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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. Thursday, November 19, 2020

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    11/19/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1921. We remember Peter Ruckman, the fundamentalist preacher. The reading is an excerpt from Robert Farrar Capon's "Kingdom, Grace, and Judgment."
    Thursday, November 19, 2020

  4. Wednesday, November 18, 2020

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    11/18/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1838, and 181 Saxon Lutherans set sail from Bremerhaven on board the steamship Olbers. The reading for today comes from C.F. W Walther's older brother, a pastor named Otto Walther.
    Wednesday, November 18, 2020

  5. 181: Chesterton - Once abolish the God, and the Government becomes the God

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    11/17/20
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Chairman Mao Loves Ice Cream. In this episode, G.K. Chesterton on what happens when we abolish God, and the government becomes the god. We discuss “unalienable rights endowed by the Creator.” The language of freedom and rights belongs to the law. And we finish with Chesterton’s prompt to consider fraud.
    181: Chesterton - Once abolish the God, and the Government becomes the God

  6. Tuesday, November 17, 2020

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    11/17/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 680. We remember St. Hilda of Whitby. The reading is an excerpt from Caedmon's Hymn, the oldest poem in English.
    Tuesday, November 17, 2020

  7. Monday, November 16, 2020

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    11/16/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 2002. President Lukashenko of Belarus enacted a new and sweeping law restricting religious freedom. The reading is an excerpt from Oscar Romero, "The Violence of Love."
    Monday, November 16, 2020

  8. Sunday, November 15, 2020

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    11/15/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1280. We remember the "Doctor Universalis" Albertus Magnus. The reading is a good word from Albertus, especially for those who study the natural world.
    Sunday, November 15, 2020

  9. Saturday, November 14, 2020

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    11/14/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1940. We remember the destruction of the Cathedral at Coventry. The reading is "The Coventry Litany of Reconciliation."
    Saturday, November 14, 2020

  10. Friday, November 13, 2020

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    11/13/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1884. We remember Prince Owusu-Ansa of Asante. The reading is from Thomas C. Oden's "How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind: Rediscovering the African Seedbed of Western Christianity."
    Friday, November 13, 2020

  11. 179: Girolamo Savaronola - O you who have anything superfluous, give it to the poor!

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    11/12/20
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    The Pirates of Penance part 2. In this episode, we continue to examine Girolamo Savaronola’s sermon on penance. What happened in Florence that occasioned this sermon, and what can it teach us about church and society today?
    179: Girolamo Savaronola - O you who have anything superfluous, give it to the poor!

  12. Thursday, November 12, 2020

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    11/12/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year is 1701. We remember the Vestry Act of 1701. The reading for today comes from an obscure Quaker named Henry White.
    Thursday, November 12, 2020