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  1. Tuesday, January 7, 2020

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    01/07/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Lucian of Antioch and Canute Lavard. The reading is "Discipline" by George Herbert.
    Tuesday, January 7, 2020

  2. Monday, January 6, 2020

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    01/06/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we celebrate the feast of Epiphany. We also remember Reformation era composer Martin Agricola. The reading is "We Three Kings" by John Hopkins.
    Monday, January 6, 2020

  3. Sunday, January 5, 2020

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    01/05/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Edward the Confessor and Felix Manz. The reading is from Anne Locke, "Sonnet on the 51st Psalm."
    Sunday, January 5, 2020

  4. Saturday, January 4, 2020

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    01/04/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember J.J. Griesbach, born in 1745, and the founding of the New Apostolic Church in 1863. The reading is by Charles Kingsey, "the Dead Church."
    Saturday, January 4, 2020

  5. Friday, January 3, 2020

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    01/03/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we celebrate the feast of St. Genevieve of Paris, and we remember J.R.R. Tolkien, born on this day in 1892. The reading is "Nöel" by Tolkien.
    Friday, January 3, 2020

  6. Thursday, January 2, 2020

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    01/02/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember St. Basil, one of the Cappadocian Fathers, and Charles Porterfield Krauth, American Lutheran. The reading is "Come Ye Sinners" by Joseph Hart.
    Thursday, January 2, 2020

  7. Wednesday, January 1, 2020

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    01/01/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we observe the Feast of the Holy Name. We remember Jefferson's Letter to the Danbury Baptist Church. The reading is "Ring Out Wild Bells" by Tennyson.
    Wednesday, January 1, 2020

  8. New Year’s Resolutions

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    12/31/19
    1 min
    By Adam Francisco | Scott Keith | Caleb Keith
    The Thinking Fellows closeout 2019 with a discussion about New Year’s resolutions.
    New Year’s Resolutions

  9. Tuesday, December 31, 2019

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    12/31/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember John Wycliffe and Marshal McLuhan. The reading is selected stanzas from "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen."
    Tuesday, December 31, 2019

  10. Monday, December 30, 2019

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    12/30/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember pope-but-not-martyr St. Felix and New York governor and Democratic candidate for President Al Smith. The reading is "The Twelve Days of Christmas" by Thomas Lynch.
    Monday, December 30, 2019

  11. 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

  12. 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