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A Life Shaped by Love is the tender spiritual memoir of a pilgrim shaped not by achievement or certainty but by the gentle, persistent love of God. Through childhood faith, seasons of wandering, the wilderness of grief, the joys of ministry, and the surprising grace that appears in unexpected places, Geoffrey Schmitt traces the long arc of God’s transforming presence in an ordinary life made extraordinary by love. Each chapter invites readers to see their own story within the pilgrimage — shaped by companions, deepened by suffering, brightened by surprise, softened by aging, and ...

We all carry wounds. Some come from loss, failure, disappointment, or sorrow; others arise from the simple challenges of being human. But when these wounds are touched by God’s grace, something extraordinary happens: they become wisdom. In Turning Hurt into Help: Wounds That Become Wisdom, Geoffrey “Willingheart” Schmitt reveals how our scars can become lanterns for others—lights that shine not because we are perfect, but because God has healed us in imperfect places. Through Scripture, personal narrative, prison ministry stories, and years of pastoral experience, he shows how ...

The Church in the World, but Not of It: Influence Without Compromise explores the timeless tension of Christian living: how to engage the world faithfully without being shaped by it. Through Scripture, teaching, meditation, personal stories from parish and prison ministry, and gentle pastoral wisdom, Geoffrey Schmitt guides readers into a deeper understanding of influence rooted in Christlikeness. Each chapter offers practices for shaping character, cultivating discernment, speaking truth with grace, serving without losing one’s center, and shining with hope in a cynical age. The book ...

The Work of Love: Serving God in the Ordinary and Overlooked invites readers into the quiet places where God’s presence often hides — the small tasks, unnoticed acts, and everyday moments that shape a life of faith. Drawing from Scripture and decades of pastoral ministry, Willingheart explores twelve simple themes: seeing the overlooked, the holiness of small tasks, showing up, listening deeply, blessing with words, serving behind the scenes, and offering what little we have to God. Through stories of Boy Scouts, church volunteers, altar guild members, prison ministry, food pantries, ...

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...

Virtue, Integrity and Love: Living in the Image of God is a spiritual journey through the three great movements of Christian character — the virtues God forms within us, the integrity He shapes in the hidden places of the heart, and the love that reveals His image through our lives. Drawing from Scripture, decades of pastoral ministry, prison worship in faith-based barracks, a faithful men’s group of twenty-five years, family joys and sorrows, and the surprising ways God uses ordinary moments, Willingheart invites readers into a gentle but transformative path of discipleship. Each ...

Joseph — From Pit to Promise traces the dramatic arc of one of Scripture’s most beloved stories. Through betrayal, injustice, temptation, waiting, reconciliation, and redemption, Joseph’s life becomes a living testimony of God’s faithfulness in every season. Each chapter blends Scripture, teaching, meditation, personal reflection, poetry, and prayer—inviting readers to discover how God shapes their own stories through trials and triumphs. The study ends with Joseph’s stunning declaration: “God meant it for good.” This book will help you see your life through that same lens ...

Blending Scripture with personal stories of caregiving, grief, renewal, and unexpected calling, this study invites older believers to discover that God is not finished with them. Every chapter explores a new dimension of spiritual growth: renewed strength, seasoned wisdom, honest lament, gentle surrender, quiet ministry, meaningful connection, and the hope of heaven. Each section includes teaching, meditation, reflection, poetry, questions, prayer, and “Smithy’s Forge” exercises to help readers live with purpose, peace, and gratitude. This is not a book about surviving old age — it ...

Medicine in the Bible: God’s Healing Ways explores how Scripture reveals both the mystery and the practicality of divine healing. From the fig poultice applied to Hezekiah’s wound to Jesus’ compassionate touch, from Luke’s medical insight to Paul’s wisdom about weakness, this study uncovers the many ways God brings restoration to body, mind, and spirit. Drawing from biblical narratives, ancient remedies, modern experience, and personal stories from decades of pastoral ministry, Geoffrey “Willingheart” Schmitt shows that healing is not only what God does — healing reveals who...

Held Fast: God’s Strength in Our Fragile Seasons is a gentle and deeply personal guide for anyone walking through moments when life feels unsteady, uncertain, or overwhelming. Drawing from Scripture, caregiving, grief, anxiety, ministry, and lived experience, Geoffrey Schmitt invites readers to discover the God who holds them with unwavering tenderness. Through ten reflective chapters—each shaped by teaching, meditation, personal narrative, poetry, and prayer—this book offers a sacred companion for fragile days. Whether the challenge is illness, loss, fear, aging, caregiving, or the ...

The Unseen Road: Walking with God in the Ordinary invites readers to discover the sacred beauty hidden in the simplest moments of life — small tasks, daily routines, quiet drives, unexpected conversations, and places that anchor the soul. Through Scripture, personal stories, reflections, poems, and gentle spiritual practices, Willingheart shows that God’s presence is not reserved for mountaintops, miracles, or extraordinary events. Instead, He walks with us in the unnoticed pathways of everyday life. This book is a gentle companion for anyone seeking peace, steadiness, and the grace of ...

The Courage to Be Small invites readers into the gentle, countercultural way of humility — not as weakness, but as strength surrendered to God. Through Scripture, personal stories, Kairos experiences, meditation, poetry, prayer, and the Smithy’s Forge, Geoffrey Schmitt guides us down the “small path” Jesus walked. From the hidden life of Nazareth to the secret service of unseen kindness, from weakness made strong to Christ’s great descent in Philippians 2, this study reveals that humility is not about becoming less but becoming free. Free from striving. Free from comparison. Free ...

In a divided and restless age, The Kingdom of Peace: Living as Christ’s Ambassadors calls believers to rediscover the lasting calm of Christ’s rule. Drawing from Scripture, personal reflection, and years of ministry experience, Geoffrey Schmitt (writing as Willingheart) shows how peace is both a gift from God and a mission for His people. From peace with God to peace in the world, each chapter unfolds like a pilgrimage — teaching us how to live as Christ’s representatives in every circumstance, how to stand firm under pressure, and how to let the fruit of peace transform our ...

Living by Faith: The Glory God Reveals traces God’s radiance from Genesis to Revelation — through creation’s light, covenant promise, temple worship, prophetic fire, the incarnation of Christ, the mystery of the Cross, the triumph of resurrection, the indwelling Spirit, the beauty of the Church, and the promise of eternal life. Drawing from Scripture, personal experience, and decades of pastoral ministry, Dr. Geoffrey Schmitt explores how glory is not just something to behold but something to live. Each chapter invites readers to move from observation to transformation — to see ...

Sharing the Faith: Personal Testimony — Turning One’s Story into God’s Story invites readers to discover how their life experiences become living witness when offered to God. In these pages, pastor and author Geoffrey Schmitt (Willingheart) explores the art and calling of testimony — how to see God’s hand in one’s journey, to speak with gentleness and confidence, and to trust that every story of redemption carries eternal purpose. Through Scripture, reflection, and moving personal accounts from family, ministry, and Kairos experiences, this book shows that sharing faith is less ...

Every believer is called — not only the prophets, priests, or preachers, but all who follow the voice of Christ. The Call of God to Every Believer traces that divine summons from the first “Follow Me” to the final “Well done, good and faithful servant.” Through Scripture, reflection, and real-life stories, Geoffrey Schmitt (Willingheart) explores ten dimensions of the call: to follow, to be, to holiness, to love, to serve, to witness, to suffer and persevere, to peace, to joyful obedience, and to finish well. Each chapter blends biblical truth with personal experience, poems, ...

Witness in Community — The Church as Living Testimony explores how the shared life of believers becomes the clearest proclamation of Christ in the world. From the fellowship of the early Church in Acts to the modern rhythms of parish life and Kairos ministry, Rev. Dr. Geoffrey Schmitt (Willingheart) reveals that evangelism is not merely spoken but lived — through worship, unity, love, hospitality, and service. Drawing from decades of pastoral experience, these chapters celebrate the Church as a living organism rather than an organization — a body knit together by the Holy Spirit, ...

Faith in Action — Evangelism through Compassion and Service reminds us that the Gospel is never just something we say — it is something we do. In this inspiring Bible study, Rev. Dr. Geoffrey Schmitt (“Willingheart”) explores how every act of kindness can become a witness to Christ’s love. From the Good Samaritan to the humble foot washing of Jesus, from the community meal to the simple touch of a hand, we discover that service itself is the most persuasive sermon. Each chapter combines Scripture, teaching, meditation, personal reflection, poetry, prayer, and a “Smithy’s Forge...

The Light of Understanding: Reason, Revelation, and Relationship completes Geoffrey Schmitt’s Apologetics Trilogy by uniting the three great paths of divine truth. Reason explores how faith and intellect illuminate each other. Revelation shows how God discloses His presence through Word and Spirit. Relationship demonstrates that understanding is not solitary but shared. Illumination brings the journey full circle — seeing with the heart and living in the light of love. Through Scripture, story, reflection, and poetry, Schmitt invites readers to move beyond argument to awe — ...

Sharing the Faith, Book Five: The Gospel Across Cultures — Bridges of Grace explores how God’s Good News transcends every barrier of language, race, class, and nation. From Abraham’s calling to the modern Church, each chapter reveals the bridge-building nature of the Gospel — through biblical stories, missionary history, and personal experiences from the author’s decades in ministry. The book reminds us that mission is not only about travel, but about connection — learning to see Christ in others and allowing compassion to become our universal language.