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...
March 4-11, 2009 – Botshabelo, Africa… a place of refuge
Contributed by Angie Larson Clive, IA Warm-up Question: What would you do if you were to do something different with your life? In 1990 the Cloete family decided to dramatically change their lives. Marion and Con were successful business professionals...
February 25-March 4, 2009 – Teenage solo sailors on record-seeking circumnavigation trips meet each other in Cape Town, South Africa
Contributed by Pastor Julie A. Kanarr Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Port Angeles, WA Warm-up Question: What is the hardest thing you have ever done? American sailor Zac Sunderland, who turned 17 in November, and British sailor Mike Perham, who will...
February 18-25, 2009 – Mom’s singing wins career makeover contest
Contributed by Steven Alloway Granada Hills, CA Warm-up Question: Have you ever made any major changes to your appearance, or your lifestyle? What changes did you make? Why did you do it? How did the people around you react? ...