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  1. Wednesday, May 5, 2021

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    05/05/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the Melancholy Dane and Christian Irrationalist (!) Soren Kierkegaard.
    Wednesday, May 5, 2021

  2. Tuesday, May 4, 2021

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    05/04/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the Grand Union of the Augustinian Order in 1256.
    Tuesday, May 4, 2021

  3. Monday, May 3, 2021

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    05/03/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the Fifth Lateran Council in 1512, the last Pre-Reformation church council.
    Monday, May 3, 2021

  4. Sunday, May 2, 2021

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    05/02/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember St. Athanasius on his feast day.
    Sunday, May 2, 2021

  5. Saturday, May 1, 2021

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    05/01/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today, we begin a new season of the Almanac with a new format. We consider the history of May Day. The reading is from Martin Luther.
    Saturday, May 1, 2021

  6. Friday, April 30, 2021

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    04/30/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1602. Today we remember William Lilly, Christian Astrologist? The last word for this second season is from the final stanza to Richard Wilbur’s “A Stable Lamp is Lighted.”
    Friday, April 30, 2021

  7. Thursday, April 29, 2021

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    04/29/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1968. Today we remember Lin Zhao, a Chinese Christian Martyr.
    Thursday, April 29, 2021

  8. Noah Sampsel - Filmmaker

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    04/28/21
    1 min
    By Blake Flattley
    In this episode, Blake sits down with filmmaker, Noah Sampsel. They discuss his love for film, how everyday creative experiences like cooking support his craft, and finding balance between creating for others and working on passion projects.
    Noah Sampsel - Filmmaker

  9. Tuesday, April 27, 2021

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    04/27/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 160. Today we remember Tertullian, the renegade Church Father. The reading is from Tertullian.
    Tuesday, April 27, 2021

  10. Intersectionality and Preaching with Dennis Matyas

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    04/27/21
    2 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    According to the make believe wokeness-ometer, Jesus qualifies as the most authoritative voice because he was the most oppressed. Poor Jew, not from Jerusalem, under Roman rule, betrayed by his own, even his friends, killed because of his identity. Listen to him.
    Intersectionality and Preaching with Dennis Matyas

  11. Refuting Secularity

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    04/27/21
    1 min
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    Dr. Paulson refutes the charge that Luther is the origin of an ever secularizing culture.
    Refuting Secularity

  12. Monday, April 26, 2021

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    04/26/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1396. Today we remember St. Stephan of Perm. The reading is from Dorothy Sayers.
    Monday, April 26, 2021