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October 20, 2019 - 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Scripture: 2 Samuel 6:1-11 Moment for Mission: Lamb Award, Recipient - Peri Van Tassel 
October 20 - Contemporary Issues
Although Americans disagree about what to do with the health care system, Rebecca Onie shows that we actually agree on what creates health. This class included a TED Talk in the recorded audio. Watch the talk on the TED website or embedded here:
Further watching: Health outcomes are based on environment, not just genetics and lifestyle.
And, what if getting older didn't have to mean getting less healthy and more expensive?
October 13 - Contemporary Issues
Contemporary Issues takes a look at global food insecurity. Josette Sheeran, the head of the UN's World Food Program, talks about why, in a world with enough food for everyone, people still go hungry, still die of starvation, still use food as a weapon of war. This class included a TED Talk in the recorded audio. Watch the talk on the TED website or embedded here:
Further watching: Ellen Gustafson lays out the connections between hunger, obesity, and global security.
October 13, 2019 - 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Scripture: Ruth 1:1-18 Moment for Mission: Youth Emergency Shelter Services (YESS)
October 6, 2019 - 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Scripture: Deuteronomy 5:1-21
October 6, 2019 - Contemporary Issues
Contemporary Issues begins looking at "Issues for Faithful Voters" with a look at refugees and asylum seekers. What do those terms mean? And what could be done to fix the broken global refugee system? Helpful background: "Refugee" and other related terms have specific meanings. Here's a quick primer. This class included a TED Talk in the recorded audio. Watch the talk on the TED website or embedded here:
Further viewing: What is the refugee situation at the southern border of the United States? What are the forces driving it? Melanie Nezer explains "The fundamental right to seek asylum". (March 2019)
September 29, 2019 - 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Scripture: Matthew 2:16-18; Exodus 1:8-22 Speaker: Rev. Marcy Campbell, HR
September 29, 2019 - Contemporary Issues Covenant's youth spent four days in July on an "urban immersion" mission trip to Omaha. They shared their photos and experiences with Contemporary Issues.
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