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March 28, 2021–Provocative Palms

Leslie Weber, Chesapeake, VA Warm-up Questions Have participants talk about what their experience of Holy Week has been in the past.  Possible conversation starter questions include: Does the congregation you attend “celebrate” Palm Sunday on its own or combine it...

March 21, 2021–Of Fruit and Seeds

Dennis Sepper, Rosemount, MN Warm-up Question Have you ever had anything go really wrong but it ended up being just what you needed?  What was that like? Of Fruit and Seeds At the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice...

March 14, 2021–What’s in a Font

Colleen Montgomery, Salem, VA Warm-up Question What is your favorite font? Your least favorite font?  What’s in a Font? What’s in a font?   A recent episode of NBC’s Zoe’s Extraordinary Playlist contained a conversation between Mo (Alex Newell) and Max...

March 7, 2021–What Belongs?

Jeremy Serrano, Concord, CA Warm-up Questions Do you have symbols that are important to you? If so, what are they? What do those symbols mean to you? How do you show they are important? What Belongs? Some people watch the...

February 28, 2021–Seeing Clearly

Mary Houck, Decatur, GA Warm-up Question What do you predict will happen in 2021, and how certain are you that it will happen, on a scale of 1-10? Seeing Clearly Uncertainty is unsettling, and we’ve had a LOT of uncertainty...