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  1. 188: Kennedy - This communist doctrine that God is something we can take or leave

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    01/16/21
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Religion is Extra Important. In this episode, is religion an extra? How has the communist doctrine on religion influenced our society and the churches? When is it time for churches to preach against society, and to what end?
    188: Kennedy - This communist doctrine that God is something we can take or leave

  2. Saturday, January 16, 2021

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    01/16/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1899. We remember Charles P. Chiniquy. The reading for today comes from the Almanac's favorite Brennan Manning, "Ragamuffin Gospel."
    Saturday, January 16, 2021

  3. Friday, January 15, 2021

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    01/15/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1998. We remember Harold Lindsell. The reading is from Anselm of Canterbury, a prayer from the 11th century.
    Friday, January 15, 2021

  4. Unconditional Forgiveness

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    01/14/21
    1 min
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    In this 2nd episode in the 2-part discussion on marriage, Katie and Gretchen discuss forgiveness in marriage. Where does it come from? What does it mean? What doesn't it mean? While both comforting and painful, forgiveness in marriage comes from outside of us, for us.
    Unconditional Forgiveness

  5. Thursday, January 14, 2021

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    01/14/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1623. We remember Father Paolo Sarpi, a Servite and Venetian critic of Rome. The reading is from Juergen Moltmann and his "The Crucified God."
    Thursday, January 14, 2021

  6. Wednesday, January 13, 2021

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    01/13/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 614. We celebrate St. Mungo's Day. The reading for today comes from a Scottish Poet, George Mackay Brown, "A Poem for Shelter."
    Wednesday, January 13, 2021

  7. Gregory Butler - Confectioner

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    01/13/21
    2 mins
    By Blake Flattley
    In this episode, Blake sits down with confectioner, Gregory Butler. They discuss his experience as a fifth-generation candy maker, his love for cooking, and his journey to making candy for his family’s business, Wockenfuss Candies.
    Gregory Butler - Confectioner

  8. Tuesday, January 12, 2021

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    01/12/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1960. We remember Charles Emmanuel Grace. The reading is from Frederick Buechner's "Telling the Truth: The Gospel as Tragedy, Comedy, and Fairy Tale."
    Tuesday, January 12, 2021

  9. Interpreting the Times

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    01/11/21
    2 mins
    By Joel Hess | Cindy Koch | Paul Koch
    In between boarding up your windows and hauling 5 lb. drums of peanut butter down to your basement, grab a hot rum toddy, pull your muck boots up, and inject yourself with a little reality in Jesus with the Preachers.
    Interpreting the Times

  10. Monday, January 11, 2021

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    01/11/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year is 1759. We remember the Corporation for the Relief of Poor and Distressed Presbyterian Ministers and of the Poor and Distressed Widows and Children of Presbyterian Ministers. The reading is “Mercy” by John F. Deane.
    Monday, January 11, 2021

  11. Sunday, January 10, 2021

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    01/10/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year is 1514. We remember the Complutensian Polyglot Bible. The reading is from C.S. Lewis, "Prayer."
    Sunday, January 10, 2021

  12. Saturday, January 9, 2021

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    01/09/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year is 1806. We remember the Baptist preacher Samuel Stillman. The reading is from William Arthur Dunkerley, "Wakening."
    Saturday, January 9, 2021