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  1. 154: Augustine - Love for one's enemies and a benevolent severity

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    07/23/20
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    War, What Is It Good For? In this episode, Augustine’s theology of war is introduced.
    154: Augustine - Love for one's enemies and a benevolent severity

  2. Thursday, July 23, 2020

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    07/23/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1637, and Jenny Geddes thew the stool that transformed Scotland. The reading is from Phoebe Cary, "Hymn #3."
    Thursday, July 23, 2020

  3. Wednesday, July 22, 2020

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    07/22/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1926, and we remember J.I. Packer. The reading is a word about Christian hope from Packer himself.
    Wednesday, July 22, 2020

  4. Tuesday, July 21, 2020

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    07/21/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1542 and Pope Paul III issued the Papal Bull, “Licet ab Initio.” The reading is an excerpt from Soren Kierkegaard's 1851 “Discourse on Communion.”
    Tuesday, July 21, 2020

  5. Monday, July 20, 2020

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    07/20/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1969, and Buzz Aldrin became the first man to take communion in space. The reading is from Robert Campbell's hymn, "At the Lambs High Feast We Sing."
    Monday, July 20, 2020

  6. Sunday, July 19, 2020

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    07/19/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1688, and we remember Guisseppe Castiglione. The reading is the "Prayer of St Francis Xavier" by Alexander Pope.
    Sunday, July 19, 2020

  7. Saturday, July 18, 2020

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    07/18/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 64, and we remember the great fire in Rome. The reading is from Justin Martyr, writing in 150 AD.
    Saturday, July 18, 2020

  8. Friday, July 17, 2020

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    07/17/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1887, and we remember Dorothea Dix. The reading is a stanza from John Donne's "Annunciation."
    Friday, July 17, 2020

  9. Thursday, July 16, 2020

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    07/16/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year is 1915, and we remember Ellen G. White. The reading is a quote from Luther’s Sermons on the Gospel of St. John.
    Thursday, July 16, 2020

  10. Wednesday, July 15, 2020

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    07/15/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1606 and Rembrandt von Rijn. The reading is a quote from Herman Bavinck's "The Philosophy of Revelation."
    Wednesday, July 15, 2020

  11. Tuesday, July 14, 2020

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    07/14/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1791, and we remember the Priestly Riots. The reading is from Samuel Taylor Coleridge, "My Baptismal Birthday."
    Tuesday, July 14, 2020

  12. Monday, July 13, 2020

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    07/13/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year is 1230, and we remember Jacopo de Voragine. The reading is an excerpt from St. Augustine's, "Confessions."
    Monday, July 13, 2020