ARTS AND CULTURE (949)
  1. The year was 1775. Today we remember Georg Hermes and the Catholic Enlightenment in Germany. The reading is “The Empty Tomb” by Tania Runyon.
  2. The year was 1109. Today we remember one of the “Big A’s” Anselm of Canterbury. The reading is from T.S. Eliot.
  3. The year was 1962. Today we remember Karl Barth and his featured cover story in the popular TIME Magazine. The reading is from Barth.
  4. The year was 1529. Today we remember the birth of “Protestantism” and its development over the centuries. The reading is from the Protestant Richard Baxter.
  5. The year was 1521. Today we remember the famous Reformation soliloquy of Martin Luther. The reading is from Luther’s most famous hymn. #OTD #1517 #christianhistory
  6. The year was 1843. Today we remember the Moravian Jamaican missionary in Ghana. The reading is from Alfred Lord Tennyson's "In Memoriam."
  7. The year was 1218. Today we remember the mysterious and enigmatic Peter Waldo. The reading is from Alexander Pope.
  8. The year was 1749. Today we remember J.S. Bach's "Mass in B Minor." The reading is from Richard Crashaw's "Two Went Up to the Temple to Pray."
  9. The year was 1434. Today we consider the Nantes Cathedral. The reading is from R.S. Thomas's "In A Country Church."
  10. The year was 2014. Today we remember Mahay Choramo and the story of Christianity in Modern Ethiopia. The reading is from the book of Acts. #OTD #1517 #christianhistory
  11. The year was 1624. Today we hear about the curious history of Christianity in Tibet. The reading is “Jesus Was a Healer” by Les Murray.
  12. The year was 1816. Today we remember the ordination of the first Black Bishop in America, Richard Allen. The reading is from Phyllis Wheatley.
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