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  1. Thoughts and Prayers and Other Cliches

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    04/19/21
    2 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    Need a break from philanthropic looting and virtue signaling? Sit down in your nice new Pottery Barn fluffy sofa, grab your oat milk latte from the ‘bucks and join a real revolution: Ringside.
    Thoughts and Prayers and Other Cliches

  2. 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

  3. Sunday, April 18, 2021

    book
    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

  4. Saturday, April 17, 2021

    book
    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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Thursday, April 15, 2021

    book
    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

  8. 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

  9. 200a: Weil - Evil is License and That is Why it Is Monotonous

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    04/13/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Am I Evil? In this episode, Simone Weil on evil. What is evil, and how is it distinct from what is good? How does our understanding of evil, or our ignorance of it, affect the churches?
    200a: Weil - Evil is License and That is Why it Is Monotonous

  10. Tuesday, April 13, 2021

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    04/13/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 2014. Today we remember Mahay Choramo and the story of Christianity in Modern Ethiopia. The reading is from the book of Acts. #OTD #1517 #christianhistory
    Tuesday, April 13, 2021

  11. The Limits of Freedom

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    04/12/21
    1 min
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    In this episode, Paulson discusses the differences between humanist and scholastic dialoge on the limits of freedom.
    The Limits of Freedom

  12. Monday, April 12, 2021

    book
    04/12/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1624. Today we hear about the curious history of Christianity in Tibet. The reading is “Jesus Was a Healer” by Les Murray.
    Monday, April 12, 2021