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  1. Monday, December 16, 2019

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    12/16/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we recognize the feast of the prophet Haggai. We remember missionary to India, Amy Carmichael. The reading is "Christ's Nativity" by Henry Vaughn.
    Monday, December 16, 2019

  2. Sunday, December 15, 2019

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    12/15/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Oral Roberts and John Oldcastle. The reading is "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" by Charles Wesley.
    Sunday, December 15, 2019

  3. Saturday, December 14, 2019

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    12/14/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember St. John of the Cross and the opening of Illinois Institute/Wheaton. The reading is "At Bethlehem" by Richard Crashaw.
    Saturday, December 14, 2019

  4. Prodigal Son, Cranky Brother, or Crazy Old Man?

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    12/13/19
    1 min
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    The Crazy Old Man showers undeserved grace on the idiot son . . . oh, and the prodigal son gets some love, too.
    Prodigal Son, Cranky Brother, or Crazy Old Man?

  5. Friday, December 13, 2019

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    12/13/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Phillip Brooks and celebrate St. Lucy's Day. The reading is the carol "O Little Town of Bethlehem" by Brooks.
    Friday, December 13, 2019

  6. Thursday, December 12, 2019

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    12/12/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember both the enactment of the Virginia Sabbath Laws in 1712 and the establishment of the American Sabbath Union in 1888. The reading is from "Messiah" by Alexander Pope.
    Thursday, December 12, 2019

  7. Wednesday, December 11, 2019

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    12/11/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember St. Damasus and Greg Bahnsen. The reading is "The Stable" by Sister M. Chrysostom.
    Wednesday, December 11, 2019

  8. Tuesday, December 10, 2019

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    12/10/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember St. Eulalia of Merida and the publishing of "The Bible in Spain" by George Burrows. The reading is an excerpt from "the Gift of the Magi" by T.S. Eliot.
    Tuesday, December 10, 2019

  9. Monday, December 9, 2019

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    12/09/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember 1905 French Law on the Separation of Church and State and the feast of Juan Diego. The reading is "Christmas" by John Betjeman.
    Monday, December 9, 2019

  10. Sunday, December 8, 2019

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    12/08/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember the feast of Immaculate Conception and Thomas Oden. The reading is "BC:AD" by U.A. Fanthorpe.
    Sunday, December 8, 2019

  11. Saturday, December 7, 2019

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    12/07/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Gabriel Biel and Carl F.H. Henry. The reading is "The God We Hardly Knew" by Oscar Romero.
    Saturday, December 7, 2019

  12. The Good Samaritan

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    12/06/19
    1 min
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    “What must I do to inherit eternal life?" Jesus answers that question with a parable. We have our own question: “Who am I in this parable?” But a better question is “Who is Jesus for me in the parable?”
    The Good Samaritan