Posts from October 2024

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All Saints’ Day (Observed)

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: Live Knowing Life Only Gets Better “It will get better.” We say that to try to comfort someone who is having a bad day (or maybe a whole string of bad days). Perhaps tomorrow will be better. But perhaps it’s worse. In this life, there really are no guarantees that things […]

The Festival of the Reformation (Observed)

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: Live A Life Of Courageous Witness Jesus repeatedly told his followers that living as his disciples would bring hardship. Living life according to God’s Law is going to make one appear odd in the eyes of the world, perhaps even evil. Sharing a message of mankind’s sin and God’s gracious salvation […]

Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: Followers Of Christ Make Selfless Sacrifices “What’s in it for me?” It’s easy to look at life through the lens of that question, to make decisions based on perceived personal benefit. Perhaps at times we look at Christianity through that lens, wondering what we will gain from following Christ. “What’s in […]

Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: Followers Of Christ Maintain Proper Priorities People think that establishing priorities is about ranking things in order of importance. But it is more than that. We do not have unlimited time and energy. So, establishing priorities enables us to say “no” to things which might be good yet not truly important. […]