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  1. The Trinity is like a . . .

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    09/18/20
    1 min
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    God is three, yet God is one, which means He is beyond our ability to fully comprehend. So why do we believe in a Triune God? Craig and Troy chat over some Trinitarian heresies and give us the comfort of knowing the One True Triune God.
    The Trinity is like a . . .

  2. Friday, September 18, 2020

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    09/18/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1884. We remember Irish born American and convict turned missionary Jerry McCauley. The reading is an excerpt from “The Missionary” by Charlotte Bronte.
    Friday, September 18, 2020

  3. Thursday, September 17, 2020

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    09/17/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1721, and we remember theologian Samuel Hopkins. The reading is the poem "Slavery" by Hannah More.
    Thursday, September 17, 2020

  4. Wednesday, September 16, 2020

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    09/16/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1882 and we remember E.B. Pusey. The reading is from Pusey, writing on Christian contentment.
    Wednesday, September 16, 2020

  5. Tuesday, September 15, 2020

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    09/15/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1824 and we remember apologist for the papacy and Ultramontanist Joseph Hergenröther. The reading is from Robert Farrar Capon, an excerpt from his “The Astonished Heart.”
    Tuesday, September 15, 2020

  6. Monday, September 14, 2020

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    09/14/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1927 and Bob Jones College, later Bob Jones University, was founded. The reading is a poem by Afua Kuma, “Chief Who Listens to the Poor."
    Monday, September 14, 2020

  7. Sunday, September 13, 2020

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    09/13/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1557 and we remember Sir John Cheke—a teacher, scholar, statesman, and theologian. The reading is an excerpt from 1 Clement.
    Sunday, September 13, 2020

  8. Saturday, September 12, 2020

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    09/12/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1782 and Congress officially “recommended” the first whole Bible printed in English in America by Robert Aitken. The reading is a Poem by Cowper entitled “For the Poor.”
    Saturday, September 12, 2020

  9. It's Gnostic, you know?

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    09/11/20
    1 min
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    Craig and Troy open up the heresy series by looking at Gnosticism, the belief that the physical world is evil, the spiritual world is good, and we are saved by having a secret special knowledge.
    It's Gnostic, you know?

  10. Friday, September 11, 2020

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    09/11/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year is 2020 and we celebrate the 500th episode of the Almanac. Dan answers five questions explaining how the show is made.
    Friday, September 11, 2020

  11. Thursday, September 10, 2020

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    09/10/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1067. We remember Lady Godiva. The reading is from the Epistle to the Philippians on the humiliation of Christ.
    Thursday, September 10, 2020

  12. Wednesday, September 9, 2020

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    09/09/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1952. We remember the television program “Life Is Worth Living." The reading is from St. Augustine, a reminder of the good news of the simplicity of the Christian life.
    Wednesday, September 9, 2020