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Saturday, July 13, 2019

07/13/19

1 min

By Dan van Voorhis

We remember John Dee, an aspiring magician born on this day in 1527. We also remember the vision of Fatima purportedly on this day in 1917. Our reading is "Anthem" by W.H. Auden.
- ARTS AND CULTURE
- Christian History
Friday, July 12, 2019

07/12/19

1 min

By Dan van Voorhis

On this day, we remember The Golden Bull of 1356, which is a lot cooler than it sounds, and Thomas Kelly, born on this day in 1769. Our reading is Kelly's "We SIng the Praise of He Who Died."
- ARTS AND CULTURE
- Christian History
Thursday, July 11, 2019

07/11/19

1 min

By Dan van Voorhis

On this day, we remember the Wittenberg Articles of 1536, a failed attempt at a common confession for the churches of the Reformation. Today is also the feast day for St. Gangolf, who died on this day in 760. Our reading is from Charitee Lees Smith, "The Advocate," published in 1863.
- ARTS AND CULTURE
- Christian History
Wednesday, July 10, 2019

07/10/19

1 min

By Dan van Voorhis

On this day, we remember the birthday of Sampson Sievers, an icon of 20th century Russian Orthodoxy, and the death of Hebrew scholar Clement Clarke Moore in 1863. Our reading is an excerpt from Gerhard Forde's article "Radical Lutheranism."
- ARTS AND CULTURE
- Christian History
65: John of Damascus - Critique of Islam, pt. 2

07/10/19

2 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

An enthusiast came in here looking for you — real God and country-type. I don't know. Might further the plot? Gillespie and Riley read and discuss John of Damascus again this week. What’s an enthusiast? Why are footnotes important? How do Aphrodite, Arius, and a Nestorian monk lay the foundation for Islam?
Contemporary Christianity: Christianity in America

07/10/19

1 min

By Adam Francisco | Dan van Voorhis | Caleb Keith | Rod Rosenbladt

Dan talks about the second half of the 20th century and how it has led to the current cloudy question of where Christianity is headed.
1 Peter 3:1-7 (Episode 118)

07/09/19

1 min

By Daniel Emery Price | Erick Sorensen

Peter tells wives to submit to their husbands. What is the context of this statement? Can it be taken too far?
Tuesday, July 9, 2019

07/09/19

1 min

By Dan van Voorhis

On this day, we remember the birthday of arch-heretic Nestorius in 386 and the death day of Stephen Langton in 1228. Our reading is "I Greet Thee Who My Sure Redeemer Art" by John Calvin.
- ARTS AND CULTURE
- Christian History
Monday, July 8, 2019

07/08/19

1 min

By Dan van Voorhis

On this day, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" was first preached by Jonathan Edwards. Today is also the feast of St. Killian, celebrated by Irish and German alike. Our reading is a selection from "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis.
- ARTS AND CULTURE
- Christian History
"Lamb On A Donkey" (Episode 122) Featuring Pastor Ron Hodel

07/07/19

1 min

By Ron Hodel

Pastor Hodel Teaches On Mark 11:1-10
Sunday, July 7, 2019

07/07/19

1 min

By Dan van Voorhis

We remember the ecumenical efforts of Athenagoras I, who died on this day in 1972, and the Treaty of Nemours in 1585, which had a less ecumenical result. Our reading is "Recitation" by Cairns.
- ARTS AND CULTURE
- Christian History
Saturday, July 6, 2019

07/06/19

1 min

By Dan van Voorhis

On this day, we remember the feast day of Sir Thomas More. We also remember co-founder of Fuller Seminary, Harold Ockenga, born on this day in 1905. Our reading is "A Better Resurrection" by Rossetti.
- ARTS AND CULTURE
- Christian History