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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Tuesday, September 22, 2020

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    09/22/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1566. We remember a tempestuous theologian, Johann Agricola. The reading is a stanza from the hymn “Lord Hear the Voice of My Complaint” by Agricola.
    Tuesday, September 22, 2020

  7. Monday, September 21, 2020

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    09/21/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1795. We remember the founding of the Order of the Orange. The reading is "Adveniat Regnum Tuum" by Katharine Tynan.
    Monday, September 21, 2020

  8. Sunday, September 20, 2020

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    09/20/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1982 when Lutheran pastor Christian Führer held the first of his “prayers for peace” meetings. The reading is a poem from A.K. Tolstoy, “A Peal of Bells.”
    Sunday, September 20, 2020

  9. Saturday, September 19, 2020

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    09/19/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1692. We remember Giles Corey, the patron saint of those afflicted by church politics. The reading is an excerpt from Dr. Rod Rosenbladt, “The Gospel Broken by the Church.”
    Saturday, September 19, 2020

  10. 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 . . .

  11. 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

  12. Dependence vs Independence

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    09/17/20
    2 mins
    By Gretchen Ronnevik
    It's easier to wrap our heads around independently performing for God, rather than understanding that as we were under the law, dying because it was to heavy for us, we couldn’t hold it, Christ set us free, completed the law on our behalf, and gave us his Spirit to hold us up and help us.
    Dependence vs Independence