July 29-August 5, 2009 – Signs of the times
Contributed by Pastor Seth Moland-Kovash All Saints Lutheran Church Palatine, IL Warm-up Question: What is your favorite billboard that you’ve ever seen? Why did it catch your eye and why do you remember it? Signs can be literal things that...
July 22-29, 2009 – Abundance or scarcity
Contributed by Angie Larson Clive, IA Warm up Question: What would you trade for one red paperclip? Do you think someone would actually trade for one red paperclip? Kyle McDonald of Belcarra, British Columbia, Canada successfully traded one red paperclip...
July 15-22, 2009 – Private grief in the limelight
Contributed by Pastor Claudia Bergmann Eisleben, Germany Warm-up Question: What’s so scary about speaking in front of a crowd? “Every since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine and I just wanted to say...
July 8-15, 2009 – 107-year old man outlives savings — twice!
Contributed by Steven Alloway Granada Hills, CA Warm-Up Question: Did you ever have to give anyone bad news, or tell them something you knew they wouldn’t want to hear? How did you tell them? How did they react? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/01/AR2009070103861.html?g=0 A...
July 1-8, 2009 – Celebrating progress, working for more
Contributed by Jocelyn Breeland Fairfax, VA Warm-up Question: Discuss a time when you were underestimated. This month marks the 10th anniversary of the landmark Olmstead decision, in which the Supreme Court said the Americans With Disabilities Act requires individuals with...