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January 20-26, 2010 – Some Trips Don’t Go as Planned

Contributed by Stephanie Opsal, West Des Moines WARM-UP QUESTION Have you ever felt hesitant to trust someone or something?   UNTRUSTWORTHY GPS TRAPS COUPLE IN THE SNOW  A Nevada couple traveling home from Portland, Oregon faced an unpleasant surprise on...

January 13-19–Salvation Army Victim of a Hoax

Contributed by Sylvia Alloway, Granda Hills, CA Warm-up Question Do you have everything you need? If not, what do you think is lacking? Are all needs physical? List some non-physical needs. Salvation Army the Victim of a Hoax We have...

January 6-12, 2010–Awaiting the Big One

Contributed by Claudia Bergmann, Eisleben, Germany   Warm-up Question What does being in an earthquake feel like?   Awaiting the Big One “Did you feel it?” That is the question everyone asks whenever the news in California reports a small...

December 30-January 6, Miracle After Mother Assaulted

Contributed by Erik Ullestad, West Des Moines, IA Warmup Question  Have you ever witnessed a miracle?  What happened?  Miracle Born After Mother Assaulted The temperatures are getting colder, snow is piling up, and homeless shelters are filled to capacity.  Such...

December 23-30, 2009

How silently the wondrous gift is giv’n Faith Lens is not published this week.           .