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  1. Thursday, December 3, 2020

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    12/03/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1852. We remember Isabel “Belle” Harris Bennett. The reading is the final stanza of T.S. Eliot’s “The Cultivation of Christmas Trees.”
    Thursday, December 3, 2020

  2. Loso - Battle Rapper

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    12/02/20
    1 min
    By Blake Flattley
    In this episode, Blake sits down with battle rapper, Loso. They discuss his creative process, how he went from classroom teacher to international recording artist, and the importance of surrounding yourself with honest people.
    Loso - Battle Rapper

  3. Wednesday, December 2, 2020

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    12/02/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1980. We remember Sisters Ita Ford, Maura Clarke, Jean Donovan, and Dorothy Kazel. The reading is "The House of Christmas" by G. K. Chesterton.
    Wednesday, December 2, 2020

  4. Tuesday, December 1, 2020

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    12/01/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1521. We remember Giovanni di Lorenzo de Medici, aka Pope Leo. The reading is "Advent Calendar" by Rowan Williams.
    Tuesday, December 1, 2020

  5. Monday, November 30, 2020

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    11/30/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1892. We remember philologist and theologian Fenton John Anthony Hort. The reading is an excerpt from Psalm 119, verses 105-107, from the Scottish Metrical Psalter.
    Monday, November 30, 2020

  6. Sunday, November 29, 2020

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    11/29/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1833. We remember the preacher Lemuel Haynes, with a reading recorded by a friend.
    Sunday, November 29, 2020

  7. Saturday, November 28, 2020

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    11/28/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1902. We remember Joseph Parker. The reading is a one-sentence quote from Joseph Parker.
    Saturday, November 28, 2020

  8. Friday, November 27, 2020

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    11/27/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1095. We remember the First Crusade. Our reading is a selection from Isaiah, chapter 2.
    Friday, November 27, 2020

  9. Thursday, November 26, 2020

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    11/26/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1731. We remember hymn writer William Cowper and read his "Light Shining out of Darkness."
    Thursday, November 26, 2020

  10. Mako Fujimura - Painter

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    11/25/20
    2 mins
    By Blake Flattley
    In this episode, Blake sits down with painter, Mako Fujimura. They discuss his process of slow art, culture care, and his new book, Art & Faith: A Theology of Making.
    Mako Fujimura - Painter

  11. Wednesday, November 25, 2020

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    11/25/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1935. We remember Korean Christian Sun Chu Kil. The reading is a poem "This Year" by Ku Sang, translated by Brother Anthony of Taizé.
    Wednesday, November 25, 2020

  12. Tuesday, November 24, 2020

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    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