Obviously, in a package the size of Portfolio you're likely to come across things that strike you as filler. I generally have little interest in "Bible Studies" such as might be used in a small group...precisely because of stuff like the following:

Ummm...am I really supposed to "put myself in the shoes" of this bunch? What an odd and goofy suggestion. How exactly should I go about doing so, I wonder?
File this one in the drawer labeled "Things That Make You Go Hmmmmm" ! 
This gem puts this whole series on the slippery slope leading to my ever-expanding "Hidden Resources" receptacle...along with Lectionaries, Devotionals, and anything with the word "Illustrations" attached to it. 