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  1. Saturday, February 8, 2020

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    02/08/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember the founding of the College of William and Mary in 1693 and also Josephine Bakhita, who died in 1947. The reading is "Come, Holy Spirit, God and Lord" by Martin Luther.
    Saturday, February 8, 2020

  2. Friday, February 7, 2020

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    02/07/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Toader Arăpașu and Helder Camara. Our reading is an anonymous poem, "The Steadfast Cross."
    Friday, February 7, 2020

  3. Thursday, February 6, 2020

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    02/06/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this we remember, Antonie Arnauld, born in 1612, and George Tyrell, born in 1841. The reading is from A.J.M. Smith, "Beside One Dead."
    Thursday, February 6, 2020

  4. Wednesday, February 5, 2020

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    02/05/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember the Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan, and theologian Martin Marty, born in 1928. The reading is from Edith Södergran, "Christian Confession."
    Wednesday, February 5, 2020

  5. Tuesday, February 4, 2020

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    02/04/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day in 1859, the Codex Sinaiticus was discovered. And a few years later in 1906, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was born. The reading is from Bonhoeffer's "Meditations on the Cross."
    Tuesday, February 4, 2020

  6. Monday, February 3, 2020

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    02/03/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Richard Rawlinson, born 1690, and Four Chaplains Day. The reading is an excerpt from N.B. Weber's "Accidental Saints."
    Monday, February 3, 2020

  7. Sunday, February 2, 2020

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    02/02/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord and the feast Cornelius the Centurion. The reading is "A Song For Simeon" by T.S. Eliot.
    Sunday, February 2, 2020

  8. Saturday, February 1, 2020

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    02/01/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Henry McNeal Turner, born in 1834, and the publishing of the Battle Hymn of the Republic in 1862. The reading is "There Is A Fountain Filled With Blood" by William Cowper.
    Saturday, February 1, 2020

  9. Friday, January 31, 2020

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    01/31/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Thomas Merton, b. 1915, and John R Mott, d. 1955. The reading is "The Flight Into Egypt" by Thomas Merton.
    Friday, January 31, 2020

  10. Thursday, January 30, 2020

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    01/30/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Charles I, who died on this day 1649, and Francis Schaeffer, born in 1912. The reading is "Prayer" by George Herbert.
    Thursday, January 30, 2020

  11. Wednesday, January 29, 2020

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    01/29/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Swedenborg, b. 1688, and Sergius III was elected Pope. The reading is "I Have Called You Friends" by Narayan Vaman Tilak.
    Wednesday, January 29, 2020

  12. Tuesday, January 28, 2020

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    01/28/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Thomas Aquinas, b. 1225, and Reuben Torrey, b.1856. The reading is "O Food Of Men Wayfaring" by Aquinas.
    Tuesday, January 28, 2020