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  1. 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!

  2. 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

  3. Wednesday, November 11, 2020

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    11/11/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1821... and 1855. We remember Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Søren Kierkegaard. The reading is from Dostoyevsky on the topic of art and Christ.
    Wednesday, November 11, 2020

  4. 178: Girolamo Savaronola - Do penance, Do it now!

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    11/10/20
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    The Pirates of Penance, part 1. In this episode, we look at pre-Reformation preaching. Girolamo Savaronola’s sermon on penance is read and discussed. What is penance, what effect did the sacrament of penance have on church and society, and what effect does it have on us at present?
    178: Girolamo Savaronola - Do penance, Do it now!

  5. Tuesday, November 10, 2020

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    11/10/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1908. Archie Bailey placed the first Gideons Bible in a hotel in Superior, Montana. The reading is from St. Augustine, a famous quote on our Lord's Incarnation.
    Tuesday, November 10, 2020

  6. Sunday, November 8, 2020

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    11/08/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1308. We remember John Duns Scotus. The reading is "The foolishness of God" by Luci Shaw.
    Sunday, November 8, 2020

  7. Saturday, November 7, 2020

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    11/07/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 739. We remember St. Wilibrord. The reading is from e.e. Cummings, "I am a little church."
    Saturday, November 7, 2020

  8. Friday, November 6, 2020

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    11/06/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1876. We remember the Vatican's secretary of State Giacomo Antonelli. The reading is from William Gadsby, "Approach, My Soul, the Mercy Seat."
    Friday, November 6, 2020

  9. Thursday, November 5, 2020

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    11/05/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1592. We remember Reverend Charles Chauncy. The reading is from Dave Zahl on anxiety and our very dependable and predictable God.
    Thursday, November 5, 2020

  10. Wednesday, November 4, 2020

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    11/04/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1952. We remember Wagih Sobhi Baki Soliman. The reading is from Origen, from his commentary on the Epistle to the Romans.
    Wednesday, November 4, 2020

  11. 180: Whitford - The Church and State Have Existed in An Often Unhealthy Tension

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    11/04/20
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    It’s The Most Important Election of Our Lives, Until The Next Election. In this special election episode, Gillespie and Riley read David Whitford’s book, "Tyranny and Resistance," and discuss church, state, and the two kingdoms doctrine.
    180: Whitford - The Church and State Have Existed in An Often Unhealthy Tension

  12. Tuesday, November 3, 2020

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    11/03/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1819. We remember American Missionary Pliny Fisk. The reading is from Leslie Newbigin's “Foolishness to the Greeks: The Gospel and Western Culture.”
    Tuesday, November 3, 2020