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  1. Thursday, April 22, 2021

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    04/22/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1775. Today we remember Georg Hermes and the Catholic Enlightenment in Germany. The reading is “The Empty Tomb” by Tania Runyon.
    Thursday, April 22, 2021

  2. Episode 112: On Elizabeth Gaskell

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    04/21/21
    5 mins
    By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston
    Mike and Wade are joined in the studio by Dr. Rebecca Parker Fedewa, who is an English professor at Wisconsin Lutheran College. Dr. Parker Fedewa's dissertation focused on Elizabeth Gaskell, so the guys figured she couldn't say "no" if they asked her on to discuss Gaskell....and they were right (but just barely).
    Episode 112: On Elizabeth Gaskell

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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