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  1. Sunday, December 29, 2019

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    12/29/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember two English contemporaries: Christina Rossetti and William Gladstone. The reading is "Love Came Down at Christmas" by Rossetti.
    Sunday, December 29, 2019

  2. Saturday, December 28, 2019

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    12/28/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we observe the Feast of the Innocents. We remember Pierre Bayle, who died on this day in 1706. The reading is "That Rage Whereof the Psalm Doth Say" by George Wither.
    Saturday, December 28, 2019

  3. Friday, December 27, 2019

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    12/27/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember the feast day for St. John the Evangelist. Today, in 537 AD, the construction of Haga Sophia was completed. The reading is "Earth cannot bar flame from ascending" by Rossetti.
    Friday, December 27, 2019

  4. Thursday, December 26, 2019

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    12/26/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we celebrate the second day of Christmas, known as St. Stephen's Day, and learn of traditions attached to this day. The reading is "St. Stephen" by Malcolm Guite.
    Thursday, December 26, 2019

  5. Wednesday, December 25, 2019

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    12/25/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we celebrate the feast of Christmas. Dan gives us a survey of Christmas events throughout time. The reading is "At the Manger Mary Sings" by WH Auden.
    Wednesday, December 25, 2019

  6. 101: Augustine, “Why Celebrate Christmas?”

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    12/25/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Christmas? This Is Pretty Much The Whole Package. Gillespie and Riley read and so discuss Augustine’s sermon “Why Celebrate Christmas?” This episode, more rabbit trails, laughs, and discussion of Psalm 85 as the perfect Christmas sermon text.
    101: Augustine, “Why Celebrate Christmas?”

  7. Tuesday, December 24, 2019

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    12/24/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, Dan gives a summary of Christmas Eve traditions around the world. The reading is "Chanticleer" by William Austin.
    Tuesday, December 24, 2019

  8. Monday, December 23, 2019

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    12/23/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we celebrate the feast of Thorlac Thorhallson, patron saint of Iceland. We remember Emil Brunner, born on this day in 1889. The reading is "Joy to The World" by Isaac Watts.
    Monday, December 23, 2019

  9. Sunday, December 22, 2019

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    12/22/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Dwight Moody, b. 1837, and the first religious broadcasting license in the US in 1921. The reading is "Salus Mundi" by Mary Coleridge.
    Sunday, December 22, 2019

  10. Saturday, December 21, 2019

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    12/21/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Jack Russell, the namesake of the Terrier breed. And today, some celebrate Blue Christmas, also known as the Longest sleep. The reading is another poem set to music, "Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus," by Charles Wesley.
    Saturday, December 21, 2019

  11. Friday, December 20, 2019

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    12/20/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Luther's beloved Katarina von Bora and Luther's nemesis Thomas Muntzer. The reading is taken from the carol "O Holy Night."
    Friday, December 20, 2019

  12. Thursday, December 19, 2019

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    12/19/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Pope Anastasius I (d. 401) and Horatius Bonar (b. 1808). The reading is "The House of Christmas" by G.K. Chesterton.
    Thursday, December 19, 2019