'd LOVE to hear from you.
We'd love to give you a shout out or wish you a happy birthday! Just send us a note with your name!
Or do you have a question or thought to share?
- Record it and email it to askawaypodcast@gmail.com
- Leave us a Voxer message at AskAwayPodcast, or
- Send a voice message via DM to @meredithannemiller on Instagram.
Be sure to talk loud and clear and tell us your first name and age.
Grown ups! Joining the Great Big Bible Story Walkthrough gets you weekly resources for each of our stories. And Meredith's book Woven: Nurturing a Faith Your Kid Doesn't Have to Heal From has a whole chapter on how to approach the Bible with kids!
After God's people are free, they need to figure out how to live together! Hear how that happened in this episode.
Kids! We'd LOVE to hear from you.
We'd love to give you a shout out or wish you a happy birthday! Just send us a note with your name!
Do you have a question or thought to share?
- Record it and email it to askawaypodcast@gmail.com
- Leave us a Voxer message at AskAwayPodcast, or
- Send a voice message via DM to @meredithannemiller on Instagram.
Be sure to talk loud and clear and tell us your first name and age.
Grown ups! Joining the Great Big Bible Story Walkthrough gets you weekly resources for each of our stories. And Meredith's book Woven: Nurturing a Faith Your Kid Doesn't Have to Heal From has a whole chapter on how to approach the Bible with kids!
For the Hebrews, stories of Yahweh God are old, so old they don't really know this God themselves... YET.
Kids! We'd LOVE to hear from you.
We'd love to give you a shout out or wish you a happy birthday! Just send us a note with your name!
Do you have a question or thought to share?
- Record it and email it to askawaypodcast@gmail.com
- Leave us a Voxer message at AskAwayPodcast, or
- Send a voice message via DM to @meredithannemiller on Instagram.
Be sure to talk loud and clear and tell us your first name and age.
Grown ups! Joining the Great Big Bible Story Walkthrough gets you weekly resources for each of our stories. And Meredith's book Woven: Nurturing a Faith Your Kid Doesn't Have to Heal From has a whole chapter on how to approach the Bible with kids!
God has a name, and it tells us some key things about what God's like. Hear the story of God sharing that name as we explore the burning bush.
Kids! We'd LOVE to give you a shout out or wish you a happy birthday! Just send us a note with your name!
Do you have a question or thought to share?
- Record it and email it to askawaypodcast@gmail.com
- Leave us a Voxer message at AskAwayPodcast, or
- Send a voice message via DM to @meredithannemiller on Instagram.
Be sure to talk loud and clear and tell us your first name and age.
Grown ups! Joining the Great Big Bible Story Walkthrough gets you weekly resources for each of our stories. And Meredith's book Woven: Nurturing a Faith Your Kid Doesn't Have to Heal From has a whole chapter on how to approach the Bible with kids!
What can we expect from God with things in life go really wrong? When people treat us badly? When things are hard and might not get better? Joseph's story is a helpful one for all these great questions!
Kids! Do you have a question or thought to share?
- Record it and email it to askawaypodcast@gmail.com
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- Send a voice message via DM to @meredithannemiller on Instagram.
Be sure to talk loud and clear and tell us your first name and age.
We'd LOVE to give you a shout out or wish you a happy birthday! Just send us a note with your name!
Grown ups! Joining the Great Big Bible Story Walkthrough gets you weekly resources for each of our stories. And Meredith's book Woven: Nurturing a Faith Your Kid Doesn't Have to Heal From has a whole chapter on how to approach the Bible with kids!
There was a time when God had promised Abram a baby, but the waiting was getting so hard that Abram decided to get really honest with God. Hear what he said and how God responded in this episode!
Kids! Do you have a question or thought to share?
- Record it and email it to askawaypodcast@gmail.com
- Leave us a Voxer message at AskAwayPodcast, or
- Send a voice message via DM to @meredithannemiller on Instagram.
Be sure to talk loud and clear and tell us your first name and age.
We'd LOVE to give you a shout out or wish you a happy birthday! Just send us a note with your name!
Grown ups! Get more on this story by joining the Great Big Bible Story Walkthrough. And Meredith's book Woven: Nurturing a Faith Your Kid Doesn't Have to Heal From has a whole chapter on how to approach the Bible with kids!
God invites Abram and Sarai to pack up and move, but they don't fully know where they're headed! Explore God calling Abram/Abraham with us in this episode!
Kids! Do you have a question or thought to share?
- Record it and email it to askawaypodcast@gmail.com
- Leave us a Voxer message at AskAwayPodcast, or
- Send a voice message via DM to @meredithannemiller on Instagram.
Be sure to talk loud and clear and tell us your first name and age.
Want us to give you a shout out or wish you a happy birthday? Just send us a note!
Grown ups! Get more on this story by joining the Great Big Bible Story Walkthrough. And Meredith's book Woven: Nurturing a Faith Your Kid Doesn't Have to Heal From has a whole chapter on how to approach the Bible with kids!
Cities and towers, words all a jumble--this is the story of Babel from Genesis 11!
Kids! Do you have a question or thought to share?
- Record it and email it to askawaypodcast@gmail.com
- Leave us a Voxer message at AskAwayPodcast, or
- Send a voice message via DM to @meredithannemiller on Instagram.
Be sure to talk loud and clear and tell us your first name and age.
We'd LOVE to give you a shout out or wish you a happy birthday! Just send us a note!
Grown ups! Get more on this story by joining the Great Big Bible Story Walkthrough. And Meredith's book Woven: Nurturing a Faith Your Kid Doesn't Have to Heal From has a whole chapter on how to approach the Bible with kids!
Talking snakes and symbolic trees are here to help us answer: If God dreams of a world that matches who God is, why is it so...not? Join us as we explore Genesis 2-3.
Kids! If you have a question or thought to share, record it and email it to askawaypodcast@gmail.com or leave us a Voxer message at AskAwayPodcast. Be sure to talk loudly and tell us your first name and age.
Want us to give you a shout out or wish you a happy birthday? Use that email!
Grown ups! Get more on this story by joining the Great Big Bible Story Walkthrough. And if you haven't yet, grab a copy of Meredith's book Woven: Nurturing a Faith Your Kid Doesn't Have to Heal From.
Say it with us now: "Ooooh, that's gooood!"
We're back for a new season exploring the creation story (Genesis 1) and talking about:
- What's the name of the celebration from when the people were saved in Esther? from Maggie, age 7
- Why does God give us a lot of chances? from Jessica, age 12
- Why can't God make animals talk instead of us? also from Jessica
Kids! If you have a question or thought, record it and email it to askawaypodcast@gmail.com or leave us a Voxer message at AskAwayPodcast. Be sure to talk loudly and tell us your first name and age.
Want us to give you a shout out or happy birthday? Use that email!
Grown ups! Get more on this story by joining the Great Big Bible Story Walkthrough. And if you haven't year, grab a copy of Meredith's book Woven: Nurturing a Faith Your Kid Doesn't Have to Heal From.
What happened after Jesus left earth? Why might God give a 'language-speaking power' to people? Let's dive into a story called Pentecost together!
Kids! If you have a question, record it an email it to askawaypodcast@gmail.com or leave us a Voxer message at AskAwayPodcast. Be sure to talk loudly and tell us your first name and age.
Grown ups! Meredith's book Woven releases August 22nd. Grab your copy today! Plus, some early order goodies are available until August 31st.
What would you be wondering if you were wandering the wilderness? Today's story is a poem that asks just that!
Kids! If you have a question or comment for the podcast, have a grownup help you record it and send it to us.
- Talk loud, tell us your first name and age, and what you're thinking!
- Then send them ask an email: askawaypodcast@gmail.com, Voxer message: askawaypodcast or DM on Instagram @meredithannemiller.
Grown ups!
- You can get Meredith's bookWoven: Nurturing a Faith Your Kids Doesn't Have to Heal From? anywhere books are sold.
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Our story today is about the time Jesus met a man who couldn't walk because that man was lowered through a roof! Let's see what we learn about what Jesus is like this time!
Kids! If you have a question or comment for the podcast, have a grownup help you record it and send it to us.
- Talk loud, tell us your first name and age, and what you're thinking!
- Then send them ask an email: askawaypodcast@gmail.com, Voxer message: askawaypodcast or DM on Instagram @meredithannemiller.
Grown ups!
- You can get Meredith's bookWoven: Nurturing a Faith Your Kids Doesn't Have to Heal From? anywhere books are sold.
- Sign up to get the Kids + Faith newsletter
We're exploring another exile story on this episode-- Daniel! Plus, we talk about the terrific kid-question: WHY is there only one God? Why not 100?
Want to share something with the show? Send it to us on Voxer: AskAwayPodcast, or email: askawaypodcast@gmail.com.
If you send a question:
- Talk nice and loudly
- Say your first name and age
- What are you wondering?
We've got kings, queens and villains, we've got references to Aladin and Captain Underpants--we've got it all as we explore the story of Esther.
We also chat about a great question from kid-listener Christian, who asked: In heaven, will we know what's happening on earth?
Send a question to the podcast via DM on Instagram to @meredithannemiller, attachment by email to askawaypodcast@gmail.com, or Voxer message: AskAwayPodcast.
Join us as we explore the story of Jesus sleeping in the storm, then talk about two awesome kid questions!
- Hudson, age 5: How can you see God?
- Kellen, age 6: How did God give the critters enough food to survive?
Are you a kiddo with a question about God or the Bible? Send it our way!
- Send an audio file by email to askawaypodcast@gmail.com
- Record a voice message to @meredithannemiller on Instagram.
- Leave a message on Voxer: AskAwayPodcast
Tell us your first name and age, plus your question. We'll use it in a future episode!
Grown ups! Find more for you via the Kids + Faith Newsletter and preorder Meredith's book, Woven: Nurturing a Faith Your Kid Doesn't Have to Heal From, anywhere books are sold.
In this episode, we explore the story of David fighting the giant Goliath. Join Riley, Peyton, Olive, and Junia as they share all they notice, wonder about, and think is weird in this story.
Then Daniel, age 3 asks: Did God make us?
If you have a question send it our way!
- Send an audio file by email to askawaypodcast@gmail.com
- Record a voice message to @meredithannemiller on Instagram.
- Leave a message on Voxer: AskAwayPodcast
Tell us your first name and age, plus your question. We'll use it in a future episode!
Grown ups! Find more for you via the Kids + Faith Newsletter and preorder Meredith's book, Woven, anywhere books are sold.
Let's explore the story of the time Jesus cooked breakfast for some of his disciples! Mmmm, breakfast.
This special episode was made possible by the awesome kids from Church on Morgan in Raleigh, NC!
Have a question? Wend it our way:
- Attach an audio file by email to askawaypodcast@gmail.com
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Tell us your first name and age, plus your question in a nice loud voice.
Grown ups! There's more for you in the Kids + Faith Newsletter and you can now preorder Meredith's book, Woven, anywhere books are sold.
In this episode, we explore the story of Abraham's servant going to find a wife for Isaac. Join Riley and Peyton as they share all they notice, wonder about, and think is weird in this story.
If you have a question send it our way!
- Send an audio file by email to askawaypodcast@gmail.com
- Record a voice message to @meredithannemiller on Instagram.
- Leave a message on Voxer: AskAwayPodcast
Tell us your first name and age, plus your question. We'll use it in a future episode!
Grown ups! Find more for you via the Kids + Faith Newsletter and preorder Meredith's book, Woven, anywhere books are sold.
In this episode, we explore the time when Jesus told his friends not to worry by looking at the birds and flowers. Join Riley and Peyton as they share what they wonder about and notice in this story.
If you have a question, send it our way!
- Send an audio file by email to askawaypodcast@gmail.com
- Record a voice message to @meredithannemiller on Instagram.
- Leave a message on Voxer: AskAwayPodcast
Tell us your first name and age, plus your question. We'll use it in a future episode!
Grown ups! Find more for you via the Kids + Faith Newsletter and you can preorder Meredith's book, Woven, anywhere books are sold.
In this episode, we explore the weird world of talking snakes from Genesis 3. Join Jackson, age 8, and Eleanor, age 6 from Church on Morgan in Raleigh, North Carolina as they share all they notice, wonder about and think is weird in this story.
If you have a question, send it our way!
- Send an audio file by email to askawaypodcast@gmail.com
- Record a voice message to @meredithannemiller on Instagram.
- Leave a message on Voxer: AskAwayPodcast
Tell us your first name and age, plus your question. We'll use it in a future episode!
Grown ups! Find more for you via the Kids + Faith Newsletter and preorder Meredith's book, Woven anywhere books are sold.
Listen in as we explore the Christmas story, stopping along the way to share how weird (small, medium or big) the different parts it feel to us.
Plus, Nora asks why is God so powerful? and Henry (age 5), asks, How can God see us on the ground?
KIDS! Send in YOUR questions and thoughts in one of 3 ways:
- Voice message me as a DM in Instagram @meredithannemiller
- Attach a voice memo file to an email to askawaypodcast@gmail.com
- Leave a message on Voxer: AskAwayPodcast
GROWN UPS! My book, Woven: Nurturing a Faith Your Kid Doesn't Have to Heal From is available for preorder.
Want another Christmas resource to explore the story? Find past episodes from 2021, or check out the Zippee Family Toolkits, available for ages 2-5, 6-10, or as a bundle.
Today we explore the story of Jesus being baptized and talk about baptism in general--join in!
Thanks to Church on Morgan in Raleigh, NC for making this episode possible!
If you have a question, send it our way:
- Send an audio file to askawaypodcast@gmail.com or @meredithannemiller on Instagram.
- Leave a message on Voxer: AskAwayPodcast
Tell us your first name and age, plus your question. We'll use it in a future episode!
Waiting is hard. We all know it. How do you think it feels to wait when the thing you are waiting for was promised by God?
Join us as we explore the Bible story, then send us any questions you have:
- Leave an audio message as a DM on Instagram: @meredithannemiller
- Find us on Voxer: Ask Away Podcast and leave a message
- Attach the audio to an email: askawaypodcast@gmail.com
Find Meredith or join the Kids + Faith Newletter list on Instagram @meredithannemiller.
Fire comes down, but the fire is... God's presence? And people speak languages they've never learned? Yup! That's the story of Pentecost.
Meredith is joined by Bowen and Paige from Church on Morgan in Ralieigh, NC who bring their great thoughts and questions.
Kids! Send YOUR question to the show! Your grown up can help you do that one of 3 ways:
- DM Meredith on Instagram with a voice message: @meredithannemiller
- Record a voice memo and attach it to an email: askawaypodcast@gmail.com
- Leave us a Voxer message: AskAwayPodcast
Jesus sometimes told stories that helped people know what God was like or what God was doing. These stories are called parables.
This episode explores a parable Jesus told about a son who made a big choice, and what that son's father shows us about what God is like.
We talk about two great questions from kid-listeners:
- Is God Jesus?
- At Pentecost, why did the Holy Spirit look like fire?
If you want to send a question to the show, you can record it as a DM on Instagram (@meredithannemiller), leave a message on Voxer (Ask Away Podcast), or attach it to an email to askawaypodcast@gmail.com. When you do, share your first name and age, please!
Jesus sometimes told stories that helped people know what God was like or what God was doing. These stories are called parables.
This episode explores two parables with a special group of kids who join Meredith live on Zoom to talk about the Bible together. Enjoy!
Send a question to the show! Record it as a DM on Instagram (@meredithannemiller), leave a message on Voxer (Ask Away Podcast), or attach it to an email to askawaypodcast@gmail.com. When you do, share your first name and age, please!
Today's story is all about a long walk that changed everything for 2 of Jesus' followers. Listen in as we talk about what happened on the Emmaus Road.
Plus we talk about these great kid questions:
- How was the Bible made?
- How did the rock in front of Jesus' tomb get put in place if it was so heavy?
If you want to send a question to the show, you can record it as a DM on Instagram (@meredithannemiller), leave a message on Voxer (Ask Away Podcast), or attach it to an email to askawaypodcast@gmail.com. When you do, share your first name and age, please!
We just celebrated Easter Sunday, so this special episode is all about that first Easter, exploring the amazing, unique, and surprising things that make up the story of Jesus being raised to life after death. This episode is also special because we have extra friends joining in--Nora, Ruby and Eloise, from the Christmas episode, are back with Riley and Peyton.
We talk about...
- how we know Jesus really is alive (it would have been so much easier if they disciples had just snapped a selfie with him!)
- where Jesus and God got their names from
- the many feelings Jesus' friends and followers must have had along the way, and more.
If you want to send a comment or question to the show (we're love that!), you can do that one of three ways:
- Record a message as a DM on Instagram (@meredithannemiller)
- Record a voice memo and email it to AskAwayPodcast@gmail.com
- Leave us a voice message on Voxer: AskAwayPodcast
Let's talk about special meals! The Passover meal was a meal that told the Exodus story. Then one Passover, Jesus took that meal and added a new meaning.
We also talk about Caleb's question: if Adam and Eve was the first Bible story, when was Satan a good angel and when did he turn bad?
What does the Exodus have to do with Easter? Find out on this episode, and see if you can guess our quiz questions correctly!
We also talk about Audrey's question: Why do angels glow?
Kids can send a question or comment to us anytime via DM on Instagram (@meredithannemiller), as a voice memo emailed to AskAwayPodcast@gmail.com, or as a Voxer message: AskAwayPodcast. Include your first name and age when you do!
God's people were free! Now what? Now that they don't grow fields of food, or live by the Nile river, will they be ok? Can God care for them even now?
We'll find out, plus talk about 2 great kid-listener questions!
- Lyla, age 5 asks: Was Jesus sad on the cross?
- Madison, age 7 asks: Did God create sin?
If you want to record a comment or question for the show, you can do that via DM on Instagram (@meredithannemiller), send the voice memo by email to AskAwayPodcast@gmail.com, or leave us a message on Voxer: AskAwayPodcast.
An army on one side, a huge sea on the other. What will God's people do now? Is God really going to help them? This is part 2 of the Exodus story.
We also talk about two great kid questions:
- Does God live higher than the clouds?
- How did Jesus walk on water?
If you have a question for the show, record it for us! You can do that via DM on Instagram (@meredithannemiller), as an email to AskAwayPodcast@gmail.com, or via Voxer: AskAwayPodcast.
There was a time when God's people were enslaved in Egypt, trapped and crying out for help. God heard them and was indeed coming to help. Here's part 1 of how that happened.
We also talk about:
- Why God just couldn’t just surprise Mary and instead came and told her about baby Jesus?
- Why does the angel get to name Jesus and it’s God’s baby instead of Mary & Jospeh’s baby?
- Why does God not give Jesus right when sin had come?
Kids can always send their thoughts and questions to us via audio message: DM @meredithannemiller on Instagram, email askawaypodcast@gmail.com, or record a message to Voxer: AskAwayPodcast!
This episode features all questions from kid listeners about the Christmas story, including
- Why people say Jesus had two fathers--Joseph and God?
- Did the animals eat from the manger while Jesus was in it?
- What are angels, anyway?
If you ever have a question, we'd LOVE to hear it! Record it as a DM in Instagram to @meredithannemiller, email a voice memo to askawaypodcast@gmail.com, or find us on Voxer: AskAwayPodcast.
This episode first released Aug 2020, and we're re-releasing it during Christmas 2021.
Join in as we tell how God came to earth as a baby, aka the full Christmas story! Earlier this season we did the story in pieces, but this episode tells the whole sh-bang at once.
Got a question or comment? Record a voice message as a DM in Instagram to @meredithannemiller, email a voice memo to askawaypodcast@gmail.com or leave us a message on Voxer: AskAwayPodcast.
We take questions about any story, any time!
In part 3 of the Christmas story, Meredith is joined by her friends Ruby (age 10) and Eloise (age 8). Together they talk about what happened after an angel visited some shepherds one night outside of Bethlehem.
Ruby and Eloise also ask:
- Can God get hurt?
- Will we ever see God?
- What if someone doesn't want to be with God forever?
and more!
NEW! Questions and comments for the show can be recorded in a DM on Instagram to @meredithannemiller. You can also still send a voice memo by email to askawaypodcast@gmail.com or send us a message on Voxer: AskAwayPodcast.
This is the 2nd part of the Christmas story--we're turning to Joseph's story!
We'll also talk about 2 questions from Caleb, age 9:
- If Jesus washes away our sin, how come we still sin?
- Why didn't God just come right after Adam and Eve first sinned?
If you ever have a question or comment for the show, we'd love to hear it! Send it to us at askawaypodcast@gmail.com or record it to Voxer: AskAwayPodcast.
Welcome to the Christmas season! Our story begins with a question: if you were God, and it was time to do something new and special in the world would you invite people to help or do it yourself? Why?
Hear how God did choose to do a new, special thing in this story.
Plus, we talk about a question from kid-listener Mia, age 4 1/2: Why do angels have wings?
After listening, we hope you'll jump in and send in a question of your own! You can record it and email it to us: askawaypodcast@gmail.com or leave us a message on Voxer: AskAwayPodcast.
Our story today starts with a storm, and along the way we wonder
- how God feels about our fear?
- how Jesus' words connect to a story from loooong before
- and more...
After you listen, we'd love for you to send in your questions--about this story or anything else you wonder about God or the Bible!
Record them and email askawaypodcast@gmail.com or record them to Voxer: AskAwayPodcast. Be sure to say your first name and age!
On this episode, we hear what happens when Jesus meets a Centurion (a military leader) who needs help.
We also talk about two kid's questions:
- Nam, age 7, asks: If God has a dream for the world, why doesn't God make the dream come true?
- Caleb asks: In the Bible, when groups traveled, why did people prefer to walk instead of riding camels?
Kids! We'd love to hear YOUR questions and thoughts! Send them to askawaypodcast@gmail.com or leave us a Voxer message: AskAwayPodcast.
This episode's story is about Jesus coming just a bit too late, and what happened next. Join in as we explore the story, and then, as you have questions or wonder about it, send those our way!
Also in this episode:
- Gabe, age 5 asks: Why do some people think there are other gods?
- Kayla, age 5 asks: Why did God even create Satan if he knows he was going to be a bad angel?
You can send a question any time, about any story to askawaypodcast@gmail.com or on Voxer: AskAwayPodcast. When you record, include your first name and age!
In our story today, we dive into a time when Jesus was a kid! We don't have many Bible stories from Jesus' childhood, so it's fun to explore this one together.
Also, Nam, age 7 asks a question about the Christmas story: Were they in a cave?
You can send in a question any time, about any story by recording it and emailing askawaypodcast@gmail.com or finding us on Voxer: AskAwayPodcast.
In this QUESTIONS episode, we hear these great questions about Easter from kid-listeners like you:
- Elliot, age 6: Why doesn't God bring back other people who have died, since he brought back Jesus?
- Nelly, age 8: Jesus said he would come back some day; why is he making us wait so long?
- CJ, age 10: Why don't we see angels now like Mary did at the tomb?
- Oliver, age 5: If Jesus is alive, why can't we see him?
- Eloise, age 6: Why do we celebrate this story with chocolate bunnies and eggs?
- Nelly also asks: Why did Jesus go back to heaven instead of staying with us down here?
Kids! You can send us your thoughts and questions anytime. Have your grown up record you and send it to AskAwayPodcast@gmail.com or leave us a message on Voxer: AskAwayPodcast. No matter when you listen, you can send questions about anything anytime!
Easter may have passed, but exploring the Easter story can happen anytime! In this QUESTIONS episode, we explore 4 questions sent into the podcast by kid-listeners, including:
- If Pilate didn't think Jesus deserved death, why didn't he stop it?
- What kind of plant were the thorns in Jesus' crown?
- If Jesus had not died on the cross, what would have happened?
- Plus, why is it Good Friday?! It seems pretty bad!
Grown ups: help your kiddo send a question in anytime by recording it and emailing askawaypodcast@gmail.com or using Voxer: AskAwayPodcast. We'd love to know their first name and age, another with whatever they notice, wonder about, or think was weird!
In this STORY episode, we explore the Easter story--when Jesus was raised to life after dying on the cross. Jesus is alive!
Stories are only half the show, so kids, we need your help! After listening, if you have a question, record it and send it in to us. Include your first name and age, and then what you wonder about or want to know. We will include it in a future episode!
Grown ups, you can send kid questions via email: askawaypodcast@gmail.com or help them record straight to Voxer: AskAwayPodcast.
In this STORY episode, we hear about the sad day--when Jesus was arrested, put on trial, and died on a cross.
Grown ups: we know this is a sensitive story for little ones--we've tried to balance telling the story but not being detailed about the violence of the passion. Still, you may wish to listen ahead to be sure it matches your child's age and temperament.
Kids: we want to know what questions you have about the story. Send them to us at askawaypodcast@gmail.com or record them to Voxer: AskAwayPodcast. When you do, tell us your first name and age, and what you wonder about. We'll make another episode talking about your question.
Let's get ready for Easter! In this STORY episode, we begin on the Sunday before Jesus died, when he arrives at Jerusalem and enters the city as king. But there is a problem: there's another king, Caeser, who is not happy.
Telling stories is only half the show: we want to know what you wonder about. So after you listen, record and send in a question to askawaypodcast@gmail.com or record it to Voxer: AskAwayPodcast to include in a future podcast!
When God's people were in the desert, a big problem came up, so in this STORY episode we discover what God did next. This story is in Exodus 17, if you want to read it yourself.
Once you listen, help the show by sending in a question to askawaypodcast@gmail.com or record it to Voxer: AskAwayPodcast.
Grownups, you can find resources just for you @meredithannemiller on Instagram.
In this QUESTIONS episode, we talk about:
- Why was Joseph favored? What do we know about why Jacob did that?
- What did the baker and cupbearer DO to be put in jail?
- Does God still give people dreams?
As always, we would love to hear YOUR questions, which can be sent to askawaypodcast@gmail.com OR recorded to AskAwayPodcast on Voxer.
No matter when you listen, you can send questions about anything anytime!
In this QUESTIONS episode, kids asked us stuff about Jesus. So we talk about:
- Why did Jesus sleep in a storm?
- How did Jesus turn water to wine? And why do people say he's got magical powers?
- Why did Judas betray Jesus if he was his friend?
Kid listeners, you can send us your thoughts and questions anytime. Have your grown up record you and send it to AskAwayPodcast@gmail.com or leave us a message on Voxer: AskAwayPodcast. No matter when you listen, you can send questions about anything anytime!
Surprise! We have a story bonus for you! So, a looooong time ago, as a Kid's Pastor, Meredith taught this Bible story to the kids in her church...through a "rap" to the rhythm of Fresh Prince of Bel Air. And now, it's yours to ... enjoy? Laugh at? Both?
This is Ask Away, a podcast for kids where we don't just tell Bible stories, we explore the weird things and the stuff we wonder about!
In this Bible STORY episode, we meet Zacchaeus and hear what happened when he met Jesus! Along the way, as always, Riley and Peyton jump in with questions, and the stuff they think is weird or they wonder.
After listening, we want kids to send in THEIR questions, which will be included in our QUESTIONS episode soon! Kid questions can be recorded or attached to an email: askawaypodcast@gmail.com or recorded to Voxer: AskAwayPodcast.
Plus, don't miss the silly bonus that goes along with this story! (Meredith "raps" it. Quotes are necessary...trust me.)
In this STORY episode, we talk about Joseph, who had quite a wild (and often hard) life. (You can find the story in Genesis 37-45.) From unbelievable dreams, to family jealousy, from dishonesty ruining things to meeting just the right person in an unexpected place, this is a story of God's power over even the bad things.
After you listen we would LOVE for you to send us a recording or something you noticed, wondered about, or thought was weird! Send your questions to askawaypodcast@gmail.com or record them to Voxer: askawaypodcast. We'll put YOUR recording in our QUESTIONS episode!
In this STORY episode, we meet Jairus, a daddy who needed Jesus' help. But the whole plan for that help gets a big interruption!
After listening we want to you: what did you notice? What do you wonder about? What questions do you have? Send them to askawaypodcast@gmail.com or record them on Voxer: AskAwayPodcast so we can include them in the QUESTIONS episode!
On this QUESTIONS episode, we talk about why Genesis 3 doesn't use the people's names, whether God put the tree in the garden to test the people, how it's weird to say "we went away from God", and answer: what were the angels who guarded the garden at the end holding? (It's awesome.)
After you listen,send questions or story requests to askawaypodcast@gmail.com or record it to Voxer: AskAwayPodcast. No matter when you listen, you can send questions about the story anytime!
Today's Bible story comes from Genesis chapter 3--how sin came into the world. After you listen, will you send us your questions? Record them to Voxer (Ask Away Podcast) or email askawaypodcast@gmail.com.
No matter when you listen, you can send questions about the story anytime!
Grownups, resources just for you can be found @meredithannemiller on Instagram.
In this QUESTIONS episode about the story of Jesus feeding the crowd, we talk about:
-What kind of bread the boy shared
-Why didn't the people bring food?
-How did God send food from up in heaven when God's invisible?
-Were the people in the crowd poor?
-How did Jesus get that much food?
After listening, record your questions and email them to askawaypodcast@gmail.com or leave us a message on Voxer: AskAwayPodcast. No matter when you listen, you can send questions about the story anytime!
Today's story is a time when Jesus fed a huge crowd, starting with a small lunch.
After listening, record your questions and email them to askawaypodcast@gmail.com or leave us a message on Voxer: AskAwayPodcast. No matter when you listen, you can send questions about the story anytime!
Kids sent questions about CREATION, so in this episode we talk about:
- HOW did God make the world?
- What was God doing before creation? and Who created God?
- If God loves animals, why do we use them as food?
- Why are there animals that hurt us, like mosquitos?
After listening, record your questions and email them to askawaypodcast@gmail.com or leave us a message on Voxer: AskAwayPodcast. No matter when you listen, you can send questions about the story anytime!
Welcome to Ask Away! For our first story, we're telling, well, the first story--creation! God made the world so that goodness would flow all around as we connected to God, ourselves, each other and creation. It was 4 way goodness--listen in.
After listening, record your questions and email them to askawaypodcast@gmail.com or leave us a message on Voxer: AskAwayPodcast. No matter when you listen, you can send questions about the story anytime!
Ask Away is a podcast for kids about the Bible. Learn more about the show, the host Meredith Miller, and how you can start sending your kids' questions in!