Author Archives: Don Schmidt

Matthew 7:1  Do not judge, or you too will be judged. Judging others can be a bit like having termites in the house – the problem can be there for a lengthy time before we become aware of it.  Then … Continue reading →

Psalm 139:23, 24 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Scripture plays a critical role … Continue reading →

Psalm 34:8a  Taste and see that the LORD is good; We lived in Colorado Springs from 2005 – 2009.  During that time it was our privilege to be a part of a marvelous Friday night gathering there called “theMill”.  About 1,000 college … Continue reading →

1 Chronicles 5:20 They were helped in fighting them, and God handed the Hagrites and all their allies over to them, because they cried out to him during the battle. He answered their prayers, because they trusted in him. Today’s verse … Continue reading →

Ephesians 4:32a  Be kind and compassionate to one another,… A special memory from several years ago:  “I am sitting in my leather recliner typing with Pappy, a small Poodle, squeezed in next to me on the seat. My left arm … Continue reading →

Proverbs 27:5-6a  Better is open rebuke than hidden love.  6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted, One of my classes at Wheaton Grad School dealt with resolving conflicts.  We each had to take a test that measured our view … Continue reading →

1 Corinthians 15:33  Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character. When we look out the kitchen window we see the garden I wrote of yesterday.  The roses and iris are in full bloom and they are so beautiful.  … Continue reading →

Mark 4:7  Some fell in the weeds; as it came up, it was strangled among the weeds and nothing came of it. It’s amazing how many weeds have flowers.  I’m not talking about the ones that you see along roads … Continue reading →

A Special Prayer:  The Scriptures are filled with such wonderful men and women of faith.  The Lord helped me write this prayer several years ago for a conference.  It is particularly fitting this time of year with graduations, commencements, weddings … Continue reading →

Psalm 42:5 Why are you downcast, O my soul?  Why so disturbed within me?  Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and 6 my God. Have you noticed that difficult situations can have a strong … Continue reading →