The Prodigal Parent: How to Love Your Child Without Losing Your Faith – Debra McNinch

The Uncommon Minds Experience · Aug 25, 2026 · 28m

This conversation is for parents who are carrying the weight of a prodigal child—and wondering if they'll ever come home.

Debra McNinch knows this terrain intimately. In June 2017, her world came crashing down when her son announced he was transgender . The days and weeks following his announcement were full of pain, tears, and uncertainty as she watched the Christian values she had instilled in him fade away .

She promised herself that if she ever found her way out of the pain, she would share their family's struggles to offer hope to others going through the same thing, build a community…