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  1. 224: Dreher - Create Small Fortresses of Memory

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    10/25/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    A Mighty Fortress is Our God’s Memory. In this episode, we read and discuss Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher. Why is communal memory important to preserving correct doctrine? What happens to families when communal memory is lost? When do traditions enable soft totalitarianism to infiltrate our churches and culture?
    224: Dreher - Create Small Fortresses of Memory

  2. Monday, October 25, 2021

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    10/25/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we head to the mailbag for a rapid-fire session.
    Monday, October 25, 2021

  3. Sunday, October 24, 2021

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    10/24/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we look at the end of the Reformation with the Peace of Westphalia.
    Sunday, October 24, 2021

  4. Saturday, October 23, 2021

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    10/23/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we try to untangle the identity of James the Just.
    Saturday, October 23, 2021

  5. Friday, October 22, 2021

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    10/22/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember Salome from the Gospels (but not the dancer).
    Friday, October 22, 2021

  6. Thursday, October 21, 2021

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    10/21/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the complicated life and death of CCM star Rich Mullins.
    Thursday, October 21, 2021

  7. Wednesday, October 20, 2021

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    10/20/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember Johann Gruber, the “saint of Gusen.”
    Wednesday, October 20, 2021

  8. Tuesday, October 19, 2021

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    10/19/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the death of Jonathan Swift in 1745.
    Tuesday, October 19, 2021

  9. Monday, October 18, 2021

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    10/18/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Church History.
    Monday, October 18, 2021

  10. Sunday, October 17, 2021

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    10/17/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we look at a conspiracy surrounding the “September” Pope.
    Sunday, October 17, 2021

  11. 223: Dreher - Cultivate Cultural Memory

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    10/16/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Remember That Time We Forgot to Remember? In this episode, we continue our reading and discussion of "Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents" by Rod Dreher. What happens when we forget our familial, social, and Christian history? What have been the effects of therapeutic ideology on the churches? What is the benefit, and detriment, of communal memory?
    223: Dreher - Cultivate Cultural Memory

  12. Saturday, October 16, 2021

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    10/16/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we look at Pope John Paul II Day in Poland.
    Saturday, October 16, 2021