April 8-15, 2009 – Obamania: The European tour part II
Contributed by Jocelyn Breeland Fairfax, VA Warm-up Question: If you could be a groupie, which celebrity would you follow? President Barack Obama’s recent trip to Europe, the first of his presidency, created a public frenzy that recalled his visit to...
April 1-8, 2009 – Parade ends 30+ year run
Contributed by Erik Ullestad West Des Moines, IA Warm-up Question: What’s the coolest parade you’ve ever attended? What made it so great? The 2009 St. Patrick’s Day parade on Chicago’s South Side was the most violent in its 31-year history....
March 25-April 1, 2009 – Americans less willing to sacrifice, Supreme Court Justice Thomas Says
Contributed by Jennifer Krausz Bethlehem, PA Warm-up Question: Who has ever sacrificed something for you? What was it? How did you feel about it? When Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was growing up, he says he constantly heard messages like...
March 18-25, 2009 – Example of God’s love… on a bicycle
Contributed by Matthew R. Nelson Walla Walla, WA Warm-up Question: How do you share your gifts, talents, and time to reflect God’s love? (From the ELCA News Service, “Lutherans Embrace Man Who Embodied Christ’s Love,” 03/04/2009) John Breaux helped others...
March 11-18, 2009 – Atheist ads on British bus
Contributed by Sylvia Alloway Granada Hills, CA Ariane Sherine, a British comedy writer, was shocked when she saw an ad on a London bus, placed by a Christian Web site. She decided that religious ads needed a “corrective.” She organized...