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  1. Sunday, September 15, 2019

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    09/15/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember the 16th St. Baptist Church Bombings in 1963 and the birthday of notorious Anglican turned Baptist, Titus Oates, in 1649. The reading is "Be Still My Soul" by Kathrina von Schlegel.
    Sunday, September 15, 2019

  2. Saturday, September 14, 2019

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    09/14/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    We remember theologian, bishop, and martyr, Cyprian of Carthage, who died on this day in 258. It is also the feast of Holy Cross Day. The reading is from "the Stations of the Cross" by Malcolm Guite, sonnet 12.
    Saturday, September 14, 2019

  3. 76: John Bunyan, “The Pilgrim's Progress” - The Shadow of Death

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    09/14/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    So we bailed on that reality and we came to this one. Gillespie and Riley continue to discuss The Pilgrim's Progress. This episode, why fight demons when God will do it for you?
    76: John Bunyan, “The Pilgrim's Progress” - The Shadow of Death

  4. Friday, September 13, 2019

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    09/13/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we celebrate the feast of St. John Chrysostom, notable Christian preacher. And we recognize the birthday of English translator of German hymnody, Catherine Winkworth. The reading is an excerpt from Chrysostom's Easter Sermon.
    Friday, September 13, 2019

  5. Thursday, September 12, 2019

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    09/12/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember early Reformation figure, Clement Marot, died 1544, and also the extraordinary Methodist figure, Mary Bosanquet Fletcher, born 1739. The reading is "Colossians 3:3" by George Herbert.
    Thursday, September 12, 2019

  6. Wednesday, September 11, 2019

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    09/11/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Scottish poet Joanna Baillie, born 1762, and author William X. Kienzle, born 1928. The reading is "Death Shall Have No Dominion" by Dylan Thomas.
    Wednesday, September 11, 2019

  7. 75: John Bunyan, “The Pilgrim's Progress” - Life

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    09/11/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Life... say this out loud with an aspirational sigh. Gillespie and Riley continue their series on Pilgrim's Progress. This episode, the cross, present-tense Jesus, and getting the direction right.
    75: John Bunyan, “The Pilgrim's Progress” - Life

  8. For You Radio episode 14: Romans 8 and 9

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    09/10/19
    1 min
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    We’d like to say that Craig and Troy wrestle with the teaching of election, but actually, it’s no struggle at all. The promises of God are freely given to all in Christ, and the elect are those who are in Him. He alone is our security.
    For You Radio episode 14: Romans 8 and 9

  9. Tuesday, September 10, 2019

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    09/10/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Wolfgang Musculus, born 1497, and Jean Vanier, born 1928. The reading is from Wilfred Owen, "At A calvary Near the Ancre."
    Tuesday, September 10, 2019

  10. Monday, September 9, 2019

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    09/09/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember two Russians, Saint Joseph of Volokolamsk, d. 1515, and Alexander Men, d. 1990. The reading is from "The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
    Monday, September 9, 2019

  11. 74: John Bunyan, “The Pilgrim's Progress” - The Interpreter's House

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    09/09/19
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    So I exist in this wasteland. A man reduced to a single instinct: get to Mount Zion. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss John Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress." This week, chapter one and two, The City of Destruction and Interpreter's House. We talk more about our need for a present tense Jesus, the limits of allegory, and why Jesus isn't a good example for us to follow.
    74: John Bunyan, “The Pilgrim's Progress” - The Interpreter's House

  12. Sunday, September 8, 2019

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    09/08/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember the founding of Harvard in 1636, and the birthday of Peter Martyr Vermigli, who began teaching in Strassbourg and ended in Zurich. The reading is from "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" by Oscar Wilde.
    Sunday, September 8, 2019