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  1. Monday, November 25, 2019

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    11/25/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember hymn-writer Isaac Watts, who died in 1748. Today is the feast of St. Catherine. The reading is from Isaac Watts, "A Prospect of Heaven Makes Death Easy."
    Monday, November 25, 2019

  2. Sunday, November 24, 2019

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    11/24/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember the Swiss reformer Oecalampadius and the Scottish reformer John Knox. The reading is "Eternal Father, Strong to Save" by William Whitting.
    Sunday, November 24, 2019

  3. Saturday, November 23, 2019

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    11/23/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we observe the feast of Clement of Rome, who died on around this day in 99 AD. We remember the Mexican Jesuit Catholic priest Miguel Pro, executed on this day in 1927. The reading is "Fair Shepherd" by Dorothy Sayers.
    Saturday, November 23, 2019

  4. Thursday, November 21, 2019

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    11/21/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember the father of liberal theology, Friederich Schleiermacher, and French priest Jean Baptiste Henri Lacordaire. The reading is a quote from Brennan Manning.
    Thursday, November 21, 2019

  5. Wednesday, November 20, 2019

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    11/20/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember English church musician Thomas Tallis and notable American Baptist preacher Isaac Backus. The reading is "The Sacrifice of Isaac" by D. S. Martin.
    Wednesday, November 20, 2019

  6. Historical Methodology

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    11/19/19
    1 min
    By Adam Francisco | Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Rod Rosenbladt
    On this episode, the Fellows have a conversation about historical methodology and why it is important for the practice of theology but also daily life. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show.
    Historical Methodology

  7. Tuesday, November 19, 2019

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    11/19/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Elizabeth of Hungary and Billy Sunday. The reading is "It Is Well With My Soul" by Horatio Spafford.
    Tuesday, November 19, 2019

  8. Monday, November 18, 2019

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    11/18/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember the consecration of the old and new St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and the papal bull "Unam Sanctum" of 1302. The reading is "Christians and Others" by Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
    Monday, November 18, 2019

  9. Sunday, November 17, 2019

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    11/17/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember two influential, esoteric, and controversial figures: Jakob Boehme (d. 1624) and Charles H. Mason (d. 1961). The reading is "Jesus was A Healer" by Les Murray.
    Sunday, November 17, 2019

  10. Saturday, November 16, 2019

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    11/16/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Margaret of Scotland and Pierre Charron. the reading is "A Midrash on the Kingdom Prayer" by Susan McCaslin.
    Saturday, November 16, 2019

  11. Friday, November 15, 2019

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    11/15/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember hymn-writer William Cowper, born in 1731, and Anders Nygren, Lundensian theologian. The reading is "They Could Not Tell Me Who Should Be My Lord" by Edwin Muir.
    Friday, November 15, 2019

  12. Thursday, November 14, 2019

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    11/14/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember emperor Justinian, who died in 565, and English Puritan William Ames, who died in 1633. The reading is "Credo" by James Macauley.
    Thursday, November 14, 2019