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  1. Saturday, August 29, 2020

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    08/29/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1749, and we remember Matthias Bel. The reading is the first stanza of Jaroslav Vajda, “Go My Children, With My Blessing.”
    Saturday, August 29, 2020

  2. Friday, August 28, 2020

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    08/28/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1828, and we remember Leo Tolstoy. The reading is from the preface to Dietrich Bonhoeffer's "Discipleship."
    Friday, August 28, 2020

  3. Thursday, August 27, 2020

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    08/27/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1955, and we remember Joachim Wach. The reading is a prayer from Soren Kierkegaard.
    Thursday, August 27, 2020

  4. Wednesday, August 26, 2020

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    08/26/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1732, and we remember William Morgan. The reading is from Charles Wesley, from his “Prayers for Condemned Malefactors.”
    Wednesday, August 26, 2020

  5. Donatism

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    08/25/20
    1 min
    By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Philip Bartelt
    Scott and Caleb are joined by Philip Bartelt to discuss Donatism.
    Donatism

  6. Tuesday, August 25, 2020

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    08/25/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1270, and we remember King Louis IX. The reading is from 18th-century poet John Byrom, his “My Spirit Longs For Thee.”
    Tuesday, August 25, 2020

  7. Monday, August 24, 2020

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    08/24/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1968. Pope Paul VI opened the Second Episcopal Conference of Latin America in Medellin, Columbia. The reading is from Martin Luther, an excerpt from his 1521 Defense written to the Pope.
    Monday, August 24, 2020

  8. Sunday, August 23, 2020

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    08/23/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1838, and we remember Gideon Blackburn. The reading is from Luci Shaw, “The Foolishness of God.”
    Sunday, August 23, 2020

  9. Saturday, August 22, 2020

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    08/22/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1433, and we remember Pavel Cravar. The reading is from Rainer Maria Rilke, "Death."
    Saturday, August 22, 2020

  10. Friday, August 21, 2020

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    08/21/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1724, and we remember Alexander Natalis. The reading is an 18th-century Welsh hymn by William Williams.
    Friday, August 21, 2020

  11. Thursday, August 20, 2020

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    08/20/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1384, and we remember Geert Groote. The reading is from John Walton, "God, the Port of Peace."
    Thursday, August 20, 2020

  12. Wednesday, August 19, 2020

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    08/19/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1886, and we remember the formation of the Church of God. The reading is a brief excerpt from C.S. Lewis' "The Dawn Treader."
    Wednesday, August 19, 2020