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April 27-May 3, 2011–Mythbusters

Contributed by Bill King, Blacksburg, VA Warm-up Share a time when you were absolutely certain something was true—only to discover that it was not. Mythbusters Can you beat a lie detector test?  Is a dirty car more fuel efficient than...

April 20-26, 2011–Aftershocks

Contributed by Scott Mims, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Virginia Beach, VA     Warm-up Questions What is the most exciting, captivating, or important thing about Easter to you?  Why? Does your family have any special Easter rituals or traditions?  If...

April 13-19, 2011–Technology + Betrayal = Ruined Lives

Contributed by Jay McDivitt,Grace Lutheran Church, Thiensville, WI Warm-up Question When you feel betrayed or bullied, how do you deal with those feelings? Technology + Betrayal = Ruined Lives The New York Times recently ran a very long article on...

April 6-12, 2011–Unspoken Question

Contributed by Bob Chell, University Lutheran Center, Brookings, SD Warm-up Question If God is in all places, at all times, how can God stand by while bad things happen? Unspoken Questions In 1862 the largest mass hanging in United States...

March 30-April 5, 2011–Hope and Modern Medicine

        Contributed by Jay Gamelin, pastor to Jacob’s Porch, a Lutheran Campus mission to The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. Warm-up Question What is the sickest you have ever been?  What did it take to get better? ...