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  1. Erasmus

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    12/28/20
    1 min
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    Caleb and Dr. Paulson talk about Desiderius Erasmus.
    Erasmus

  2. Monday, December 28, 2020

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    12/28/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1622. We remember St. Francis de Sales, a Catholic controversialist and popular writer for the laity. The reading is from Norman Nicholson, “Carol for the Last Christmas Eve.”
    Monday, December 28, 2020

  3. Sunday, December 27, 2020

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    12/27/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1657. We remember the Flushing Remonstrance. The reading is “Mary’s Song” by Charles Causley.
    Sunday, December 27, 2020

  4. Saturday, December 26, 2020

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    12/26/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1526. We remember protestant Rose Lok. The reading is from Christine Rosetti, "Christmas Hath Darkness."
    Saturday, December 26, 2020

  5. Friday, December 25, 2020

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    12/25/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1918. We remember the Spanish Influenza pandemic. The reading is from the second chapter of the Gospel According to St. Luke.
    Friday, December 25, 2020

  6. Thursday, December 24, 2020

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    12/24/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1223. We remember the now-popular nativity character of the Caganer. The reading is the Christmas Eve Benediction from Astronaut Frank Gorman onboard Apollo 8.
    Thursday, December 24, 2020

  7. Wednesday, December 23, 2020

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    12/23/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1648 when George Fox first founded his Society of Friends, also known as the Quakers. The reading is a 5th century Advent hymn, "Vox clara ecce intonat," translated by Edward Caswals as "Hark! A Thrilling Voice is Sounding!"
    Wednesday, December 23, 2020

  8. Christianity on Trial - Classics Episode # 56

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    12/23/20
    1 min
    By John Warwick Montgomery
    Welcome to Christianity on Trial, where the claims of Christianity are examined and judged by the rules of evidence as used in the court of law. Your host, Dr. John Warwick Montgomery, is a lawyer, a theologian, an author, and an accomplished defender of biblical Christianity. He is no stranger to the rules of evidence or the courtroom. So with our skeptical world for the prosecution and Dr. John Warwick Montgomery for the defense, stay with us as we listen in on Christianity on Trial.
    Christianity on Trial - Classics Episode # 56

  9. Tuesday, December 22, 2020

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    12/22/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1216. We remember the founding of the Dominican Order. The reading is from Charles Wesley, the last two stanzas to his "Hymn for Christmas Day."
    Tuesday, December 22, 2020

  10. Monday, December 21, 2020

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    12/21/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1504. We remember Berthold von Henneberg. The reading is from 16th-century poet Robert Southwell, "A Christmas Poem."
    Monday, December 21, 2020

  11. Sunday, December 20, 2020

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    12/20/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1849. We remember pre-Millenial William Miller. The reading is from David A. Redding, "Adult Advent Announcement."
    Sunday, December 20, 2020

  12. Saturday, December 19, 2020

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    12/19/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1961. We remember the "Virgin Mother of a Thousand Egyptians," Lillian Trasher. The reading is from Christopher Harvey, a 17th-century poet, his "Nativity."
    Saturday, December 19, 2020