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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 200b: Weil - It is Not Good Which Evil Violates, For Good is Inviolate

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    04/15/21
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Oh goodness, it’s so evil. In this episode, we continue reading and discussing Simone Weil on evil. If God alone is good what does that mean for our understanding of ourselves and the world?
    200b: Weil - It is Not Good Which Evil Violates, For Good is Inviolate

  9. Thursday, April 15, 2021

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    04/15/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1749. Today we remember J.S. Bach's "Mass in B Minor." The reading is from Richard Crashaw's "Two Went Up to the Temple to Pray."
    Thursday, April 15, 2021

  10. Wednesday, April 14, 2021

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    04/14/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1434. Today we consider the Nantes Cathedral. The reading is from R.S. Thomas's "In A Country Church."
    Wednesday, April 14, 2021

  11. 200a: Weil - Evil is License and That is Why it Is Monotonous

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    04/13/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Am I Evil? In this episode, Simone Weil on evil. What is evil, and how is it distinct from what is good? How does our understanding of evil, or our ignorance of it, affect the churches?
    200a: Weil - Evil is License and That is Why it Is Monotonous

  12. Tuesday, April 13, 2021

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    04/13/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 2014. Today we remember Mahay Choramo and the story of Christianity in Modern Ethiopia. The reading is from the book of Acts. #OTD #1517 #christianhistory
    Tuesday, April 13, 2021