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  1. 187: Gerald Kennedy - Contentiousness is not listed as Christian virtue

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    01/07/21
    7 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Red Dawn in the Church. In this episode, a sermon by Bishop Gerald Kennedy on communism in the churches. What did it mean in 1960, and what does it mean today, that religion is an opiate?
    187: Gerald Kennedy - Contentiousness is not listed as Christian virtue

  2. Thursday, January 7, 2021

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    01/07/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 367. Athanasius sent his festal letter, which confirmed the canon of Scripture. Our reading is from Malcolm Guite, "Epiphany."
    Thursday, January 7, 2021

  3. Wednesday, January 6, 2021

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    01/06/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year is 1973. We remember Theodore "Tommy" Hicks. The reading for today, the feast of Epiphany, comes from Peter Chrysologus.
    Wednesday, January 6, 2021

  4. Introduction to the Small Catechism

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    01/05/21
    1 min
    By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Rod Rosenbladt
    Caleb, Scott, and Rod discuss the the context and introduction to Luther’s Small Catechism.
    Introduction to the Small Catechism

  5. 1 Samuel 22:1-19 (Episode 248)

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    01/05/21
    1 min
    By Chad Bird | Daniel Emery Price
    David flees and finds refuge in a cave. Four hundred desperate men join up with him. And Saul visits the priest who helped David and the whole town suffers the wrath of the mad king.
    1 Samuel 22:1-19 (Episode 248)

  6. Tuesday, January 5, 2021

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    01/05/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year is 567. We remember the Second Council of Tours and the 12th Night of Christmas. The reading is from William Butler Yeats, "The Magi."
    Tuesday, January 5, 2021

  7. Monday, January 4, 2021

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    01/04/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year is 1953. “The Catholic Hour” made its debut on NBC television. The reading is by Pauline Johnson, a 19th century Canadian Poet, “Christmastide.”
    Monday, January 4, 2021

  8. Sunday, January 3, 2021

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    01/03/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1785. We remember the founding of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The reading is from Charles Wesley, "What angel can the grace explain."
    Sunday, January 3, 2021

  9. Saturday, January 2, 2021

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    01/02/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1940. We remember our latest Dr. Gene Scott All-Star, Jim Bakker. The reading is "Saving Jesus" by Paul Lake.
    Saturday, January 2, 2021

  10. A Carpenter, a Young Girl, and God walk into Egypt . . .

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    01/01/21
    1 min
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    . . . but the joke's on Herod. Joseph takes Mary and baby Jesus to refuge in Egypt, and all that happens in Matthew 2 is done in order to fulfill the prophecies of the Old Testament.
    A Carpenter, a Young Girl, and God walk into Egypt . . .

  11. Friday, January 1, 2021

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    01/01/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1655. We remember the Enlightenment philosopher, Christian Thomasius. The reading is "Another Year is Dawning" by Francis Ridley Havergal.
    Friday, January 1, 2021

  12. Thursday, December 31, 2020

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    12/31/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    It is the last day of the year. We consider various calendars and end-of-year practices. The reading is from Alfred Lord Tennyson, "Ring Out Wild Bells."
    Thursday, December 31, 2020