Today’s reflection comes from Michelle Little. Michelle is the director of summer programs, overseeing everything happening in the summer at Mini-Yo-We. Today’s Reading: 1 Corinthians 2. For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. What we have received is not …
A Digital Refresh – April 6, 2020: Chekhov’s Gun and the Nature of Promises
This post is from Patrick Sutherland. He is the director of Discovery Camp and is the director of Discipleship. As we begin I encourage you to open your bible and read: Hebrews 6:13-20 Chekhov’s Gun Chekhov’s Gun is a literary concept that strikes me as humorous. (I’m not exactly sure why I get so much joy from it but I …
A Digital Refresh – April 5, 2020: Delighting in the Word of the Lord
Today’s reflection comes from Spencer Tamming, our growth and communications director and a member of our year-round staff. Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers, but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law …
A Digital Refresh – April 4, 2020: Who is My Neighbour?
This post is from Patrick Sutherland. He is the director of Discovery Camp and is the director of Discipleship across all programs. As we begin I encourage you to open your bible and read: Luke 10:25-37 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbour to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” The expert in the …
A Digital Refresh – April 3, 2020: Yet Not I but Christ in Me
This post is from Patrick Sutherland. He is the director of Discovery Camp and is the director of Discipleship across all programs. Today’s Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved, …
A Digital Refresh – April 2, 2020: Be Thankful
Today we have a word of reflection from Annie Schmidt. Annie serves with our OC team, working directly with our internship program, and is a member of the year-round team. In the last couple of days, God put it on my heart to be thankful… No matter what. The last 2 weeks were very difficult for me. We had to …
A Digital Refresh – April 1, 2020: Leaning into God and Each Other
Happy April Fools Day! Actually, that’s what I keep hoping for. I keep hoping that the call to isolate and the terrible sickness throughout our world would be brushed aside as some kind of complex trick. But it isn’t. COVID-19 has disrupted our fairly stable day-to-day and has left us with feelings of confusion, of disappointment, of loneliness, of fear, …
Leap of Faith Episode 23: Hannah Stewart on Reading the Whole Bible in 40 Days
Hello Hello! How are you doing today? I hope you are making the most of your isolation and taking the chance to reach out to people you love and tell them they matter to you. You matter to us and we want to send all our cares and prayers your way. One of the ways you can make the most …
All through April the Mini-Yo-We Staff Community is Going Strong!
Hello Hello! We are rounding out the end of the extended March Break and it looks like we are going to be pressing on with our Online Community Events! Here’s are all the things happening in April Live Streams Live Streams are going strong at 1pm EST every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Games, Leadership, Faith and more. Games every Monday …
Leap of Faith Episode 22 – An Exercise in Prayer
Hello Hello. I hope I find you in a good place today. Take care of yourself. You matter to us. Today I wanted to talk briefly about silence. I don’t know about you but I really struggle with silence. Throughout my day, I tend to keep something making noise in the background of my life. I like to have a …