By Melanie Rainer
Goodness can be tricky to explain to kids because it’s one thing to be “good” and it’s another thing to have a spirit of goodness. Acting “good” flows out of the spirit of goodness, which is a fruit of the Spirit outlined in Galatians 5:22. Goodness is the rightly-ordered motivation behind our desire to act […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
Patience is not only a Biblical virtue, it’s a valuable life-skill that every human (young and old) needs to develop. Some people are naturally born more patient than others but we can all learn to grow in patience with a little practice. Waiting for their turn on the playground or on an electronic device may […]
By Editorial Team
When I was a little girl, I was given the prettiest white Bible that zipped shut. I was able to hold additional treasures within it without fear of something falling in the wrong hands. I absolutely loved it—I didn’t understand it, but I loved it and cherished it. However, one day I was riding my […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
. . . . . . . . . . The Church is more than the building we go to on Sundays or Wednesdays, it’s the people inside. We know families are having to embrace this now more than ever- from living room worship to online services. Though this season of separation is hard, this […]
By Editorial Team
Welcome to the 5 Minute Family Devotional on the fruit of the Spirit! We’re taking a 9-day journey to learn about all of the fruit of a life connected to Jesus—the gifts of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control! The videos in this devotional plan come from Micah’s Super Vlog, a […]
By Editorial Team
“The fruit of the spirit’s not a watermelon….SQUISH!” I heard this sung from the girls room as giggles rang out loudly. (If you grew up in a baptist church in the south like me, you might know the song I’m talking about. Doesn’t it make you feel nostalgic?) There’s not much sweeter to my ears […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
. . . . . . . . . . The Church is more than the building we go to on Sundays or Wednesdays, it’s the people inside. We know families are having to embrace this now more than ever- from living room worship to online services. Though this season of separation is hard, this […]
By Editorial Team
Thursday, May 7th is the 2020 National Day of Prayer in the United States. Here at Minno, we believe that prayer is an essential practice in the life of a believer, especially in the midst of the current pandemic that is affecting people all over the world. Because we believe prayer helps us stay connected […]
By Jessica Wolstenholm
. . . . . . . . . . The Church is more than the building we go to on Sundays or Wednesdays, it’s the people inside. We know families are having to embrace this now more than ever- from living room worship to online services. Though this season of separation is hard, this […]
By Melanie Rainer
I can’t remember a time in my life when I didn’t pray. From “Now I lay me down to sleep” and “God is great, God is good” when I was a child, to long-winded prayer journals when I was a teenager, to the staccato please/why/thank yous of my twenties, to now circling back and teaching […]