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  1. Tuesday, February 2, 2021

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    02/02/21
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1864. Today, we will remember Adelaide Anne Procter, one of the most famous Victorian poets who was a devout Catholic and advocate for the poor and distressed. The reading is from Procter, "The Shadows of the Evening Hours."
    Tuesday, February 2, 2021

  2. Monday, February 1, 2021

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    02/01/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1945. We remember the historian of the Middle Ages, Johann Huizinga. The last word for today comes from another Dutchman, Herman Bavinck.
    Monday, February 1, 2021

  3. Sunday, January 31, 2021

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    01/31/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1561. We remember Menno Simons. The reading for today, recommended by a listener, a poem by E.H. Hamilton.
    Sunday, January 31, 2021

  4. Saturday, January 30, 2021

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    01/30/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1972. We remember Belfast’s Bloody Sunday. The last word for today comes from Henry Vaughn, his poem, “Peace.”
    Saturday, January 30, 2021

  5. Friday, January 29, 2021

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    01/29/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1882. We remember Endicott Peabody. The reading is from Dorothy Sayers from her "Creed or Chaos."
    Friday, January 29, 2021

  6. Mankind - Not God - Needs Demythologizing: In the Ring with John Pless

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    01/28/21
    4 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch | John T. Pless
    What does it look like to preach while the world is ending? Ringside Preachers, Craft of Preaching, and John Pless from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne tackle this topic from a practical and historical viewpoint after eating fried chicken livers, of course.
    Mankind - Not God - Needs Demythologizing: In the Ring with John Pless

  7. Thursday, January 28, 2021

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    01/28/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 814. Today we remember the death of Charlemagne. The reading comes from Bernard of Clairvaux, his "Jesus the Very Thought of Thee," translated by Edward Caswell.
    Thursday, January 28, 2021

  8. Q and A - Books and Theology

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    01/28/21
    2 mins
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    In this episode as Gretchen and Katie pause to answer a few questions from listeners.
    Q and A - Books and Theology

  9. Wednesday, January 27, 2021

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    01/27/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1343. Pope Clement VI proclaimed a coming jubilee and laid out the practice of indulgences. The reading is from G.K. Chesterton, “O God of Earth and Altar.”
    Wednesday, January 27, 2021

  10. Micah Bournes - Poet & Songwriter

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    01/27/21
    1 min
    By Blake Flattley
    In this episode, Blake sits down with poet & songwriter, Micah Bournes. They discuss his journey into poetry, and later songwriting. They discuss his creative process and the importance of exercising one’s creativity. You can find Micah’s poetry and music at MicahBournes.com.
    Micah Bournes - Poet & Songwriter

  11. 190: Kennedy - The Gospel deals with all of life, because it comes to heal the whole man

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    01/26/21
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Keep it Spiritual, Keep it Safe. In this episode, the conclusion to our discussion of Gerald Kennedy’s sermon, Communism in the Churches. Should churches mind their own business in regards to social and cultural matters? What happens when churches and Christian organizations avoid controversy in order to maintain the status quo? Does the Gospel have any power outside our churches’ walls?
    190: Kennedy - The Gospel deals with all of life, because it comes to heal the whole man

  12. Tuesday, January 26, 2021

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    01/26/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1681. We remember Isabel Alison and Marion Harvey, martyrs for the radical Covenanters. The last word for today comes from St. Jerome, a word on the church and martyrdom.
    Tuesday, January 26, 2021