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  1. 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?”

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Wednesday, December 18, 2019

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    12/18/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Lyman Abbot and Charles Wesley. The reading is "Light of Those Whose Dreary Dwelling" by Charles Wesley.
    Wednesday, December 18, 2019

  9. 99: Martin Luther, “Reviews of Erasmus’ Preface” from “The Bondage of The Will”

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    12/18/19
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Sometimes, the end is just the beginning. Gillespie and Riley conclude their reading of Martin Luther’s treatise on The Bondage of The Will. This episode, they discuss the relation of emotions to God’s Word and why Christians aren’t skeptics.
    99: Martin Luther, “Reviews of Erasmus’ Preface” from “The Bondage of The Will”

  10. Tuesday, December 17, 2019

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    12/17/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember John Greenleaf Whittier and Pope Francis. The reading is "It is As If Infancy were the Whole of Incarnation" by Lucy Shaw.
    Tuesday, December 17, 2019

  11. Monday, December 16, 2019

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    12/16/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we recognize the feast of the prophet Haggai. We remember missionary to India, Amy Carmichael. The reading is "Christ's Nativity" by Henry Vaughn.
    Monday, December 16, 2019

  12. 98: Martin Luther, “The Clarity of Scripture” from “The Bondage of The Will”

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    12/16/19
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    I’m sorry, but your opinion means very little to me. Gillespie and Riley start to wrap up their reading of Martin Luther’s Bondage of The Will with a discussion of the Bible’s clarity and why personal feelings and our need to find meaning in everything can hijack God’s Word.
    98: Martin Luther, “The Clarity of Scripture” from “The Bondage of The Will”