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  1. Friday, February 21, 2020

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    02/21/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Peter Damian, b. 1007, and Robert Southwell, d. 1595. The reading is "Christ's Childhood" by Robert Southwell.
    Friday, February 21, 2020

  2. Thursday, February 20, 2020

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    02/20/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember John Williamson Nevin, b. 1803, and St. Leo of Catania, d. 789. The reading is from Malcolm Guite, "Our Burning World."
    Thursday, February 20, 2020

  3. Wednesday, February 19, 2020

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    02/19/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember how Empress Theodora restored the icons of Hagia Sophia in 842. We remember Melchior Klesl, b. 1552. The reading is a quote Jacques Ellul, "Holy Troublemakers."
    Wednesday, February 19, 2020

  4. 114: Iranaeus on Free Will and Predestination

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    02/19/20
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    I thought we had something, but then you do and pull this. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Iranaeus on free will and predestination. What part do Christians play in their salvation? Do we choose to sin? Who goes to hell?
    114: Iranaeus on Free Will and Predestination

  5. Tuesday, February 18, 2020

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    02/18/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day Germantown Quaker petition against slavery was published in 1688. And it is the birthday of Nikos Kazantzakis, b. 1883. The reading is from Francis Daniel Pastorius, his "Epitaph."
    Tuesday, February 18, 2020

  6. Monday, February 17, 2020

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    02/17/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Mesrop Mashtots, d. 440, and Giordano Bruno, d. 1600. The reading is "Atonement" by Sofia M. Starnes.
    Monday, February 17, 2020

  7. Sunday, February 16, 2020

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    02/16/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Philip Melanchthon, b. 1497, and Gaspard de Coligny, b. 1519. The reading is "The Spirit searches everything" by Tania Runyon.
    Sunday, February 16, 2020

  8. Saturday, February 15, 2020

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    02/15/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Lutheran musician Michael Praetorius and American Baptist preacher William Miller. The reading is a quote from "Surprised by Hope" by NT Wright.
    Saturday, February 15, 2020

  9. Friday, February 14, 2020

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    02/14/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember St. Valentine and Frederick Douglass. The reading is "Jesus Praying" by Hartley Coleridge.
    Friday, February 14, 2020

  10. 113: More Justin Marytr and Tatian on Free Will and Predestination

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    02/14/20
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Just Think of This As a Friendly Test That Could Get You Thrown into Hell, Or Not... Your Choice. Why do we demand that the choice be ours as regards our salvation or damnation? How does the doctrine of free will result in us hating God and each other? What about the influence of free will and predestination on popular culture?
    113: More Justin Marytr and Tatian on Free Will and Predestination

  11. Thursday, February 13, 2020

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    02/13/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Sister Julia McGroarty and Bruce Metzger. The reading is "Arbor Vitae" by Siegfried Sassoon.
    Thursday, February 13, 2020

  12. Wednesday, February 12, 2020

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    02/12/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember St. Julian the Hospitaller and Cotton Mather, b. 1663. The reading is "Eternal God, How They’ve Increased" by Mather.
    Wednesday, February 12, 2020