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June 24-July 1, 2009 – Obama and Congress working on health care reform

Contributed by Pastor Jay McDivitt Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Denver, CO Warm-up Question: Do you ever wonder if your family can pay the bill when you are sick enough to need a doctor? With just over a month until their...

June 17-24, 2009 – UFO or sign from God?

Contributed by Rod G. Boriack Chicago, IL Warm-up Question: What’s the freakiest, unbelievable thing you’ve ever seen or witnessed? Who did you tell? (CNN Video, ” Possible UFO caught on tape,” June 16, 2009) Denna Smith is a writer who...

June 10-17, 2009 – ‘Earn and learn’ programs work for New York City students

Contributed by Jennifer Krausz Bethlehem, PA Warm-up Question: What do you think would motivate you to improve your grades or test scores at school? Low income New York City fourth and seventh graders that were paid for higher scores on...

June 3-10, 2009 – Idaho man fails to sell “hand of God” rock on eBay

Contributed by Pastor Julie A. Kanarr Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Port Angeles, WA Warm-up Question: Where would you look for signs of God’s presence? Paul Grayhek, a resident of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, decided that a giant rock he discovered in...

May 27-June 3, 2009 – “Seasteading” wave of the future?

Contributed by Sylvia Alloway Granada Hills, CA Warm-up Question: What is your idea of a perfect society? Where would it be located? What would people do there? How would they be governed? If the San Francisco-based Seasteading Institute has its...