Michael Schmitz

“I needed to allow the wisdom of God to refocus, reshape, and reform my mind. I opened the book of Judges and read about a dark time in the history of God’s people: a time when there was a lack of good leadership; a time when the people of Israel were divided; a time when everyone simply “did what was right in their own eyes.” I began to see things in a new way. I allowed the incredible story of Scripture to teach me and form the way I viewed my own story … and our shared story. I saw the ways God was able to be present in the midst of pain, how he could work with broken people and broken systems. I recognized how God persisted in caring for his people, even when they were quick to run after idols and slow to repent. I saw how the Lord faithfully loved those who quickly forgot his love.”
― Mike Schmitz, The Bible in a Year Companion, Volume I