Author Archives: Don Schmidt

John 14:15 “If you love Me, you will obey what I command.” In our culture we tend to have an allergic reaction to certain words – obey and command are two in particular that Christians tend to react to.  Typical … Continue reading →

John 13:35 “By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” In yesterday’s devotional we saw that in order to receive the promise of John 8:32, you had to be a disciple of … Continue reading →

John 8:31, 32  To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” The context in which … Continue reading →

This devotional by Max Lucado really touched me and brought about my re-engagement with my website and discussing the passion of my heart – Loving God.   Yesterday (July 6) I posted Part 1 of his devotional titled “I Choose Love” … Continue reading →

It has been nearly 4 months since I’ve posted a devotional after doing it daily for several years.  The death of our youngest son’s wife (Stephanie) and their baby (Declan) has been a difficult time.  We are so grateful for … Continue reading →

This was written by my wife Donna.  On Thursday March 10, our 7 month pregnant daughter-in-love Stephanie went to be with the Lord in the wee hours of the morning, .  We received an urgent call from our son Michael … Continue reading →

I Corinthians 7:19b  Keeping God’s commands is what counts. Have you ever noticed how doing the right thing is a whole lot easier when you have a right attitude/good motives?  Obedience just seems to flow out of a right attitude, … Continue reading →

Romans 15:13  May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. This morning I thought I was going … Continue reading →

James 1:27  Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. I would like us to focus on … Continue reading →

James 4:3  When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. Why do we do what we do?  What is our motivation?  Do we do things … Continue reading →