Posts from September 2024

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Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: Followers Of Christ Know How To Love Their Families Love can cause harm. Consider the wife whose husband wants little to do with church. She loves him and does not want to upset him. So, when her husband wants her and the children to stay home Sunday morning, she complies without […]

The Festival of St. Michael and All Angels

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: Followers Of Christ Have Powerful Allies Green Berets. Rangers. SEALs. Delta Force. These special forces groups are part of the United States military. They are elite: highly trained with unique skill sets. Many of their important missions are carried out in total secrecy. Two weeks ago, we acknowledged that we are […]

Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: Followers Of Christ Are Humble Servants Humility and pride are polar opposites. Pride exalts self at the expense of God and others. Humility exalts God and others at the expense of self. Pride is the essential vice, for it increases one’s hunger for all other sins. Humility increases one’s hunger for […]

Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: Followers Armed For Battle What is the worst war in human history? One might point to World War II, which has the highest death toll of at least 90 million people. Or consider the Three Kingdoms War, which not only resulted in over 40 million deaths but also lasted for most […]

Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: Followers Of Christ See The True Purpose Of His Power Power is neither inherently good nor bad. Fire is powerful. The chef uses fire to create meals. But the arsonist uses fire to destroy homes. Nuclear fission is a powerful force. The engineer harnesses it, producing abundant electricity. The tyrant harnesses […]