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  1. 191a: Solzhenitsyn - Things have almost reached rock bottom

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    02/04/21
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Lies Taste Like Wonder-bread. In this episode, part one of Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s essay, “Live Not by The Lies.” We discuss the two kingdoms, the need for Christ alone with no additives, and the importance of having an ethos.
    191a: Solzhenitsyn - Things have almost reached rock bottom

  2. Thursday, February 4, 2021

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    02/04/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 856. We remember Rabanus Maurus, a Benedictine monk. Our reading is a hymn from Maurus, "Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire."
    Thursday, February 4, 2021

  3. Wednesday, February 3, 2021

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    02/03/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1788. The Reverend Richard Johnson preached the first Christian sermon in Australia, under a tree in the Sydney cove. The reading is from John Newton, "Father Forgive Them."
    Wednesday, February 3, 2021

  4. Meeting the End and the Beginning in Bread and Wine: In the Ring with Dr. Art Just

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    02/02/21
    2 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    Experience the reality of God while the world is ending. Ringside Preachers, Craft of Preaching, and Dr. Arthur Just from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne explore how the real tangible gifts of God break through the shadows of this crumbling world.
    Meeting the End and the Beginning in Bread and Wine: In the Ring with Dr. Art Just

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. Called to Jesus University

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    01/29/21
    1 min
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    At the outset of His ministry, Jesus' authority is on full display. Authority over sickness, authority over demons, and the authority to call you to follow Him
    Called to Jesus University

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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