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  1. Sunday, January 26, 2020

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    01/26/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember the feast of St. Titus and from a few centuries later, St. Paula. The reading is "On a Roccoco Crucifix" by John Wheelright.
    Sunday, January 26, 2020

  2. Saturday, January 25, 2020

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    01/25/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we celebrate the Conversion of St. Paul and the founding of Sao Paulo as a Jesuit Mission. The reading is "The Harvest is the End of the World and the Reapers are Angels" by Robert Wagner.
    Saturday, January 25, 2020

  3. Friday, January 24, 2020

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    01/24/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we celebrate the Feast of St. Timothy and remember John Donne. The reading is "Death Be Not Proud" by Donne.
    Friday, January 24, 2020

  4. Thursday, January 23, 2020

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    01/23/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember St. Marianne of Molokai and also the establishment of Georgetown in 1789. The reading is "A Prayer (For Those Who Shall Return)" by Katharine Tynan.
    Thursday, January 23, 2020

  5. 107: Tim Townsend, Mission to Nuremberg, part 2

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    01/23/20
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    There's a lesson here and we're not going to be the ones to figure it out. What happens when a pastor is called to minister to Nazi war criminals? This is the second of three episodes, where we talk about the power of the Gospel, state-sponsored religion, and pastoral care when it's attacked from outside and within the church.
    107: Tim Townsend, Mission to Nuremberg, part 2

  6. Wednesday, January 22, 2020

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    01/22/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Father Gapon & Bloody Sunday of Russia in 1905 and the Testem Benevolentiae was published in 1899. The reading is a poem from M. Luther, translator unknown.
    Wednesday, January 22, 2020

  7. 106: Tim Townsend, Mission to Nuremberg, part 1

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    01/22/20
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Believing stuff is about the stuff, not the believing. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss the book, Mission to Nuremberg. What happens when a pastor is called to minister to Nazi war criminals? This is the first of three episodes, where we talk about the power of the Gospel, state-sponsored religion, and pastoral care when it's attacked from outside and within the church.
    106: Tim Townsend, Mission to Nuremberg, part 1

  8. Tuesday, January 21, 2020

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    01/21/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today, we celebrate St. Agnes Day. And the Book of Common Prayer was mandated in England on this day. The reading is "Hymn of the Magdalene" by Marbod of Rennes, trans. Hellen Waddell.
    Tuesday, January 21, 2020

  9. Monday, January 20, 2020

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    01/20/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, the Decian persecution began in 250 AD. And in 1518, Tetzel published his Counter-Theses to Luther. The reading is "Resurrection" by Charles G.D. Roberts.
    Monday, January 20, 2020

  10. Sunday, January 19, 2020

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    01/19/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Hans Sachs and Wulfstan, bishop of Worcester. The reading is "Invocation" by Juan Ruiz.
    Sunday, January 19, 2020

  11. Saturday, January 18, 2020

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    01/18/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we recognize the Feast of the Confession of St. Peter and the remember the baptism of Taufa'ahau Tupou. The reading is "Poem with a Phrase by George Herbert" by Brett Foster.
    Saturday, January 18, 2020

  12. Friday, January 17, 2020

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    01/17/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember St. Antony of Egypt, who died in 356. We also remember the Zwingli v. Grebel colloquy on Baptism. The reading is "The Cross" by Pedro Calderón de la Barca.
    Friday, January 17, 2020