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  1. Tuesday, December 1, 2020

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    12/01/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1521. We remember Giovanni di Lorenzo de Medici, aka Pope Leo. The reading is "Advent Calendar" by Rowan Williams.
    Tuesday, December 1, 2020

  2. Monday, November 30, 2020

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    11/30/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1892. We remember philologist and theologian Fenton John Anthony Hort. The reading is an excerpt from Psalm 119, verses 105-107, from the Scottish Metrical Psalter.
    Monday, November 30, 2020

  3. Sunday, November 29, 2020

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    11/29/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1833. We remember the preacher Lemuel Haynes, with a reading recorded by a friend.
    Sunday, November 29, 2020

  4. Saturday, November 28, 2020

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    11/28/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1902. We remember Joseph Parker. The reading is a one-sentence quote from Joseph Parker.
    Saturday, November 28, 2020

  5. Friday, November 27, 2020

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    11/27/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1095. We remember the First Crusade. Our reading is a selection from Isaiah, chapter 2.
    Friday, November 27, 2020

  6. Thursday, November 26, 2020

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    11/26/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1731. We remember hymn writer William Cowper and read his "Light Shining out of Darkness."
    Thursday, November 26, 2020

  7. Wednesday, November 25, 2020

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    11/25/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1935. We remember Korean Christian Sun Chu Kil. The reading is a poem "This Year" by Ku Sang, translated by Brother Anthony of Taizé.
    Wednesday, November 25, 2020

  8. Tuesday, November 24, 2020

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    11/24/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1703. We remember the first Lutheran pastor ordained in the New World, Justus Falckner. The reading is from Pamela Cranston, "Poem for Christ the King."
    Tuesday, November 24, 2020

  9. Scholastic

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    11/23/20
    1 min
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    Dr. Paulson and Caleb are joined by Scott Keith to talk about Scholasticism during the Reformation.
    Scholastic

  10. 183: Sasse - The secular and the spiritual are indeed to be dearly distinguished

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    11/23/20
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    A shelter from pigs on the wing... In this episode, how do Christians interface with a godless state, love our neighbors without being complicit in promoting sin, and maintain the tension between the two kingdoms?
    183: Sasse - The secular and the spiritual are indeed to be dearly distinguished

  11. Monday, November 23, 2020

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    11/23/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1846. We remember the Missionary linguist James Evans. The reading is from E.H. Dewart and his "Out on Life's Dark Heaving Ocean."
    Monday, November 23, 2020

  12. Sunday, November 22, 2020

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    11/22/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was about 300. We remember St. George—the myth, national symbol, dragon-slayer, and picture of Christ. The reading is from C.S. Lewis from his "Past Watchful Dragons."
    Sunday, November 22, 2020