Author

  1. Thursday, June 11, 2020

    book
    06/11/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1292 and the death of Roger Bacon. The reading is a stanza from “Thee we adore, O hidden Savior” by Thomas Aquinas.
    Thursday, June 11, 2020

  2. Wednesday, June 10, 2020

    book
    06/10/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1930 and the death of theologian Adolf Von Harnack. The reading is from Frederick Buechner's "The Clown in the Belfry: Writings on Faith and Fiction."
    Wednesday, June 10, 2020

  3. Tuesday, June 9, 2020

    book
    06/09/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1732 and the charter of the colony of Georgia. The reading is "Hope" from the Kilmarnock Reader of 1820.
    Tuesday, June 9, 2020

  4. Monday, June 8, 2020

    book
    06/08/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1896 and the death of Jacques Berthieu. The reading is a stanza from the hymn, "Rock of Ages."
    Monday, June 8, 2020

  5. Sunday, June 7, 2020

    book
    06/07/20
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1529 and the birth of Etienne Pasquier. The reading is from Luther's Small Catechism, the explanation of the First Article of the Creed.
    Sunday, June 7, 2020

  6. Saturday, June 6, 2020

    book
    06/06/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1657 and the arrival of the first Lutheran pastor in Colonies. The reading is a sestet from Angelus Silesias.
    Saturday, June 6, 2020

  7. Friday, June 5, 2020

    book
    06/05/20
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 754 and the death of St. Boniface of Mainz. The reading is a quote from St. Boniface.
    Friday, June 5, 2020

  8. Thursday, June 4, 2020

    book
    06/04/20
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1804 and the poet and pastor Eduard Mörike. The reading is "Wo find Ich Trost" by Mörike.
    Thursday, June 4, 2020

  9. Wednesday, June 3, 2020

    book
    06/03/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1980 and the beginning of Catholic & Orthodox dialogue on Patmos. The reading is "In the Person of His Son" by Catesby Paget.
    Wednesday, June 3, 2020

  10. Tuesday, June 2, 2020

    book
    06/02/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1780 and the Gordon Riots. The reading is "A Ballad of Trees and the Master" by Sidney Lanier.
    Tuesday, June 2, 2020

  11. Monday, June 1, 2020

    book
    06/01/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1661 and the execution of James Guthrie. The reading is from the Scottish Martyrs Monument.
    Monday, June 1, 2020

  12. Sunday, May 31, 2020

    book
    05/31/20
    2 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1934 and the publishing of the Barmen Declaration. The reading is from Rachel Held Evans, "Inspired."
    Sunday, May 31, 2020