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  1. Wednesday, March 10, 2021

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    03/10/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1762. Today we remember the execution of Jean Calas and the birth of a movement for religious toleration. The reading is from the Book of Common Prayer.
    Wednesday, March 10, 2021

  2. Tuesday, March 9, 2021

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    03/09/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1907. Today we remember the eccentric faith healer and utopian John Alexander Dowie. The reading is "Spring Song" from Lucille Clifton.
    Tuesday, March 9, 2021

  3. Monday, March 8, 2021

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    03/08/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1782. We remember the tragedy of the massacre at Gnadenhutten. The reading is from St. Paul's epistle to the Ephesians.
    Monday, March 8, 2021

  4. Sunday, March 7, 2021

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    03/07/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1866. We remember African Anglican Martyr Bernard Mizeki. The reading is from Luci Shaw.
    Sunday, March 7, 2021

  5. Saturday, March 6, 2021

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    03/06/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1866. We remember Renaissance Man and Anglican Priest William Whewell. The reading is from Ps. 19 in the Scottish Metrical Psalter.
    Saturday, March 6, 2021

  6. Friday, March 5, 2021

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    03/05/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1797. We remember Henry Nott and his mission to Tahiti. The reading is from James K. Baxter.
    Friday, March 5, 2021

  7. Thursday, March 4, 2021

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    03/04/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1827. We remember Indian Christian Abdul Masih on the anniversary of his death. The reading is from Abdul Masih.
    Thursday, March 4, 2021

  8. Wednesday, March 3, 2021

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    03/03/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1311. We remember Antony Bek, the Bishop of Durham. The reading for today comes from N.T. Wright on the centrality of Jesus.
    Wednesday, March 3, 2021

  9. Tuesday, March 2, 2021

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    03/02/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1861. We remember the birthday of Lucy Whitehead McGill Waterbury Peabody. The reading is from Isaac Watts.
    Tuesday, March 2, 2021

  10. 194b: Luther - Our knowledge of God is merely passive

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    03/01/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Just Sit Back and Let It Happen. In this episode, we continue our reading of Martin Luther’s Galatians lectures. This week, passive faith, internalizing virtue, and the law of the jungle.
    194b: Luther - Our knowledge of God is merely passive

  11. Monday, Mar 1, 2021

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    03/01/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the calling of the Hussite Crusades in 1420. The reading is from St. Ephrem of Edessa.
    Monday, Mar 1, 2021

  12. Sunday, February 28, 2021

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    02/28/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1870. We remember the creation of the Bulgarian Exarchate and ecclesiastical independence. The reading is a poem from Reginald Heber.
    Sunday, February 28, 2021