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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 197a: Leo the Great - All the actions of Christ reveal the presence of the twofold nature

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    03/26/21
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    God Really Bodies Our Salvation. In this episode, we read and discuss a Lenten sermon from Leo the Great. What happens when the two natures of Christ are divided?
    197a: Leo the Great - All the actions of Christ reveal the presence of the twofold nature

  5. Friday, March 26, 2021

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    03/26/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1861. Today we remember Uchimura Kanzo, a member of Japan's Non-Church movement. The reading is from N.T Wright.
    Friday, March 26, 2021

  6. Thursday, March 25, 2021

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    03/25/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1917. Today we remember the Georgian Orthodox Church and their call for independence. The reading is from Sergei Bulgakov.
    Thursday, March 25, 2021

  7. Wednesday, March 24, 2021

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    03/24/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1638 (and 1726). Today we remember the enigmatic latitudinarian Daniel Whitby. The reading is from a 4th-century hymn by Aurelius Prudentius.
    Wednesday, March 24, 2021

  8. Tuesday, March 23, 2021

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    03/23/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1198. Today we remember the mysterious Waldensians and their expulsion from Spain. The reading is John Milton's reflection on them in his "On the Late Massacre in Piedmont."
    Tuesday, March 23, 2021

  9. Monday, March 22, 2021

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    03/22/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1621. Today we remember the 17th century’s “Most Interesting Man”. The reading is from John Calvin’s Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew.
    Monday, March 22, 2021

  10. Sunday, March 21, 2021

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    03/21/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1557. Today we remember Anne Howard (nee Dacre) and the Elizabethan persecutions. The reading is from Robert Southwell's "The Nativity of Christ."
    Sunday, March 21, 2021

  11. Saturday, March 20, 2021

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    03/20/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1477. Today we remember Jerome Emser, a Reformation-era controversialist. The reading is “The Loving Soul’s Jubilation” by Bernard of Clairvaux.
    Saturday, March 20, 2021

  12. 196b: Luther - Paul cuts out all merit and gives glory only to God

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    03/19/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Grace Means Never Having to Try Harder. In this episode, Martin Luther’s comments on the letter to the Galatians regarding God’s mercy and predestination.
    196b: Luther - Paul cuts out all merit and gives glory only to God