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Sunday December 14, 2025 – “Why not?” – The ‘skunk factor’ is real!

Posted on December 14, 2025 by Don Schmidt

1 John 3:3  Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure. “Why not?” – and the ‘skunk factor’! This is another question that we might frequently ask or hear asked of us.  It is … Continue reading →

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Friday October 10, 2025 – The message of creation!

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Psalm 19:1  The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. When I was a little boy I had a book about Grandpa Bunny Bunny.  He was the founder of Bunnyville and the father … Continue reading →

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Monday August 25, 2025 – 56 years ago today: Engaged 2 hours and 15 minutes after we met!

Posted on August 24, 2025 by Don Schmidt

To God be the glory great things He hath done!  August 25, 1969 Thanks to what can only be described as the miraculous intervention of God, Donna and I were engaged 2 hours and 15 minutes after we met!  We’ve … Continue reading →

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Wednesday July 30, 2025 – The wonderful example of our neighbor Zach

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Don Schmidt

James 1:27  Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. Zach & Neva and their two daughters … 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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Friday June 27, 2025 – A great Grad School experience!

Posted on June 27, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Proverbs 22:6  Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. A few days ago (June 22) I used the illustration of training our children when they were little … Continue reading →

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Sunday June 8, 2025 – Is our witness a glow or a glare?

Posted on June 8, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Matthew 5:14  You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Years ago a wonderful Christian friend of ours named Hal was hired to manage a type of music store by a major corporation.  … Continue reading →

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Sunday May 25, 2025 – Lucy and the Magician’s book

Posted on May 25, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Matthew 7:1  Do not judge, or you too will be judged. Judging others can be a bit like having termites in the house – the problem can be there for a lengthy time before we become aware of it.  Then … Continue reading →

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Friday April 4, 2025 – Donna’s Divine appointment!

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Don Schmidt

Proverbs 16:3 Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed. (Amplified) Yesterday I wrote about … Continue reading →

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Friday November 15, 2024 – Loving insight into my misbehavior

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Don Schmidt

Romans 2:4b  …not realizing that God’s kindness leads you toward repentance? Have you ever had a friend or someone in your life that believed in you and was for you, no matter what?  Have you ever been that person for … Continue reading →

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