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  1. Monday, September 7, 2020

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    09/07/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1892. We remember Quaker, poet, abolitionist, and defender of the Christian faith, John Greenleaf Whittier. The reading is a poem from Whittier, "My Namesake."
    Monday, September 7, 2020

  2. Sunday, September 6, 2020

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    09/06/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1797. We remember Saint Innocent—Metropolitan of Moscow, Enlightener of the Aleuts, and Apostle to the Americas. The reading is from Kate Bowler, an excerpt from "Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved."
    Sunday, September 6, 2020

  3. Saturday, September 5, 2020

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    09/05/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1568, and we remember the curious utopian, Catholic, heretic, and freedom fighter against the Spanish, Tommasso Campanella. The reading is from Arthur Hugh Clough, “With Whom is No Variableness, Neither Shadow of Turning.”
    Saturday, September 5, 2020

  4. Friday, September 4, 2020

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    09/04/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1646 and Johann Campanius Holm dedicated the first Lutheran church in the new world. The reading is "A Prayer" by Thomas Ken.
    Friday, September 4, 2020

  5. Thursday, September 3, 2020

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    09/03/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 301. We remember San Marino, the world’s oldest republic. The reading is a poem from Sarah Klassen, "Ephesus."
    Thursday, September 3, 2020

  6. Justin Weber - Yo-yoist

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    09/02/20
    1 min
    By Blake Flattley
    In this episode, Blake sits down with yo-yoist, Justin Weber. We explore his journey to becoming a national touring yo-yoist and the importance of enjoying your work. See Justin in action: https://www.youtube.com/user/weberyoyo Music in this episode is from Chris Ellis and Praise & Warships.
    Justin Weber - Yo-yoist

  7. Wednesday, September 2, 2020

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    09/02/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1973, and we remember John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. The reading is a bit of hope from a denizen of Middle Earth.
    Wednesday, September 2, 2020

  8. Tuesday, September 1, 2020

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    09/01/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1727, and we remember Jean Baptiste Joseph Gobel. The reading is from Robert Herrick, a 17th century English poet and divine, “Gods Keyes.”
    Tuesday, September 1, 2020

  9. What to Wear to a Funeral

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    08/31/20
    2 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    Walking on water is what we need. Jesus does it. We got baptism. Float through it all as the Modest Mouse song says!
    What to Wear to a Funeral

  10. Monday, August 31, 2020

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    08/31/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1240, and we remember Raymond Nonnatus. The reading is from C.S. Lewis, his "Footnote to All Prayers."
    Monday, August 31, 2020

  11. Sunday, August 30, 2020

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    08/30/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1938, and we remember Estefan Nehme. The reading is from St. Ephrem, an excerpt on Adam, Eve, and the cross.
    Sunday, August 30, 2020

  12. Saturday, August 29, 2020

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    08/29/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1749, and we remember Matthias Bel. The reading is the first stanza of Jaroslav Vajda, “Go My Children, With My Blessing.”
    Saturday, August 29, 2020