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  1. 65: John of Damascus - Critique of Islam, pt. 2

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    07/10/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    An enthusiast came in here looking for you — real God and country-type. I don't know. Might further the plot? Gillespie and Riley read and discuss John of Damascus again this week. What’s an enthusiast? Why are footnotes important? How do Aphrodite, Arius, and a Nestorian monk lay the foundation for Islam?
    65: John of Damascus - Critique of Islam, pt. 2

  2. Contemporary Christianity: Christianity in America

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    07/10/19
    1 min
    By Adam Francisco | Dan van Voorhis | Caleb Keith | Rod Rosenbladt
    Dan talks about the second half of the 20th century and how it has led to the current cloudy question of where Christianity is headed.
    Contemporary Christianity: Christianity in America

  3. Tuesday, July 9, 2019

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    07/09/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember the birthday of arch-heretic Nestorius in 386 and the death day of Stephen Langton in 1228. Our reading is "I Greet Thee Who My Sure Redeemer Art" by John Calvin.
    Tuesday, July 9, 2019

  4. Monday, July 8, 2019

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    07/08/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" was first preached by Jonathan Edwards. Today is also the feast of St. Killian, celebrated by Irish and German alike. Our reading is a selection from "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis.
    Monday, July 8, 2019

  5. Sunday, July 7, 2019

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    07/07/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    We remember the ecumenical efforts of Athenagoras I, who died on this day in 1972, and the Treaty of Nemours in 1585, which had a less ecumenical result. Our reading is "Recitation" by Cairns.
    Sunday, July 7, 2019

  6. Saturday, July 6, 2019

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    07/06/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember the feast day of Sir Thomas More. We also remember co-founder of Fuller Seminary, Harold Ockenga, born on this day in 1905. Our reading is "A Better Resurrection" by Rossetti.
    Saturday, July 6, 2019

  7. Friday, July 5, 2019

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    07/05/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember saints Cyril and Methodius and the Decree of Union in 1439. Our reading is "Jesus of the Scars" by Shillito.
    Friday, July 5, 2019

  8. Thursday, July 4, 2019

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    07/04/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today is the day for the first saint, Ulrich, d. 993. We also remember church musician, William Byrd, d. 1623. Our reading is by Bonnie Thurston titled "Peniel."
    Thursday, July 4, 2019

  9. (Episode 18) "Biblical Criticism"

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    07/03/19
    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.
    (Episode 18)

  10. 64: John of Damascus - Critique of Islam

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    07/03/19
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    God’s prophet? Inconceivable! Gillespie and Riley read and discuss the work of John of Damascus which explains why Islam is a Christian heresy.
    64: John of Damascus - Critique of Islam

  11. Wednesday, July 3, 2019

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    07/03/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today is the feast day for the apostle Thomas, also known as Didymus. We remember the Council of Orange in 529. Our reading is "O Gracious Shepherd" by Henry Constable.
    Wednesday, July 3, 2019

  12. Tuesday, July 2, 2019

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    07/02/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we celebrate the feast of the Visitation and the birthday in 1489 of Thomas Cranmer, English reformer. Our reading is from Brennan Manning's "The Ragamuffin Gospel."
    Tuesday, July 2, 2019