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  1. Tuesday, November 17, 2020

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    11/17/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 680. We remember St. Hilda of Whitby. The reading is an excerpt from Caedmon's Hymn, the oldest poem in English.
    Tuesday, November 17, 2020

  2. Monday, November 16, 2020

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    11/16/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 2002. President Lukashenko of Belarus enacted a new and sweeping law restricting religious freedom. The reading is an excerpt from Oscar Romero, "The Violence of Love."
    Monday, November 16, 2020

  3. Sunday, November 15, 2020

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    11/15/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1280. We remember the "Doctor Universalis" Albertus Magnus. The reading is a good word from Albertus, especially for those who study the natural world.
    Sunday, November 15, 2020

  4. Saturday, November 14, 2020

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    11/14/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1940. We remember the destruction of the Cathedral at Coventry. The reading is "The Coventry Litany of Reconciliation."
    Saturday, November 14, 2020

  5. Friday, November 13, 2020

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    11/13/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1884. We remember Prince Owusu-Ansa of Asante. The reading is from Thomas C. Oden's "How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind: Rediscovering the African Seedbed of Western Christianity."
    Friday, November 13, 2020

  6. 179: Girolamo Savaronola - O you who have anything superfluous, give it to the poor!

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    11/12/20
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    The Pirates of Penance part 2. In this episode, we continue to examine Girolamo Savaronola’s sermon on penance. What happened in Florence that occasioned this sermon, and what can it teach us about church and society today?
    179: Girolamo Savaronola - O you who have anything superfluous, give it to the poor!

  7. Thursday, November 12, 2020

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    11/12/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year is 1701. We remember the Vestry Act of 1701. The reading for today comes from an obscure Quaker named Henry White.
    Thursday, November 12, 2020

  8. Christianity on Trial - Classics Episode # 53

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    11/12/20
    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 # 53

  9. Wednesday, November 11, 2020

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    11/11/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1821... and 1855. We remember Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Søren Kierkegaard. The reading is from Dostoyevsky on the topic of art and Christ.
    Wednesday, November 11, 2020

  10. 178: Girolamo Savaronola - Do penance, Do it now!

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    11/10/20
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    The Pirates of Penance, part 1. In this episode, we look at pre-Reformation preaching. Girolamo Savaronola’s sermon on penance is read and discussed. What is penance, what effect did the sacrament of penance have on church and society, and what effect does it have on us at present?
    178: Girolamo Savaronola - Do penance, Do it now!

  11. Tuesday, November 10, 2020

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    11/10/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1908. Archie Bailey placed the first Gideons Bible in a hotel in Superior, Montana. The reading is from St. Augustine, a famous quote on our Lord's Incarnation.
    Tuesday, November 10, 2020

  12. Be Careful Condemning God's Enemy

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    11/09/20
    4 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    Take a break from the war and enjoy a holy meal of ordinary things!
    Be Careful Condemning God's Enemy