Monthly Archives: July 2025

Monday July 21, 2025 – The privilege we have in Jesus!

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Isaiah 5:20  Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. I read this verse and sensed that my devotional this … Continue reading →

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Sunday July 20, 2025 – An outrigger for those in need around you

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Psalm 34:18  The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.In church we sang a song that had a verse that really touched me.  It spoke of the tired and weary, the lost and … Continue reading →

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Saturday July 19, 2025 – His impact on the unexpected

Posted on July 19, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Psalm 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd; I lack nothing. The unexpected is a fact of life.  Think how often in our daily routine that we encounter the unexpected.  Simple things: running out of paper, ink, dish detergent, the shirt … Continue reading →

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Friday July 18, 2025 – The difference of “we have to” and “we get to”

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Joshua 23:11  So be very diligent to love the LORD your God for your own well-being.  (Holman) One of the things so precious to me is what I typically experience during the worship portion of our Sunday service.  It is … Continue reading →

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Thursday July 17, 2025 – Focusing on Him turns darkness into light

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Isaiah 42:16 I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough placessmooth.  These are the things I will … Continue reading →

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Wednesday July 16, 2025 – Life is filled with ‘soufflés’

Posted on July 16, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Psalm 119:105  Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. This morning I would like us to consider a cooking illustration.  Do we view God’s word like recipe cards?  They sit on a shelf … Continue reading →

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Tuesday July 15, 2025 – Not just the absence of the negative!

Posted on July 15, 2025 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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Monday July 14, 2025 – Thank God for these special companions

Posted on July 14, 2025 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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Sunday July 13, 2025 – Inspiration of artist painting during worship

Posted on July 13, 2025 by Don Schmidt

2 Corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. For many years we lived in NE Ohio and attended a wonderful church named St. … Continue reading →

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Saturday July 12, 2025 – Becoming wise builders!

Posted on July 12, 2025 by Don Schmidt

NOTE: The Lord is those in with Kerr County Texas in the midst of the incredible flooding! Matthew 7:24  “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his … Continue reading →

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