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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. Thursday, August 20, 2020

    book
    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

  4. 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

  5. Tuesday, August 18, 2020

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    08/18/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 849, and we remember Walafrid Strabo. The reading is the 9th-century hymn, “Dawn Reddens with Light.”
    Tuesday, August 18, 2020

  6. Monday, August 17, 2020

    book
    08/17/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1957, and we remember Alice Stebbins Wells. The reading is from Gregory Boyle’s “Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion.”
    Monday, August 17, 2020

  7. Sunday, August 16, 2020

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    08/16/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1794, and we remember Jean-Henri Merle D'Augbine. The reading is a maxim from Swiss theologian, Karl Barth.
    Sunday, August 16, 2020

  8. Saturday, August 15, 2020

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    08/15/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1195, and we remember Anthony of Padua. The reading is from Richard Trench, "God Our Refuge."
    Saturday, August 15, 2020

  9. Friday, August 14, 2020

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    08/14/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1941, and we remember Maximillian Kolbe. The reading is two stanzas from George Herbert's "The Sacrifice."
    Friday, August 14, 2020

  10. Thursday, August 13, 2020

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    08/13/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1836, and we remember St. Nicholas of Japan. The reading is a selection from Kazoh Kitamori, "Theology of the Pain of God."
    Thursday, August 13, 2020

  11. 157: John MacArthur - Christ not Caesar is the Head of the Church

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    08/12/20
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Do The Doors Stay Open? John MacArthur addresses the biblical rationale for defying state mandates, and whether the state can prohibit, or put restrictions on, worship.
    157: John MacArthur - Christ not Caesar is the Head of the Church

  12. Wednesday, August 12, 2020

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    08/12/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1859, and we remember missionary Ashbel Green Simonton. The reading is a poem from Sir Walter Raleigh.
    Wednesday, August 12, 2020