Christopher Gillespie

  1. Friday, November 6, 2020

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    11/06/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1876. We remember the Vatican's secretary of State Giacomo Antonelli. The reading is from William Gadsby, "Approach, My Soul, the Mercy Seat."
    Friday, November 6, 2020

  2. Thursday, November 5, 2020

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    11/05/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1592. We remember Reverend Charles Chauncy. The reading is from Dave Zahl on anxiety and our very dependable and predictable God.
    Thursday, November 5, 2020

  3. Wednesday, November 4, 2020

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    11/04/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1952. We remember Wagih Sobhi Baki Soliman. The reading is from Origen, from his commentary on the Epistle to the Romans.
    Wednesday, November 4, 2020

  4. 180: Whitford - The Church and State Have Existed in An Often Unhealthy Tension

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    11/04/20
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    It’s The Most Important Election of Our Lives, Until The Next Election. In this special election episode, Gillespie and Riley read David Whitford’s book, "Tyranny and Resistance," and discuss church, state, and the two kingdoms doctrine.
    180: Whitford - The Church and State Have Existed in An Often Unhealthy Tension

  5. Tuesday, November 3, 2020

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    11/03/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1819. We remember American Missionary Pliny Fisk. The reading is from Leslie Newbigin's “Foolishness to the Greeks: The Gospel and Western Culture.”
    Tuesday, November 3, 2020

  6. Monday, November 2, 2020

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    11/02/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1164. We remember Thomas Beckett. The reading is T.S. Eliot's "Murder in the Cathedral."
    Monday, November 2, 2020

  7. Sunday, November 1, 2020

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    11/01/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1517. We remember Michelangelo's magnum opus, the Sistine Chapel. The reading is from Richard Crashaw, "Christ's Victory."
    Sunday, November 1, 2020

  8. Saturday, October 31, 2020

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    10/31/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1916. We remember Charles Taze Russell. The reading is from Anna Kamienska, “Lack of Faith.”
    Saturday, October 31, 2020

  9. Friday, October 30, 2020

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    10/30/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1680. We remember the mystic, adventurer, and self-proclaimed prophet, Antoinette Bourignon. The reading is from Kate Bowler, "Everything Happens for A Reason, and Other Lies I've Loved."
    Friday, October 30, 2020

  10. Thursday, October 29, 2020

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    10/29/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 370. We remember the story of St. Regulus' fantastic escape with the relics of St. Andrew. The reading is from Anne Brontë, "The Penitent."
    Thursday, October 29, 2020

  11. Wednesday, October 28, 2020

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    10/28/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1466. We remember Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam. The reading is an excerpt from Psalm 60 in the Scottish Metrical Psalter of 1650.
    Wednesday, October 28, 2020

  12. Tuesday, October 27, 2020

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    10/27/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1978. We remember the first printing of the New International Version of the Bible. The reading is from N.T. Wright, "Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense."
    Tuesday, October 27, 2020