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  1. Saturday, October 31, 2020

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    10/31/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1916. We remember Charles Taze Russell. The reading is from Anna Kamienska, “Lack of Faith.”
    Saturday, October 31, 2020

  2. Friday, October 30, 2020

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    10/30/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1680. We remember the mystic, adventurer, and self-proclaimed prophet, Antoinette Bourignon. The reading is from Kate Bowler, "Everything Happens for A Reason, and Other Lies I've Loved."
    Friday, October 30, 2020

  3. Can a Christian Vote for _____?

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    10/29/20
    4 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    Elections and presidents and politics and voting. Repent and believe the good news! Everything will be ok.
    Can a Christian Vote for _____?

  4. Thursday, October 29, 2020

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    10/29/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 370. We remember the story of St. Regulus' fantastic escape with the relics of St. Andrew. The reading is from Anne Brontë, "The Penitent."
    Thursday, October 29, 2020

  5. Wednesday, October 28, 2020

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    10/28/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1466. We remember Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam. The reading is an excerpt from Psalm 60 in the Scottish Metrical Psalter of 1650.
    Wednesday, October 28, 2020

  6. Tuesday, October 27, 2020

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    10/27/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1978. We remember the first printing of the New International Version of the Bible. The reading is from N.T. Wright, "Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense."
    Tuesday, October 27, 2020

  7. Monday, October 26, 2020

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    10/26/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1966. We remember the World Congress on Evangelism. Today's reading is a good word on the church's future from the Apocalypse of St. John.
    Monday, October 26, 2020

  8. Sunday, October 25, 2020

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    10/25/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1400. We remember the poet, servant, and pilgrim Geoffrey Chaucer. The reading comes from another English storyteller and Christian, John Bunyan, his "He Who Would Valiant Be" from the Pilgrim's Progress.
    Sunday, October 25, 2020

  9. 177: Clement of Alexandria - True martyrdom is the knowledge of the only true God

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    10/25/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Stop Showing Off and Get Back in Line... In part two of our reading of Clement of Alexandria’s, The Praises of Martyrdom Those Who Offered Themselves for Martyrdom Reproved, we discuss when martyrdom isn’t martyrdom and why the topic is more relevant today than ever.
    177: Clement of Alexandria - True martyrdom is the knowledge of the only true God

  10. Saturday, October 24, 2020

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    10/24/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1923. We remember the poet, agnostic, and Christian convert Denise Levertov. The reading is from Levertov, "A Cure of Souls."
    Saturday, October 24, 2020

  11. Friday, October 23, 2020

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    10/23/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1456. We remember San Giovanni da Capistrano, the fiery Franciscan preacher, a heresy hunter, and septuagenarian soldier. The reading is a quote from John of Damascus.
    Friday, October 23, 2020

  12. In the Ring: Preaching Reality into Times of Crisis with Dr. Bruce Schuchard

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    10/22/20
    2 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    A crisis isn’t all bad. Crisis encourages us to recognize who we are and what is real. Ringside meets the Craft of Preaching with Dr. Bruce Schuchard exploring the crazy history of this sinful world and a preacher’s response to it. The Cross of Christ speaks volumes above anything that is offered as an empty solution. Come Lord Jesus!
    In the Ring: Preaching Reality into Times of Crisis with Dr. Bruce Schuchard