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  1. Sunday, July 18, 2021

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    07/18/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the Italian painter Caravaggio, who died on this day in 1610.
    Sunday, July 18, 2021

  2. Saturday, July 17, 2021

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    07/17/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we commemorate the conversion of Charles Edward Fuller, who came to saving faith on this day in 1917.
    Saturday, July 17, 2021

  3. What do you get when you cross a sheep, a snake, and a dove?

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    07/16/21
    1 min
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    Jesus uses a lot of animal metaphors in order to instruct His disciples in how to interact with the world.
    What do you get when you cross a sheep, a snake, and a dove?

  4. Friday, July 16, 2021

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    07/16/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember Ida B. Wells, who was born on this day in 1862.
    Friday, July 16, 2021

  5. Thursday, July 15, 2021

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    07/15/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the capture of Jerusalem in the First Crusade, which happened on this day in 1099.
    Thursday, July 15, 2021

  6. Wednesday, July 14, 2021

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    07/14/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember Samson Occom, who died on this day in 1792.
    Wednesday, July 14, 2021

  7. Tuesday, July 13, 2021

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    07/13/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember Henry Benedict Stuart, the Cardinal Duke of York, who died on this day in 1807.
    Tuesday, July 13, 2021

  8. 211: Tocqueville - Life is neither a pleasure nor a sorrow

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    07/12/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Faith in What? Faith in Who? In this episode, we read Robert J. Delahunty’s article about Alex de Tocqueville’s faith. Tocqueville is a remarkable study in Enlightenment faith because he straddles the line between Christianity and the Enlightenment: Law and religion, belief and despair that concerns the relationships between Church and State in the United States and France.
    211: Tocqueville - Life is neither a pleasure nor a sorrow

  9. Monday, July 12, 2021

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    07/12/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, passed in the French National Assembly on this day in 1790.
    Monday, July 12, 2021

  10. Sunday, July 11, 2021

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    07/11/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember Annie Armstrong, who was born on this day in 1850.
    Sunday, July 11, 2021

  11. Saturday, July 10, 2021

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    07/10/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the trial of John Thomas Scopes.
    Saturday, July 10, 2021

  12. You want me to . . . what?

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    07/09/21
    1 min
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    Jesus sends out His Twelve Sent-Ones on their first mission. Why does He give them the instructions that He gives . . . and what's up with the staff?
    You want me to . . . what?