Author

  1. Tuesday, November 24, 2020

    book
    11/24/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1703. We remember the first Lutheran pastor ordained in the New World, Justus Falckner. The reading is from Pamela Cranston, "Poem for Christ the King."
    Tuesday, November 24, 2020

  2. Monday, November 23, 2020

    book
    11/23/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1846. We remember the Missionary linguist James Evans. The reading is from E.H. Dewart and his "Out on Life's Dark Heaving Ocean."
    Monday, November 23, 2020

  3. Sunday, November 22, 2020

    book
    11/22/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was about 300. We remember St. George—the myth, national symbol, dragon-slayer, and picture of Christ. The reading is from C.S. Lewis from his "Past Watchful Dragons."
    Sunday, November 22, 2020

  4. Saturday, November 21, 2020

    book
    11/21/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1526. We remember the French Reformer Louis De Berquin. The reading is an excerpt from a poem by Antoine de Chandieu.
    Saturday, November 21, 2020

  5. Friday, November 20, 2020

    book
    11/20/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1175. We remember St. Edmund of Abingdon. The reading is the epic and gorgeous “Dream of the Rood.”
    Friday, November 20, 2020

  6. Thursday, November 19, 2020

    book
    11/19/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1921. We remember Peter Ruckman, the fundamentalist preacher. The reading is an excerpt from Robert Farrar Capon's "Kingdom, Grace, and Judgment."
    Thursday, November 19, 2020

  7. Wednesday, November 18, 2020

    book
    11/18/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1838, and 181 Saxon Lutherans set sail from Bremerhaven on board the steamship Olbers. The reading for today comes from C.F. W Walther's older brother, a pastor named Otto Walther.
    Wednesday, November 18, 2020

  8. Heather Choate Davis - Writer

    book
    11/18/20
    1 min
    By Blake Flattley
    In this episode, Blake sits down with writer, Heather Choate Davis. They discuss her writing career as it began in advertising, later books, and now songwriting.
    Heather Choate Davis - Writer

  9. Tuesday, November 17, 2020

    book
    11/17/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 680. We remember St. Hilda of Whitby. The reading is an excerpt from Caedmon's Hymn, the oldest poem in English.
    Tuesday, November 17, 2020

  10. Monday, November 16, 2020

    book
    11/16/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 2002. President Lukashenko of Belarus enacted a new and sweeping law restricting religious freedom. The reading is an excerpt from Oscar Romero, "The Violence of Love."
    Monday, November 16, 2020

  11. Sunday, November 15, 2020

    book
    11/15/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1280. We remember the "Doctor Universalis" Albertus Magnus. The reading is a good word from Albertus, especially for those who study the natural world.
    Sunday, November 15, 2020

  12. Saturday, November 14, 2020

    book
    11/14/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1940. We remember the destruction of the Cathedral at Coventry. The reading is "The Coventry Litany of Reconciliation."
    Saturday, November 14, 2020