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April 28, 2013–Lesson Before Dying

Contributed by Paul Baglyos, St. Paul, MN   Warm-up Question Whose are you?  Who are yours? Lesson Before Dying Lt. Col. Mark Weber lives with his wife and their three sons near the Twin Cities in Minnesota.  Recently, Lt. Col....

April 21, 2013–Sheep and Shepherd

Contributed by Scott Moore, Erfurt, Germany   Warm-up Question What kind of voice do you like to listen to? Sheep and Shepherd Sheep are putting lawnmowers out of work. The mayor of Paris, France, Bertrand Delanoë, is working to make...

April 14, 2013–The Power of Not Saying Sorry

Contributed by Jay McDivitt, Thiensville, WI   Warm-up Question Think of a time when you did and a time when you did not apologize for something you did wrong. How does it feel to say you’re sorry? How does it...

April 7, 2013–What’s in a Name?

Contributed by Lindean Barnett Christianson, Bozeman, MT   Warm-up Question Do you have a nickname? What is it? Who gave it to you? Why? Do you like it? Why/why not? If you could change your name, what would you choose?...

March 31, 2013–Treasure in Plain Sight

Contributed by Sylvia Alloway, Granada Hills, CA   Warm-up Question Have you ever been wrong about someone? Have you ever rejected a person as odd, stupid, or untrustworthy and later discovered that you were mistaken? What was the situation? What...