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July 21-27, 2010–Debts Forgiven

Contributed by Jay McDivitt, Grace Lutheran Church, Thiensville, WI Warm-up Question Have you ever owed someone something? Has anyone every owed you? How does it change a relationship when people owe each other? Debts Forgiven The International Monetary Fund and...

July 14-20, 2010–Driven to Distraction

Contributed by Bill King, Lutheran Campus Ministry at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA Warm-up Question When you have an important school assignment to finish, what distractions are hardest for you to resist?  Why? Driven to Distraction If you have watched a...

July 7-12, 2010–Hidden Talents

Contributed by John Hougen, St. John Lutheran Church, Melrose Park, PA  Warm-up Question    What skills necessary to help people in need are among your hidden talents? Hidden Talents Russell just graduated from high school. He motors around in a...

June 30-July 6–Sheep and Wolves

Contributed by R. Paul Henrickson, Chaplain and Dean of the Chapel, Roanoke College, Salem, VA Warm-up Question Go around the group and respond to the following: Is the world more populated by sheep or wolves? Would you rather be a...

June 23-29, 2010–Strangers in a Strange Land

Contributed by Eric Ullestad,West Des Moines, IA Warm-up Question If you had to suddenly move to a new town and could only take three things with you, what would you take and why? Strangers in a Strange Land Escalating ethnic...