Christopher Gillespie

  1. 186: Christmas During the Civil War

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    12/17/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Can We Just Have A Civil Christmas? In the episode, what was Christmas like during the Civil War? Puritans, holiday traditions, and why the Church is an incarnate Church.
    186: Christmas During the Civil War

  2. Thursday, December 17, 2020

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    12/17/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1551. We remember Father György Martinuzzi. The reading is from Scott Cairns, "Christmas Green."
    Thursday, December 17, 2020

  3. Wednesday, December 16, 2020

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    12/16/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1989. We remember Romanian pastor and dissident Laszlo Tokes. The reading is from Alan Jones, "May Christmas Come."
    Wednesday, December 16, 2020

  4. Tuesday, December 15, 2020

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    12/15/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1937. We remember Pavel Alexandrovich Florensky. The reading is from Jean-Paul Richter, "The Holiest Among the Mighty."
    Tuesday, December 15, 2020

  5. Monday, December 14, 2020

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    12/14/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1363. We remember Jean Gerson. The reading for today is a poem entitled "Advent" by Sr. Christine Schenk.
    Monday, December 14, 2020

  6. Sunday, December 13, 2020

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    12/13/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1294. We remember Pietro Morrone, a.k.a. Pope Celestine V. The reading is an Advent reading from Benedict XVI.
    Sunday, December 13, 2020

  7. Saturday, December 12, 2020

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    12/12/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1666. We remember Nikon, the Patriarch of Moscow. The reading is from Frederick Buechner's "Whistling in the Dark."
    Saturday, December 12, 2020

  8. Friday, December 11, 2020

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    12/11/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1825. We remember Samuel Ajayi Crowther. The reading is "Wartime Christmas" by American poet Joyce Kilmer.
    Friday, December 11, 2020

  9. 185: Christmas after the Enlightenment

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    12/10/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Have Yourself A Very Enlightened Christmas. In this episode, an examination of the impact of the Enlightenment on the Church, especially the preaching and traditions of Advent and Christmas.
    185: Christmas after the Enlightenment

  10. Thursday, December 10, 2020

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    12/10/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1658. We remember Lancelot Blackburne, the pirate cleric and Archbishop of York. The reading is a quote from Norwegian novelist Sigrid Undset.
    Thursday, December 10, 2020

  11. Wednesday, December 9, 2020

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    12/09/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1621. We remember the first known sermon ever given on American soil by Robert Cushman. The reading is "A Christmas Carol Poem” by G.K. Chesterton.
    Wednesday, December 9, 2020

  12. Tuesday, December 8, 2020

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    12/08/20
    7 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1649. We remember the pastor and hymn writer Martin Rinkart. The reading is two stanzas of Rinkart's hymn, "Now Thank We All Our God."
    Tuesday, December 8, 2020