Author

  1. Saturday, December 12, 2020

    book
    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

  2. Ancestry.Christ

    book
    12/11/20
    1 min
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    Matthew tells us how Jesus came from a proud and glorious lineage of . . . well, of prostitutes, thieves, and murderers as well as kings and prophets, all of whom happen to be God's people. Jesus reaches all the way down into our humanity so that He can fulfill everything for us.
    Ancestry.Christ

  3. Friday, December 11, 2020

    book
    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

  4. Thursday, December 10, 2020

    book
    12/10/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1658. We remember Lancelot Blackburne, the pirate cleric and Archbishop of York. The reading is a quote from Norwegian novelist Sigrid Undset.
    Thursday, December 10, 2020

  5. Jared C. Wilson - Writer

    book
    12/09/20
    1 min
    By Blake Flattley
    In this episode, Blake sits down with writer, Jared C. Wilson. They discuss the influence of his elementary school teachers as he evolved into a writer, working with an agent, and the importance of getting the words onto the page.
    Jared C. Wilson - Writer

  6. Wednesday, December 9, 2020

    book
    12/09/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1621. We remember the first known sermon ever given on American soil by Robert Cushman. The reading is "A Christmas Carol Poem” by G.K. Chesterton.
    Wednesday, December 9, 2020

  7. Tuesday, December 8, 2020

    book
    12/08/20
    7 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1649. We remember the pastor and hymn writer Martin Rinkart. The reading is two stanzas of Rinkart's hymn, "Now Thank We All Our God."
    Tuesday, December 8, 2020

  8. Monday, December 7, 2020

    book
    12/07/20
    7 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1875. We remember the epic 35 stanza poem, "Wreck of the Deutschland." The reading is from Gerard Manley Hopkins, "Moonless darkness stands between."
    Monday, December 7, 2020

  9. Sunday, December 6, 2020

    book
    12/06/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1925. We remember a Dr. Gene Scott All-Star, Russell Conwell. Our reading is an Advent prayer written by Walter Brueggeman.
    Sunday, December 6, 2020

  10. Saturday, December 5, 2020

    book
    12/05/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1484. We remember the Papal Bull "Summis Desiderantes Affectibus." The reading is from Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a favorite quote from his "God Is In the Manger: Reflections on Advent and Christmas."
    Saturday, December 5, 2020

  11. Ruth: Endgame

    book
    12/04/20
    1 min
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    So what happens when you come to the lowest moment of your life and doubt that anything good can come out of it? God meets you there in His Redeemer. Craig and Troy finish up the book of Ruth.
    Ruth: Endgame

  12. Friday, December 4, 2020

    book
    12/04/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1964. We remember Dr. Paul Carlson, a medical missionary. The reading is from Madeleine L’Engle, “First Coming.”
    Friday, December 4, 2020