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  1. Tuesday, January 28, 2020

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    01/28/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Thomas Aquinas, b. 1225, and Reuben Torrey, b.1856. The reading is "O Food Of Men Wayfaring" by Aquinas.
    Tuesday, January 28, 2020

  2. 108: Tim Townsend, Mission to Nuremberg, part 3

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    01/28/20
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    I mean, if you spend all day shuffling words around, you can make anything sound bad. Gillespie and Riley finish their discussion of the book, Mission to Nuremberg. What happens when a pastor is called to minister to Nazi war criminals? This is the third 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.
    108: Tim Townsend, Mission to Nuremberg, part 3

  3. Monday, January 27, 2020

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    01/27/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember St. Sava and Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim. The reading is "Infant Noah" by Vernon Watkins.
    Monday, January 27, 2020

  4. Sunday, January 26, 2020

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    01/26/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember the feast of St. Titus and from a few centuries later, St. Paula. The reading is "On a Roccoco Crucifix" by John Wheelright.
    Sunday, January 26, 2020

  5. Saturday, January 25, 2020

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    01/25/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we celebrate the Conversion of St. Paul and the founding of Sao Paulo as a Jesuit Mission. The reading is "The Harvest is the End of the World and the Reapers are Angels" by Robert Wagner.
    Saturday, January 25, 2020

  6. Friday, January 24, 2020

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    01/24/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we celebrate the Feast of St. Timothy and remember John Donne. The reading is "Death Be Not Proud" by Donne.
    Friday, January 24, 2020

  7. Thursday, January 23, 2020

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    01/23/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember St. Marianne of Molokai and also the establishment of Georgetown in 1789. The reading is "A Prayer (For Those Who Shall Return)" by Katharine Tynan.
    Thursday, January 23, 2020

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 106: Tim Townsend, Mission to Nuremberg, part 1

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    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

  11. 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

  12. 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