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  1. Friday, October 2, 2020

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    10/02/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1800. We remember Nat Turner. The reading is from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians chapter three, verse twenty-five.
    Friday, October 2, 2020

  2. In the Ring: Debate in an Age of Deconstruction with Dr. Ben Haupt

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    10/01/20
    3 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    Forget prayer, America needs the use of logic and civilized discourse! So do preachers. What if preachers actually honestly engage the culture instead of cry “martyr”? Ringside meets The Craft of Preaching with special guest Dr. Ben Haupt.
    In the Ring: Debate in an Age of Deconstruction with Dr. Ben Haupt

  3. Thursday, October 1, 2020

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    10/01/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1567. We remember a few stories filled with court intrigue, suspicion, and murder, as well as Pietro Carnesecchi, a humanist and would-be Reformer. The reading is “The World is not Conclusion” by Emily Dickinson.
    Thursday, October 1, 2020

  4. Wednesday, September 30, 2020

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    09/30/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1958. We remember the author Elsie Singmaster. The reading is from Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, “That Blessed Hope.”
    Wednesday, September 30, 2020

  5. Tuesday, September 29, 2020

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    09/29/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1349. We remember the English hermit, mystic, and author Richard Rolle. The reading is from 19th-century poet James Montgomery, “Come To Calvary’s Holy Mountain.”
    Tuesday, September 29, 2020

  6. Monday, September 28, 2020

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    09/28/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1529. We remember the death of Adolf Clarenbach and Peter Fliesteden. The reading is from Martin Luther's Large Catechism in response to the petition in the Lord's prayer for the forgiveness of sins.
    Monday, September 28, 2020

  7. Sunday, September 27, 2020

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    09/27/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1805. We remember the English minister and advocate for orphans, George Müller. The reading is from D.S. Martin, “Sitting on A Stone."
    Sunday, September 27, 2020

  8. Saturday, September 26, 2020

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    09/26/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1897 and we remember the production of the Christian flag. The reading is a quote from the 2nd-century theologian, Origen.
    Saturday, September 26, 2020

  9. Bad Jesus Words, part 1

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    09/25/20
    1 min
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    Knowing who Jesus is allows us to be reassured of our salvation. Jesus is both true God and true man, in a mysterious way that cannot be fully understood. "Bad words" about Jesus result in heresy and are destructive to your faith.
    Bad Jesus Words, part 1

  10. Friday, September 25, 2020

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    09/25/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 2000. We remember Welsh priest and poet, R.S. Thomas. The reading is from Thomas, "The Coming."
    Friday, September 25, 2020

  11. Thursday, September 24, 2020

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    09/24/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1734, and Pastor George Weiss led the first service of the Schwenkfelders in America. The reading is "The Magdalene's Mistake" by Angela Alaimo O'Donnell.
    Thursday, September 24, 2020

  12. Wednesday, September 23, 2020

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    09/23/20
    7 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1950. We remember the oldest and longest-running radio drama made its debut, "Unshackled!" The reading is from Ernesto Cardenal, "Behind the Monastery."
    Wednesday, September 23, 2020