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Monday May 4, 2026 – Afghanistan’s red and white stones

Posted on May 4, 2026 by Don Schmidt

Proverbs 4:6a  Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; In the summer of 2007 I got to spend a month in Afghanistan.  Among other things, the organization I was with had medical centers and community centers out in … Continue reading →

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Monday April 27, 2026 – My grasp of the obvious was missing

Posted on April 27, 2026 by Don Schmidt

John 9:25b “ …One thing I do know.  I was blind but now I see!” I think we all are thrilled when our grasp of the obvious is working.  For some of us, it’s like a visitor who only shows … Continue reading →

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Thursday April 23, 2026 – Things might not be what they seem

Posted on April 23, 2026 by Don Schmidt

1 Peter 5:8  Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaringlion looking for someone to devour. When we last flew from Denver to Colorado Springs (COS) there was a most interesting experience.  It occurred as … Continue reading →

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Wednesday April 8, 2026 – Donna’s Divine appointment!

Posted on April 8, 2026 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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Monday March 2, 2026 – The important lesson from our white and pink dogwood tree!

Posted on March 2, 2026 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. I would like us to focus on … Continue reading →

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Friday February 27, 2026 – More spiritual lessons from Jamie and Andrew gymnastics

Posted on February 27, 2026 by Don Schmidt

Psalms 1:1  Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. In Thursday’s devotional, we wrote about the experiences two of … Continue reading →

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Saturday February 21, 2026 – Imagine God ‘delighting’ in you!!

Posted on February 21, 2026 by Don Schmidt

Psalm 37:23a  If Yahweh delights in a man’s way, Our Pekingese, Snuggles, slept with us every night. Usually she slept through the night but now and then she would wake up having to go to the bathroom.  This meant that … Continue reading →

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Monday February 16, 2026 – Real versus artificial

Posted on February 16, 2026 by Don Schmidt

1 Peter 1:7  These (all kinds of trials) have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is … Continue reading →

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Friday February 13, 2026 – Blessed by a stranger named Jeff.

Posted on February 13, 2026 by Don Schmidt

2 Corinthians 9:8  And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. I’m reminded of a special kindness … Continue reading →

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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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