Posts by Jo Witt

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Second Sunday of Easter

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: He Lives to Give Me Proof and Peace Thomas had been taught and trained by Christ himself. He heard Jesus predict his death and resurrection. Yet, even after hearing the eyewitness testimony of friends, who all saw the resurrected Jesus, Thomas had doubts: “Rising from the dead. That can’t be possible!” […]

Resurrection of Our Lord – Easter Day

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: He Lives to Take Me from Death to Life A dead Jesus would do no one any good. But a resurrected Jesus? That would change everything; that would make Easter the most important event that has ever happened. Today God wants us to know with certainty that Jesus lives. Because if […]

Palm Sunday

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: Hail the King Who Humbly Comes to Save Us Jesus is the King of kings, God and man in one person. He knows you intimately. More! He is willing to do absolutely anything necessary to serve and protect you. We see that this Holy Week. It begins with Jesus riding a […]

Fifth Sunday After Lent

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: Against the Rock of Divine Exaltation, Human Rejection Is Crushed The author and poet George Eliot once wrote, “Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them.” The Roman philosopher Cicero said much the same. He wrote, “The life of the dead is placed in the memory of […]

Fourth Sunday in Lent

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: Against the Rock of Grace, Condemnation Is Crushed We know that unbelief will have consequences in the future—eternal separation from God. But unbelief also has consequences now. It makes you blind, in a sense. The unbeliever is unable to see the world as it really is. That which is harmful the […]

Third Sunday in Lent

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: Against the Rock of Faithful Presence, False Security Is Crushed A person can survive between one and two months without food. But a person can survive only two to three days without water. Water is one of our greatest needs. Research shows that even slight dehydration will adversely affect your mood, […]

Second Sunday in Lent

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: A Gift for the World When Jesus said, “No one can enter the kingdom of God,” he declared that the need for salvation is universal. He rightly condemned humanity as a whole. There is no one on the face of the earth who can make the case that they deserve God’s […]

First Sunday in Lent

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: A Champion for the Defeated Our modern English word “champion” comes from an old English word that meant “warrior.” In ancient times, when two armies gathered to fight, sometimes as a prelude to the battle—and sometimes in place of the battle—each army would pick a mighty solider, and these two men […]

The Transfiguration of Our Lord

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: Jesus Appears As The Son Of God In Glory Throughout his ministry Jesus said astounding things and did astounding things. Yet, he looked like a normal man. The prophet said, “He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him” (Isaiah […]

Sixth Sunday after Epiphany

by Jo Witt

Theme of the Day: Live A Holy Life! The word “holy” comes from an Old English word, “halig” which means “whole” or “healthy.” We have a holy God. He wants us to live a holy life, one that is wholly dedicated to him, one that is spiritually and emotionally healthy for us. So, as Jesus […]