BEACHCHURCH         A Virginia Beach Church

Written by Michael Shmidt

It started out as a great day. As most great days go, the birds were chirping in the morning and the sun was about to burst through the clouds with a nice cool breeze blowing. I love the early morning. To see the night give in to the rays of li...

Plans. We all have them. Good ones too. Some have more than a few. Some may have too many. Regardless, most all of them share a common bond with each other, and that is, that they are where action meets an idea to complete a goal. My parents, thankfully, had a plan to...

Unless you have been living under a rock, you have probably heard the scripture, “Iron sharpens iron..” To give this thought more context, let’s read the scripture in context. Proverbs 27:17 “Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.”

Ever...

Say what? 

Written by: Michael Shmidt

Words. They are so incredibly powerful. They can bring life and they can take it. They can stop wars or they can make them. Words even have the power to control our very tears. Speech is probably the first thing that comes to mind wh...

Written by: Michael Shmidt

I had already talked to a few ministers about what was on my heart and what I was going to name this particular blog. Being who I am, I told the name of the blog first, then I just paused and waited for their reaction (I am smiling as I type t...

Written by Michael Shmidt:

I am going to share a short thought the LORD has put on my mind this past week or two.

We have a choice to be who we are in Christ. He gave us that choice in the very beginning.You can chose how close or how distant you are with your creator. O...

Ever had the chance to encourage someone who was going through really tough times and afterward feel the overwhelming presence of pride when you see the other person smile? It’s a great feeling. Friends do that for each other. When one is down, the other helps out. My...

Shaping The Leader Inside

According to Forbes Mag, these are the top 10 qualities of a leader:

1. Honesty

2. Ability to Delegate

3. Communication

4. Sense of humor

5. Confidence

6. Commitment

7. Positive Attitude

8. Creativity

9. Intuition

10. Ability to Inspire

This list looks ve...

Ever wanted to be a part of something that you felt you weren't quite qualified for? Or maybe someone else made you think you weren't good enough? Believe it or not, that feeling is literally as old as the hills. Not just socially, but even religiously.

Just about anyth...

What did Jesus, Paul, Stephen, Peter, and many other men of GOD in the Scriptures have in common in reference to ministering the Word? Most could have probably rode the popularity wave in the right social circles in the larger towns and made a decent living just tellin...