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Friday November 8, 2024 – Are commands really just suggestions?

Posted on November 8, 2024 by Don Schmidt

John 14:15 “If you love me, you will obey what I command.” When I was a student at Wheaton Grad School I was blessed to be able to take a course taught by Dr. Merrill Tenney, a great Bible scholar.  … Continue reading →

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Thursday November 7, 2024 – The wonder of kindness!

Posted on November 7, 2024 by Don Schmidt

1 Corinthians 13:4a  Love is patient, love is kind. Have you ever thought about how wonderful kindness is?  There is really nothing like it.  Unfortunately, we are not accustomed to encountering kindness or to being kind ourselves.  Think of all … Continue reading →

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Sunday November 3, 2024 – Becoming ‘out-of-tune’ and deaf to reality

Posted on November 3, 2024 by Don Schmidt

Scripture to follow:   I had a good friend in college named Keith.  His father was a piano tuner who trained him in this trade when Keith was a child.  Keith started tuning professionally at age 9 and was very … Continue reading →

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Friday November 1, 2024 – Do your ‘checks’ bounce?

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Don Schmidt

James 1:22  Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Year ago, back when I was surviving as an insurance salesman, I made a significant sale to a small business twice – at … Continue reading →

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Thursday October 31, 2024 – Think of carpentry and splinters

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Don Schmidt

Hebrews 6:1a  Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity… When we are born again, God does an amazing work in us.  We become new creatures in Christ Jesus.  Old things pass away and … Continue reading →

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Wednesday October 30, 2024 – The choice is ours in how we respond

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Don Schmidt

Numbers 13:1-2   The LORD said to Moses, “Send some men to explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each ancestral tribe send one of its leaders.” The twelve spies were given an opportunity by … Continue reading →

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Sunday October 27, 2024 – What comprises our “Heavenly GPS”?

Posted on October 27, 2024 by Don Schmidt

Isaiah 7:15  He will eat curds and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right. I grew up in southwest Michigan.  I remember hearing my older hunting friends talking about the compass problems they encountered … Continue reading →

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Saturday October 26, 2024 – Is telling the truth optional?

Posted on October 26, 2024 by Don Schmidt

Acts 5:8-9  Peter asked her, “Tell me, is this the price you and Ananias got for the land?”   “Yes,” she said, “that is the price.”  9 Peter said to her, “How could you agree to test the Spirit of the … Continue reading →

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Friday October 25, 2024 – The wonderful example of Mike Maggiano, my last boss at Medical Mutual

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Don Schmidt

Nehemiah 1:5  Then I said: “O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and obey his commands,” There is a scene in the movie Fantasia called Night … Continue reading →

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Thursday October 24, 2024 – The lesson of the Pamper Pole

Posted on October 24, 2024 by Don Schmidt

Proverbs 3:5  Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; Our 3rd son Andrew was part of a mission intern program in Colorado Springs from August 1999 – June 2001.  The program included … Continue reading →

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