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“Everything happens for a reason” is often spoken with kindness—but in the face of real suffering, it can ring hollow or even cause harm. Not Everything Happens for a Reason offers a more mature, faithful way to trust God when explanations fail. Drawing from Scripture, pastoral experience, prison ministry, recovery wisdom, and a lifetime of lived faith, Geoffrey Schmitt explores the difference between God’s will and God’s permission, the reality of human freedom, and the healing power of divine presence. Rather than presenting God as a controlling force behind every event, this ...

War has never been an abstract question for the Christian faith. From the earliest days of the Church to the present age of drones and nuclear deterrence, believers have wrestled with how to follow Jesus in a world where violence persists. Just War vs. Christian Pacifism: Holding the Tension Without Losing the Gospel does not attempt to settle the debate once and for all. Instead, it invites readers into the long, honest struggle to remain faithful when moral clarity is costly and certainty proves elusive. Drawing on Scripture, Christian tradition, modern theology, and lived pastoral ...

Mystical Encounters in the Bible: A Journey into Visions, Dreams, and Divine Encounters By The Rev. Dr. Geoffrey Schmitt What happens when the veil between heaven and earth is pulled back? When angels speak, dreams guide, and the glory of God fills the room? In When Heaven Breaks Through, Rev. Dr. Geoffrey Schmitt invites you on a powerful and deeply reflective journey through the mystical encounters of the Bible—those breathtaking moments when God makes His presence known in visions, dreams, voices, and fire. From Jacob’s ladder to Ezekiel’s wheels, from Isaiah’s temple vision to ...

The Gift of Presence: Ministry of Showing Up explores one of the simplest and most Christlike forms of ministry — the quiet power of being present. Through Scripture, pastoral teaching, personal stories, prayers, and reflection exercises, Geoffrey Schmitt guides readers into a deeper understanding of how healing, encouragement, wisdom, and love flow through steady companionship. This gentle study invites readers to slow down, listen deeply, and become a living blessing to others — not by fixing their problems, but by walking with them. Each chapter offers practical, heartfelt guidance ...

A Personal Relationship with God: From Knowing About Him to Walking With Him invites readers beyond religious familiarity into living fellowship with the God of Scripture. Beginning in Eden and tracing the biblical story through covenant, incarnation, cross, indwelling Spirit, prayer, trials, obedience, and friendship, this study shows that the Bible is not merely a collection of doctrines or moral instructions. It is the unfolding story of a God who seeks relationship. Through pastoral insight, personal testimony, and careful engagement with Scripture (KJV), Geoffrey Schmitt explores what ...

For generations, Christians have treasured the saying attributed to Francis of Assisi: “Preach the Gospel at all times; if necessary, use words.” Its wisdom has shaped lives of compassion, humility, and service. Yet in a changing cultural landscape, that wisdom has often been misunderstood—and its unintended consequences quietly felt. If Necessary, Use Words traces the journey of the Social Gospel from its faithful roots through a season of silence that contributed to secularization, declining church influence, and a thinning of Christian meaning. Drawing on Scripture, history, and ...

In a time when faith is often either privatized or politicized, Jesus’ words from the Sermon on the Mount sound both gentle and bracing: “You are the salt of the earth… You are the light of the world.” In Salt and Light: Living the Kingdom in a Fading World, Geoffrey Schmitt (Willingheart) explores what it means to live these metaphors faithfully—not loudly, not defensively, but with quiet conviction and enduring hope. Through ten reflective chapters, this study unfolds the everyday power of Christian presence. Salt preserves what might otherwise decay; light reveals what might ...

Contentment: Finding Peace in Every Circumstance In a restless world that constantly urges us to chase more, Rev. Dr. Geoffrey Schmitt — known to many as Willingheart — invites readers to discover the calm strength of contentment. Drawing from Scripture, personal stories, ministry experiences, and hard-won wisdom, he explores how peace can be found not in perfect conditions but in a trusting heart. Through six thoughtful chapters — The Shepherd’s Provision, The Wisdom of Enough, Learning in the Hard Places, Comparison and the Thief of Joy, The Peace of Letting Go, and The Joy of ...

In a world that measures worth by success, certainty, and visibility, faith can quietly become another performance. What Does God Value? — Learning to See What Truly Matters invites readers to step back and recalibrate their vision according to the heart of God. Drawing from Scripture, pastoral experience, prison ministry, and a lifetime of reflection, this study explores the values God consistently lifts up: the heart over performance, mercy over sacrifice, the lowly over the powerful, relationship over rule-keeping, trust over control, perseverance over quick results, repentance over ...

Step back into the earliest centuries of Christianity and sit at the feet of those who first carried the gospel into a world hungry for truth. The Fathers Speak: Understanding Scripture with the Early Church Fathers invites readers to explore the Bible alongside the voices of the men and women who helped shape the faith in its formative years. Drawing on the wisdom of Athanasius, Augustine, Basil, Chrysostom, and many others, this study presents thirty rich, thematic chapters — each blending Scripture, a quote from the Fathers, clear teaching, meditation, personal reflection, poetry, ...

Conversion is often described as a single dramatic event—or dismissed as a slow, lifelong process. In truth, it is both. In When the Scale Tips: Moments of Conversion, Geoffrey Schmitt explores the decisive moments when faith shifts from possibility to commitment—when resistance gives way, when truth becomes unavoidable, when mercy disarms the heart. Drawing on Scripture, history, pastoral experience, and prison ministry, this book examines the varied ways conversion begins and deepens. Each chapter focuses on a distinct pattern: crisis and rock bottom, reasoned conviction, sudden ...

Sacred Geography: Encountering God Through the Land of the Bible By Geoffrey Schmitt What if the places of the Bible weren’t just backdrops—but invitations? From Eden to the wilderness, from Mount Sinai to Jerusalem, from exile to the quiet terrain of your own heart, this book explores how God reveals Himself in places—and how those places become holy when He is present. Blending rich biblical insight, personal stories, meditations, poetry, and questions for reflection, Sacred Geography invites readers to: Discover the spiritual meaning of key biblical landscapes Reflect on how ...

Fear Not: The Courage God Gives is a heartfelt Bible study exploring ten forms of courage — courage to trust God’s presence, answer His call, face giants, walk dark roads, stand firm, do what is right, endure storms, wait patiently, admit weakness, and strengthen the Church today. With Scripture, teaching, personal stories, poems, prayers, questions, and practical exercises, this study invites readers to discover that courage is not found in ourselves but in the God who walks beside us.

In a world saturated with slogans, symbols, and noise, Christian faith is often seen before it is understood—and sometimes misunderstood before it is heard. Faith on Display: When Witness Helps — and When It Hurts invites readers into a thoughtful, pastoral exploration of how Christian witness functions in everyday life. Drawing on Scripture, lived ministry experience, and gentle cultural reflection, this study examines the benefits and dangers of visible faith—from crosses and Bibles to bumper stickers and slogans. It asks not whether faith should be visible, but how, when, and for ...

Beasts, Birds, and the Breath of God: The Role and Symbolism of Animals in the Bible From the Garden of Eden to the throne room of Revelation, animals walk, fly, crawl, and soar through the pages of Scripture. They are not merely background scenery—they are companions in creation, participants in prophecy, and even messengers of God’s mercy. In this rich and devotional exploration, Rev. Dr. Geoffrey Schmitt invites you to rediscover the creatures of the Bible—not just as symbols, but as sacred signs. Each chapter explores the role of animals in major biblical themes: creation, fall, ...

What we remember shapes how we live. In Remember and Live: Memory, Identity, and Faithfulness, Geoffrey Schmitt explores the spiritual importance of remembering as a central practice of faith. Drawing from Scripture, pastoral experience, and deeply personal stories, this study invites readers to see memory not as nostalgia or regret, but as a living act of obedience. From family stories and national history to suffering, healing, communion, and resurrection hope, Schmitt traces how God calls His people to remember truthfully — and how holy forgetting can free us from what no longer gives ...

“I was in prison and you came to visit me.” —Matthew 25:36 Prison walls may separate men and women from society, but they do not separate them from the love of God. Breaking Chains: The Gospel and Prison Ministry is a powerful call to action for individuals, churches, and communities to engage in life-changing prison ministry. This book explores: • The biblical foundation for ministering to the incarcerated. • The spiritual needs of inmates and the power of redemption. • How individuals and churches can step into prison outreach. • The impact of movements like Kairos Prison ...

Biblical Leadership Lessons: Success, Failure, and Faith In this practical and devotional study, Geoffrey Schmitt explores the lives of some of the Bible’s greatest leaders — Moses, Deborah, Nehemiah, David, Esther, Peter, and Paul — drawing out lessons about leadership that apply to pastors, lay leaders, and anyone called to lead in church, community, or home. Through reflections on their successes, failures, and enduring faith, readers will discover the timeless qualities that define godly leadership: humility, courage, integrity, compassion, and trust in God’s providence. With ...

What does it mean to be a man of God in a world full of confusion? Forged is a call to strength—not the loud, aggressive kind the world celebrates, but the steady, faithful strength shaped in the fire of Scripture and grace. Through the lives of ten biblical men—Adam, Abraham, Joseph, Moses, David, Job, Jesus, and others—pastor and prison chaplain Geoffrey Schmitt invites readers into a journey of transformation. Each chapter explores a different facet of biblical manhood: responsibility, faith, integrity, courage, vulnerability, endurance, sacrificial love, fatherhood, and spiritual ...

When Jesus Weeps: A Theology of Holy Lament is a tender, honest journey into the sacred work of sorrow. Through Scripture, story, and pastoral reflection, Geoffrey Schmitt (Willingheart) guides readers into the kind of lament that does not weaken faith but deepens it. From David’s midnight psalms to Jeremiah’s tears, from unanswered prayers to grief that comes in waves, this book reveals a God who meets us not after our tears but within them. Drawing from decades of ministry—funeral homes, hospital rooms, Kairos prison weekends, and personal seasons of loss—Schmitt shows that lament...