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  1. Sunday, March 8, 2020

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    03/08/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember John Of God, b. 1495, and McCollum v. Board of Ed (1948). The reading is a poem from George MacDonald, "Forgiveness."
    Sunday, March 8, 2020

  2. Saturday, March 7, 2020

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    03/07/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember St. Perpetua & Felicity who died in 203, and Alfred Edersheim, born 1825. The reading is "Remember Me, Implored the Thief" by Emily Dickinson.
    Saturday, March 7, 2020

  3. Friday, March 6, 2020

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    03/06/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Michelangelo, born 1475, and Juan Luis Vives, born 1492. The reading is "On The Brink Of Death" by Michelangelo.
    Friday, March 6, 2020

  4. 118: Erasmus’s Diatribe, Forgiveness of Sins Restores Freedom of Choice

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    03/05/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Yeah, well, you know, that’s just, like, your opinion, man! Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Erasmus’ diatribe on Free Will and Salvation. How does Erasmus read the Bible and how does his interpretation continue to influence the church today? How does Erasmus’ anthropology determine how the church continues to preach and teach Christian doctrine?
    118: Erasmus’s Diatribe, Forgiveness of Sins Restores Freedom of Choice

  5. Thursday, March 5, 2020

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    03/05/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Third Lateran Council, convened in 1179, and Christian History, published in 1743. The reading is “I love My Enemies” by Leonid Zavalniuk.
    Thursday, March 5, 2020

  6. Wednesday, March 4, 2020

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    03/04/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember pope Pelagius I, d. 561, and St. Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia. The reading is from Roy Campbell, "To The Sun."
    Wednesday, March 4, 2020

  7. Tuesday, March 3, 2020

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    03/03/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Reginald Pole, b. 1500, and Damaskinos of Athens, b. 1891. The reading is from Stanley Hauerwas, an excerpt from his "Resident Aliens."
    Tuesday, March 3, 2020

  8. Monday, March 2, 2020

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    03/02/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we recognize St. Chad's Day and the forming of Howard University for training black preachers. The reading is from Phyllis Wheatley, "On Being Brought From Africa to America."
    Monday, March 2, 2020

  9. Sunday, March 1, 2020

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    03/01/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we recognize St. David's Day and the founding of Unitas Fratrum in 1457. The reading is from Richard Wilbur, "Matthew VIII, 28ff."
    Sunday, March 1, 2020

  10. Saturday, February 29, 2020

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    02/29/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we recognize the legend of St. Bridget proposing to St. Patrick. We also remember the Shaker, Mother Ann Lee, b. 1736. The reading is from Fleming Rutledge, "And God Spoke to Abraham."
    Saturday, February 29, 2020

  11. 117: Erasmus’s Diatribe, The Obscurity of Scripture

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    02/28/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Yeah, well, you know, that’s just, like, your opinion, man! Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Erasmus’ diatribe on Free Will and Salvation. How does Erasmus read the Bible and how does his interpretation continue to influence the church today? How does Erasmus’ anthropology determine how the church continues to preach and teach Christian doctrine?
    117: Erasmus’s Diatribe, The Obscurity of Scripture

  12. Friday, February 28, 2020

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    02/28/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Michel de Montaigne, b. 1533, and Samuel Simon Schmucker, b. 1799. The reading is from T.S. Eliot, "Ash Wednesday."
    Friday, February 28, 2020