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  1. Monday, April 5, 2021

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    04/05/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1811. Today we remember Robert Raikes and the birth of the Sunday school Movement. The reading is from Samuel Taylor Coleridge #OTD #1517 #christianhistory
    Monday, April 5, 2021

  2. Sunday, April 4, 2021

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    04/04/21
    7 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today we celebrate Easter with John Updike’s “7 Stanzas At Easter,” and we conclude the show with a special announcement about the new season.
    Sunday, April 4, 2021

  3. Saturday, April 3, 2021

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    04/03/21
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1771. Today we remember Hans Nielsen Hauge. The reading is from a Norwegian Hymn.
    Saturday, April 3, 2021

  4. Friday, April 2, 2021

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    04/02/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1877. Today we remember the peculiar ministry of Mordecai Ham, Jr. The reading is from William Willimon.
    Friday, April 2, 2021

  5. 198: Simone Weil - The Cross

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    04/01/21
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Into The Mystic. In this episode, we read and discuss the crucifixion as interpreted by Simone Weil, an anarchist, philosopher, and mystic.
    198: Simone Weil - The Cross

  6. Thursday, April 1, 2021

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    04/01/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1868. Today we remember the founding of Hampton College by the American Missionary Association. The reading is from Psalm 47 in the Scottish Metrical Psalter.
    Thursday, April 1, 2021

  7. Wednesday, March 31, 2021

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    03/31/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1717. Today we remember the Bangorian Controversy and the questions it raised about church authority. The reading is from John Newton.
    Wednesday, March 31, 2021

  8. Tuesday, March 30, 2021

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    03/30/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1735. Today we remember the Welsh Methodist Revival and the conversion of Howell Harris. The reading is from the Welsh poet William Williams.
    Tuesday, March 30, 2021

  9. 197b: Leo the Great - Use Lent for general improvement in the whole round of Christian duties

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    03/29/21
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    The Right Man for The Job. In this episode, we finish reading and discussing Leo the Great’s Lenten sermon about Christ’s two natures. What happens when the old Adam adds to Scripture’s witness to Jesus’ two natures?
    197b: Leo the Great - Use Lent for general improvement in the whole round of Christian duties

  10. Monday, March 29, 2021

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    03/29/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1638. Today we remember the establishment of the Lutheran colony of New Sweden on the Delaware. The reading is from Swedish theologian Gustav Aulen.
    Monday, March 29, 2021

  11. Sunday, March 28, 2021

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    03/28/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1987. Today we remember “the real” Maria von Trapp. The reading is a Palm Sunday poem from G.K. Chesterton.
    Sunday, March 28, 2021

  12. Saturday, March 27, 2021

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    03/27/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1329. Today we remember "In Agro Dominico" and the "problem" of mysticism in the church. The reading is from Martin Luther.
    Saturday, March 27, 2021