Author Archives: Don Schmidt

1 Peter 1:8  Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, This morning I am still overflowing … Continue reading →

1 Corinthians 3:6  I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. Yesterday I asked you to picture yourself on a jet that has just taken off for a long flight.  The person next to you is … Continue reading →

2 Corinthians 3:2  You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everybody. Picture yourself on a jet that has just taken off for a long flight.  You begin a conversation with the person next to … Continue reading →

Luke 24:30-32  30When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. 31Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. 32They … Continue reading →

Matthew 7:24  “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” In my NIV Bible, the heading for this portion of scripture is “The … Continue reading →

Isaiah 31:1  Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in the multitude of their chariots and in the great strength of their horsemen, but do not look to the Holy One … Continue reading →

The Miracle at Dunkirk Saturday in Houston was The Response.  It was the gathering called for by Texas Governor Perry to spend a “Day of Prayer and Fasting for our Nation’s Challenges.”  More than 30,000 Americans gathered there to pray … Continue reading →

Romans 2:4b  …not realizing that God’s kindness leads you toward repentance? Have you ever had a friend or someone in your life that believed in you and was for you, no matter what?  Have you ever been that person for … Continue reading →

Acts 2:11b  we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!” Pentecost Sunday is such an important day in church history.  It is the day we commemorate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the believers in … Continue reading →

Exodus 20:12  “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.” Today is the 80th anniversary of my parents’ wedding day.  Oscar Schmidt and Louise Diamond were … Continue reading →