Posts from November 2024

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First Sunday in Advent

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: A Real Christmas Requires Remembering Why Christ Came It is easy to get so caught up in the imagery—a tiny newborn baby, lying in the straw filled manger under a star-filled sky—that we forget the why. Why did the Son of God come into our world and take on human flesh? […]

Last Sunday of the Church Year

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: Live With Your Eyes On The Skies “Eyes on the prize.” That axiom stresses that when pursuing some good goal, focus is important. You don’t want distractions or a lack of self-discipline to keep you from obtaining whatever that prize might be. “Eyes on the prize.” You summon the willpower to […]

Twenty-Sixth Sunday After Pentecost

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: Live Free From The Fear Of Judgment Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) affects many millions of adults. It is more than shyness. SAD includes an acute fear of being judged. An individual with SAD struggles with everyday tasks like talking to people at work or school because he is terrified that he […]

Twenty-Fifth Sunday After Pentecost

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: Live A Life Of Startling Generosity Perhaps you have heard the axiom, “Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.” In other words, while you still can, use what you have in order to enjoy life to the fullest. If this life is all there is, St. Paul agrees that […]