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December 29-January 4–Happy New Year

Contributed by Paul Henrickson,  Chaplain, Roanoke College;  Salem, VA Warm-up Question Was 2010 a happy year for you?  Why?  What do you think makes for happiness? Happy New Year Happy New Year!  (With great emphasis on HAPPY!)  It’s time to...

December 22-28–No Room

There is no Faith Lens this week but you might ponder…

December 15-21, 2010–What’s a Gift?

Contributed by Paul Baglyos, St. Paul, MN Warm-up Question When is a gift not really a gift? What’s a Gift? Recently, a woman addressed the following question and comments to an advice column: “How can I get my significant other...

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...