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  1. Sunday, July 5, 2020

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    07/05/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1962 and the death of Helmut Richard Niebuhr. The reading is an excerpt from Richard Niebuhr's sermon, “Man’s Work and God’s.”
    Sunday, July 5, 2020

  2. Saturday, July 4, 2020

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    07/04/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We consider the year 1848 and Francois-Rene Chateaubriand. The reading is a selection from Ronnie McBrayer, "The Jesus Tribe: Following Christ in the Land of the Empire."
    Saturday, July 4, 2020

  3. Friday, July 3, 2020

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    07/03/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 529 and the Second Council of Orange. The reading is from the 7th century, “Caedmon’s Hymn."
    Friday, July 3, 2020

  4. Thursday, July 2, 2020

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    07/02/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1505 and Luther's famous moment, “Help me St. Anne, I shall become a monk.” The reading is a quote from Luther's, "On the Freedom of the Christian."
    Thursday, July 2, 2020

  5. Wednesday, July 1, 2020

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    07/01/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1942, and we remember the godfather of modern Gospel music, Andrae Crouch. The reading is an excerpt from C.S. Lewis' "Screwtape Letters."
    Wednesday, July 1, 2020

  6. Tuesday, June 30, 2020

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    06/30/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We consider the year 1758, and we remember the birth of abolitionist James Stephen. The reading is from Jupiter Hammon, the first African slave to have poetry published in America, a selection from his “An Evening Thought: Salvation by Christ, with Penitential Cries."
    Tuesday, June 30, 2020

  7. Luther and Eck

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    06/29/20
    1 min
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    Dr. Paulson talks about the significance o the Leipzig Debate and the arguments of John Eck.
    Luther and Eck

  8. Monday, June 29, 2020

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    06/29/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We consider the year 1810 and the founding of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. The reading is from Sir Aubrey De Vere, “Silence in the heavens."
    Monday, June 29, 2020

  9. Sunday, June 28, 2020

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    06/28/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1491 and the birth of Henry VIII of England. The reading is a quote from Gerhard Forde's, "On Being A Theologian of the Cross."
    Sunday, June 28, 2020

  10. 150: Martin Luther - On the Jews and their Lies (1543)

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    06/27/20
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Wow, I gotta be honest... I did not see that coming! Anti-semitism, public doctrine, and when it’s necessary to tear down our idols.
    150: Martin Luther - On the Jews and their Lies (1543)

  11. Saturday, June 27, 2020

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    06/27/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1906 and the birth of Christian and poet Vernon Watkins. The reading from Vernon Watkins, his poem "Infant Noah."
    Saturday, June 27, 2020

  12. Friday, June 26, 2020

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    06/26/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1988 and the death of Hans Urs Von Balthasar. The reading is from Balthasar, “Love Alone Is Credible.”
    Friday, June 26, 2020