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  1. Sunday, November 29, 2020

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    11/29/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1833. We remember the preacher Lemuel Haynes, with a reading recorded by a friend.
    Sunday, November 29, 2020

  2. Saturday, November 28, 2020

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    11/28/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1902. We remember Joseph Parker. The reading is a one-sentence quote from Joseph Parker.
    Saturday, November 28, 2020

  3. Friday, November 27, 2020

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    11/27/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1095. We remember the First Crusade. Our reading is a selection from Isaiah, chapter 2.
    Friday, November 27, 2020

  4. Thursday, November 26, 2020

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    11/26/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1731. We remember hymn writer William Cowper and read his "Light Shining out of Darkness."
    Thursday, November 26, 2020

  5. Wednesday, November 25, 2020

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    11/25/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1935. We remember Korean Christian Sun Chu Kil. The reading is a poem "This Year" by Ku Sang, translated by Brother Anthony of Taizé.
    Wednesday, November 25, 2020

  6. Tuesday, November 24, 2020

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    11/24/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1703. We remember the first Lutheran pastor ordained in the New World, Justus Falckner. The reading is from Pamela Cranston, "Poem for Christ the King."
    Tuesday, November 24, 2020

  7. 183: Sasse - The secular and the spiritual are indeed to be dearly distinguished

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    11/23/20
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    A shelter from pigs on the wing... In this episode, how do Christians interface with a godless state, love our neighbors without being complicit in promoting sin, and maintain the tension between the two kingdoms?
    183: Sasse - The secular and the spiritual are indeed to be dearly distinguished

  8. Monday, November 23, 2020

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    11/23/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1846. We remember the Missionary linguist James Evans. The reading is from E.H. Dewart and his "Out on Life's Dark Heaving Ocean."
    Monday, November 23, 2020

  9. Sunday, November 22, 2020

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    11/22/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was about 300. We remember St. George—the myth, national symbol, dragon-slayer, and picture of Christ. The reading is from C.S. Lewis from his "Past Watchful Dragons."
    Sunday, November 22, 2020

  10. Saturday, November 21, 2020

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    11/21/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1526. We remember the French Reformer Louis De Berquin. The reading is an excerpt from a poem by Antoine de Chandieu.
    Saturday, November 21, 2020

  11. 182: Sasse - The office of the governing authority belongs to God’s created order

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    11/20/20
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    You Know Who Else Misunderstood The Kingdom of God? Hitler! In this episode, we read Herman Sasse’s 1930 essay on The Social Doctrine of the Augsburg Confession and its Significance for the Present. We discuss the two kingdoms doctrine, peoples’ station in life, and the need for public discussions of natural law.
    182: Sasse - The office of the governing authority belongs to God’s created order

  12. Friday, November 20, 2020

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    11/20/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1175. We remember St. Edmund of Abingdon. The reading is the epic and gorgeous “Dream of the Rood.”
    Friday, November 20, 2020