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January 20, 2013–It’s the Little Things

Contributed by Bob Chell, Brookings, SD Warm-up Questions When things are crummy we like ‘comfort food.’ What’s your favorite comfort food? When things are terrible we retreat to a place we feel safe, where’s yours? When things are awful we...

January 13, 2013–Expectations

Contributed by Brian Hiortdahl, Chicago, IL   Warm-up Question Did you make any New Year’s resolutions?  How are you doing so far? Expectations It is reported that December 22, 2012 happened.  It was the day after the “end of the...

January 6, 2013–Keeping the Faith On the Journey

Contributed by Jen Krausz, Bethlehem, PA   Warm-up Question Do you think a Christian counselor can successfully counsel someone of another faith? Why or why not? Keeping the Faith On the Journey Bentley, a British automaker, fired its Christian chaplain...

December 30, 2012–NO FAITH LENS THIS WEEK

Faith Lens will return next week.       .          

December 23, 2012–Be Unreasonable

Contributed by Jocelyn Breeland, Fairfax, VA   Warm-up Question Are you a reasonable person? Is that an asset? Be Unreasonable Daniel Epstein is an unreasonable man. A self-proclaimed “impatient optimist” and founder of the Unreasonable Institute, Epstein believes entrepreneurship is...