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  1. Wednesday, March 3, 2021

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    03/03/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1311. We remember Antony Bek, the Bishop of Durham. The reading for today comes from N.T. Wright on the centrality of Jesus.
    Wednesday, March 3, 2021

  2. Christian Questions and Answers

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    03/03/21
    1 min
    By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Rod Rosenbladt
    Caleb, Scott, and Rod go through the Christian Questions and Answers section of the Small Catechism.
    Christian Questions and Answers

  3. Tuesday, March 2, 2021

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    03/02/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1861. We remember the birthday of Lucy Whitehead McGill Waterbury Peabody. The reading is from Isaac Watts.
    Tuesday, March 2, 2021

  4. 194b: Luther - Our knowledge of God is merely passive

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    03/01/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Just Sit Back and Let It Happen. In this episode, we continue our reading of Martin Luther’s Galatians lectures. This week, passive faith, internalizing virtue, and the law of the jungle.
    194b: Luther - Our knowledge of God is merely passive

  5. Monday, Mar 1, 2021

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    03/01/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the calling of the Hussite Crusades in 1420. The reading is from St. Ephrem of Edessa.
    Monday, Mar 1, 2021

  6. Sunday, February 28, 2021

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    02/28/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1870. We remember the creation of the Bulgarian Exarchate and ecclesiastical independence. The reading is a poem from Reginald Heber.
    Sunday, February 28, 2021

  7. Saturday, February 27, 2021

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    02/27/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1773. We remember the completion of Christ Church Alexandria, Virginia on this date. The reading is from “Christ is Made the Sure Foundation” by John Mason Neale.
    Saturday, February 27, 2021

  8. Jesus with a box of dynamite

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    02/26/21
    1 min
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    Jesus ruthlessly hammers us with a Law that we cannot escape so that He might give us a Gospel that will never abandon us.
    Jesus with a box of dynamite

  9. Friday, February 26, 2021

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    02/26/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1891. We remember the baptism of Brahmabandhav Upadhyay. The reading is from Sadhu Sundar Singh.
    Friday, February 26, 2021

  10. Thursday, February 25, 2021

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    02/25/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1591. We remember Friedrich Spee, a pastor, and hunter of witch hunters. The reading is a lenten prayer from Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
    Thursday, February 25, 2021

  11. Bible Study Dynamics

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    02/25/21
    2 mins
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    Gretchen and Katie continue talking through leading or being a part of Bible studies.
    Bible Study Dynamics

  12. Wednesday, February 24, 2021

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    02/24/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1915. We remember former slave and evangelist Amanda Berry Smith. The reading is “The Ballad of Mary’s Son” by Langston Hughes.
    Wednesday, February 24, 2021