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  1. Friday, December 11, 2020

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    12/11/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1825. We remember Samuel Ajayi Crowther. The reading is "Wartime Christmas" by American poet Joyce Kilmer.
    Friday, December 11, 2020

  2. Healthy Church Relationships

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    12/10/20
    1 min
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    In this episode, Katie and Gretchen talk about how law and gospel distinctions affect relationships we have at church and in ministry.
    Healthy Church Relationships

  3. 185: Christmas after the Enlightenment

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    12/10/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Have Yourself A Very Enlightened Christmas. In this episode, an examination of the impact of the Enlightenment on the Church, especially the preaching and traditions of Advent and Christmas.
    185: Christmas after the Enlightenment

  4. Thursday, December 10, 2020

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    12/10/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1658. We remember Lancelot Blackburne, the pirate cleric and Archbishop of York. The reading is a quote from Norwegian novelist Sigrid Undset.
    Thursday, December 10, 2020

  5. Wednesday, December 9, 2020

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    12/09/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1621. We remember the first known sermon ever given on American soil by Robert Cushman. The reading is "A Christmas Carol Poem” by G.K. Chesterton.
    Wednesday, December 9, 2020

  6. Tuesday, December 8, 2020

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    12/08/20
    7 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1649. We remember the pastor and hymn writer Martin Rinkart. The reading is two stanzas of Rinkart's hymn, "Now Thank We All Our God."
    Tuesday, December 8, 2020

  7. Monday, December 7, 2020

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    12/07/20
    7 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1875. We remember the epic 35 stanza poem, "Wreck of the Deutschland." The reading is from Gerard Manley Hopkins, "Moonless darkness stands between."
    Monday, December 7, 2020

  8. Sunday, December 6, 2020

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    12/06/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1925. We remember a Dr. Gene Scott All-Star, Russell Conwell. Our reading is an Advent prayer written by Walter Brueggeman.
    Sunday, December 6, 2020

  9. "Two Kinds Of Kingdoms" (Episode 195) Featuring Pastor Bob Hiller

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    12/06/20
    1 min
    By Bob Hiller
    Pastor Hiller Teaches On Mark 6:14-29

  10. Saturday, December 5, 2020

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    12/05/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1484. We remember the Papal Bull "Summis Desiderantes Affectibus." The reading is from Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a favorite quote from his "God Is In the Manger: Reflections on Advent and Christmas."
    Saturday, December 5, 2020

  11. Friday, December 4, 2020

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    12/04/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1964. We remember Dr. Paul Carlson, a medical missionary. The reading is from Madeleine L’Engle, “First Coming.”
    Friday, December 4, 2020

  12. 184: Bowler - Christmas in Nazi Germany

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    12/03/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    It’s Christmas in Germany for Hitler. In this episode, a historical examination of Christmas in Germany during the Nazi regime, including new hymns, advent calendars, the emergence of Wotan, and Hitler’s Silent Night.
    184: Bowler - Christmas in Nazi Germany