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  1. Thursday, February 11, 2021

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    02/11/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1929. We remember when the Lateran Pact recognized the creation of Vatican City as an autonomous country. The reading is Thomas Campion’s “Lenten Hymn.”
    Thursday, February 11, 2021

  2. 192a: Solzhenitsyn - “I am Violence! Make way, step aside, I will crush you!”

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    02/10/21
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    How Quickly They Forget. In this episode, we continue to read Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s Live Not By Lies. What happens when the church takes the easy path of learned helplessness?
    192a: Solzhenitsyn - “I am Violence! Make way, step aside, I will crush you!”

  3. Steve Young - Arranger & Producer

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    02/10/21
    1 min
    By Blake Flattley
    In this episode, Blake sits down with arranger & producer, Steve Young. They discuss his journey into music, his approach to creativity, and the ways restrictions can actually free us to create.
    Steve Young - Arranger & Producer

  4. Wednesday, February 10, 2021

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    02/10/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1543. We remember Johann Eck, the "dreck." The reading for today is "New Prince, New Pomp" by the Early modern poet Robert Southwell.
    Wednesday, February 10, 2021

  5. QAnon

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    02/09/21
    2 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    Is it cooler to think there is a grand secret conspiracy based on human trafficking or that human trafficking happens far more often and far more normally than we are comfortable with? And how did we create a culture that produced Marilyn Manson and is simultaneously shocked and offended by him? Oh yeah, we are really all idiots incapable of running our own lives let alone the world!
    QAnon

  6. Tuesday, February 9, 2021

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    02/09/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1849. We remember the creation of Vatican City as an independent city-state in 1929. The last word for today comes from the "Third inkling" Charles Williams.
    Tuesday, February 9, 2021

  7. Monday, February 8, 2021

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    02/08/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1587. We remember Mary Stuart, Mary Queen of Scots. The reading for today comes from English poet Robert Herrick, "His Prayer for Absolution."
    Monday, February 8, 2021

  8. Sunday, February 7, 2021

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    02/07/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1878. Today, we rank the top four popes of all time. The reading is from Martin Luther, "On the Freedom of the Christian."
    Sunday, February 7, 2021

  9. 191b: Solzhenitsyn - We lie to ourselves for assurance

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    02/06/21
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Gag me with a spoon. In this episode, part two of Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s essay, “Live Not by The Lies.” We consider herd mentality, our fear of standing up to unjust authority, and the secular indoctrination that infects the church.
    191b: Solzhenitsyn - We lie to ourselves for assurance

  10. Saturday, February 6, 2021

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    02/06/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 679. We remember St. Amand, the Frankish Missionary bishop of Neustria. The reading for today comes from Angelico Chavez, "Jesus at the Well."
    Saturday, February 6, 2021

  11. Friday, February 5, 2021

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    02/05/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1851. We remember John Pye-Smith, the theologian, headmaster, and geologist. The last word for today comes from Sarah Maitland, from her "A Joyful Theology."
    Friday, February 5, 2021

  12. 191a: Solzhenitsyn - Things have almost reached rock bottom

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    02/04/21
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Lies Taste Like Wonder-bread. In this episode, part one of Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s essay, “Live Not by The Lies.” We discuss the two kingdoms, the need for Christ alone with no additives, and the importance of having an ethos.
    191a: Solzhenitsyn - Things have almost reached rock bottom