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  1. Friday, November 13, 2020

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    11/13/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1884. We remember Prince Owusu-Ansa of Asante. The reading is from Thomas C. Oden's "How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind: Rediscovering the African Seedbed of Western Christianity."
    Friday, November 13, 2020

  2. 179: Girolamo Savaronola - O you who have anything superfluous, give it to the poor!

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    11/12/20
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    The Pirates of Penance part 2. In this episode, we continue to examine Girolamo Savaronola’s sermon on penance. What happened in Florence that occasioned this sermon, and what can it teach us about church and society today?
    179: Girolamo Savaronola - O you who have anything superfluous, give it to the poor!

  3. Thursday, November 12, 2020

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    11/12/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year is 1701. We remember the Vestry Act of 1701. The reading for today comes from an obscure Quaker named Henry White.
    Thursday, November 12, 2020

  4. Wednesday, November 11, 2020

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    11/11/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1821... and 1855. We remember Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Søren Kierkegaard. The reading is from Dostoyevsky on the topic of art and Christ.
    Wednesday, November 11, 2020

  5. 178: Girolamo Savaronola - Do penance, Do it now!

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    11/10/20
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    The Pirates of Penance, part 1. In this episode, we look at pre-Reformation preaching. Girolamo Savaronola’s sermon on penance is read and discussed. What is penance, what effect did the sacrament of penance have on church and society, and what effect does it have on us at present?
    178: Girolamo Savaronola - Do penance, Do it now!

  6. Tuesday, November 10, 2020

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    11/10/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1908. Archie Bailey placed the first Gideons Bible in a hotel in Superior, Montana. The reading is from St. Augustine, a famous quote on our Lord's Incarnation.
    Tuesday, November 10, 2020

  7. Sunday, November 8, 2020

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    11/08/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1308. We remember John Duns Scotus. The reading is "The foolishness of God" by Luci Shaw.
    Sunday, November 8, 2020

  8. "Reformation Day" (Episode 191) Featuring Pastor Paul Koch

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    11/08/20
    1 min
    By Paul Koch
    Pastor Koch Teaches On John 8:31-36

  9. Saturday, November 7, 2020

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    11/07/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 739. We remember St. Wilibrord. The reading is from e.e. Cummings, "I am a little church."
    Saturday, November 7, 2020

  10. Friday, November 6, 2020

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    11/06/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1876. We remember the Vatican's secretary of State Giacomo Antonelli. The reading is from William Gadsby, "Approach, My Soul, the Mercy Seat."
    Friday, November 6, 2020

  11. Thursday, November 5, 2020

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    11/05/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1592. We remember Reverend Charles Chauncy. The reading is from Dave Zahl on anxiety and our very dependable and predictable God.
    Thursday, November 5, 2020

  12. Wednesday, November 4, 2020

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    11/04/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1952. We remember Wagih Sobhi Baki Soliman. The reading is from Origen, from his commentary on the Epistle to the Romans.
    Wednesday, November 4, 2020