Caryschmidt

LATEST ARTICLES ( 374 )

• When Should We Regather the Church?

  

  So, pastor friend, you've heard of churches reopening. You've seen social media posts from churches in other regions who are celebrating re-gatherings. You've... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2020 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• It is a Good Thing

  

  How has God been faithful to you during the last eight weeks? Have you celebrated His faithfulness recently? Have you paused the noise (both external and... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2020 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• A Pandemic’s Four Stresses, God’s Four Remedies

  

  Have you considered the layers of fear and stress that people are managing right now? How are you managing these four stress-factors in yourself? How are you... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2020 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• What is God Doing?

  

  For ten years, Hezekiah lived under the threat of the Assyrian empire threatening to pillage the southern tribes of Judah. I bet he wondered "what is God doing?" Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2020 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Preach the Gospel Again and Again…

  Have you lost interest in the gospel? Are you looking for “more interesting” or “more engaging” things to say? Don’t Christians need more than “just the... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2020 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Preach the Gospel Again

  

  Have you lost interest in the gospel? Are you looking for “more interesting” or “more engaging” things to say? Don’t Christians need more than “just the gospel”? Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2020 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• How to Jesus-Followers Respond to Hard Stuff?

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  Posted on 13 March 2020 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• My Top Five Christmas Essentials

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  Posted on 13 December 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Five Christmas Essentials

  

  The pace of life in 2019 is faster than any human being can possibly sustain. We weren't designed to process the vast volume of noise or to accomplish the... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• “Move Forward” Or “Stand Still”—Which is It?

  Do you ever have trouble “standing still?” I do too! I prefer ministry in motion over ministry sitting still. I like to move forward serving God, and I like... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Move Forward Or Stand Still?

  

  Sometimes God says, "go forward" and sometimes God says "stand still." So, which does God want us to do? Stand still? Or go forward? Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• I Wait, He Works…

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  Posted on 02 August 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• I Wait, He Works

  

  I confess—I keep regressing back into spiritual hysterics. It's like a strange addiction. I have to work at waiting. Hysteria is a default setting—not like... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• A New Book in the Works!

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  Posted on 22 June 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Monday After Easter!

  It’s Monday morning after Easter Sunday. The first task on your task list is “Start preparing next Sunday’s message.” But hold on a minute. This particular... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Monday After Easter!

  

  It’s Monday morning after Easter Sunday. The first task on your task list is “Start preparing next Sunday’s message.” But hold on a minute. This particular... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Resurrection Week and Spiritual Battle

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  Posted on 16 April 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Resurrection Week and Spiritual Battle

  

  Any time you tackle a big effort to lift up Jesus, you can buckle up for some spiritual opposition of some kind. It's as predictable as the sunrise. Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Gawk A Little

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  Posted on 10 April 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Gawk A Little

  

  Ernest Becker wrote in Denial of Death, "...By the time we leave childhood we have repressed our vision of the primarily miraculousness of creation. We have... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2019 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY