Author Archives: Don Schmidt

Happy Birthday Donna! Proverbs  5:18, 19  18 Let your fountain [of human life] be blessed [with the rewards of fidelity], and rejoice in the wife of your youth. 19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant doe [tender, gentle, attractive]—let … Continue reading →

Luke 5:10b-11  Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will catch men.” 11 So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him. Picture yourself a fisherman.  That is your livelihood.  You … Continue reading →

Colossians 3:13  Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. Do we understand that forgiving someone is a simple decision of our will?  Better still is the fact … Continue reading →

1 John 2:16  Practically everything that goes on in the world—wanting your own way, wanting everything for yourself, wanting to appear important—has nothing to do with the Father. It just isolates you from him.  (MSG) This morning I was reminded … Continue reading →

2 Peter 1:19  We couldn’t be more sure of what we saw and heard—God’s glory, God’s voice. The prophetic Word was confirmed to us. You’ll do well to keep focusing on it. It’s the one light you have in a … Continue reading →

Luke 19:9  Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. Isn’t it incredible how an encounter with Jesus can change your life?!!!  Zacchaeus had no clue how radically … Continue reading →

Luke 19:10  “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.” Don’t you just love the story of Zacchaeus?  Here the guy was a crook!  As chief tax collector he was wealthy and had cheated … Continue reading →

Mark 10:21  Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”  22 At this the … Continue reading →

John 8:3-4  The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4 and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.” In … Continue reading →

Proverbs 11:5  The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for them. The Lord wants a man to be a farmer so He gives him a farm.  He provides him all the tools, equipment, seed, fertilizer and instructs him … Continue reading →