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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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Thursday July 24, 2025 – A ‘well-spring’ of forgiveness

Posted on July 24, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Ephesians 3:32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Have you ever ran out of water?  If you’ve ever lived in a home that used a well, you might have … Continue reading →

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Wednesday July 23, 2025 – Being grateful for what God has done

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Luke 17:15, 16  One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan. These verses are at the heart of … Continue reading →

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Monday July 21, 2025 – The privilege we have in Jesus!

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Isaiah 5:20  Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. I read this verse and sensed that my devotional this … Continue reading →

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Sunday July 20, 2025 – An outrigger for those in need around you

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Psalm 34:18  The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.In church we sang a song that had a verse that really touched me.  It spoke of the tired and weary, the lost and … Continue reading →

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Saturday July 19, 2025 – His impact on the unexpected

Posted on July 19, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Psalm 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd; I lack nothing. The unexpected is a fact of life.  Think how often in our daily routine that we encounter the unexpected.  Simple things: running out of paper, ink, dish detergent, the shirt … Continue reading →

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Friday July 18, 2025 – The difference of “we have to” and “we get to”

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Joshua 23:11  So be very diligent to love the LORD your God for your own well-being.  (Holman) One of the things so precious to me is what I typically experience during the worship portion of our Sunday service.  It is … Continue reading →

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Thursday July 17, 2025 – Focusing on Him turns darkness into light

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Isaiah 42:16 I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough placessmooth.  These are the things I will … Continue reading →

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Tuesday July 15, 2025 – Not just the absence of the negative!

Posted on July 15, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Who are our companions? Yesterday we talked about the idea of companions – not being people but instead referring to the attributes that characterize our lives.  We were looking at affliction and used the example of Frodo and the Company … Continue reading →

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Sunday July 13, 2025 – Inspiration of artist painting during worship

Posted on July 13, 2025 by Don Schmidt

2 Corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. For many years we lived in NE Ohio and attended a wonderful church named St. … Continue reading →

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