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Previous Coffee Talk Topics
- April 2023 “Religion Reporters: The Next Generation“
- January 2023 “The Evil in This World”
- August 2022 “Building Dialogue for Justice in Response to Hate & Violence, Part 2”
- June 2022 “Building Dialogue for Justice in Response to Hate & Violence”
- April 2022 “Standing for Democracy: In Ukraine and at Home”
- Feb. 2022 “Love and Loneliness in the Pandemic”
- Dec. 2021 “The State of Religion Reporting Today”
- Oct. 2021 “Overcoming Spiritual Abuse”
- Aug, 2021 “Understanding Prayer”
- June 2021 “Faith and Technology”
- April 2021 “The Role of Holidays in Different Faith Communities”
- February 2021 “It Happens There & Hits Us Here”
- December 2020 “How To Have A Better Year in 2021”
- October 2020, “Living in a Time of Fear”
- August 2020, “The Power of Words”
- June, 2020, “The Value of Human Connection”
- April, 2020, “Who Will You Be In A Crisis?”
- February 2020, “Building Community by Dialoguing Through Difference“
- December 2019, “Restoring Trust”
- October 2019, “Compassion in the Face of Crime & Homelessness”
- August 2019, “Refugees in Spokane“
- April 2019, “Agreeing to Disagree”
- February 2019, “The Future of Interfaith”
- December 2018, “Breaking Out of Our Echo Chambers”
- October 2018 “Ask Columnists”
- August 2018, “Separation of Church and State”
- June 2018, “The #MeToo Movement: How did We Get Here? Where Do We Go?
- April 2018, “Faith and Mental Health”
- February 2018 “Intergenerational Worship”
- December 2017 “The Role of Prayer”
- October 2017 “Unlearning Hate”
- August 2017 “Forgive or Forget?”
- June 2017: Faith and Rules
- April 2017: Nature of Truth
- February 2017: Effective and Ethical Protest
- December 2016: Bridging the Divide
- October 2016: Faith, Resiliency and Natural Disasters
- September 2016: Work Ethics
- August 2016: Responding to Hate Crimes
- July 2016: Gender Expression
- June 2016: Religion and Ethics in Sports
- May 2016: Faith and Music
- April 2016: Faith and Film
- March 2016: Faith and the Democratic Process
- February 2016: Religious Misconceptions
- January 2016: Dialoguing Through Our Differences
- December 2015: The Changing Religious Landscape
- November 2015: Responding to Violence in Modern Culture
- October 2015 The Refugee Crisis
- September 2015: Transparency in Religious Organizations
- August 2015: Safety in Worship
- July 2015: Faith and Education
- June 2015: Parenting
- May 2015: Religious Freedom Laws
- April 2015: Divine Judgment
- March 2015: Religion and Freedom of Speech
- February 2015: The Morality of Money
- January 2015: Aspirations for the New Year
- December 2014: Being a Person of Faith in a Consumeristic Culture
- November 2014: Religion and Politics
- October 2014: Addressing Racism & Prejudices
- September 2014: Reconciling Religion & Science
- August 2014: Wisdom
- July 2014: Religion and Patriotism
- June 2014: What Makes a Good Leader?
- May 2014: Jobs and Vocations
- April 2014: The Desensitization of Language
- March 2014: Faith & Technology
- February 2014: The Wonder of the End
- January 2014: The Importance and Challenges of Interfaith Work in Spokane
- December 2013: Crime & Punishment
- November 2013: Environmental Stewardship
- October 2013: Money & Ethics
- September 2013: Engaging Millennials
- August 2013: Righteous Anger
- July 2013: What Does Forgiveness Look Like?
- June 2013: Spirituality and Relationships
- May 2013: Angry at God
- April 2013: Spiritual Community
- March 2013: Gender & Spirituality
- February 2013: Violence and the Sacred
- January 2013: Newtown Elementary School Massacre