Carolyn Schmitt
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Devotionals
Recently I found a story I wrote as an assignment for a correspondence course in “Writing for Children and Teenagers” that I was taking in 1992. This particular story was supposed to be a “fictionalized”...
I’ve forgotten the actual date, but I think it was Good Friday,1993, when we had a pageant that included a crucifixion. Our worship area at that time was rather patched together and we did a...
by Carolyn Schmitt I have a lot of respect for Nicodemus. Though it isn’t recorded, he must have been in various crowds when Jesus was telling parables and healing various people. So, the more he...
by Carolyn Schmitt There are a number of women named “Mary” mentioned in the New Testament: Mary, the mother of Jesus; Mary the mother of James and Joseph; Mary, Martha’s sister; Mary the wife of...
by Carolyn Schmitt It is interesting to me that while Peter’s denial is mentioned in all four gospels, only John tells about Jesus restoring Peter and giving him an additional occupation. I wish I knew...
by Carolyn Schnitt Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 The...
by Carolyn Schmitt During our Devotional team discussion, it was agreed that the “context” for each of the scriptures in Chapter 6 referred back to Verse 1 in various ways. It’s easy to say a...
by Carolyn Schmitt My, how time flies! Just three months ago it was the first Sunday in Advent, then we celebrated Jesus’s birth and the start of 2024 and now we are three weeks into...
by Carolyn Schmitt Exodus 16:1-36 and Numbers 11:1-34 both tell about the Israelites complaining to Moses and Aaron about not having the kind of food available to them when they were slaves in Egypt. And...
by Carolyn Schmitt As a young child I was taught to say the “Lord’s prayer” this way: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth,...
by Carolyn Schmitt The word “hypocrite” in the New Testament comes from the Greek word “hypokrites”, which means an actor or someone who performs on a stage. Basically it means a person who looks like a...
by Carolyn Schmitt But when you help a needy person, do it in such a way that even your closest friend will not know about it.Then it will be a private matter. And your Father,...