Posts from July 2024

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Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: Fear Not, For The Lord Is With You Shortly before he ascended, Jesus told his followers they were to engage in his service—to work their way through the world, sharing the good news of salvation. Our loving Lord knew that was a big and often intimidating task. So, his next words […]

Tenth Sunday After Pentecost

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: God Meets Our Need To Meet Others’ Needs King David explains, “The earth is the LORD’s and everything in it.” That word “everything” doesn’t leave any wiggle room, does it? That word “everything” means that your home and all its furnishings, your vehicle and all that’s in the trunk, your bank […]

Ninth Sunday After Pentecost

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: Jesus Models A Compassionate Shepherd’s Heart In the ancient Middle East, a shepherd needed certain skills to do his job well: knowledge of edible grasses, ability to trim hooves, capacity to fend off predators, competency to birth lambs. However, the greatest qualification of a shepherd is much simpler. A good shepherd […]

Eight Sunday After Pentecost

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: Sent With God’s Own Authority When a child asks a sibling to do something there isn’t much certainty as to the results. The sibling might simply ignore the request. However, if that same child goes to a brother or sister with “Dad said so,” it’s a very different story! Now the […]