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  1. Tuesday, June 29, 2021

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    06/29/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember Miguel De Molinos and his contribution to the development of “Quietism.”
    Tuesday, June 29, 2021

  2. Monday, June 28, 2021

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    06/28/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we go back to the mailbag to get a follow-up question about Polygamy in the church and Martin Luther.
    Monday, June 28, 2021

  3. Sunday, June 27, 2021

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    06/27/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the daring escape of the “Siberian Seven,” a group of Soviet Pentecostals in 1983.
    Sunday, June 27, 2021

  4. Saturday, June 26, 2021

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    06/26/21
    6 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we add another member to the Dr. Gene Scott All-Stars: Founder of the Pillar of Fire Church, Alma B. White.
    Saturday, June 26, 2021

  5. Friday, June 25, 2021

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    06/25/21
    7 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember Ingwer Ludwig Nommensen, the German Dane in a Dutch Mission on the Island of Sumatra.
    Friday, June 25, 2021

  6. Thursday, June 24, 2021

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    06/24/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember a man who in the late 19th century was both a pastor and “the most famous man in America.”
    Thursday, June 24, 2021

  7. 210a: Hitchens - Religion is the first chance to explain human nature and the natural order

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    06/23/21
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    “We were baffled by climatic and cataclysmic events: earthquakes, tidal waves, storms, lightning. All of this was to us terrifying. Religion works as an attempt, then, to make sense of things. We are pattern-seeking mammals, after all. It’s a good thing that we are, because if we weren’t pattern-seeking mammals, our curiosity would have no outlet and we wouldn’t be capable of the great innovations that have liberated us from so many things, including religion.”
    210a: Hitchens - Religion is the first chance to explain human nature and the natural order

  8. Wednesday, June 23, 2021

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    06/23/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we tell the story of the Vox Pisces, a theological work found in the belly of a fish?
    Wednesday, June 23, 2021

  9. Tuesday, June 22, 2021

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    06/22/21
    7 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the Dominican Yves Congar and his role in the reformed Catholic teachings of Vatican II.
    Tuesday, June 22, 2021

  10. Monday, June 21, 2021

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    06/21/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we go to the mailbag to answer a spiky question about Polygamy.
    Monday, June 21, 2021

  11. Sunday, June 20, 2021

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    06/20/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember Belgian Priest and Scientist Georges Lemaître.
    Sunday, June 20, 2021

  12. Saturday, June 19, 2021

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    06/19/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac is the anniversary of Edwards v. Aguillard the landmark SCOTUS decision regarding science in public schools.
    Saturday, June 19, 2021