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  1. Tuesday, December 3, 2019

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    12/03/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember the reformer, Nicholas von Amsdorf. Today is also the feast day for the prophet Zephaniah. The reading is "A Hymn on the Nativity of My Savior" by Ben Johnson.
    Tuesday, December 3, 2019

  2. Monday, December 2, 2019

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    12/02/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Jan Van Rusybroeck, who died in 1381, and the consecration of St. Paul's London in 1697. The reading is from "On the Morning of Christ's Nativity" by Donne.
    Monday, December 2, 2019

  3. Sunday, December 1, 2019

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    12/01/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day in 1989, Gorbachev and Pope John Paul II meet. Today is also the feast day of St. Eligius. The reading is "The Bells" by Longfellow.
    Sunday, December 1, 2019

  4. Saturday, November 30, 2019

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    11/30/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember the baptism of St. Ambrose in AD 374. We also remember preacher Martin Boehm, born in 1725. The reading is "In the Bleak Midwinter" by Rossetti.
    Saturday, November 30, 2019

  5. Friday, November 29, 2019

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    11/29/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember two authors that happened to be Christians: C.S. Lewis and Madeline L'Engle. The reading is "The Risk of Birth At Christmas, 1973" by L'Engle.
    Friday, November 29, 2019

  6. Thursday, November 28, 2019

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    11/28/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    A special Thanksgiving episode!
    Thursday, November 28, 2019

  7. Wednesday, November 27, 2019

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    11/27/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Hans Denck and Gregory of Sinai. The reading is "Name and Nature" by John F. Deane.
    Wednesday, November 27, 2019

  8. Monday, November 25, 2019

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    11/25/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember hymn-writer Isaac Watts, who died in 1748. Today is the feast of St. Catherine. The reading is from Isaac Watts, "A Prospect of Heaven Makes Death Easy."
    Monday, November 25, 2019

  9. Sunday, November 24, 2019

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    11/24/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember the Swiss reformer Oecalampadius and the Scottish reformer John Knox. The reading is "Eternal Father, Strong to Save" by William Whitting.
    Sunday, November 24, 2019

  10. Saturday, November 23, 2019

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    11/23/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we observe the feast of Clement of Rome, who died on around this day in 99 AD. We remember the Mexican Jesuit Catholic priest Miguel Pro, executed on this day in 1927. The reading is "Fair Shepherd" by Dorothy Sayers.
    Saturday, November 23, 2019

  11. Thursday, November 21, 2019

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    11/21/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember the father of liberal theology, Friederich Schleiermacher, and French priest Jean Baptiste Henri Lacordaire. The reading is a quote from Brennan Manning.
    Thursday, November 21, 2019

  12. Wednesday, November 20, 2019

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    11/20/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember English church musician Thomas Tallis and notable American Baptist preacher Isaac Backus. The reading is "The Sacrifice of Isaac" by D. S. Martin.
    Wednesday, November 20, 2019