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  1. The Second Great Awakening and the Move West

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    06/25/19
    1 min
    By Adam Francisco | Dan van Voorhis | Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Rod Rosenbladt
    The fellows discuss the differences between the first and second Great Awakenings as well as the impact of migration westward.
    The Second Great Awakening and the Move West

  2. Tuesday, June 25, 2019

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    06/25/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we commemorate the presentation of the Augsburg Confession, drafted by Philip Melanchthon. We remember on this day the opening of the monastery in Clairvaux by Bernard. Our reading is the poem "O Sacred Head Now Wounded" by Bernard, transformed into hymn form by Gerhardt, and translated by Alexander.
    Tuesday, June 25, 2019

  3. Monday, June 24, 2019

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    06/24/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember the feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist and the birthday of Henry Ward Beecher in 1813. Our reading is "Psalm 23" by Fr. John-Julian.
    Monday, June 24, 2019

  4. Sunday, June 23, 2019

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    06/23/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember the fabled treaty between the Quakers led by William Penn and the Delaware tribe. We also recognize another treaty in Vienna in 1606 between the various Reformation churches and Rome. Our reading is "Through The Body" by Kamienska.
    Sunday, June 23, 2019

  5. Saturday, June 22, 2019

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    06/22/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember the commemoration of John Fisher, bishop of Rochester and chancellor of the University of Cambridge, and the birthday of Ebenezer Erskine, member of the order of Free Gardeners. Our reading is from Ralph Erskine, brother of Ebenezer, "The Law and the Gospel."
    Saturday, June 22, 2019

  6. Friday, June 21st, 2019

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    06/21/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember the birthdays of Increase Mather in 1639 and Reinhold Niebuhr in 1892. Our reading is from Milton, "On Time."
    Friday, June 21st, 2019

  7. Thursday, June 20th, 2019

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    06/20/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember the Synod of Diamper in 1599 and the first mission to Alaska by the Moravians in 1885. Our reading is by Anne Porter entitled "After Psalm 137."
    Thursday, June 20th, 2019

  8. Wednesday, June 19th, 2019

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    06/19/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember the birth of Blaise Pascal and the imprisonment of Josef Beran. Our reading is "Gloria in Profundis" by G.K. Chesterton.
    Wednesday, June 19th, 2019

  9. 62: Thomas O. Chisholm - “Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father”

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    06/19/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Do You Have a Great Hymn This Week? Go Fish! This week, Gillespie and Riley discuss Thomas Chisholm’s poem turned hymn, Great is Thy Faithfulness. More discussion of hymnody, church music, and how what we sing can help or hinder pastoral care.
    62: Thomas O. Chisholm - “Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father”

  10. Tuesday, June 18th, 2019

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    06/18/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember Englishwoman Anne Askew, martyred in 1546, and Peter Parker (b 1804), medical missionary to China. Our reading is the conclusion of "The Last Battle" by C.S. Lewis.
    Tuesday, June 18th, 2019

  11. The First Great Awakening

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    06/18/19
    1 min
    By Adam Francisco | Dan van Voorhis | Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Rod Rosenbladt
    The Thinking Fellows are once again joined by Dr. Dan van Voorhis to discuss the history of Christianity in America. This time, they cover the context, characters, and development of the first great awakening.
    The First Great Awakening

  12. Monday, June 17th, 2019

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    06/17/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember the School Edict from Julian the Apostate in 362, and the landmark ruling Abington School District v. Schempp in 1963. Our reading is the poem "Leading Questions" by Margaret Avison.
    Monday, June 17th, 2019