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  1. Saturday, December 19, 2020

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    12/19/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1961. We remember the "Virgin Mother of a Thousand Egyptians," Lillian Trasher. The reading is from Christopher Harvey, a 17th-century poet, his "Nativity."
    Saturday, December 19, 2020

  2. Daydream believer

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    12/18/20
    1 min
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    "Joseph, being a just man, was unwilling to put her to shame." The young woman Mary turns up pregnant before the wedding, and what is a fiancé to do?
    Daydream believer

  3. Friday, December 18, 2020

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    12/18/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1979. We remember the theologian Hans Küng. The reading is a word for Advent on the Incarnation from Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
    Friday, December 18, 2020

  4. Relationship Status and Righteousness

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    12/17/20
    1 min
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    Gretchen and Katie, two women who are married with kids, sit around and talk about singleness. hey unpack the false idea that it is in marriage that we find our sanctification and fulfilled Christian life.
    Relationship Status and Righteousness

  5. Thursday, December 17, 2020

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    12/17/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1551. We remember Father György Martinuzzi. The reading is from Scott Cairns, "Christmas Green."
    Thursday, December 17, 2020

  6. Wednesday, December 16, 2020

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    12/16/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1989. We remember Romanian pastor and dissident Laszlo Tokes. The reading is from Alan Jones, "May Christmas Come."
    Wednesday, December 16, 2020

  7. Andrew Strother - Storyteller

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    12/16/20
    1 min
    By Blake Flattley
    In this episode, Blake sits down with storyteller, Andrew Strother. They discuss his time as a sports photographer, podcaster, and his love for Dungeons and Dragons. You can see Andrew’s photos at AndrewStrother.com or follow him on twitter.
    Andrew Strother - Storyteller

  8. Tuesday, December 15, 2020

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    12/15/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1937. We remember Pavel Alexandrovich Florensky. The reading is from Jean-Paul Richter, "The Holiest Among the Mighty."
    Tuesday, December 15, 2020

  9. Monday, December 14, 2020

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    12/14/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1363. We remember Jean Gerson. The reading for today is a poem entitled "Advent" by Sr. Christine Schenk.
    Monday, December 14, 2020

  10. Sunday, December 13, 2020

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    12/13/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1294. We remember Pietro Morrone, a.k.a. Pope Celestine V. The reading is an Advent reading from Benedict XVI.
    Sunday, December 13, 2020

  11. Saturday, December 12, 2020

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    12/12/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1666. We remember Nikon, the Patriarch of Moscow. The reading is from Frederick Buechner's "Whistling in the Dark."
    Saturday, December 12, 2020

  12. Friday, December 11, 2020

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    12/11/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1825. We remember Samuel Ajayi Crowther. The reading is "Wartime Christmas" by American poet Joyce Kilmer.
    Friday, December 11, 2020