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  1. Friday, May 7, 2021

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    05/07/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember Franz von Sickingen, the "Last Knight" and 2001.
    Friday, May 7, 2021

  2. Thursday, May 6, 2021

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    05/06/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember a groundbreaking visit by Pope John Paul in 2001.
    Thursday, May 6, 2021

  3. I Believe in God the Father Almighty

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    05/05/21
    1 min
    By Kelsi Klembara | Caleb Keith | John W. Hoyum
    Caleb is joined by John Hoyum and Kelsi Klembara to talk about Luther’s explanation of the first article of the Apostles Creed.
    I Believe in God the Father Almighty

  4. Wednesday, May 5, 2021

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    05/05/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the Melancholy Dane and Christian Irrationalist (!) Soren Kierkegaard.
    Wednesday, May 5, 2021

  5. Tuesday, May 4, 2021

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    05/04/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the Grand Union of the Augustinian Order in 1256.
    Tuesday, May 4, 2021

  6. Monday, May 3, 2021

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    05/03/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the Fifth Lateran Council in 1512, the last Pre-Reformation church council.
    Monday, May 3, 2021

  7. Sunday, May 2, 2021

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    05/02/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember St. Athanasius on his feast day.
    Sunday, May 2, 2021

  8. Saturday, May 1, 2021

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    05/01/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today, we begin a new season of the Almanac with a new format. We consider the history of May Day. The reading is from Martin Luther.
    Saturday, May 1, 2021

  9. 202b: Robert Farrar Capon - Be Authentic and Authoritative Proclaimers of the Gospel

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    05/01/21
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    You Know, The Next Thing. In this episode, we continue reading Robert Capon’s The Mystery of Christ, and Why We Don’t Get It. We further discuss pastoral care, exegesis, the purpose of theology, and where Christian preaching points us.
    202b: Robert Farrar Capon - Be Authentic and Authoritative Proclaimers of the Gospel

  10. Friday, April 30, 2021

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    04/30/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1602. Today we remember William Lilly, Christian Astrologist? The last word for this second season is from the final stanza to Richard Wilbur’s “A Stable Lamp is Lighted.”
    Friday, April 30, 2021

  11. Thursday, April 29, 2021

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    04/29/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1968. Today we remember Lin Zhao, a Chinese Christian Martyr.
    Thursday, April 29, 2021

  12. 202a: Robert Farrar Capon - The Mystery and Guilt

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    04/28/21
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    You Know, The Thing. In this episode, Robert Capon on The Mystery of Christ, and Why We Don’t Get It. We discuss exegesis, pastoral care, preaching, and the task of a theologian.
    202a: Robert Farrar Capon - The Mystery and Guilt