<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Faith and Community]]></title><description><![CDATA[Where faith meets the workplace.]]></description><link>https://damonfontinel.wixsite.com/faithandcommunity/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:23:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://damonfontinel.wixsite.com/faithandcommunity/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Remember Your Harmons Heart]]></title><description><![CDATA[What impacted my heart most was seeing our employees live out our VU values for the sake of those in Harmons.]]></description><link>https://damonfontinel.wixsite.com/faithandcommunity/post/remember-your-harmons-heart</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65cf9c5a222f396be697f176</guid><category><![CDATA[Confessions of a Counselor]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 13:00:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e410b8_af533d3479244ac19d1b606e51ecb40f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kelly Wright</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ash Wednesday: An Invitation for Renewal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fasting, reflection, and repentance may seem like odd invitations to consider. ]]></description><link>https://damonfontinel.wixsite.com/faithandcommunity/post/ash-wednesday-an-invitation-for-renewal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65c69e723aeb264c0183d256</guid><category><![CDATA[Confessions of a Counselor]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 12:03:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e410b8_07ade7ffbeec4f088279fb61f38cba09~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_864,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kelly Wright</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ash Wednesday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Resurrection life only occurs on the opposite side of death.]]></description><link>https://damonfontinel.wixsite.com/faithandcommunity/post/ash-wednesday</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65c690c39a854dcb9f1f1db9</guid><category><![CDATA[Devotions]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2024 13:00:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e410b8_60733cdb01ed484f8a49570bf66fd719~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_470,h_470,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Brock Bondurant</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Day After: Kingdom]]></title><description><![CDATA[The meta-narrative of the Bible is comprised of thousands of micro-narratives that follow this arc: Creation-Fall-Redemption.]]></description><link>https://damonfontinel.wixsite.com/faithandcommunity/post/the-day-after-kingdom</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6581c9014923a8584c56cc47</guid><category><![CDATA[Advent]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Dec 2023 14:00:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e410b8_e2213f2bd06c4862bcaffa462c001ef4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_691,h_461,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Matt Gordon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 25: Christmas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imagine receiving a gift. You take it in your hands, get a feel for the weight. Maybe you guess aloud what might be...]]></description><link>https://damonfontinel.wixsite.com/faithandcommunity/post/day-25-christmas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6581c701b184a4e16077c425</guid><category><![CDATA[Advent]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Dec 2023 14:00:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e410b8_55cf062ed0aa4e2e9f6c15affc35f470~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_684,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Matt Gordon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advent Day 24: Dawn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Silent Night speaks of a quiet night. Surely this night is pre-birth, for what child brings a silence with it.]]></description><link>https://damonfontinel.wixsite.com/faithandcommunity/post/advent-day-24-dawn</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6581c49d64fc73ed89b192ed</guid><category><![CDATA[Advent]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2023 14:00:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e410b8_64548ddec4774f8abb0af5b5d236574b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_739,h_636,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Matt Gordon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advent Day 23: Wonderful]]></title><description><![CDATA[God sees us, but do we see God?]]></description><link>https://damonfontinel.wixsite.com/faithandcommunity/post/advent-day-23-wonderful</link><guid isPermaLink="false">658323e412aee2676685ab4a</guid><category><![CDATA[Advent]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2023 14:00:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e410b8_834b35180fb94da0a90c53299fe1d50c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_910,h_630,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kelly Wright</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advent Day 22: Spirited]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wow. To be cast as unredeemable. Someone that could not be made better.  That struck me. ]]></description><link>https://damonfontinel.wixsite.com/faithandcommunity/post/advent-day-22-spirited</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65832188898a467e029dcf8c</guid><category><![CDATA[Advent]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2023 14:00:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e410b8_bd56fb51f0e34222b209d987348b0cdc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Damon Fontinel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advent Day 21: Loved]]></title><description><![CDATA[God’s love is abundant and goes beyond what we could ever imagine. Nothing can ever separate us from His love and His love is lavish.]]></description><link>https://damonfontinel.wixsite.com/faithandcommunity/post/advent-day-21-loved</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65831f83476c6873f0398e1b</guid><category><![CDATA[Advent]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2023 14:00:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e410b8_9785831a4827451da5f919cf3e5319cc~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kelly Wright</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advent Day 20: Light]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the Christian faith, even the object of that faith, Jesus, is described as a light. And it follows that he would also help us “see”.]]></description><link>https://damonfontinel.wixsite.com/faithandcommunity/post/advent-day-20-light</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6581c0513d76a0ee852f2001</guid><category><![CDATA[Advent]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2023 14:00:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e410b8_f6b43ad9f2f64cce934ec2a933dea6b0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_864,h_576,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Damon Fontinel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advent Day 19: Near]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I am in the middle of a difficult or challenging situation, it is easy for me to start believing lies.]]></description><link>https://damonfontinel.wixsite.com/faithandcommunity/post/advent-day-19-near</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6581adfae9c946bee316d29b</guid><category><![CDATA[Advent]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2023 14:58:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e410b8_0416a501ff9141f1bfa202891918a425~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_869,h_579,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Cox</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advent Day 18: Possible]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perhaps the disappointments or heartbreaks of life chipped away at the newness of my faith...]]></description><link>https://damonfontinel.wixsite.com/faithandcommunity/post/advent-day-18-possible</link><guid isPermaLink="false">657c8a7957bcbff172101f1e</guid><category><![CDATA[Advent]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 14:00:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e410b8_58e7d26918fc47248a1e3f57404a43ac~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_842,h_562,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Damon Fontinel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advent Day 17: Truth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deception is any statement or action that hides the truth.]]></description><link>https://damonfontinel.wixsite.com/faithandcommunity/post/advent-day-17-truth</link><guid isPermaLink="false">657c857ead9f0257d94572eb</guid><category><![CDATA[Advent]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 17 Dec 2023 14:00:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e410b8_d395c453653a4d1b9d21de009b5ec9a0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kelly Wright</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advent Day 16: Restoration]]></title><description><![CDATA[God chose us to be caretakers of the earth, responsible for its flourishing.]]></description><link>https://damonfontinel.wixsite.com/faithandcommunity/post/advent-day-16-restoration</link><guid isPermaLink="false">657c82137f6cd33200ec36bc</guid><category><![CDATA[Advent]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 16 Dec 2023 14:00:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e410b8_f8ebf4e9475a4f0c892af2e16c26a84d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_960,h_540,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Brock Bondurant</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advent Day 15: Somehow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Although I often felt captive where I resided, the heart of gangland, I didn’t have to be a prisoner. ]]></description><link>https://damonfontinel.wixsite.com/faithandcommunity/post/advent-day-15-somehow</link><guid isPermaLink="false">657b2c4fcc024b21f90b3a3a</guid><category><![CDATA[Advent]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2023 14:00:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e410b8_078fa97adfcb48829d6e774f87ab041f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_700,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Walt Walton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advent Day 14: Throne]]></title><description><![CDATA[Herod probably didn’t get twisted in knots about a virgin birth or about old prophecies. Herod’s problem wasn’t belief.
It was pride.]]></description><link>https://damonfontinel.wixsite.com/faithandcommunity/post/advent-day-14-throne</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6579389633640d038b914652</guid><category><![CDATA[Advent]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 14:00:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e410b8_22704a6a5c5a4727b833d8349528ebdf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_536,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Matt Gordon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advent Day 13: Surrender]]></title><description><![CDATA[The nativity story may be the most familiar one in the Bible, which makes it prone for us to fall prey to “The Lullaby Effect.”]]></description><link>https://damonfontinel.wixsite.com/faithandcommunity/post/advent-day-13-surrender</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65787498abf75230733f76fc</guid><category><![CDATA[Advent]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2023 14:00:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e410b8_5b0263bad42941ebadaf81eba24207ef~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Cox</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advent Day 12: Strength]]></title><description><![CDATA[For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and sound mind. ]]></description><link>https://damonfontinel.wixsite.com/faithandcommunity/post/advent-day-12-strength</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65778cac49dc33768d4fc898</guid><category><![CDATA[Advent]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2023 14:00:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e410b8_ad34853914b640599142db7ac7c4f289~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_730,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kelly Wright</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advent Day 11: Peace]]></title><description><![CDATA[Where are you feeling unsettled? Where is God inviting you to take refuge in Him? Where do you need the peace of Christ this Advent Season?]]></description><link>https://damonfontinel.wixsite.com/faithandcommunity/post/advent-day-11-peace</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6577899c78283de4923340cd</guid><category><![CDATA[Advent]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2023 22:25:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e410b8_6c24cf13b1a64daabd866e766c75839f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_737,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kelly Wright</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advent Day 9: Forgiveness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anger is the poison and humble forgiveness is the antidote.]]></description><link>https://damonfontinel.wixsite.com/faithandcommunity/post/advent-day-9-forgiveness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65751ac7f3914f3b87779500</guid><category><![CDATA[Advent]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 10 Dec 2023 02:07:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e410b8_9458005ff196415d8514221937cf1384~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_900,h_450,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kelly Wright</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>