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  1. Saturday, November 9, 2019

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    11/09/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember librarian and confessor Martin Chemnitz, born 1522. Today is the feast day for the author and mystic Margery Kempe. The reading is "Put on the new self" by Tania Runyan.
    Saturday, November 9, 2019

  2. Friday, November 8, 2019

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    11/08/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we commemorate Luther's mentor and confessor, Johann von Staupitz, and we also remember the Gospel Riots of 1905. The reading is by Richard Baxter, "With Christ."
    Friday, November 8, 2019

  3. Thursday, November 7, 2019

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    11/07/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we celebrate the birthday of Billy Graham, noted preacher and evangelist. We also remember Elijah Lovejoy, Presbyterian minister and abolitionist. The reading is "Before the Beginning" by Christina Rossetti.
    Thursday, November 7, 2019

  4. Seculosity

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    11/06/19
    1 min
    By Adam Francisco | Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | David Zahl
    The Thinking Fellows sit down with Dave Zahl to talk about his new book.
    Seculosity

  5. Wednesday, November 6, 2019

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    11/06/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we celebrate Augustus Adolphus Day, king of Sweden. It is also one of the feast days for St. Winnoc. The reading is "God's Hands" by D.H. Lawrence.
    Wednesday, November 6, 2019

  6. Tuesday, November 5, 2019

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    11/05/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember the Gunpowder plot of 1605 and theologian B. B. Warfield, born in 1851. The reading is "Quiet Peace" by Amy Carmichael.
    Tuesday, November 5, 2019

  7. Monday, November 4, 2019

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    11/04/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Chinese evangelist and church founder Watchman Nee, and Augustus Toplady, born in 1740, and author of the famous hymn and our reading, "Rock of Ages."
    Monday, November 4, 2019

  8. Sunday, November 3, 2019

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    11/03/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we recognize Calvin Fairbanks, abolitionist minister, and D. James Kennedy, early Presbyterian televangelist. The reading is an excerpt from a sermon by John Chrysostom.
    Sunday, November 3, 2019

  9. Saturday, November 2, 2019

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    11/02/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Conrad Weiser, a Pennsylvania Dutch pioneer, and Johann Albrecht Bengel, Biblical Greek language scholar. The reading is "In the Eastering Cosmos" by Bonnie Thurston.
    Saturday, November 2, 2019

  10. Friday, November 1, 2019

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    11/01/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we celebrate the feast of All Saints', part of a three-day observance. On All Saints' Day In 1755 in Lisbon was an earthquake, with a fire that not even the resultant tsunami could extinguish. The reading is "The Last Beatitude" by Malcolm Guite.
    Friday, November 1, 2019

  11. Thursday, October 31, 2019

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    10/31/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember St. John of Kronshtadt, born in 1829. And today is Reformation Day, particularly remembering Luther's 95 Theses. The reading is "Thunderstorm. Martin Luther, July 1505" by Marjorie Maddox.
    Thursday, October 31, 2019

  12. Wednesday, October 30, 2019

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    10/30/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    We remember college founder and broadcaster Bob Jones Sr., born on this day in 1883. We also remember Christopher Wordsworth, historian, and bishop, born in 1807. The reading is "O Day of Rest and Gladness" by Christopher Wordsworth.
    Wednesday, October 30, 2019