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  1. Wednesday, May 5, 2021

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    05/05/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the Melancholy Dane and Christian Irrationalist (!) Soren Kierkegaard.
    Wednesday, May 5, 2021

  2. Tuesday, May 4, 2021

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    05/04/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the Grand Union of the Augustinian Order in 1256.
    Tuesday, May 4, 2021

  3. Monday, May 3, 2021

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    05/03/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the Fifth Lateran Council in 1512, the last Pre-Reformation church council.
    Monday, May 3, 2021

  4. Sunday, May 2, 2021

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    05/02/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember St. Athanasius on his feast day.
    Sunday, May 2, 2021

  5. Saturday, May 1, 2021

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    05/01/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today, we begin a new season of the Almanac with a new format. We consider the history of May Day. The reading is from Martin Luther.
    Saturday, May 1, 2021

  6. 202b: Robert Farrar Capon - Be Authentic and Authoritative Proclaimers of the Gospel

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    05/01/21
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    You Know, The Next Thing. In this episode, we continue reading Robert Capon’s The Mystery of Christ, and Why We Don’t Get It. We further discuss pastoral care, exegesis, the purpose of theology, and where Christian preaching points us.
    202b: Robert Farrar Capon - Be Authentic and Authoritative Proclaimers of the Gospel

  7. Friday, April 30, 2021

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    04/30/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1602. Today we remember William Lilly, Christian Astrologist? The last word for this second season is from the final stanza to Richard Wilbur’s “A Stable Lamp is Lighted.”
    Friday, April 30, 2021

  8. Thursday, April 29, 2021

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    04/29/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1968. Today we remember Lin Zhao, a Chinese Christian Martyr.
    Thursday, April 29, 2021

  9. Praying for Patience

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    04/28/21
    1 min
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    We all pray for love. We all desire peace. We all want to have joy. It's patience that looks suspicious.
    Praying for Patience

  10. 202a: Robert Farrar Capon - The Mystery and Guilt

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    04/28/21
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    You Know, The Thing. In this episode, Robert Capon on The Mystery of Christ, and Why We Don’t Get It. We discuss exegesis, pastoral care, preaching, and the task of a theologian.
    202a: Robert Farrar Capon - The Mystery and Guilt

  11. Tuesday, April 27, 2021

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    04/27/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 160. Today we remember Tertullian, the renegade Church Father. The reading is from Tertullian.
    Tuesday, April 27, 2021

  12. Intersectionality and Preaching with Dennis Matyas

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    04/27/21
    2 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    According to the make believe wokeness-ometer, Jesus qualifies as the most authoritative voice because he was the most oppressed. Poor Jew, not from Jerusalem, under Roman rule, betrayed by his own, even his friends, killed because of his identity. Listen to him.
    Intersectionality and Preaching with Dennis Matyas