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  1. 219a: Dreher - The death of God in the West

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    09/18/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    It’s So Soft, And Squishy. In this episode, we continue to read Rod Dreher’s book on being a Christian dissident. We discuss soft totalitarianism and its effects on the church and culture. What happens when everyone has a grievance and nobody can forgive?
    219a: Dreher - The death of God in the West

  2. Saturday, September 18, 2021

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    09/18/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we examine the curious case of Therese Neumann and the Stigmata.
    Saturday, September 18, 2021

  3. Friday, September 17, 2021

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    09/17/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we commemorate the feast of Hildegard von Bingen.
    Friday, September 17, 2021

  4. Thursday, September 16, 2021

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    09/16/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we tell the curious story of Bob Schuller and his Crystal Cathedral.
    Thursday, September 16, 2021

  5. Wednesday, September 15, 2021

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    09/15/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we consider the encyclical Spiritus Paraclitus (1920) and the Catholic doctrine of Scripture.
    Wednesday, September 15, 2021

  6. Tuesday, September 14, 2021

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    09/14/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember Holy Cross day and discuss the origins and development of the Cross/Crucifix.
    Tuesday, September 14, 2021

  7. Monday, September 13, 2021

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    09/13/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we go to the mailbag to answer a question about a German Christian community persecuted by the Nazis.
    Monday, September 13, 2021

  8. 218a: Dreher - The Totalitarian State Seeks to Control Your Actions, Thoughts, and Emotions

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    09/12/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Christians Rush in Where Fools Fear to Tread. In this episode, we read Rod Dreher’s “Christian Dissidents.” What is totalitarianism? What are the consequences of soft totalitarianism? What is the Christian response to tyranny?
    218a: Dreher - The Totalitarian State Seeks to Control Your Actions, Thoughts, and Emotions

  9. Sunday, September 12, 2021

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    09/12/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember Barton Stone and the beginning of the Disciples of Christ/Christian Church “denomination.”
    Sunday, September 12, 2021

  10. Saturday, September 11, 2021

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    09/11/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the controversial first meeting of the World’s Parliament of Religions in 1893.
    Saturday, September 11, 2021

  11. Friday, September 10, 2021

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    09/10/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we tell the tale of the legend that was Isaac K. Funk.
    Friday, September 10, 2021

  12. Thursday, September 9, 2021

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    09/09/21
    7 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the conversion of Victorian England’s most famous Christian.
    Thursday, September 9, 2021