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  1. Sunday, December 1, 2019

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    12/01/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day in 1989, Gorbachev and Pope John Paul II meet. Today is also the feast day of St. Eligius. The reading is "The Bells" by Longfellow.
    Sunday, December 1, 2019

  2. Saturday, November 30, 2019

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    11/30/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember the baptism of St. Ambrose in AD 374. We also remember preacher Martin Boehm, born in 1725. The reading is "In the Bleak Midwinter" by Rossetti.
    Saturday, November 30, 2019

  3. Friday, November 29, 2019

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    11/29/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember two authors that happened to be Christians: C.S. Lewis and Madeline L'Engle. The reading is "The Risk of Birth At Christmas, 1973" by L'Engle.
    Friday, November 29, 2019

  4. Thursday, November 28, 2019

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    11/28/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    A special Thanksgiving episode!
    Thursday, November 28, 2019

  5. Wednesday, November 27, 2019

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    11/27/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Hans Denck and Gregory of Sinai. The reading is "Name and Nature" by John F. Deane.
    Wednesday, November 27, 2019

  6. 93: Martin Luther, “Erasmus’s way of reasoning does not let God be God” from “The Bondage of The Will”

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    11/27/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Break the cycle. Rise above. Focus on letting God be God. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Martin Luther’s treatise on the Bondage of The Will. This episode, why Erasmus, deep down, doesn’t want to let God be God for him. Also, why we let God’s Word stand unless we need it to take a knee.
    93: Martin Luther, “Erasmus’s way of reasoning does not let God be God” from “The Bondage of The Will”

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 92: Martin Luther, “Free Choice is Nothing” from “The Bondage of The Will”

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    11/23/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    C’mon. Free choice? It’s a thought we’ve all had. Gillespie and Riley discuss why free choice is nothing in relation to God and Satan. Why do we insist on participating in our salvation? What’s our end game in arguments for choice? How do we play fast and loose with the Bible to get us there?
    92: Martin Luther, “Free Choice is Nothing” from “The Bondage of The Will”

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 91: Martin Luther, “Universal Sinfulness ifies Free Choice” from “The Bondage of The Will”

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    11/20/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    But,  what about the reality we left behind? Gillespie and Riley discuss original sin and free choice as they continue to read Martin Luther's treatise on "The Bondage of The Will." In this episode, free choice, grace, and Paul paint old Adam into a corner.
    91: Martin Luther, “Universal Sinfulness ifies Free Choice” from “The Bondage of The Will”