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Wednesday August 6, 2025 – Are you weary and burdened?

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Matthew 11:28-30   28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will … Continue reading →

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Tuesday August 5, 2025 – How amazing to encounter Jesus!

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Luke 24:45  Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. Have you ever been frightened to the point that it could be described as being terrified?  We use the term ‘scared to death’ rather casually, but taken … Continue reading →

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Saturday August 2, 2025 – An amazing gift: the ability to forgive

Posted on August 2, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Today’s Scripture is at the end of the devotionalA few years ago in early spring I had the joy of watching part of our granddaughter’s soccer game.  Other than the fact that it was 37 degrees, breezy and raining – … Continue reading →

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Friday August 1, 2025 – Happy 75th Birthday Donna!

Posted on August 1, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Happy 75th Birthday Donna!  August & September have such special events to remember and rejoice in.  God has given us such priceless treasures!! Proverbs  5:18, 19  18 Let your fountain [of human life] be blessed [with the rewards of fidelity], and … Continue reading →

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Thursday July 31, 2025 – The cry of a loved one

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Jeremiah 2:5a  This is what the LORD says: “What fault did your fathers find in me, that they strayed so far from me?” God loves His people and He wants them to love Him.  The second chapter of Jeremiah talks … Continue reading →

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Tuesday July 29, 2025 – The wonder of our Father

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Isaiah 6:1-5  1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With … Continue reading →

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Monday July 28, 2025 – Thermometers for fear

Posted on July 28, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Psalm 23:4b  I will fear no evil, for you are with me; Wouldn’t it be handy to have a gadget that could measure the fear in our lives just like a thermometer measures body temperature?  Whether we use the thermometer … Continue reading →

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Sunday July 27, 2025 – Change going on around us

Posted on July 27, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Genesis 40:23 – 41:1a  The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot him. When two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: Change is a fact of life going on around us.  Much of the change might … Continue reading →

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Saturday July 26, 2025 – The opportunity of hospitality

Posted on July 26, 2025 by Don Schmidt

1 Peter 4:9, 10  Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.  Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms. There is an old story that has a powerful … Continue reading →

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Friday July 25, 2025 – The blessing of saying the right thing

Posted on July 25, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Proverbs 25:11  A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver. Suppose someone gave you a handful of $10 bills that you were to give out during the day to people that you interacted with.  It’s … Continue reading →

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