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April 18, 2021–Seeing the Other

Bob Chell, Sioux Falls, SD Warm-up Questions Do you believe in demons? ghosts? Have you seen or experienced an encounter with a demon or a ghost? Is there a world we cannot see? Seeing the Other First, some of their...

April 11, 2021–Finding Hope

CeCee Mills, Greensboro, NC Warm-up Questions What is your greatest motivation? What gets you going in the morning or through a challenge? What gives you the greatest energy? Finding Hope A year ago, we were all adjusting to an interruption....

April 4, 2021–Living Your Passion

Steve Peterson, Moorhead, MN Warm-up Question Have you ever been so fired up about something you were doing that you lost all track of time.  You lost any sense of being self-conscious about how you were being seen by others,...

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...