November 13, 2016–Echo Chamber
Bill King, Blacksburg, VA Warm-up Question Where do you get your information each day? How do you decide whether something you read or hear is true? Echo Chamber A recent cover story in the The Atlantic, entitled “How Social...
November 6, 2016–Working Together Despite Disagreement
John Wertz, Blacksburg, VA Warm-up Question If you woke up from a 30-year coma and turned on the news, what do you think would surprise you most about the world today? Working Together Despite Disagreement On Tuesday, November 8,...
October 30, 2016–You Will Be Free
David Delaney, Salem, VA Warm-up Questions In the United States, what day of the year do we most associate with freedom? It’s probably the Fourth of July. With election day coming up, some may also think about that. Does...
October 23, 2016–Suffering by Comparison
Chris Heavner, Clemson, SC Warm-up Questions Do we learn anything about another person if all they do is tell us how they compare to someone else? Why are we so tempted to rank ourselves? Why can’t we simply, honestly...
October 16, 2016–Faith and Persistence: Winning Combination
Ellen Rothweiler, Des Moines, IA Warm-up Question What does persistence mean to you? Have you ever had to work very hard to do well at something? Have you ever given up when something was difficult? What made the difference...