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  1. Friday, January 17, 2020

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    01/17/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember St. Antony of Egypt, who died in 356. We also remember the Zwingli v. Grebel colloquy on Baptism. The reading is "The Cross" by Pedro Calderón de la Barca.
    Friday, January 17, 2020

  2. Thursday, January 16, 2020

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    01/16/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember George Spalatin and the signing of the Virginia Act of Religious Freedom. The reading is an excerpt from Eugene Peterson's "Tell It Slant."
    Thursday, January 16, 2020

  3. Wednesday, January 15, 2020

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    01/15/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day in 1842, Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana was chartered. Also on this day in 1983, Lech Walesa met with Pope John Paul II. The reading is by Barbara Cranston, "A Poem for Christ the King."
    Wednesday, January 15, 2020

  4. Tuesday, January 14, 2020

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    01/14/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember the Order of the Knights Templar and Niemoller, born in 1892. The reading is from Horatius Bonar, "How Long?"
    Tuesday, January 14, 2020

  5. Monday, January 13, 2020

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    01/13/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember the birth of P.J. Spener in 1635. And it is the feast day of Hilary of Poitiers. The reading is from a Pentecost hymn from Hilary, "Rejoice, the Year Upon Its Way."
    Monday, January 13, 2020

  6. Sunday, January 12, 2020

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    01/12/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember the Hampton Court Conference and John Winthrop. The reading is from Anne Bradstreet, "As weary pilgrim, now at rest."
    Sunday, January 12, 2020

  7. Saturday, January 11, 2020

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    01/11/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember the Altona Confession of the Confessing Church. And it is the feast day for Theodosius the Cenobiarch. The reading is a quote from Karl Barth.
    Saturday, January 11, 2020

  8. Friday, January 10, 2020

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    01/10/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Berenger of Tours and Lazzaro Spallanzani. The reading is "Deathbed" by Evangeline Paterson.
    Friday, January 10, 2020

  9. Thursday, January 9, 2020

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    01/09/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember one of the fathers of the American Baptist church, Isaac Backus. We also recognize the peculiar Translation of the Black Nazarene. The reading is an excerpt from "Kingdom, Grace, Judgment" by Robert Capon.
    Thursday, January 9, 2020

  10. Where Two or Three are Gathered

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    01/08/20
    1 min
    By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith
    Dr. Scott Keith and Caleb Keith sit down and talk about Scott’s latest book, titled, Where Two or Three Are Gathered.
    Where Two or Three are Gathered

  11. Wednesday, January 8, 2020

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    01/08/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember the Council of Florence and the hymn composer Lowell Mason. The reading is from the "Dream of Gerontius" by J.H. Newman.
    Wednesday, January 8, 2020

  12. Tuesday, January 7, 2020

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    01/07/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Lucian of Antioch and Canute Lavard. The reading is "Discipline" by George Herbert.
    Tuesday, January 7, 2020