What does it mean to be CALLED? As I discussed in this week’s YouTube episode, we all have different notions of what it means to find our calling. Today, Ed and I are excited to introduce you to the main character in our upcoming historical novel CALLED: Dr. John R. Schmidt. John grew…
My Dad and I (1970) In honor of Forgiveness Day, which is observed on June 26 this year, my YouTube show this week is about my journey of forgiveness with my father and his Mennonite clan. My father and I hurt one another….
My Parents Were CALLED to be Medical Missionaries in Paraguay March 16th is World Social Work Day. It’s when we are invited to celebrate and promote the contributions of social workers to individuals, families, communities and wider society. This year, World Social…
John and Clara Schmidt circa 1952 in Paraguay, South America February 22nd is Be Humble/World-Thinking Day, a day when we celebrate awareness and understanding of different cultures and the issues that confront us around the globe. What a perfect week to introduce our forthcoming…
“Wait until 2021.” It seemed like such a monumental concept when it first started to become clear that the pandemic would carry on into 2021, pending the creation, manufacture, and delivery of a vaccine. So, we waited. And waited. And then waited a bit…
Thanksgiving 2019 – before COVID Even though Americans generally believe that Thanksgiving stems from the highly contested and sparsely documented 1621 harvest feast shared by the pilgrims of Plymouth and the Wampanoag people, it actually began long before that as a day of giving…