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  1. Tuesday, August 25, 2020

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    08/25/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1270, and we remember King Louis IX. The reading is from 18th-century poet John Byrom, his “My Spirit Longs For Thee.”
    Tuesday, August 25, 2020

  2. Monday, August 24, 2020

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    08/24/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1968. Pope Paul VI opened the Second Episcopal Conference of Latin America in Medellin, Columbia. The reading is from Martin Luther, an excerpt from his 1521 Defense written to the Pope.
    Monday, August 24, 2020

  3. Sunday, August 23, 2020

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    08/23/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1838, and we remember Gideon Blackburn. The reading is from Luci Shaw, “The Foolishness of God.”
    Sunday, August 23, 2020

  4. Saturday, August 22, 2020

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    08/22/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1433, and we remember Pavel Cravar. The reading is from Rainer Maria Rilke, "Death."
    Saturday, August 22, 2020

  5. Friday, August 21, 2020

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    08/21/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1724, and we remember Alexander Natalis. The reading is an 18th-century Welsh hymn by William Williams.
    Friday, August 21, 2020

  6. Thursday, August 20, 2020

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    08/20/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1384, and we remember Geert Groote. The reading is from John Walton, "God, the Port of Peace."
    Thursday, August 20, 2020

  7. Wednesday, August 19, 2020

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    08/19/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1886, and we remember the formation of the Church of God. The reading is a brief excerpt from C.S. Lewis' "The Dawn Treader."
    Wednesday, August 19, 2020

  8. Tuesday, August 18, 2020

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    08/18/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 849, and we remember Walafrid Strabo. The reading is the 9th-century hymn, “Dawn Reddens with Light.”
    Tuesday, August 18, 2020

  9. Monday, August 17, 2020

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    08/17/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1957, and we remember Alice Stebbins Wells. The reading is from Gregory Boyle’s “Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion.”
    Monday, August 17, 2020

  10. Sunday, August 16, 2020

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    08/16/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1794, and we remember Jean-Henri Merle D'Augbine. The reading is a maxim from Swiss theologian, Karl Barth.
    Sunday, August 16, 2020

  11. Saturday, August 15, 2020

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    08/15/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1195, and we remember Anthony of Padua. The reading is from Richard Trench, "God Our Refuge."
    Saturday, August 15, 2020

  12. Friday, August 14, 2020

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    08/14/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1941, and we remember Maximillian Kolbe. The reading is two stanzas from George Herbert's "The Sacrifice."
    Friday, August 14, 2020