Category: Articles by Terry Schmidt

Congratulations to Allen Nichols for accepting Christ as his Lord and Savior in baptism. Download article as PDF

The most important part of a building is the foundation. Without a solid and firm foundation, the structure would prove to be weak and unstable. The most important part of a foundation is the cornerstone (or setting stone). This stone is important because, as the…

WOW! It was beautiful! And it was just what he needed (or so he thought). The lure was incredibly desirable to him and wonderfully appealing. Plus, it promised to excite and please the senses and completely satisfy his needs. So, he carefully positioned himself and…

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus compares His followers to salt, stating: “You are the salt of the earth….” (Matt 5:13). What is it about salt that would cause Jesus to make this comparison? What quality or characteristic does salt have that could be…

It was not difficult for those sailing on the RMS Titanic in April 1912 to be extremely confident of their safe travel to America. After all, the ship represented the height of man’s technological achievement and was a triumph in showing off the luxury and…

In 1 Corinthians 12:12-27, the inspired apostle Paul likens the church, the spiritual body of Christ, to a physical body. “For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also…

After apostles Peter and John healed a man who had been lame since birth and then preached about the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the captain of the temple, along with the Sadducees, “laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day”…

Purity is a word that has (unfortunately) fallen into obscurity and disuse in today's society. It is a beautiful word defined as follows: "Freedom from foreign material or contaminated matter; as the purity of water; cleanness; freedom from foulness or dirt; freedom from guilt or…

Most are familiar with the biblical account of David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17). When young David courageously confronted the giant from Gath, it was a defining moment in his life and revealed much about his relationship with God. Download article as PDF

Those wearing a military uniform, or any type of uniform for that matter, can bring either credit or discredit to their service or company by the way they behave and conduct themselves. Others will judge not only the individual by their actions, but the entity…