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  1. Monday, August 17, 2020

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    08/17/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1957, and we remember Alice Stebbins Wells. The reading is from Gregory Boyle’s “Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion.”
    Monday, August 17, 2020

  2. Sunday, August 16, 2020

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    08/16/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1794, and we remember Jean-Henri Merle D'Augbine. The reading is a maxim from Swiss theologian, Karl Barth.
    Sunday, August 16, 2020

  3. Saturday, August 15, 2020

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    08/15/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1195, and we remember Anthony of Padua. The reading is from Richard Trench, "God Our Refuge."
    Saturday, August 15, 2020

  4. Friday, August 14, 2020

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    08/14/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1941, and we remember Maximillian Kolbe. The reading is two stanzas from George Herbert's "The Sacrifice."
    Friday, August 14, 2020

  5. Thursday, August 13, 2020

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    08/13/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1836, and we remember St. Nicholas of Japan. The reading is a selection from Kazoh Kitamori, "Theology of the Pain of God."
    Thursday, August 13, 2020

  6. Wednesday, August 12, 2020

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    08/12/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1859, and we remember missionary Ashbel Green Simonton. The reading is a poem from Sir Walter Raleigh.
    Wednesday, August 12, 2020

  7. Tuesday, August 11, 2020

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    08/11/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1519, and we remember Johann Tetzel. The reading is the first stanzas of Psalm 46 from the Metrical Psalter.
    Tuesday, August 11, 2020

  8. Monday, August 10, 2020

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    08/10/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 258, and we remember the martyrdom of St. Laurence. The reading for today comes from St. Cyprian, a word on the connection between martyrdom and the Lord's Supper.
    Monday, August 10, 2020

  9. Sunday, August 9, 2020

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    08/09/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1516, and we remember the dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch. The reading is a stanza from “Christ is Risen” by Nicolas Martinez.
    Sunday, August 9, 2020

  10. Saturday, August 8, 2020

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    08/08/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1909, and we remember Mary MacKillop. The reading is from Les Murray's "Poetry and Religion."
    Saturday, August 8, 2020

  11. Friday, August 7, 2020

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    08/07/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1847, and we remember George Rapp. The reading is from Walter Brueggemann, “The Prophetic Imagination.”
    Friday, August 7, 2020

  12. Thursday, August 6, 2020

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    08/06/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1221, and we remember St. Dominic. The reading is from Aquinas' famous hymn, "Pange Lingua."
    Thursday, August 6, 2020