December 20, 2015, God’s Odd Choices
John Hougen, Elkins Park, PA Warm-up Question In one minute, how many examples can you list of underdogs beating the odds in sports or politics or entertainment? In the next minute, list unlikely heroes and contributors to the common...
December 13, 2105, Fire and the Seeds to Bear Fruit
Bryan Jaster, Winchester, VA Warm-up Question What’s the largest fire you’ve ever seen? Did anything bad or good result? Fire the Seeds to Bear Fruit By now most of us get it, or have at least heard it: fires...
December 6, 2015, Good News in the Wilderness?
Dave Delaney, Salem, VA Warm-up Questions Many people use landmark events or big experiences as a way of dividing life into chapters or as points of reference to remember when other smaller things happened. When you are remembering something...
November 29, 2015, Fear Factor
Jay McDivitt, Waukesha, WI Warm-up Question On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being “Totally cool” and 10 being “I’m afraid to get out of bed” – how would you rate your Fear Factor these days? How afraid...
November 22, 2015, Who’s in charge?
Angie Larson, Clive, IA Warm-up Question What does it mean to be a leader? Who’s in charge? Jeb Bush, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Hillary Clinton and many others jostle for recognition to become their party’s candidate in...