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  1. Sunday, June 23, 2019

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    06/23/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember the fabled treaty between the Quakers led by William Penn and the Delaware tribe. We also recognize another treaty in Vienna in 1606 between the various Reformation churches and Rome. Our reading is "Through The Body" by Kamienska.
    Sunday, June 23, 2019

  2. Saturday, June 22, 2019

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    06/22/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember the commemoration of John Fisher, bishop of Rochester and chancellor of the University of Cambridge, and the birthday of Ebenezer Erskine, member of the order of Free Gardeners. Our reading is from Ralph Erskine, brother of Ebenezer, "The Law and the Gospel."
    Saturday, June 22, 2019

  3. Friday, June 21st, 2019

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    06/21/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember the birthdays of Increase Mather in 1639 and Reinhold Niebuhr in 1892. Our reading is from Milton, "On Time."
    Friday, June 21st, 2019

  4. Thursday, June 20th, 2019

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    06/20/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember the Synod of Diamper in 1599 and the first mission to Alaska by the Moravians in 1885. Our reading is by Anne Porter entitled "After Psalm 137."
    Thursday, June 20th, 2019

  5. Wednesday, June 19th, 2019

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    06/19/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember the birth of Blaise Pascal and the imprisonment of Josef Beran. Our reading is "Gloria in Profundis" by G.K. Chesterton.
    Wednesday, June 19th, 2019

  6. 62: Thomas O. Chisholm - “Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father”

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    06/19/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Do You Have a Great Hymn This Week? Go Fish! This week, Gillespie and Riley discuss Thomas Chisholm’s poem turned hymn, Great is Thy Faithfulness. More discussion of hymnody, church music, and how what we sing can help or hinder pastoral care.
    62: Thomas O. Chisholm - “Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father”

  7. Tuesday, June 18th, 2019

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    06/18/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember Englishwoman Anne Askew, martyred in 1546, and Peter Parker (b 1804), medical missionary to China. Our reading is the conclusion of "The Last Battle" by C.S. Lewis.
    Tuesday, June 18th, 2019

  8. Monday, June 17th, 2019

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    06/17/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember the School Edict from Julian the Apostate in 362, and the landmark ruling Abington School District v. Schempp in 1963. Our reading is the poem "Leading Questions" by Margaret Avison.
    Monday, June 17th, 2019

  9. Sunday, June 16th, 2019

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    06/16/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember the marriage anniversary of William and Catherine Booth, founders of the Salvation Army, and the Universities Tests Act of 1871. Our reading is "A Hymn to God the Father" by John Donne.
    Sunday, June 16th, 2019

  10. Saturday, June 15th, 2019

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    06/15/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember author Evelyn Underhill, a scholar of medieval mystics, and Johannes Tauler, a medieval German mystic from the 14th century. Our reading is "There Comes a Galley Laden" by Tauler.
    Saturday, June 15th, 2019

  11. Friday, June 14th, 2019

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    06/14/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember English Puritan Richard Baxter and the removal in 1966 of the penalty of death attached to the list of banned books by the Roman Catholic church. Our reading is "Lord, It Belongs Not to My Care" by Baxter.
    Friday, June 14th, 2019

  12. Tuesday, May 14th, 2019

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    06/14/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    We remember on this day St. Matthias, Timothy Dwight, and Pius XI's condemnation of the Nazis in 1937. Our reading is "Easter 1984" by Les Murray.
    Tuesday, May 14th, 2019