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  1. Monday, July 6, 2020

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    07/06/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1415. We remember the death of Jan Hus. The reading is from Hus’ “Exhortation to Peace."
    Monday, July 6, 2020

  2. Sunday, July 5, 2020

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    07/05/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1962 and the death of Helmut Richard Niebuhr. The reading is an excerpt from Richard Niebuhr's sermon, “Man’s Work and God’s.”
    Sunday, July 5, 2020

  3. Saturday, July 4, 2020

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    07/04/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We consider the year 1848 and Francois-Rene Chateaubriand. The reading is a selection from Ronnie McBrayer, "The Jesus Tribe: Following Christ in the Land of the Empire."
    Saturday, July 4, 2020

  4. Friday, July 3, 2020

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    07/03/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 529 and the Second Council of Orange. The reading is from the 7th century, “Caedmon’s Hymn."
    Friday, July 3, 2020

  5. Thursday, July 2, 2020

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    07/02/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1505 and Luther's famous moment, “Help me St. Anne, I shall become a monk.” The reading is a quote from Luther's, "On the Freedom of the Christian."
    Thursday, July 2, 2020

  6. Wednesday, July 1, 2020

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    07/01/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1942, and we remember the godfather of modern Gospel music, Andrae Crouch. The reading is an excerpt from C.S. Lewis' "Screwtape Letters."
    Wednesday, July 1, 2020

  7. Tuesday, June 30, 2020

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    06/30/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We consider the year 1758, and we remember the birth of abolitionist James Stephen. The reading is from Jupiter Hammon, the first African slave to have poetry published in America, a selection from his “An Evening Thought: Salvation by Christ, with Penitential Cries."
    Tuesday, June 30, 2020

  8. Monday, June 29, 2020

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    06/29/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We consider the year 1810 and the founding of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. The reading is from Sir Aubrey De Vere, “Silence in the heavens."
    Monday, June 29, 2020

  9. Sunday, June 28, 2020

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    06/28/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1491 and the birth of Henry VIII of England. The reading is a quote from Gerhard Forde's, "On Being A Theologian of the Cross."
    Sunday, June 28, 2020

  10. Saturday, June 27, 2020

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    06/27/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1906 and the birth of Christian and poet Vernon Watkins. The reading from Vernon Watkins, his poem "Infant Noah."
    Saturday, June 27, 2020

  11. Friday, June 26, 2020

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    06/26/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1988 and the death of Hans Urs Von Balthasar. The reading is from Balthasar, “Love Alone Is Credible.”
    Friday, June 26, 2020

  12. Thursday, June 25, 2020

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    06/25/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We remember the year 1530 and the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession. The reading is a quote from William Willimon.
    Thursday, June 25, 2020