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  1. Early Modern Christian and Islamic Polemics

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    04/23/21
    4 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    Wade and Mike welcome Dr. Andrew Schmiege making it a three Michigander episode. Dr. Schmiege teaches Spanish at Wisconsin Lutheran College. A true renaissance man, Dr. Schmiege, interests are wide as shown in his dissertation topic which dealt with Christian and Islamic polemics in early modern Spain.
    Early Modern Christian and Islamic Polemics

  2. The American Revolution

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    04/23/21
    10 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    On episode ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX Mike and Wade are joined once again by Dr. Aaron Palmer from the history department at Wisconsin Lutheran College. Before getting to the American Revolution, which is Dr. Palmer's area of expertise, the guys ask and answer the question: In what age of history would you least/most like to have lived? in the Free-for-All.
    The American Revolution

  3. Friday, April 23, 2021

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    04/23/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1960. Today we remember Toyohiko Kagawa. The reading is Anya Krugovoy Silver's "No, It's Not."
    Friday, April 23, 2021

  4. Wingin’ It 113.1: The Life of Luther (Part 25) – At the Wartburg

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    04/22/21
    3 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    In the TWENTY-FIFTH episode in our Wingin' It series on the life of Martin Luther, Wade and Mike keep on with their discussion of the life of Luther. This time they are discussing Luther's time at the Wartburg castle, or should one say Junker Jörg's time at the Wartburg castle.
    Wingin’ It 113.1: The Life of Luther (Part 25) – At the Wartburg

  5. Thursday, April 22, 2021

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    04/22/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1775. Today we remember Georg Hermes and the Catholic Enlightenment in Germany. The reading is “The Empty Tomb” by Tania Runyon.
    Thursday, April 22, 2021

  6. Episode 111: Saints

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    04/21/21
    4 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    Mike and Wade sit down in Wade's backyard once again, this time to discuss Saints (and many of the different ways we use that term). They are joined for the Free-for-All by Sophia (Wade's youngest daughter) to discuss favorite Bible characters.
    Episode 111: Saints

  7. Wednesday, April 21, 2021

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    04/21/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1109. Today we remember one of the “Big A’s” Anselm of Canterbury. The reading is from T.S. Eliot.
    Wednesday, April 21, 2021

  8. Tuesday, April 20, 2021

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    04/20/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1962. Today we remember Karl Barth and his featured cover story in the popular TIME Magazine. The reading is from Barth.
    Tuesday, April 20, 2021

  9. Monday, April 19, 2021

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    04/19/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1529. Today we remember the birth of “Protestantism” and its development over the centuries. The reading is from the Protestant Richard Baxter.
    Monday, April 19, 2021

  10. Sunday, April 18, 2021

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    04/18/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1521. Today we remember the famous Reformation soliloquy of Martin Luther. The reading is from Luther’s most famous hymn. #OTD #1517 #christianhistory
    Sunday, April 18, 2021

  11. Saturday, April 17, 2021

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    04/17/21
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1843. Today we remember the Moravian Jamaican missionary in Ghana. The reading is from Alfred Lord Tennyson's "In Memoriam."
    Saturday, April 17, 2021

  12. Friday, April 16, 2021

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    04/16/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1218. Today we remember the mysterious and enigmatic Peter Waldo. The reading is from Alexander Pope.
    Friday, April 16, 2021