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  1. Monday, May 13th, 2019

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    05/13/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today we remember Hugh of Cluny (b. 1024) and Henry Augustus Muhlenberg. Our reading is "The Advantages of Inaction" by Phyllis McGinley.
    Monday, May 13th, 2019

  2. Sunday, May 12th, 2019

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    05/12/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember Pope Sylvester II, the ordination of the "anti-Pope" in 1328, and the death of poet John Dryden. Our reading is "Veni Creator Spiritus" by Dryden.
    Sunday, May 12th, 2019

  3. Saturday, May 11th, 2019

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    05/11/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day Constantine inaugurated Constantinople and we remember Lutheran theologian Johann Arndt. Our reading is "The Song of Simeon" by T.S. Eliot.
    Saturday, May 11th, 2019

  4. Friday, May 10th, 2019

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    05/10/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember theologian Karl Barth and the uprising in Scotland under John Knox. Our reading is "The Humiliation" by D.S. Martin.
    Friday, May 10th, 2019

  5. Thursday, May 9th, 2019

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    05/09/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember the anniversary of the Salem Witch Trials and the apology of the Pope to Copernicus. Our reading is from Gregory of Nanzianus.
    Thursday, May 9th, 2019

  6. Wednesday, May 8th, 2019

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    05/08/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember Julian of Norwich, Fulton Sheen, and his show "Life is Worth Living." Our reading is from Julian of Norwich.
    Wednesday, May 8th, 2019

  7. 56: The Marburg Articles

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    05/08/19
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Papa, can you hear me? In this episode, Gillespie and Riley read and discuss the Marburg Theses. The Reformers, Luther and Zwingli (and their colleagues), sat down to try to find common theological ground. What resulted has influenced the Church to this day.
    56: The Marburg Articles

  8. (Episode 14) Modern Secularism Begins With A Heavy Dose Of Enlightenment Rationalism

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    05/08/19
    1 min
    By John Warwick Montgomery
    Welcome to Christianity on Trial, where the claims of Christianity are examined and judged by the rules of evidence as used in the court of law. Your host, Dr. John Warwick Montgomery, is a lawyer, a theologian, an author, and an accomplished defender of biblical Christianity. He is no stranger to the rules of evidence or the courtroom. So with our skeptical world for the prosecution and Dr. John Warwick Montgomery for the defense, stay with us as we listen in on Christianity on Trial.
    (Episode 14) Modern Secularism Begins With A Heavy Dose Of Enlightenment Rationalism

  9. Tuesday, May 7th, 2019

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    05/07/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember the Second Council of Lyon and the filioque controversy, the Scottish philosophers Reid and Hume, and St. Acacius. Our reading is "Death Be Not Proud" by John Donne.
    Tuesday, May 7th, 2019

  10. Monday, May 6th, 2019

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    05/06/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember Cornelius Jansen, Dominic Savio, and Henrey VIII's command that every congregation receive a Bible. Our reading is "Descent" by Malcolm Guite.
    Monday, May 6th, 2019

  11. Sunday, May 5th, 2019

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    05/05/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today we remember Søren Kierkegaard and the Scopes trial, with a reading from Kierkegaard, "Two Discourses at Friday Communion."
    Sunday, May 5th, 2019

  12. Saturday, May 4th, 2019

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    05/04/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today we remember the English Reformation martyrs, St. Florian, and conclude with a poem "The Dying Christian to His Soul" by Alexander Pope.
    Saturday, May 4th, 2019