Christopher Gillespie

  1. Wednesday, January 20, 2021

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    01/20/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 288. We remember St. Sebastian. The reading is from Gerhard Forde, “On Being a Theologian of the Cross.”
    Wednesday, January 20, 2021

  2. 189: Kennedy - A Christian stands for truth even when it hurts the most

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    01/19/21
    8 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    White Bread with Bologna and Propaganda Spread. In this episode, we continue reading a sermon preached by Bishop Gerald Kennedy, on Communism in Churches (c. 1960). The discussion focuses on whether propaganda is more important than the truth.
    189: Kennedy - A Christian stands for truth even when it hurts the most

  3. Tuesday, January 19, 2021

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    01/19/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 399. We remember Pulcheria, the silent star of the 5th century. The reading is from George Herbert, “The Hold Fast.”
    Tuesday, January 19, 2021

  4. Monday, January 18, 2021

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    01/18/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1951. We remember one of the most famous of all missionaries, Amy Carmichael. The reading is an octave from Ms. Carmichael.
    Monday, January 18, 2021

  5. Sunday, January 17, 2021

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    01/17/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1677. We remember Ludovick Muggleton. The reading is "If Birds that neither Sow nor reap" by Roger Williams.
    Sunday, January 17, 2021

  6. 188: Kennedy - This communist doctrine that God is something we can take or leave

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    01/16/21
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Religion is Extra Important. In this episode, is religion an extra? How has the communist doctrine on religion influenced our society and the churches? When is it time for churches to preach against society, and to what end?
    188: Kennedy - This communist doctrine that God is something we can take or leave

  7. Saturday, January 16, 2021

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    01/16/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1899. We remember Charles P. Chiniquy. The reading for today comes from the Almanac's favorite Brennan Manning, "Ragamuffin Gospel."
    Saturday, January 16, 2021

  8. Friday, January 15, 2021

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    01/15/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1998. We remember Harold Lindsell. The reading is from Anselm of Canterbury, a prayer from the 11th century.
    Friday, January 15, 2021

  9. Thursday, January 14, 2021

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    01/14/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1623. We remember Father Paolo Sarpi, a Servite and Venetian critic of Rome. The reading is from Juergen Moltmann and his "The Crucified God."
    Thursday, January 14, 2021

  10. Wednesday, January 13, 2021

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    01/13/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 614. We celebrate St. Mungo's Day. The reading for today comes from a Scottish Poet, George Mackay Brown, "A Poem for Shelter."
    Wednesday, January 13, 2021

  11. Tuesday, January 12, 2021

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    01/12/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1960. We remember Charles Emmanuel Grace. The reading is from Frederick Buechner's "Telling the Truth: The Gospel as Tragedy, Comedy, and Fairy Tale."
    Tuesday, January 12, 2021

  12. Monday, January 11, 2021

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    01/11/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year is 1759. We remember the Corporation for the Relief of Poor and Distressed Presbyterian Ministers and of the Poor and Distressed Widows and Children of Presbyterian Ministers. The reading is “Mercy” by John F. Deane.
    Monday, January 11, 2021