Dan van Voorhis

  1. Thursday, March 4, 2021

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    03/04/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1827. We remember Indian Christian Abdul Masih on the anniversary of his death. The reading is from Abdul Masih.
    Thursday, March 4, 2021

  2. Wednesday, March 3, 2021

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    03/03/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1311. We remember Antony Bek, the Bishop of Durham. The reading for today comes from N.T. Wright on the centrality of Jesus.
    Wednesday, March 3, 2021

  3. Tuesday, March 2, 2021

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    03/02/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1861. We remember the birthday of Lucy Whitehead McGill Waterbury Peabody. The reading is from Isaac Watts.
    Tuesday, March 2, 2021

  4. Monday, Mar 1, 2021

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    03/01/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the calling of the Hussite Crusades in 1420. The reading is from St. Ephrem of Edessa.
    Monday, Mar 1, 2021

  5. Sunday, February 28, 2021

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    02/28/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1870. We remember the creation of the Bulgarian Exarchate and ecclesiastical independence. The reading is a poem from Reginald Heber.
    Sunday, February 28, 2021

  6. Saturday, February 27, 2021

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    02/27/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1773. We remember the completion of Christ Church Alexandria, Virginia on this date. The reading is from “Christ is Made the Sure Foundation” by John Mason Neale.
    Saturday, February 27, 2021

  7. Friday, February 26, 2021

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    02/26/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1891. We remember the baptism of Brahmabandhav Upadhyay. The reading is from Sadhu Sundar Singh.
    Friday, February 26, 2021

  8. Thursday, February 25, 2021

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    02/25/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1591. We remember Friedrich Spee, a pastor, and hunter of witch hunters. The reading is a lenten prayer from Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
    Thursday, February 25, 2021

  9. Wednesday, February 24, 2021

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    02/24/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1915. We remember former slave and evangelist Amanda Berry Smith. The reading is “The Ballad of Mary’s Son” by Langston Hughes.
    Wednesday, February 24, 2021

  10. Tuesday, February 23, 2021

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    02/23/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1925. We remember noted famed missions founder, Dr. Kate Waller Barrett. The reading is the Lenten hymn "Lord Who Through These 40 Days" by Claudia Frances Hernaman.
    Tuesday, February 23, 2021

  11. Monday, February 22, 2021

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    02/22/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1943. We remember Christoph Probst, Hans Scholl, and Sophie Scholl. The reading for today is a short inscription from Sophie Scholl's diary.
    Monday, February 22, 2021

  12. Sunday, February 21, 2021

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    02/21/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1869. We remember the baptism of Ranavalona II. The reading for today comes from Christopher Smart, a reflection on Abraham, "Faith."
    Sunday, February 21, 2021