Category: Articles by Terry Schmidt

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…

As the One who built the church (Mt 16:18) and purchased it with His own blood (Acts 20:28), Jesus has a genuine concern and personal interest in the well-being of His spiritual body (Eph 1:22-23). In His letters to seven churches recorded in Revelation chapters…

In Luke chapter 15, Jesus tells two similar parables in response to the Pharisees and scribes murmuring that He “receives sinners and eats with them” (v. 2). After telling the parable of the lost sheep, Jesus makes the following application: “I say to you that…

During the past 50 years or so, much has been written concerning the topic of self-esteem. Theories and philosophies abound as to how to gain self-confidence and achieve a healthy sense of self-worth. The prominent view of many secular psychologists and professional educators is that…