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November 20, 2022–Personal Faith Is Political

Janjay Innis, Tucker, GA Warm-up Questions How do you define politics? Do you believe God can be part of the way we do politics? Personal Faith Is Political According to Wikipedia, politics, from the Greek politika (“affairs of the city”),...

November 13, 2022– Apocalypse Now?

Dave Delaney, Salem, VA Warm-up Questions 1. What’s the most impressive building you’ve ever seen or visited in person? What was the effect on you? Why do societies build such big, solid, expensive, and ornate buildings?  What’s the giveaway signal...

November 6, 2022–Across the Divides

Emily Edenfield, Irmo, SC Warm-up Questions Who do you consider to be an enemy?  For whom do you usually pray? Across the Divides Open any news website and you’ll see a world divided into groups. Some people have what they...

October 30, 2022-Resilient Women

Josh Kestner, Clemson, SC Warm-up Question Who are some people that you look up to in your life? What have they done to make you respect them? Tell about a time when your faith and values did not line up...

October 23, 2022–Lord Have Mercy

Steve Peterson, Saulk Rapids, MN Warm-up Question Has there been a time in your life when you longed for someone, or God, to have a little mercy on you?   Lord Have Mercy Sometimes we experience a tension in life. ...