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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Brannon McAllister - Designer

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    02/24/21
    1 min
    By Blake Flattley
    In this episode, Blake sits down with designer, Brannon McAllister. They discuss his entry into design as a young boy wandering into an art studio, his commitment to supporting other artists, and his latest endeavor, Leaf Institute, a community focused on the intersection of art, faith, and vocation.
    Brannon McAllister - Designer

  9. 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

  10. 194a: Luther - God’s will is to bless all nations... through Christ

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    02/23/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Free Will Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be. In this episode, more from Luther’s Galatians lectures. This week, God’s will, free will, identity, and taking the moral low ground.
    194a: Luther - God’s will is to bless all nations... through Christ

  11. Tuesday, February 23, 2021

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    02/23/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1925. We remember noted famed missions founder, Dr. Kate Waller Barrett. The reading is the Lenten hymn "Lord Who Through These 40 Days" by Claudia Frances Hernaman.
    Tuesday, February 23, 2021

  12. Limbaugh, Handshakes, and Jesus

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    02/22/21
    2 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    Get behind me bourgie theology! Pick up your cross and turn on your radio to Ringside Preachers. Talking about Rush Limbaugh’s legacy, shaking hands like a man and not a fish, and you-know-who: Jesus.
    Limbaugh, Handshakes, and Jesus