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  1. Tuesday, October 27, 2020

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    10/27/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1978. We remember the first printing of the New International Version of the Bible. The reading is from N.T. Wright, "Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense."
    Tuesday, October 27, 2020

  2. Monday, October 26, 2020

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    10/26/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1966. We remember the World Congress on Evangelism. Today's reading is a good word on the church's future from the Apocalypse of St. John.
    Monday, October 26, 2020

  3. Sunday, October 25, 2020

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    10/25/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1400. We remember the poet, servant, and pilgrim Geoffrey Chaucer. The reading comes from another English storyteller and Christian, John Bunyan, his "He Who Would Valiant Be" from the Pilgrim's Progress.
    Sunday, October 25, 2020

  4. 177: Clement of Alexandria - True martyrdom is the knowledge of the only true God

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    10/25/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Stop Showing Off and Get Back in Line... In part two of our reading of Clement of Alexandria’s, The Praises of Martyrdom Those Who Offered Themselves for Martyrdom Reproved, we discuss when martyrdom isn’t martyrdom and why the topic is more relevant today than ever.
    177: Clement of Alexandria - True martyrdom is the knowledge of the only true God

  5. Saturday, October 24, 2020

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    10/24/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1923. We remember the poet, agnostic, and Christian convert Denise Levertov. The reading is from Levertov, "A Cure of Souls."
    Saturday, October 24, 2020

  6. Ruth: Bitterness Strikes Back

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    10/23/20
    1 min
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    Like the Israelites of old, Naomi enters into the Promised Land, but she does so grumbling with bitterness. Is she wrong to blame God? What is God doing?
    Ruth: Bitterness Strikes Back

  7. Friday, October 23, 2020

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    10/23/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1456. We remember San Giovanni da Capistrano, the fiery Franciscan preacher, a heresy hunter, and septuagenarian soldier. The reading is a quote from John of Damascus.
    Friday, October 23, 2020

  8. In the Ring: Preaching Reality into Times of Crisis with Dr. Bruce Schuchard

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    10/22/20
    2 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    A crisis isn’t all bad. Crisis encourages us to recognize who we are and what is real. Ringside meets the Craft of Preaching with Dr. Bruce Schuchard exploring the crazy history of this sinful world and a preacher’s response to it. The Cross of Christ speaks volumes above anything that is offered as an empty solution. Come Lord Jesus!
    In the Ring: Preaching Reality into Times of Crisis with Dr. Bruce Schuchard

  9. Thursday, October 22, 2020

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    10/22/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1870. We remember James William Charles Pennington. The reading is from George Mackay Brown, "A Poem for Shelter."
    Thursday, October 22, 2020

  10. Wednesday, October 21, 2020

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    10/21/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1528. The reformer Brenz published his tract to stop the persecution of his rival Anabaptists. The reading is from Alice Meynell, "Easter Night."
    Wednesday, October 21, 2020

  11. (Episode 52) "Innovating Theologians"

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    10/21/20
    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.
    (Episode 52)

  12. Tuesday, October 20, 2020

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    10/20/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1634. We remember the Japanese martyr, Margaret of Nagasaki. The reading is from Brennan Manning, from his "The Furious Longing For God."
    Tuesday, October 20, 2020