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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. Thursday, February 27, 2020

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    02/27/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember William Alabaster, b. 1567, and Lewis Sperry Chafer, b. 1871. The reading is from William Butler Yeats, "The Second Coming."
    Thursday, February 27, 2020

  10. 116: Erasmus’s Diatribe, The Danger in Assertions

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    02/26/20
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Hey, careful, man, there’s a theologian here! Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Erasmus of Rotterdam’s discourse on The Freedom of The Will. In his debate with Martin Luther, how did Erasmus lose the battle but win the war over the doctrine of free will? How does it continue to influence the church today?
    116: Erasmus’s Diatribe, The Danger in Assertions

  11. Wednesday, February 26, 2020

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    02/26/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Antoine Augustin Calmet, b. 1672, and Johnny Cash, b. 1932. The reading is a poem from Richard Crashaw, "Two Went Up To the Temple to Pray."
    Wednesday, February 26, 2020

  12. Tuesday, February 25, 2020

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    02/25/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we recognize the feast of St. Matthias and remember Oscar Cullman, born in 1902. The reading is from Francis Thompson, "Love and the Child."
    Tuesday, February 25, 2020