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Wednesday December 10, 2025 – In this story I relate to the slave

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Don Schmidt

John 3:16  For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. Long ago a man embarked on a journey home.  It required him … Continue reading →

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Tuesday December 9, 2025 – What would your response to the Lord be?

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Don Schmidt

1 Kings 3:5  At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.” Solomon’s answer pleased the Lord.  God said He would give him a … Continue reading →

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Monday December 8, 2025 – Father and son: the same event, 2 opposite journal entries

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Hebrews 11:6  And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. This scripture talks about faith and its importance in … Continue reading →

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Saturday December 6, 2025 – Tevye and Golde: “Do you love me?”

Posted on December 6, 2025 by Don Schmidt

John 21:16a  Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you truly love me?” We’ve written before of the movie Fiddler on the Roof.  It is a musical about the life of a family in the small Jewish village of … Continue reading →

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Friday December 5, 2025 – David’s example: Despair to prayer to faith

Posted on December 5, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Psalm 13:5, 6  But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.  6 I will sing to the LORD, for he has been good to me. How long??  How long is it going to take me … Continue reading →

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Thursday December 4, 2025 – The importance of ‘paradigm shifts’

Posted on December 4, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Hebrews 12:5-6  5And you have forgotten that word of encouragement that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, 6because the Lord disciplines those he … Continue reading →

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Wednesday December 3, 2025 – An essential reality in our lives

Posted on December 3, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Revelation 3:19  Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent. Do you remember times when you were growing up when you wanted to do something and were told “No” by your parents?  Did you receive … Continue reading →

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Tuesday December 2, 2025 – What do our responses say about us? (Think of recent rain and flooding)

Posted on December 2, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Job 1:22  In all this Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.  Job 2:10b  In all this, Job did not sin in what he said. It’s difficult to imagine the impact of all the disasters that happened to Job … Continue reading →

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Monday December 1, 2025 – Never did I dream…

Posted on December 1, 2025 by Don Schmidt

1 John 3:1a  How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! A few weeks ago I had my 57th birthday in Jesus.  In this … Continue reading →

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Sunday November 30, 2025 – What does the ‘Cross’ mean to you?

Posted on November 30, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Romans 6:6  For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin— Recently we enjoyed the beauty of a … Continue reading →

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