Dan van Voorhis

  1. Sunday, October 4, 2020

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    10/04/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1965, and Pope Paul VI became the first Pope to travel to the Western Hemisphere. The reading is from Karol Jozef Wojtyla, his “Meditations on the Book of Genesis: at the Threshold of the Sistine Chapel."
    Sunday, October 4, 2020

  2. Saturday, October 3, 2020

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    10/03/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1943. We remember Danish Lutheran pastor Kjeldgaard Jensen. The reading is from Dietrich Bonhoeffer, his "Meditations on the Cross."
    Saturday, October 3, 2020

  3. Friday, October 2, 2020

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    10/02/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1800. We remember Nat Turner. The reading is from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians chapter three, verse twenty-five.
    Friday, October 2, 2020

  4. Thursday, October 1, 2020

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    10/01/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1567. We remember a few stories filled with court intrigue, suspicion, and murder, as well as Pietro Carnesecchi, a humanist and would-be Reformer. The reading is “The World is not Conclusion” by Emily Dickinson.
    Thursday, October 1, 2020

  5. Wednesday, September 30, 2020

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    09/30/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1958. We remember the author Elsie Singmaster. The reading is from Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, “That Blessed Hope.”
    Wednesday, September 30, 2020

  6. Tuesday, September 29, 2020

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    09/29/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1349. We remember the English hermit, mystic, and author Richard Rolle. The reading is from 19th-century poet James Montgomery, “Come To Calvary’s Holy Mountain.”
    Tuesday, September 29, 2020

  7. Monday, September 28, 2020

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    09/28/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1529. We remember the death of Adolf Clarenbach and Peter Fliesteden. The reading is from Martin Luther's Large Catechism in response to the petition in the Lord's prayer for the forgiveness of sins.
    Monday, September 28, 2020

  8. Sunday, September 27, 2020

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    09/27/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1805. We remember the English minister and advocate for orphans, George Müller. The reading is from D.S. Martin, “Sitting on A Stone."
    Sunday, September 27, 2020

  9. Saturday, September 26, 2020

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    09/26/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1897 and we remember the production of the Christian flag. The reading is a quote from the 2nd-century theologian, Origen.
    Saturday, September 26, 2020

  10. Friday, September 25, 2020

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    09/25/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 2000. We remember Welsh priest and poet, R.S. Thomas. The reading is from Thomas, "The Coming."
    Friday, September 25, 2020

  11. Thursday, September 24, 2020

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    09/24/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1734, and Pastor George Weiss led the first service of the Schwenkfelders in America. The reading is "The Magdalene's Mistake" by Angela Alaimo O'Donnell.
    Thursday, September 24, 2020

  12. Wednesday, September 23, 2020

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    09/23/20
    7 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1950. We remember the oldest and longest-running radio drama made its debut, "Unshackled!" The reading is from Ernesto Cardenal, "Behind the Monastery."
    Wednesday, September 23, 2020