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  1. Sunday, April 11, 2021

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    04/11/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1816. Today we remember the ordination of the first Black Bishop in America, Richard Allen. The reading is from Phyllis Wheatley.
    Sunday, April 11, 2021

  2. "True Wisdom" (Episode 213) Featuring Pastor Bob Hiller

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    04/11/21
    1 min
    By Bob Hiller
    Pastor Hiller Teaches On Matthew 2:1-12

  3. Saturday, April 10, 2021

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    04/10/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1997. Today we remember Betty Greene and the Mission Aviation Fellowship. The reading is from Malcolm Guite.
    Saturday, April 10, 2021

  4. Friday, April 9, 2021

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    04/09/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 475. Today we remember the Eastern Emperor Basiliscus and the splintering of the church. The reading is from Siegfried Sassoon.
    Friday, April 9, 2021

  5. 199: Weil - We Humiliate Ourselves Before False Gods

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    04/08/21
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Idol Talk. In this episode, we return to Simone Weil’s book, Gravity and Grace. Idolatry is the topic of conversation. What is an idol? In what ways does idolatry infiltrate our churches, and what are the consequences? How do we guard against it?
    199: Weil - We Humiliate Ourselves Before False Gods

  6. Thursday, April 8, 2021

    book
    04/08/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1725. Today we remember John Wise and his contributions to the church and state in colonial new England. The reading is from Edward Shilito.
    Thursday, April 8, 2021

  7. Wednesday, April 7, 2021

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    04/07/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1942. Today we remember the founding of the National Association of Evangelicals. The reading is from Henry Vaughn.
    Wednesday, April 7, 2021

  8. Resurrection: Seeing is Not Believing

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    04/06/21
    1 min
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    “Let no one fear death, for the Death of our Savior has set us free. He has destroyed it by enduring it. He destroyed Hell when He descended into it. He put it into an uproar even as it tasted of His flesh. Christ is Risen, and the tomb is emptied of its dead!” - Chrysostom
    Resurrection: Seeing is Not Believing

  9. Tuesday, April 6, 2021

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    04/06/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1956. Today we remember Daniel Gee Ching Wu and his ministry to Chinese Americans in California. The reading is from C.S. Lewis.
    Tuesday, April 6, 2021

  10. Monday, April 5, 2021

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    04/05/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1811. Today we remember Robert Raikes and the birth of the Sunday school Movement. The reading is from Samuel Taylor Coleridge #OTD #1517 #christianhistory
    Monday, April 5, 2021

  11. Sunday, April 4, 2021

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    04/04/21
    7 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today we celebrate Easter with John Updike’s “7 Stanzas At Easter,” and we conclude the show with a special announcement about the new season.
    Sunday, April 4, 2021

  12. "Idle Talk Or Hopeful Fact" (Episode 212) Featuring Pastor Bob Hiller

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    04/04/21
    1 min
    By Bob Hiller
    Pastor Hiller Teaches On 1 Corinthians 15:19-26