Sue Schmidt | Correspondent In the book of Revelation, chapters 2-3 Jesus gives seven messages to seven churches of Asia Minor. The Lord knew each individual church and its precise situation. Jesus dictates to John, the author of Revelation, praising the churches for...
Sue Schmidt | Correspondent There are many Christians today who will fall away from Christ loving this world more than Jesus, turning from the truth and sound doctrine. Be wary of TV preachers who distort the Gospel. If they don’t preach it, they will pollute your...
Sue Schmidt | Correspondent A good shepherd knows his sheep individually and in return they recognize his voice and follow him. The shepherd always led his sheep to green pastures and quiet waters. If a lamb wandered off the shepherd would leave his flock while other...
Sue Schmidt | Correspondent The definition of love is the high esteem which God has for His human children and the high regard which they in turn should have for Him and other people. Because of the hundreds of references to love in the Bible it is certainly the most...
Sue Schmidt | Correspondent The prodigal son wants his inheritance. This wouldn’t have been a problem except daddy hasn’t died. The old man, not wanting to disappoint the boy, decides to give him his share of the estate. The son grabs the money and takes off to...
Sue Schmidt | Correspondent We’ve all tried to outrun a storm clutching the steering wheel until knuckles turn white. Bolts of lightning appear along the horizon; green clouds layered under gray hide the sun with surrounding darkness. It would be nice to be home, safe...
Sue Schmidt | Correspondent God has held the oceans in the hollow of His hand and measured the sky. He has held the dust of the earth in a basket, weighed each mountain, hill and island as though they were fine dust. God sits enthroned above the earth; His wondrous...
Sue Schmidt | Correspondent It was in the spring of the year when kings went off to war. Spring was the chosen season because the roads were dry making it easier for the troops to move about. But David, being a king, remained in Jerusalem because he had an honorable...
Sue Schmidt | Correspondent We currently stand at the dawn of a new year full of the unknown. Who knows what we will discover or what new experiences will come our way. Hopefully we are confident and joyful because of the Lord’s message to us, “Therefore, if anyone is...
Sue Schmidt | Correspondent Matthew is the only Gospel where we read about the Magi. Tradition tells us there were three men because there were three gifts but there could’ve been more in their caravan. The wise men who came from the east were interested in astronomy...
Sue Schmidt | Correspondent The census was an unwanted burden, the road trip seemed untimely and Mary, about to have a baby any minute, sat on a donkey uncomfortable and tired. Caesar’s decree for a census of the entire Roman empire made it necessary for Joseph and...
Sue Schmidt | Correspondent One of the earliest signs from God is the rainbow after the flood Noah and his family experienced. “I have set my rainbow in the clouds and it will be the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. Whenever I bring clouds over the earth...
Sue Schmidt | Correspondent The Bible’s description of heaven found in the book of Revelation is phenomenal; a city of pure gold, foundations adorned with precious stones and twelve gates each one made from a single pearl. “The architect and builder is God,” Hebrews...
Sue Schmidt | Correspondent To escape persecution in Jerusalem, Philip, one of the first to preach the Gospel outside Jerusalem, fled to Samaria where he had great success in the mission field. An angel summoned Philip from a thriving ministry to a wilderness road to...
Sue Schmidt | Correspondent Thanksgiving is fast approaching, a time when we thank Jesus for the most important parts of our lives. I am thankful for my past generations who knew and loved the Lord. My great-grandfather was the first pastor to minister to eleven...
Sue Schmidt | Correspondent Naaman woke up one morning and noticed a bright spot on his hand. Leprosy! He recognized the symptoms as he had seen people camped outside villages in quarantine. They were considered outcasts and ignored since the disease was highly...
Sue Schmidt | Correspondent Shunem, was the name of a town in the territory of Issachar near Jezreel on the slopes of Mount Moreh. A well-to-do woman lived there who is referred to as a Shunamite in the Bible. One day Elisha walked to Shunem. This wealthy prominent...
Sue Schmidt | Correspondent The widow may not have a name in this Bible story found in II Kings 4:1-7 but she was known to God and He knew her plight. She was in financial debt which was a desperate situation for women of Bible times. If a debt could not be paid, she...
Sue Schmidt | Correspondent Naomi, her husband Elimelech and their two sons Mahlon and Kilion lived in Bethlehem. Due to a famine in the land Elimelech moved his family from Israel to the country of Moab for sustenance. This was a poor decision since he was leaving...
Sue Schmidt | Correspondent Jacob loved his son Joseph because he had been born to him in his old age. To express that love he made Joseph a richly ornate robe in many colors. The older brothers grew jealous over the robe Joseph received. They were resentful they...
