Monthly Archives: August 2014

Monday September 1, 2014

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Don Schmidt

Who are our companions? Yesterday we talked about the idea of companions – not being people but instead referring to the attributes that characterize our lives.  We were looking at affliction and used the example of Frodo and the Company … Continue reading →

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Sunday August 31, 2014

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Don Schmidt

Romans 12:12  Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Isn’t it fascinating that of the six items identified in the above verse, only the one we generally perceive as negative is a given in our lives?  All … Continue reading →

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Saturday August 30, 2014

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Don Schmidt

Ephesians 3:17-18  so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high … Continue reading →

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Friday August 29, 2014

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Don Schmidt

Proverbs 16:3 Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed. (Amplified) Yesterday I wrote about … Continue reading →

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Thursday August 28, 2014

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Don Schmidt

Proverbs 16:3 Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed. (NIV) – (Amplified Bible):   Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His … Continue reading →

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Wednesday August 27, 2014

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Don Schmidt

Isaiah 12:5  Sing to the LORD, for he has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world. – Donna’s vision from the Lord! We arrived at the Christian Camp on Sunday that was held in Georgia.  Donna … Continue reading →

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Tuesday August 26, 2014

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Don Schmidt

To God be the glory great things He hath done!  45 years ago – Continued from yesterday… After my thunderous conversion the previous fall, I received some wonderful advice about praying for my wife.  The leader instructed me, “I want … Continue reading →

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Monday August 25, 2014

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Don Schmidt

To God be the glory great things He hath done!  45 years ago today! Thanks to what can only be described as the miraculous intervention of God, we were engaged 2 hours and 15 minutes after we met!  We’ve joked … Continue reading →

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Sunday August 24, 2014

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Don Schmidt

Colossians 4:5 Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. This morning I’ve been thinking about the amazement I still have over my experience of becoming a child of God forty-six years ago.  … Continue reading →

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Saturday August 23, 2014

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Don Schmidt

Philippians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Whether it is one task or situation or a slew of them, it is not unusual to find … Continue reading →

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