Discussion Guide - March 30, 2008
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March 18, 2008
Discussion guide for March 30, 2008
Being self-aware while riding waves of self-change
By Iris de Leon-Hartshorn
Page 2
When have you needed self-awareness to avoid getting personally "sucked in" a situation?
What change is affecting your life this year? Is self-awareness important?
How does your congregation work at being self-aware?
King examines 'sports-obsessed' culture
By Jim Bishop
Page 23
How has playing sports affected your friends and family?
How do you balance sports and the rest of life?
Where do you see "sports obession" in our society?
Radical meals
By Gordon Houser
Page 32
How often does your church eat together, if it does? Describe that experience.
How might you incorporate people outside your usual social group into your meals?
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