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Thursday May 7, 2026 – Panting for Him

Posted on May 7, 2026 by Don Schmidt

Psalm 42:1  As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. We had the blessing of living for twenty years in a little village in the middle of a 32,000 acre national park … Continue reading →

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Wednesday May 6, 2026 – Who we are supposed to be!

Posted on May 6, 2026 by Don Schmidt

Luke 4:18-19  “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor.  He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to … Continue reading →

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Tuesday May 5, 2026 – The road less traveled

Posted on May 5, 2026 by Don Schmidt

Isaiah 26:3  You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. This morning I woke up thinking about this peace that God will provide and the last stanza of Robert Frost’s poem, The … Continue reading →

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Sunday May 3, 2026 – A moving scene from the movie Ben-Hur

Posted on May 3, 2026 by Don Schmidt

Galatians 6:10  Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers. This morning I was pondering this verse and while pouring myself a cup of coffee, I … Continue reading →

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Saturday May 2, 2026 – The Leper Part 2 (and suppose it was you)

Posted on May 2, 2026 by Don Schmidt

Mark 1:40-42  A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”  41Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he … Continue reading →

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Friday May 1, 2026 – The Leper Part 1 (and suppose it was you)

Posted on May 1, 2026 by Don Schmidt

Mark 1:40-42  A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”  41Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he … Continue reading →

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Thursday April 30, 2026 – The awesome wonder of our Lord!

Posted on April 30, 2026 by Don Schmidt

Luke 8:24b, 25  He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm. “Where is your faith?” he asked his disciples. In fear and amazement they asked one another, “Who is this? He … Continue reading →

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Wednesday April 29, 2026 – Mowing the lawn on a hot humid day

Posted on April 29, 2026 by Don Schmidt

1 John 1:9  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. When we moved to Franklin, TN it was a reintroduction for me to high humidity … Continue reading →

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Tuesday April 28, 2026 – My critical experience at Schafer’s Bakery

Posted on April 28, 2026 by Don Schmidt

1 John 2:16  For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does—comes not from the Father but from the world. Years ago when our first two … Continue reading →

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Sunday April 26, 2026 – Do we see Him in the midst of our difficulties?

Posted on April 26, 2026 by Don Schmidt

John 9:1-3 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth.  His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”  “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but … Continue reading →

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