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December 8-14, 2010–Are You Prepared for This?

Contributed by Angie Larson, Clive, IA Warm-up Question What do you do to prepare for Christmas?  Are You Prepared for This? This October, like every year, stores begin their visual preparations for the Christmas shopping season.  On October 30 the...

December 1-7, 2010–Repentant or Just Caught

Contributed by Jose Valenzuela, Phoenix, AZ Warm-up Question When you  say you are sorry about something, is it generally because you are truly sorry or because you got caught? Repentant–or Just Caught Charles Rangel is an 80 year old Representative...

November 24-30, 2010–Waiting for the Second Coming

Contributed by Bill King, Blacksburg, VA Warm-up Question Share a time when you anticipated a special day or event and were disappointed? Waiting for the Second Coming They believe he will some day return and are waiting patiently.  They are...

November 17-23, 2010–Sentenced to Die

Contributed by Brian Hiortdahl, Resurrection Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL Warm-up Question What is the worst punishment you ever received?  Did you deserve it? Sentenced to Die Justin Wolfe has spent most of his twenties on death row in Virginia. Just...

November 10-16, 2010–Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Contributed by Jocelyn Breeland, Fairfax, VA Warm-up Question Have you ever found yourself in a tough situation with  no good choices? Between a Rock and a Hard Place LoHud.com recently reported the suicides of Nejla Akkoc, 71, and her 31-year-old...