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  1. 107: Tim Townsend, Mission to Nuremberg, part 2

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    01/23/20
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    There's a lesson here and we're not going to be the ones to figure it out. What happens when a pastor is called to minister to Nazi war criminals? This is the second of three episodes, where we talk about the power of the Gospel, state-sponsored religion, and pastoral care when it's attacked from outside and within the church.
    107: Tim Townsend, Mission to Nuremberg, part 2

  2. Wednesday, January 22, 2020

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    01/22/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Father Gapon & Bloody Sunday of Russia in 1905 and the Testem Benevolentiae was published in 1899. The reading is a poem from M. Luther, translator unknown.
    Wednesday, January 22, 2020

  3. 106: Tim Townsend, Mission to Nuremberg, part 1

    book
    01/22/20
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Believing stuff is about the stuff, not the believing. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss the book, Mission to Nuremberg. What happens when a pastor is called to minister to Nazi war criminals? This is the first of three episodes, where we talk about the power of the Gospel, state-sponsored religion, and pastoral care when it's attacked from outside and within the church.
    106: Tim Townsend, Mission to Nuremberg, part 1

  4. Tuesday, January 21, 2020

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    01/21/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today, we celebrate St. Agnes Day. And the Book of Common Prayer was mandated in England on this day. The reading is "Hymn of the Magdalene" by Marbod of Rennes, trans. Hellen Waddell.
    Tuesday, January 21, 2020

  5. Monday, January 20, 2020

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    01/20/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, the Decian persecution began in 250 AD. And in 1518, Tetzel published his Counter-Theses to Luther. The reading is "Resurrection" by Charles G.D. Roberts.
    Monday, January 20, 2020

  6. Sunday, January 19, 2020

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    01/19/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Hans Sachs and Wulfstan, bishop of Worcester. The reading is "Invocation" by Juan Ruiz.
    Sunday, January 19, 2020

  7. Saturday, January 18, 2020

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    01/18/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we recognize the Feast of the Confession of St. Peter and the remember the baptism of Taufa'ahau Tupou. The reading is "Poem with a Phrase by George Herbert" by Brett Foster.
    Saturday, January 18, 2020

  8. Friday, January 17, 2020

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    01/17/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember St. Antony of Egypt, who died in 356. We also remember the Zwingli v. Grebel colloquy on Baptism. The reading is "The Cross" by Pedro Calderón de la Barca.
    Friday, January 17, 2020

  9. 105: Hermann Sasse against National Socialism, pt. 2

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    01/17/20
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Click on the button with the picture of the Nazi on it. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss an excerpt from Hermann Sasse’s 1932 article against National Socialism. What happens when the message of the church and state are indistinguishable?
    105: Hermann Sasse against National Socialism, pt. 2

  10. Thursday, January 16, 2020

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    01/16/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember George Spalatin and the signing of the Virginia Act of Religious Freedom. The reading is an excerpt from Eugene Peterson's "Tell It Slant."
    Thursday, January 16, 2020

  11. Wednesday, January 15, 2020

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    01/15/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day in 1842, Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana was chartered. Also on this day in 1983, Lech Walesa met with Pope John Paul II. The reading is by Barbara Cranston, "A Poem for Christ the King."
    Wednesday, January 15, 2020

  12. 104: Hermann Sasse against National Socialism

    book
    01/15/20
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Click on the button with the picture of the Nazi on it. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss an excerpt from Hermann Sasse’s 1932 article against National Socialism. What happens when the message of the church and state are indistinguishable?
    104: Hermann Sasse against National Socialism