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  1. Friday, January 1, 2021

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    01/01/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1655. We remember the Enlightenment philosopher, Christian Thomasius. The reading is "Another Year is Dawning" by Francis Ridley Havergal.
    Friday, January 1, 2021

  2. Thursday, December 31, 2020

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    12/31/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    It is the last day of the year. We consider various calendars and end-of-year practices. The reading is from Alfred Lord Tennyson, "Ring Out Wild Bells."
    Thursday, December 31, 2020

  3. Wednesday, December 30, 2020

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    12/30/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1906. We remember Josephine Butler, an evangelical Anglican. The reading is "Carol of the Poor Children" by Richard Middleton.
    Wednesday, December 30, 2020

  4. Introduction to the Lutheran Confessions

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    12/29/20
    1 min
    By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith
    Caleb and Scott begin the series on the Lutheran Confessions.
    Introduction to the Lutheran Confessions

  5. Monday, December 28, 2020

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    12/28/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1622. We remember St. Francis de Sales, a Catholic controversialist and popular writer for the laity. The reading is from Norman Nicholson, “Carol for the Last Christmas Eve.”
    Monday, December 28, 2020

  6. Sunday, December 27, 2020

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    12/27/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1657. We remember the Flushing Remonstrance. The reading is “Mary’s Song” by Charles Causley.
    Sunday, December 27, 2020

  7. Saturday, December 26, 2020

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    12/26/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1526. We remember protestant Rose Lok. The reading is from Christine Rosetti, "Christmas Hath Darkness."
    Saturday, December 26, 2020

  8. Friday, December 25, 2020

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    12/25/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1918. We remember the Spanish Influenza pandemic. The reading is from the second chapter of the Gospel According to St. Luke.
    Friday, December 25, 2020

  9. Thursday, December 24, 2020

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    12/24/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1223. We remember the now-popular nativity character of the Caganer. The reading is the Christmas Eve Benediction from Astronaut Frank Gorman onboard Apollo 8.
    Thursday, December 24, 2020

  10. Wednesday, December 23, 2020

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    12/23/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1648 when George Fox first founded his Society of Friends, also known as the Quakers. The reading is a 5th century Advent hymn, "Vox clara ecce intonat," translated by Edward Caswals as "Hark! A Thrilling Voice is Sounding!"
    Wednesday, December 23, 2020

  11. Tuesday, December 22, 2020

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    12/22/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1216. We remember the founding of the Dominican Order. The reading is from Charles Wesley, the last two stanzas to his "Hymn for Christmas Day."
    Tuesday, December 22, 2020

  12. Monday, December 21, 2020

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    12/21/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1504. We remember Berthold von Henneberg. The reading is from 16th-century poet Robert Southwell, "A Christmas Poem."
    Monday, December 21, 2020