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  1. Wednesday, January 27, 2021

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    01/27/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1343. Pope Clement VI proclaimed a coming jubilee and laid out the practice of indulgences. The reading is from G.K. Chesterton, “O God of Earth and Altar.”
    Wednesday, January 27, 2021

  2. 190: Kennedy - The Gospel deals with all of life, because it comes to heal the whole man

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    01/26/21
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Keep it Spiritual, Keep it Safe. In this episode, the conclusion to our discussion of Gerald Kennedy’s sermon, Communism in the Churches. Should churches mind their own business in regards to social and cultural matters? What happens when churches and Christian organizations avoid controversy in order to maintain the status quo? Does the Gospel have any power outside our churches’ walls?
    190: Kennedy - The Gospel deals with all of life, because it comes to heal the whole man

  3. Tuesday, January 26, 2021

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    01/26/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1681. We remember Isabel Alison and Marion Harvey, martyrs for the radical Covenanters. The last word for today comes from St. Jerome, a word on the church and martyrdom.
    Tuesday, January 26, 2021

  4. Monday, January 25, 2021

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    01/25/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1863. We remember the Quaker, Rufus Matthew Jones. The last word for today, a word about peace, comes straight from the Prince of Peace's mouth in the Gospel of John.
    Monday, January 25, 2021

  5. Sunday, January 24, 2021

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    01/24/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1076. Emperor Henry IV convened a synod at Worms to deal with the power-hungry pope. The reading is from John Newton, his poem, "A Thought on the Seas-Shore."
    Sunday, January 24, 2021

  6. "So, You Really Want to Call Down the Wrath of God, Do You?" (Episode 202) Featuring Pastor Ron Hodel

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    01/24/21
    1 min
    By Ron Hodel
    Pastor Hodel Teaches On Isaiah 64:1-9

  7. Saturday, January 23, 2021

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    01/23/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1549. We remember Transylvanian Lutheran Johannes Honterus. The last word for today comes from a Hungarian poet, János Pilinsky, “On the Third Day.”
    Saturday, January 23, 2021

  8. Friday, January 22, 2021

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    01/22/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1561. We remember Francis Bacon. The last word for the day comes from another Christian philosopher, Blaise Pascal.
    Friday, January 22, 2021

  9. Thursday, January 21, 2021

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    01/21/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1059. We remember Michael Kerullarios. The reading is a prayer by Søren Kierkegaard.
    Thursday, January 21, 2021

  10. Wednesday, January 20, 2021

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    01/20/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 288. We remember St. Sebastian. The reading is from Gerhard Forde, “On Being a Theologian of the Cross.”
    Wednesday, January 20, 2021

  11. The Creed

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    01/19/21
    1 min
    By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Rod Rosenbladt
    Caleb, Scott, and Rod walk through the Apostles Creed and Luther’s explanations.
    The Creed

  12. 189: Kennedy - A Christian stands for truth even when it hurts the most

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    01/19/21
    8 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    White Bread with Bologna and Propaganda Spread. In this episode, we continue reading a sermon preached by Bishop Gerald Kennedy, on Communism in Churches (c. 1960). The discussion focuses on whether propaganda is more important than the truth.
    189: Kennedy - A Christian stands for truth even when it hurts the most