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April 20, 2014–Quakes of Fear and Joy

Contributed by Bryan Jaster, Winchester, VA   Warm-up Question Have you ever been in an earthquake?  Where were you and what happened? Quakes of Fear and Joy On April 1st, 2014, an 8.2 magnitude earthquake off the coast shook Chile. ...

April 13, 2014–Hope for Youth Without Hope

Contributed by Jocelyn  Breeland, Farifax, VA   Warm-up Question What are you looking forward to doing or being in your life? Hope For Youth Without Hope At W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax, VA, six students have committed suicide in...

April 6, 2013–It’s a Miracle

Contributed by Angie Larson Clive, IA   Warm-up Question Do you believe miracles happen today or just in the Bible? It’s a Miracle 78 year old Walter Williams was a Mississippi farmer known as ‘Snowball’.  He died in hospice care...

March 30, 2014–Was Blind But Now I See

Contributed by Dennis Sepper, Tacoma, WA   Warm-up Question Have you ever seen a miracle happen?  What was it and how did it change you or your view of God and/or the world? Was Blind But Now I See At...

March 23, 2014–Crossing Borders

Contributed by Danny Stone, Cedar Rapids, IA   Warm-up Question Share a time when you were sick and needed someone to care for you? Crossing Borders Sanaz Nezam emigrated to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in the fall of 2013.  The “Yoopee”...