Wednesday, February 19, 2020
On this day, we remember how Empress Theodora restored the icons of Hagia Sophia in 842. We remember Melchior Klesl, b. 1552. The reading is a quote Jacques Ellul, "Holy Troublemakers."
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Dan van Voorhis
Dan van Voorhis is an author, historian, professor, and speaker at 1517. After receiving his Ph.D. in History from the University of St. Andrews, Dr. van Voorhis spent 11 years teaching history and political thought at Concordia University, Irvine. He is now the 1517 Academy Dean. He also spends his time writing for 1517 and hosting/producing podcasts including the Soul of Christianity and the Christian History Almanac. Dan is married to Beth Anne, and they have two sons, Coert and Raymond.
The Christian History Almanac
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
On this day Germantown Quaker petition against slavery was published in 1688. And it is the birthday of Nikos Kazantzakis, b. 1883. The reading is from Francis Daniel Pastorius, his "Epitaph."
Monday, February 17, 2020
On this day, we remember Mesrop Mashtots, d. 440, and Giordano Bruno, d. 1600. The reading is "Atonement" by Sofia M. Starnes.
Sunday, February 16, 2020
On this day, we remember Philip Melanchthon, b. 1497, and Gaspard de Coligny, b. 1519. The reading is "The Spirit searches everything" by Tania Runyon.
Saturday, February 15, 2020
On this day, we remember Lutheran musician Michael Praetorius and American Baptist preacher William Miller. The reading is a quote from "Surprised by Hope" by NT Wright.
Redeeming St. Valentine
How did we get love and romance associated with Valentine and his likely mid-February death?
Friday, February 14, 2020
On this day, we remember St. Valentine and Frederick Douglass. The reading is "Jesus Praying" by Hartley Coleridge.
Thursday, February 13, 2020
On this day, we remember Sister Julia McGroarty and Bruce Metzger. The reading is "Arbor Vitae" by Siegfried Sassoon.
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
On this day, we remember St. Julian the Hospitaller and Cotton Mather, b. 1663. The reading is "Eternal God, How They’ve Increased" by Mather.
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
On this day, we remember Hugh of St. Victor and William Carstares. The reading is “Christians, come, in sweetest measures” by Adam of St. Victor.
Season 2, Chapter 2, Episode 4 with R.J. Grunewald
In this chapter's "bonus" episode, both Debi and Producer Dan talk with a guest from Chapter One of this Season, R. J. Grunewald. R.J. is writing a book about those who have left the church for one reason or another…
Season 2, Chapter 2, Episode 3 with Ed Killian
In this episode, you hear one of the more dramatic and exciting stories we found. Michael is someone who has indeed left the church, but only for a season, and now is the pastor of a church in Louisiana that…
Season 2, Chapter 2, Episode 2 with Bruce Hillman
In this episode, Debi talks to Jason in New Jersey—a man who grew up with some kind of faith, seemed to lose whatever he had, and now has questions as to whether any of it is with it at all…
Season 2, Chapter 2, Episode 1 with Bob Hiller
In this episode, Debi talks to Brian, a young man who has had experiences with megachurches and a celebrity pastor- he had a conversion experience and seemed to be doing everything right, and then the wheels fall off. After listening…
Monday, February 10, 2020
On this day, we remember St. Scholastica, d. 543, and Dominique Pire, b. 1910. The reading is a quote from "The Foolishness of Preaching" by Robert Farrar Capon.
Sunday, February 9, 2020
On this day, we remember John Hooper (b. 1555) and Garner Ted Armstrong (b. 1930). Our reading is a hymn version of Psalm 23 by Henry Baker, "The King of Love My Shepherd Is."
Saturday, February 8, 2020
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.
Friday, February 7, 2020
On this day, we remember Toader Arăpașu and Helder Camara. Our reading is an anonymous poem, "The Steadfast Cross."
Thursday, February 6, 2020
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."
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
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."
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
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."
Monday, February 3, 2020
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."
Sunday, February 2, 2020
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.
Saturday, February 1, 2020
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.
Friday, January 31, 2020
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.
Thursday, January 30, 2020
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.
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
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.
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
On this day, we remember Thomas Aquinas, b. 1225, and Reuben Torrey, b.1856. The reading is "O Food Of Men Wayfaring" by Aquinas.
Monday, January 27, 2020
On this day, we remember St. Sava and Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim. The reading is "Infant Noah" by Vernon Watkins.
Sunday, January 26, 2020
On this day, we remember the feast of St. Titus and from a few centuries later, St. Paula. The reading is "On a Roccoco Crucifix" by John Wheelright.
Saturday, January 25, 2020
On this day, we celebrate the Conversion of St. Paul and the founding of Sao Paulo as a Jesuit Mission. The reading is "The Harvest is the End of the World and the Reapers are Angels" by Robert Wagner.
Friday, January 24, 2020
On this day, we celebrate the Feast of St. Timothy and remember John Donne. The reading is "Death Be Not Proud" by Donne.
Thursday, January 23, 2020
On this day, we remember St. Marianne of Molokai and also the establishment of Georgetown in 1789. The reading is "A Prayer (For Those Who Shall Return)" by Katharine Tynan.
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
On this day, we remember Father Gapon & Bloody Sunday of Russia in 1905 and the Testem Benevolentiae was published in 1899. The reading is a poem from M. Luther, translator unknown.
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Today, we celebrate St. Agnes Day. And the Book of Common Prayer was mandated in England on this day. The reading is "Hymn of the Magdalene" by Marbod of Rennes, trans. Hellen Waddell.
Monday, January 20, 2020
On this day, the Decian persecution began in 250 AD. And in 1518, Tetzel published his Counter-Theses to Luther. The reading is "Resurrection" by Charles G.D. Roberts.
Sunday, January 19, 2020
On this day, we remember Hans Sachs and Wulfstan, bishop of Worcester. The reading is "Invocation" by Juan Ruiz.
Saturday, January 18, 2020
On this day, we recognize the Feast of the Confession of St. Peter and the remember the baptism of Taufa'ahau Tupou. The reading is "Poem with a Phrase by George Herbert" by Brett Foster.
Friday, January 17, 2020
On this day, we remember St. Antony of Egypt, who died in 356. We also remember the Zwingli v. Grebel colloquy on Baptism. The reading is "The Cross" by Pedro Calderón de la Barca.
Thursday, January 16, 2020
On this day, we remember George Spalatin and the signing of the Virginia Act of Religious Freedom. The reading is an excerpt from Eugene Peterson's "Tell It Slant."
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
On this day in 1842, Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana was chartered. Also on this day in 1983, Lech Walesa met with Pope John Paul II. The reading is by Barbara Cranston, "A Poem for Christ the King."
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
On this day, we remember the Order of the Knights Templar and Niemoller, born in 1892. The reading is from Horatius Bonar, "How Long?"
Monday, January 13, 2020
On this day, we remember the birth of P.J. Spener in 1635. And it is the feast day of Hilary of Poitiers. The reading is from a Pentecost hymn from Hilary, "Rejoice, the Year Upon Its Way."
Sunday, January 12, 2020
On this day, we remember the Hampton Court Conference and John Winthrop. The reading is from Anne Bradstreet, "As weary pilgrim, now at rest."
Saturday, January 11, 2020
On this day, we remember the Altona Confession of the Confessing Church. And it is the feast day for Theodosius the Cenobiarch. The reading is a quote from Karl Barth.
Friday, January 10, 2020
On this day, we remember Berenger of Tours and Lazzaro Spallanzani. The reading is "Deathbed" by Evangeline Paterson.
Thursday, January 9, 2020
On this day, we remember one of the fathers of the American Baptist church, Isaac Backus. We also recognize the peculiar Translation of the Black Nazarene. The reading is an excerpt from "Kingdom, Grace, Judgment" by Robert Capon.
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
On this day, we remember the Council of Florence and the hymn composer Lowell Mason. The reading is from the "Dream of Gerontius" by J.H. Newman.
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
On this day, we remember Lucian of Antioch and Canute Lavard. The reading is "Discipline" by George Herbert.
Monday, January 6, 2020
On this day, we celebrate the feast of Epiphany. We also remember Reformation era composer Martin Agricola. The reading is "We Three Kings" by John Hopkins.
Sunday, January 5, 2020
On this day, we remember Edward the Confessor and Felix Manz. The reading is from Anne Locke, "Sonnet on the 51st Psalm."
Saturday, January 4, 2020
On this day, we remember J.J. Griesbach, born in 1745, and the founding of the New Apostolic Church in 1863. The reading is by Charles Kingsey, "the Dead Church."
Friday, January 3, 2020
On this day, we celebrate the feast of St. Genevieve of Paris, and we remember J.R.R. Tolkien, born on this day in 1892. The reading is "Nöel" by Tolkien.
Thursday, January 2, 2020
On this day, we remember St. Basil, one of the Cappadocian Fathers, and Charles Porterfield Krauth, American Lutheran. The reading is "Come Ye Sinners" by Joseph Hart.
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
On this day, we observe the Feast of the Holy Name. We remember Jefferson's Letter to the Danbury Baptist Church. The reading is "Ring Out Wild Bells" by Tennyson.
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
On this day, we remember John Wycliffe and Marshal McLuhan. The reading is selected stanzas from "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen."
Monday, December 30, 2019
On this day, we remember pope-but-not-martyr St. Felix and New York governor and Democratic candidate for President Al Smith. The reading is "The Twelve Days of Christmas" by Thomas Lynch.
Sunday, December 29, 2019
On this day, we remember two English contemporaries: Christina Rossetti and William Gladstone. The reading is "Love Came Down at Christmas" by Rossetti.
Saturday, December 28, 2019
On this day, we observe the Feast of the Innocents. We remember Pierre Bayle, who died on this day in 1706. The reading is "That Rage Whereof the Psalm Doth Say" by George Wither.
Friday, December 27, 2019
On this day, we remember the feast day for St. John the Evangelist. Today, in 537 AD, the construction of Haga Sophia was completed. The reading is "Earth cannot bar flame from ascending" by Rossetti.
The Curious Tale of the Three Kings and their Belated Christmas Carol
It is that Christmas carol, the curious “We Three Kings” that we are looking at today in our examination of the origin and meaning of Christmas carols.
Thursday, December 26, 2019
On this day, we celebrate the second day of Christmas, known as St. Stephen's Day, and learn of traditions attached to this day. The reading is "St. Stephen" by Malcolm Guite.
Wednesday, December 25, 2019
On this day, we celebrate the feast of Christmas. Dan gives us a survey of Christmas events throughout time. The reading is "At the Manger Mary Sings" by WH Auden.
Like A Kid On Christmas
As Christians, we are not cold ascetics, depriving ourselves in the here and hereafter. We are given good things from our heavenly Father in heaven, and even a foretaste of the things to come.
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
On this day, Dan gives a summary of Christmas Eve traditions around the world. The reading is "Chanticleer" by William Austin.
Monday, December 23, 2019
On this day, we celebrate the feast of Thorlac Thorhallson, patron saint of Iceland. We remember Emil Brunner, born on this day in 1889. The reading is "Joy to The World" by Isaac Watts.
Sunday, December 22, 2019
On this day, we remember Dwight Moody, b. 1837, and the first religious broadcasting license in the US in 1921. The reading is "Salus Mundi" by Mary Coleridge.
Saturday, December 21, 2019
On this day, we remember Jack Russell, the namesake of the Terrier breed. And today, some celebrate Blue Christmas, also known as the Longest sleep. The reading is another poem set to music, "Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus," by Charles Wesley.
Friday, December 20, 2019
On this day, we remember Luther's beloved Katarina von Bora and Luther's nemesis Thomas Muntzer. The reading is taken from the carol "O Holy Night."
Thursday, December 19, 2019
On this day, we remember Pope Anastasius I (d. 401) and Horatius Bonar (b. 1808). The reading is "The House of Christmas" by G.K. Chesterton.
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
On this day, we remember Lyman Abbot and Charles Wesley. The reading is "Light of Those Whose Dreary Dwelling" by Charles Wesley.
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
On this day, we remember John Greenleaf Whittier and Pope Francis. The reading is "It is As If Infancy were the Whole of Incarnation" by Lucy Shaw.
Monday, December 16, 2019
On this day, we recognize the feast of the prophet Haggai. We remember missionary to India, Amy Carmichael. The reading is "Christ's Nativity" by Henry Vaughn.
Sunday, December 15, 2019
On this day, we remember Oral Roberts and John Oldcastle. The reading is "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" by Charles Wesley.
Saturday, December 14, 2019
On this day, we remember St. John of the Cross and the opening of Illinois Institute/Wheaton. The reading is "At Bethlehem" by Richard Crashaw.
Friday, December 13, 2019
On this day, we remember Phillip Brooks and celebrate St. Lucy's Day. The reading is the carol "O Little Town of Bethlehem" by Brooks.
Thursday, December 12, 2019
On this day, we remember both the enactment of the Virginia Sabbath Laws in 1712 and the establishment of the American Sabbath Union in 1888. The reading is from "Messiah" by Alexander Pope.
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
On this day, we remember St. Damasus and Greg Bahnsen. The reading is "The Stable" by Sister M. Chrysostom.
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
On this day, we remember St. Eulalia of Merida and the publishing of "The Bible in Spain" by George Burrows. The reading is an excerpt from "the Gift of the Magi" by T.S. Eliot.
Monday, December 9, 2019
On this day, we remember 1905 French Law on the Separation of Church and State and the feast of Juan Diego. The reading is "Christmas" by John Betjeman.
Sunday, December 8, 2019
On this day, we remember the feast of Immaculate Conception and Thomas Oden. The reading is "BC:AD" by U.A. Fanthorpe.
Saturday, December 7, 2019
On this day, we remember Gabriel Biel and Carl F.H. Henry. The reading is "The God We Hardly Knew" by Oscar Romero.
Friday, December 6, 2019
On this day, we celebrate the feast of St. Nicholas of Myra. We also remember Phillip Berrigan, who died on this day in 2002. The reading is "The Truce of Christmas" by G.K. Chesterton.
Thursday, December 5, 2019
On this day, we remember Pope Julius II and Faustus Socinus. The reading is "Joseph's Lullaby" by Ron Klug.
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
On this day, we remember John of Damascus and John Cotton. The reading is "The Greatest Wonder" by William Drummond.
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
On this day, we remember the reformer, Nicholas von Amsdorf. Today is also the feast day for the prophet Zephaniah. The reading is "A Hymn on the Nativity of My Savior" by Ben Johnson.
Monday, December 2, 2019
On this day, we remember Jan Van Rusybroeck, who died in 1381, and the consecration of St. Paul's London in 1697. The reading is from "On the Morning of Christ's Nativity" by Donne.
Sunday, December 1, 2019
On this day in 1989, Gorbachev and Pope John Paul II meet. Today is also the feast day of St. Eligius. The reading is "The Bells" by Longfellow.
Saturday, November 30, 2019
On this day, we remember the baptism of St. Ambrose in AD 374. We also remember preacher Martin Boehm, born in 1725. The reading is "In the Bleak Midwinter" by Rossetti.
Friday, November 29, 2019
On this day, we remember two authors that happened to be Christians: C.S. Lewis and Madeline L'Engle. The reading is "The Risk of Birth At Christmas, 1973" by L'Engle.
Thursday, November 28, 2019
A special Thanksgiving episode!
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
On this day, we remember Hans Denck and Gregory of Sinai. The reading is "Name and Nature" by John F. Deane.
Monday, November 25, 2019
On this day, we remember hymn-writer Isaac Watts, who died in 1748. Today is the feast of St. Catherine. The reading is from Isaac Watts, "A Prospect of Heaven Makes Death Easy."
Sunday, November 24, 2019
On this day, we remember the Swiss reformer Oecalampadius and the Scottish reformer John Knox. The reading is "Eternal Father, Strong to Save" by William Whitting.
Saturday, November 23, 2019
On this day, we observe the feast of Clement of Rome, who died on around this day in 99 AD. We remember the Mexican Jesuit Catholic priest Miguel Pro, executed on this day in 1927. The reading is "Fair Shepherd"…
Thursday, November 21, 2019
On this day, we remember the father of liberal theology, Friederich Schleiermacher, and French priest Jean Baptiste Henri Lacordaire. The reading is a quote from Brennan Manning.
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
On this day, we remember English church musician Thomas Tallis and notable American Baptist preacher Isaac Backus. The reading is "The Sacrifice of Isaac" by D. S. Martin.
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
On this day, we remember Elizabeth of Hungary and Billy Sunday. The reading is "It Is Well With My Soul" by Horatio Spafford.
Monday, November 18, 2019
On this day, we remember the consecration of the old and new St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and the papal bull "Unam Sanctum" of 1302. The reading is "Christians and Others" by Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
Sunday, November 17, 2019
On this day, we remember two influential, esoteric, and controversial figures: Jakob Boehme (d. 1624) and Charles H. Mason (d. 1961). The reading is "Jesus was A Healer" by Les Murray.
Saturday, November 16, 2019
On this day, we remember Margaret of Scotland and Pierre Charron. the reading is "A Midrash on the Kingdom Prayer" by Susan McCaslin.
Friday, November 15, 2019
On this day, we remember hymn-writer William Cowper, born in 1731, and Anders Nygren, Lundensian theologian. The reading is "They Could Not Tell Me Who Should Be My Lord" by Edwin Muir.
Thursday, November 14, 2019
On this day, we remember emperor Justinian, who died in 565, and English Puritan William Ames, who died in 1633. The reading is "Credo" by James Macauley.
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
On this day, we remember the publishing of Luther's "Formula Missae," a reform of worship. We also remember the Hundred Thousand Martyrs of Georgia. The reading is from George Moses Horton, "On the Conversion of a Sister."
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
On this day, we remember the poet, nun, and theologian Juana Inez De La Cruz. Also on this day in 1869, Presbyterian Church reunified. The reading is from Kierkegaard, "Calm My Soul."
Monday, November 11, 2019
On this day, we celebrate the feast of Martin of Tours and the birthday of Fyodor Dostoevsky in 1821. The reading is from "The Brothers Karamazov" by Dostoevsky.
Sunday, November 10, 2019
On this day, we remember the birth of Martin Luther in 1483 and the placing of the first Gideons Bible in 1908. The reading is "Indifference" by G. A. Studdert-Kennedy.
Saturday, November 9, 2019
On this day, we remember librarian and confessor Martin Chemnitz, born 1522. Today is the feast day for the author and mystic Margery Kempe. The reading is "Put on the new self" by Tania Runyan.
Friday, November 8, 2019
On this day, we commemorate Luther's mentor and confessor, Johann von Staupitz, and we also remember the Gospel Riots of 1905. The reading is by Richard Baxter, "With Christ."
Thursday, November 7, 2019
On this day, we celebrate the birthday of Billy Graham, noted preacher and evangelist. We also remember Elijah Lovejoy, Presbyterian minister and abolitionist. The reading is "Before the Beginning" by Christina Rossetti.
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
On this day, we celebrate Augustus Adolphus Day, king of Sweden. It is also one of the feast days for St. Winnoc. The reading is "God's Hands" by D.H. Lawrence.
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
On this day, we remember the Gunpowder plot of 1605 and theologian B. B. Warfield, born in 1851. The reading is "Quiet Peace" by Amy Carmichael.
Monday, November 4, 2019
On this day, we remember Chinese evangelist and church founder Watchman Nee, and Augustus Toplady, born in 1740, and author of the famous hymn and our reading, "Rock of Ages."
Sunday, November 3, 2019
On this day, we recognize Calvin Fairbanks, abolitionist minister, and D. James Kennedy, early Presbyterian televangelist. The reading is an excerpt from a sermon by John Chrysostom.
Saturday, November 2, 2019
On this day, we remember Conrad Weiser, a Pennsylvania Dutch pioneer, and Johann Albrecht Bengel, Biblical Greek language scholar. The reading is "In the Eastering Cosmos" by Bonnie Thurston.
Friday, November 1, 2019
On this day, we celebrate the feast of All Saints', part of a three-day observance. On All Saints' Day In 1755 in Lisbon was an earthquake, with a fire that not even the resultant tsunami could extinguish. The reading is…
Thursday, October 31, 2019
On this day, we remember St. John of Kronshtadt, born in 1829. And today is Reformation Day, particularly remembering Luther's 95 Theses. The reading is "Thunderstorm. Martin Luther, July 1505" by Marjorie Maddox.
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
We remember college founder and broadcaster Bob Jones Sr., born on this day in 1883. We also remember Christopher Wordsworth, historian, and bishop, born in 1807. The reading is "O Day of Rest and Gladness" by Christopher Wordsworth.
I Believe, Help my Unbelief
Here We Still Stand is our annual three-day event, designed to center your faith in Christ for you, based in the Scriptural truths rediscovered in the Reformation
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
On this day, we remember archbishop and translator George Abbot, born in 1562, and Abraham Kuyper, the Calvinist theologian who also served as Dutch Prime Minister. The reading is from Cliff Ashby, "Latter Day Psalm #1."
Monday, October 28, 2019
On this day, we celebrate the feast day for St. Simon and St. Jude, and in 321 Constantine wins at Milvian. The reading is "How Sweet the Name of Jesus" by John Newton.
Sunday, October 27, 2019
On this day in 1978, the New International Version of the Bible was published. Also on this day in 1746, Princeton College of New Jersey was chartered. The reading is "Contentment" by William Cowper.
Saturday, October 26, 2019
On this day, we remember Laurentius Petri, whose translation of the Bible into Swedish helped bring the Reformation to Sweden. We also remember Mahalia Jackson, born in 1911, known as "The Queen of Gospel." The reading is "Prayer" by John Leax.
Friday, October 25, 2019
On this day, we remember the oft-forgotten John of Salisbury, who died on this day in 1180. Today is also the feast day for Tabitha, or Dorcas as she was known in Aramaic. The reading is "Dorcas" by George MacDonald.
Thursday, October 24, 2019
On this day, the iconic cathedral at Chartres was dedicated in 1260. Also, on this day in 1648, the final treaties of the Peace of Westphalia were signed, ending the Thirty Years War. The reading is "The Agonie" by George Herbert.
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Today we celebrate two feasts: the first of St. James, the brother of Jesus on the Lutheran calendar, and the second St. John of Capistrano, the soldier saint. The reading is from G.K. Chesterton, "A Hymn."
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
On this day in 4004 BC was the beginning of Creation, at least according Ussher. And a hopeful Miller calculates Jesus' return to be on this day in 1844. The reading is "The Apologist's Evening Prayer" by C.S. Lewis.
Monday, October 21, 2019
On this day, we remember English poet and literary critic Samuel Taylor Coleridge, born 1772. And today is the feast day for St. John of Bridlington, the last saint canonized before the English Reformation. The reading is "Epitaph" by Coleridge.
Sunday, October 20, 2019
On this day we remember a defender of the Christian faith, Ernst Hengstenberg, born 1802, and a definer of the faith, P. Schaff, who died on this day in 1893. The reading is "In Memory of My Dear Grandchild" by Anne Bradstreet.
Saturday, October 19, 2019
On this day, the famous Olney Hymns were first published in 1779. And Charles Spurgeon preaches and tragedy strikes the Surrey Gardens Music Hall in 1856. The reading is "Praise for Faith" by William Cowper.
Friday, October 18, 2019
On this day, we celebrate the feast of St. Luke, author of one-quarter of the New Testament. We also remember Christian August Crusius, a counterpart to Kant, who died on this day in 1775. The reading is "Miserere, my Maker," anonymous.
Season 2, Chapter 1, Episode 4 with Nickolas Butler
On this special bonus episode, Debi (and producer Dan) talk with Nickolas Butler. Nik is the best selling author whose recent book "Little Faith" deals with faith, church, family, and loss. Both Debi and Dan read the book and wondered…
Season 2, Chapter 1, Episode 3 with RJ Grunewald
In this episode, Debi talks with our new friend Matt about his troubled relationship with the church. She then talks with RJ Grunewald.
Season 2, Chapter 1, Episode 2 with Donavon Riley
This episode is with our new friend Jake who has left the church, then Debi talks with Donavon Riley.
Season 2, Chapter 1, Episode 1 with Chad Bird
In this episode, we talk with our new friend Dana who has had issues with the church. After Debi talks with Dana, she talks with author Chad Bird from 1517.
Thursday, October 17, 2019
On this day, we remember the controversial Reformation figure Andreas Osiander and the prolific Lutheran theologian Johann Gerhard. The reading is from Gerhard's "Sacred Meditations."
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
On this day, we remember two of the Oxford martyrs, the Reformation-minded Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley. The reading is from "the Dream of Gerontius" by John Henry Newman.
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
On this day, we remember the adoption of the Gregorian calendar in 1582, replacing the Julian calendar. On this day in 1932, Gladys Aylward left for China and founded The Inn of the Eight Happinesses. The reading is "The Parable…
Monday, October 14, 2019
On this day, we remember two poets along with a reading from each: e.e. Cummings, born in 1894, and his poem, "I Thank You, God," and Richard Wilbur, who died in 2017, and his poem, "A Lamp is Lighted."
Sunday, October 13, 2019
On this day, we remember Theodore Beza, reformer Calvin's right-hand man, and Louis Berkhof, Dutch-American systematic theologian. The reading is an excerpt from Robert Farrar Capon's "Between Noon and Three."
Saturday, October 12, 2019
On this day, we remember English theologian William Chillingworth, who was born in 1602, and the angel of prisons, Betsy Fry, who died on this day in 1845. The reading is "Jehovah Our Righteousness" by William Cowper.
Friday, October 11, 2019
On this day, we recognize the opening of Vatican II in 1962, the most significant event in the Roman Catholic church since the Reformation. We also remember Swiss reformer Zwingli, who died on this day in 1531. The reading is…
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
On this day in 451, the 4th ecumenical council convened at Chalcedon. And we remember Richard Whately, defender of the historicity of the Bible, who died on this day in 1863. The reading is by Thomas Washbourne, "Casting All Your…
Monday, October 7, 2019
On this day, we remember the birthday of William Laud, born 1573, a religious man-in-the-black-hat. We also remember Quaker, preacher, and abolitionist John Woolman. The reading is from Charles Wesley, "He Shook Off the Beast."
Sunday, October 6, 2019
On this day, we remember Pope Formosus and the Cadaver Synod. We also remember Bruno of Cologne, who died on this day in 1101. The reading is from "That All Shall Be Saved" by David Bentley Hart.
Saturday, October 5, 2019
On this day, we remember famous preacher Jonathan Edwards, born in 1703. We also remember Baptist-then-Presbyterian-then-Baptist-again Harry Emerson Fosdick, who died on this day in 1969. The reading is "God of Grace and God of Glory" by Fosdick.
Friday, October 4, 2019
On this day, we remember Cranach the Younger, artist, and neighbor of Martin Luther. We also recognize the publishing of the Coverdale Bible in 1535. The reading is "Jesus Praying" by Hartley Coleridge.
Thursday, October 3, 2019
We remember on this day Francis of Assisi, who venerated poverty and loved nature. We also remember Dionysius the Areopagite, whom we meet in Acts 17. The reading is "Remember Me, Implored the Thief" by Emily Dickinson.
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
On this day, we remember the founding of Opus Dei in 1928, a unique Roman Catholic organization. Today is the birthday of Wolfhart Pannenberg, also born in 1928. The reading is "Thy Kingdom Come" by Elmer Suderman.
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Today, we remember both the birth and death days of John Peter Muhlenberg. We also recognize the Marburg Colloquy of 1529, a meeting between the German and Swiss reformers. The reading is "A Psalm of Life" by H.W. Longfellow.
Monday, September 30, 2019
On this day, we celebrate the feast of Bible translator St. Jerome. We also recognize Gregory the Illuminator, credited with converting Armenia from paganism to Christianity. The reading is from "Mighty to Save" by Charitie Bancroft.
Sunday, September 29, 2019
On this day, we celebrate the feast of St. St. Michael and All Angels. We also remember the author, W.H. Auden. The reading is an excerpt from "For the Time Being" by Auden.
Saturday, September 28, 2019
On this day, we remember two relatively obscure Christian figures, St. Wenceslas and St. Eustochium. The reading is "The Finding" by Henry Suso.
Friday, September 27, 2019
On this day, we remember two prominent Roman Catholic figures who were known for their charity, Pope Urban VII and St. Vincent de Paul. The reading is from 17th century English poet Thomas Traherne: "The Bells."
Thursday, September 26, 2019
We remember on this day Lancelot Andrewes, born 1555 and contributor to the King James Bible. We also remember anglophile poet T.S. Eliot, born 1888. The reading is an excerpt from "The Rock" by T.S. Eliot.
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
On this day, we remember arguably the worst pope of the Reformation era, Pope Clement VII. And we remember the Peace of Augsburg which was made law in 1555. The reading is "To Church" by R.S. Thomas.
The Faith We Share: How C.S. Lewis and the Apostles’ Creed Can Help Us Understand Christianity
Who is God? What did God do in the person of Jesus, and how are we connected to the benefits of the Resurrection?
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
On this day, we remember two rascals of the Reformation era, Albert of Brandenburg and Paracelsus. The reading is "Lord I'm Afraid" by Paul Verlaine.
Monday, September 23, 2019
Today, we remember Padre Pio, who died on this day in 1968. We also remember obscure American figure William McGuffey, born on this day in 1800. The reading is "Christ" by Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca.
Sunday, September 22, 2019
On this day, we remember Otto of Freising, German churchman and chronicler, and Johann Agricola, a controversial student of Luther. The reading is "To Thee Oh Lord I Send my Cries" by Agricola.
Saturday, September 21, 2019
On this day, we celebrate the feast of St. Matthew the Evangelist and the birthday of Girolamo Savonarola, Renaissance friar, and preacher, who declared Florence "the New Jerusalem." The reading is "The Carpenter's Son" by A.E. Housman.
Friday, September 20, 2019
On this day, we remember two 19th century bishops: Philander Chase, founder of Kenyon College in Ohio, and John Coleridge Patteson, missionary to Melanesia. The reading is "The Carillon" by Ida Gerhardt.
Thursday, September 19, 2019
We remember the birthday of Scottsman William Robertson, born 1721. Today is the feast day of Januarius, also known as San Gennaro. The reading is an excerpt from "The Everlasting Gospel" by Horatius Bonar.
A Look at 1 Peter 4: Suffering for the Sake of Jesus
In the suffering of Jesus, we have an example of trusting in the promises of the Father.
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
On this day, we remember the 310th birthday of Samuel Johnson, known by his friends as Dr. Johnson. We also remember poet and preacher, George MacDonald, who died on this day in 1905. The reading is from George Macdonald, "The…
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
On this day, we remember the Benedictine abbess and mystic Hildegard von Bingen, and congregationalist Samuel Hopkins, born in 1721. The reading is from Hildegard von Bingen, "O spectabiles viri."
Monday, September 16, 2019
We remember the third council of Constantinople which ended on this day in 681. We also remember the birthday of J.B. Phillips–Bible translator and author. The reading is "The Gift" by William Carlos Williams.
Sunday, September 15, 2019
On this day, we remember the 16th St. Baptist Church Bombings in 1963 and the birthday of notorious Anglican turned Baptist, Titus Oates, in 1649. The reading is "Be Still My Soul" by Kathrina von Schlegel.
Saturday, September 14, 2019
We remember theologian, bishop, and martyr, Cyprian of Carthage, who died on this day in 258. It is also the feast of Holy Cross Day. The reading is from "the Stations of the Cross" by Malcolm Guite, sonnet 12.
Friday, September 13, 2019
On this day, we celebrate the feast of St. John Chrysostom, notable Christian preacher. And we recognize the birthday of English translator of German hymnody, Catherine Winkworth. The reading is an excerpt from Chrysostom's Easter Sermon.
Thursday, September 12, 2019
On this day, we remember early Reformation figure, Clement Marot, died 1544, and also the extraordinary Methodist figure, Mary Bosanquet Fletcher, born 1739. The reading is "Colossians 3:3" by George Herbert.
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
On this day, we remember Scottish poet Joanna Baillie, born 1762, and author William X. Kienzle, born 1928. The reading is "Death Shall Have No Dominion" by Dylan Thomas.
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
On this day, we remember Wolfgang Musculus, born 1497, and Jean Vanier, born 1928. The reading is from Wilfred Owen, "At A calvary Near the Ancre."
Monday, September 9, 2019
On this day, we remember two Russians, Saint Joseph of Volokolamsk, d. 1515, and Alexander Men, d. 1990. The reading is from "The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Sunday, September 8, 2019
On this day, we remember the founding of Harvard in 1636, and the birthday of Peter Martyr Vermigli, who began teaching in Strassbourg and ended in Zurich. The reading is from "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" by Oscar Wilde.
Saturday, September 7, 2019
Today we celebrate the birthday of Jacobus Acontius, author of Satanae Stratagemata, and Thomas Erastus, author of Explicatio gravissimae quaestionis. The reading is a bit better known, a poem from Chad Bird, "Were You There?"
Friday, September 6, 2019
On this day, the "Pilgrims" set sail on Mayflower in 1620. The notable patriarch of American Lutheranism, Henry Melchior Muehlenberg, was born on this day in 1711. The reading is from "The Ragamuffin Gospel" by Brennan Manning.
Thursday, September 5, 2019
On this day, we remember the birthday of Tommasso Campanella, utopian and astrologer, and also, Gottfried Arnold, theologian and historian. The reading is the hymn, "Thou Who Breakest Every Chain," by Gottfried Arnold.
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
On this day, we remember Roman Catholic cardinal and archbishop František Tomášek, who helped the demise of the Czechoslovak communist regime. We also the radical Calvinist Jan van Hembyze, whose betrayal resulted in his beheading in 1584. The reading is…
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
On this day, we remember two ecclesiastical figures, Pope Gregory, who was born in 540, and Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Oliver Cromwell, who died in 1658. The reading is from C.S. Lewis, "As the Ruin Falls."
Monday, September 2, 2019
On this day, we remember the most impressive Symeon the Stylite, who died in 459 on his pedestal. We also remember Danish pastor N.F.S. Grundtvig, d. 1872. The reading is "Abide Among Us, We Implore Thee" from Grundtvig.
Sunday, September 1, 2019
We remember French polymath Marin Mersenne, who died on this day in 1648. We also commemorate the founding of the Order of St. Gregory the Great in 1831. The reading is from H.W. Longfellow, "Blind Bartimaeus."
Saturday, August 31, 2019
On this day, we remember two Biblical figures, Nicodemus & Joseph of Arimethea. On this day in 1688 John Bunyan died, the Puritan author of "Pilgrim's Progress." The reading is from William Blake, "And Did Those Feet."
Friday, August 30, 2019
On this day, we remember the siege and sack of Jerusalem in AD 70. Also on this day in 1637, Anne Hutchinson was banished from the Massachusetts Bay colony. The reading is "My Body Is a Broken Toy" by Maurice Baring.
Thursday, August 29, 2019
On this day, we remember the beheading of St. John the Baptist, one of the oldest feast days in the church. We also remember German humanist Ulrich von Hutten, who later joined the Reformation. The reading is an excerpt from…
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
It is the feast day of St. Augustine, who died on this day 430. And we remember Hugo Grotius, Dutch theologian, who also died on this day in 1645. The reading is an excerpt from "The conversion of Saint Augustine"…
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
On this day, we remember St. Monica, mother of St. Augustine, and the order to burn Puritan John Milton's works in 1660. The reading is from John Milton, "On Blindness."
Monday, August 26, 2019
On this day, we remember Petrus Ramus, a French reformer who died in the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. We also remember the American Standard Version translation of the Bible from 1901, the predecessor to the Revised and New Revised Standard…
Sunday, August 25, 2019
On this day, we remember a few different men named Genesius and 18th-century German theologian Karl Barhdt. The reading is from Madame Guyon, "I Love My God."
Saturday, August 24, 2019
Today is St. Bartholomew's day, not a feast for the squeamish. We remember the birthday in 1759 of William Wilberforce. The reading is "Agony" by George Herbert.
Friday, August 23, 2019
On this day, we remember Francois Hotman, born 1524, and the St. Bartholomew's Eve Massacre of 1572. The reading is from Sir Phillip Sydney, "Leave me, O Love."
Thursday, August 22, 2019
On this day, the Alcasian contemporary of the first Reformers, Beatus Rhenanus, was born in 1485. We also remember one of the most unlikely to beatified, St. Guinefort. The reading is from George MacDonald, "Obedience."
Christmas in August and Handel's Messiah
On this Day Handel Begins Composing Messiah, and 5 Things We Can Learn From It
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
On this day in 1741, Handel began composing his most famous work, the oratorio "Messiah." Today, we also remember Alexander Konstantin von Oettingen, Lutheran pastor and statistician, who died in 1905. The reading is from Dietrich Bonhoeffer on forgiveness from…
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
On this day, we remember two European-born theologians who changed the face of the church in America: Francis Asbury and Paul Tillich. The reading is "The Good Shepherd" by Richard Baxter.
Monday, August 19, 2019
On this day, we celebrate the Feast of Apples, also known as the Transfiguration. It is the birthday of C.I. Scofield, born on this day in 1843. The reading is from St. Augustine on the Transfiguration.
Sunday, August 18, 2019
On this day, we remember the patron saints of masons and horses, Florus and Laurus. And we remember the work of Jean Bolland, whose work collected and preserved the stories of the saints. The reading is "For All the Saints"…
Saturday, August 17, 2019
On this day, we remember J.V. Andreae, born in 1586, mystic and alchemist. Today is also the commemoration of Johann Gerhard, scholastic and pietist Lutheran. The reading is From "A Handbook of Consolations" by Johann Gerhard.
Friday, August 16, 2019
On this day, we remember Wyatt Tee Walker, African American pastor during the Civil Rights Movement, and Anne Bradsteet, a poet and theologian in the Colonial era. The reading is "Deliverance from a fit of fainting" from Anne Bradstreet.
Thursday, August 15, 2019
On this day, we remember the first Christians in Japan and the Assumption/Feast of St. Mary. The reading is by William Butler Yeats, "The Mother of God."
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
On this day, we remember the cable access preacher Gene Scott and founder of the Knights of Columbus, Michael J. McGivney. The reading is from "The Power and the Glory" by Graham Greene.
Is America A Christian Nation?
A person, not a nation, can be a Christian because only a person can be saved by grace through faith in the work of Christ.
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
Servetus arrested in Geneva on this day in 1553 and we commemorate two women: Florence Nightingale and Clara Maass. The reading is by R.S. Thomas, "Praise."
Monday, August 12, 2019
On this day, we remember the incorporation of the Wycliffe Bible Translators in 1942. Also, William Blake, a critic of the Church of England, died on this day in 1872. The reading is William Blake's, "The Divine Image" from 1789.
Sunday, August 11, 2019
On this day, we remember two medieval figures whose respective movements out-sized their own lives: Clare of Assisi d. 1253 and Nicholas of Cusa d. 1564. The reading is the St. Francis Prayer, of unknown authorship but attributed to St. Francis.
Saturday, August 10, 2019
On this day, we remember two Reformation figures, Kaspar Olevianus b. 1536 and Phillip Nicolai b. 1556. The reading is a poem turned hymn by Nicolai, "How Bright the Morning Star."
Friday, August 9, 2019
On this day, we remember two martyrs under Nazi Germany, Edith Stein and Franz Jagerstetter. Our reading is about another martyr, "St. Stephen" by Malcolm Guite.
Thursday, August 8, 2019
On this day, we remember the "Robber" Ecumenical council at Ephesus in 449 and the banishment of Roger Williams in 1635. Our reading is a poem by Mary Bowley Peters, "All Must Be Well."
Hiroo Onoda and the Gospel of Reconciliation
Stories like Onoda’s offer an interesting parallel to our life in the Gospel.
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
On this day, Pope John XXII of Avignon was elected in 1366, and Frank Buchman, a founder of the Oxford Group, died in 1961. Our reading is by Cliff Ashby, "A Stranger in this Land."
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
In 1801, on this day, was arguably the most significant Christian event in US history, the Cane Ridge Revival. But also on this day, five years later, the Holy Roman Empire was disbanded. Our reading is "The Contrite Heart" by…
Monday, August 5, 2019
On this day, we remember the northern renaissance 16th-century artists Dürer, Cranach, and Grunewald. Today is also the 85th birthday of poet Wendell Berry, born in 1934. Our reading is his poem, "Enemies."
Sunday, August 4, 2019
In just over five minutes, we learn of the Papal encyclical Aeterni Patris from 1879, we remember missionary James Chalmers, born on this day in 1841, and we hear our reading "A Word Made Flesh is Seldom" by Emily Dickinson.
Saturday, August 3, 2019
On this day, we remember Rochester native Augustus Strong, born 1836, and we remember the death of Alexander Solzhenitsyn in 2008. Our reading is from James Macualey, "In the Twentieth Century."
Friday, August 2, 2019
On this day, we remember the treaty at Nuremberg of 1532 and also the 16th century St. Basil, fool for Christ. Our reading is from Mustapha by Fulke Grenville.
Thursday, August 1, 2019
On this day, we remember the death of Queen Anne in 1714, known as the Protestant Passover. We also remember Andrew Melville, born in 1545. Our reading is "His Metrical Prayer" by James Graham.
The Birth of the NASB, Translation Soup, and The Only English Translation You’ll Ever Need
These new texts and manuscripts, while not altering the message of the text, can give us better insight into particular historical and grammatical issues.
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
On this day in 1541, the failed conference in Regensburg seeking reconciliation between Rome and the Lutherans ended. And on this day 1970, the New American Standard Bible translation was released. Our reading is from Martin Luther from his "Sermons…
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
On this day, we remember Robert Barnes, the English reformer who also studied in Wittenberg. We also remember the endorsement of "In God We Trust" as the official motto of the US in 1956. Our reading is by AE Housman…
Monday, July 29, 2019
On this day, we remember the feast of Lazarus, Mary, and Martha of Bethany. On this day in 1793, the Bethel American Methodist Episcopal church was dedicated. Our reading is "Blind Bartimaeus" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Sunday, July 28, 2019
On this day, we remember J.S. Bach, who died in 1750. We also remember Jesuit priest and preeminent posthumous poet G.M. Hopkins. Our reading is "Pied Beauty" by G.M. Hopkins.
Saturday, July 27, 2019
We remember The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus, whose rarely recognized feast is today. On this day, notable Anglican and evangelical John Stott died in 2011. Our reading is from Stott, "the Cross of Christ."
Friday, July 26, 2019
On this day, we remember the death of William Jennings Bryan. It is also the feast of Jesus' grandparents, Anne and Joachim. Our reading is from Steve Brown, "Radical Grace."
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Today is the feast of St. James the Greater, son of Zebedee and brother to John. Today is also the day that Thomas A Kempis died in 1471. Our reading is "The Kingdom of Heaven Compared to a Mustard Seed"…
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
On this day, we remember the birthday of once slaveowner and later abolitionist John Newton, and also the death of C.I. Scofield, famous for his reference Bible. Our reading is "The Old Testament Gospel" by William Cowper.
Happy Birthday, John Newton! Hymn Writer and Slave Trader (Or, what to do when our heroes turn out to be scoundrels)
John Newton was a scoundrel, a pirate, and a slave trader.
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
On this day, we recognize the feast of St. Bridget of Sweden. We also remember John Day, 16th century English printer, who died in 1583. Our reading is by George MacDonald, "The Holy Thing."
Monday, July 22, 2019
Today is the feast day for St. Mary Magdalene, the apostle to the Apostles. We also remember the death of Richard Cameron, leader of the Covenanters. Our reading is an excerpt from Robert Farrar Capon's "Between Noon and Three."
Sunday, July 21, 2019
On this day, we remember Kazimierz Swiatek, the cardinal who defied Stalin and who died in 2011. We also recognize the Roman Catholic encyclical of 1773, "Dominus Ac Redemptor," which banned the Jesuits. Our reading is "Christ's Childhood" by a…
Saturday, July 20, 2019
We remember on this day the death in 1566 of De las Casas, the original Renaissance man, and the birth in 1304 of Petrarch, the apostle to the Indies. Our reading is "Holy Sonnets: Death, be not proud" by John Donne.
Friday, July 19, 2019
On this day, we remember George Fox, founder of the Society of Friends, and Bill Bright, founder of Campus Crusade. Our reading is "Hope" by Ann Brönte.
Thursday, July 18, 2019
Today is the birthday of Heinrich Bullinger, b. 1504 and author of the Second Helvetic Confession. It is also the birthday of Renaissance painter Carravagio, b.1571. Our reading is "Before the Beginning" by Christina Rossetti.
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Today we remember the death in 180AD of the earliest recorded African Christians, the Scillitan Martyrs. Today is also the birthday of J. Vernon McGee, host of "Through the Bible." Our reading is "A Prayer in Old Age" by Siegfried…
Remembering the Scillitan Martyrs
The story of these faithful Christians serves to highlight the roles of both Africa and martyrdom in the early church and today.
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
On this day in 1054, the churches of East and West experience the Great Schism. Luther and Karlstadt attempted to breach the schism between Rome and Wittenberg with the Leipzig Disputation in 1519. Our reading is from Alfred Lord Tennyson…
Monday, July 15, 2019
We remember St. Bonaventure, contemporary of Thomas Aquinas, who died on this day in 1274. We also remember the Arabic translator of the Bible, Abraham Ecchelensis, who died in 1664. Our reading "My Baptismal Birthday" by Samuel Tayler Coleridge.
Sunday, July 14, 2019
On this day in 1833, John Keble busted onto the preaching scene for the first time. And we remember Lily of the Mohawks who was canonized by the Roman Catholic church. Our reading is from John Keble, "Morning Hymn."
Saturday, July 13, 2019
We remember John Dee, an aspiring magician born on this day in 1527. We also remember the vision of Fatima purportedly on this day in 1917. Our reading is "Anthem" by W.H. Auden.
Friday, July 12, 2019
On this day, we remember The Golden Bull of 1356, which is a lot cooler than it sounds, and Thomas Kelly, born on this day in 1769. Our reading is Kelly's "We SIng the Praise of He Who Died."
Thursday, July 11, 2019
On this day, we remember the Wittenberg Articles of 1536, a failed attempt at a common confession for the churches of the Reformation. Today is also the feast day for St. Gangolf, who died on this day in 760. Our…
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
On this day, we remember the birthday of Sampson Sievers, an icon of 20th century Russian Orthodoxy, and the death of Hebrew scholar Clement Clarke Moore in 1863. Our reading is an excerpt from Gerhard Forde's article "Radical Lutheranism."
Happy Birthday, John Calvin! Pastor, Theologian, Sinner, and Saint
What follows is a little crash course in how to read Calvin with respect, for our benefit, and with an eye to how we keep Reformation giants at a proper historical arms distance.
Contemporary Christianity: Christianity in America
Dan talks about the second half of the 20th century and how it has led to the current cloudy question of where Christianity is headed.
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
On this day, we remember the birthday of arch-heretic Nestorius in 386 and the death day of Stephen Langton in 1228. Our reading is "I Greet Thee Who My Sure Redeemer Art" by John Calvin.
Monday, July 8, 2019
On this day, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" was first preached by Jonathan Edwards. Today is also the feast of St. Killian, celebrated by Irish and German alike. Our reading is a selection from "Mere Christianity" by…
Sunday, July 7, 2019
We remember the ecumenical efforts of Athenagoras I, who died on this day in 1972, and the Treaty of Nemours in 1585, which had a less ecumenical result. Our reading is "Recitation" by Cairns.
Saturday, July 6, 2019
On this day, we remember the feast day of Sir Thomas More. We also remember co-founder of Fuller Seminary, Harold Ockenga, born on this day in 1905. Our reading is "A Better Resurrection" by Rossetti.
Friday, July 5, 2019
On this day we remember saints Cyril and Methodius and the Decree of Union in 1439. Our reading is "Jesus of the Scars" by Shillito.
Thursday, July 4, 2019
Today is the day for the first saint, Ulrich, d. 993. We also remember church musician, William Byrd, d. 1623. Our reading is by Bonnie Thurston titled "Peniel."
Wednesday, July 3, 2019
Today is the feast day for the apostle Thomas, also known as Didymus. We remember the Council of Orange in 529. Our reading is "O Gracious Shepherd" by Henry Constable.
On Reading Broadly
We can’t all afford to travel the world, but the more we read from outside our own context, the bigger we see the world.
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
On this day, we celebrate the feast of the Visitation and the birthday in 1489 of Thomas Cranmer, English reformer. Our reading is from Brennan Manning's "The Ragamuffin Gospel."
Fundamentalism and Modernism
On this episode, Dan van Voorhis leads listeners through origins of fundamentalism and modernism in American Christianity.
Monday, July 1, 2019
On this day we remember the death of the first Protestant martyrs, Johann Esch and Heinrich Voes, in 1523. Today is also the feast of Junipero Serra, the apostle to California. Our reading is "The Balled of the God Makers"…
Sunday, June 30, 2019
On this day we remember the debate over the theory of evolution, held in Oxford in 1860. Also, on this day in 1712, William Penn of Penn's Sylvania died. Our reading is "That Nature is a Heraclitean Fire and the…
Saturday, June 29, 2019
On this day, we celebrate the feast of St. Peter and St. Paul. We remember the arrival in the colonies their first two pastors, Skelton and Higginson. Our reading is "St. Peter" by Malcolm Guite.
Friday, June 28, 2019
On this day we celebrate the feast day of Irenaeus, bishop of Lyons. We remember the death of Primoz Trubar, reformer, in 1586. Ou reading is from Augustine's "Confessions."
Thursday, June 27, 2019
On this day, we celebrate the feast day of Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria, and remember the death of James Moffatt, translator of the Bible. Our reading is "He Dies, The Friend of Sinners Dies" by Isaac Watts.
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
On this day, we remember Pearl S. Buck, missionary to China, and Philip Doddridge, English theologian. Our reading is "And will the Judge Descend" by Doddridge.
Why History Matters to the Christian
When the church has gone astray, it has been the responsible (not slavish) approach to history that has helped correct the course.
The Second Great Awakening and the Move West
The fellows discuss the differences between the first and second Great Awakenings as well as the impact of migration westward.
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
On this day, we commemorate the presentation of the Augsburg Confession, drafted by Philip Melanchthon. We remember on this day the opening of the monastery in Clairvaux by Bernard. Our reading is the poem "O Sacred Head Now Wounded" by…
Monday, June 24, 2019
On this day we remember the feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist and the birthday of Henry Ward Beecher in 1813. Our reading is "Psalm 23" by Fr. John-Julian.
Sunday, June 23, 2019
On this day, we remember the fabled treaty between the Quakers led by William Penn and the Delaware tribe. We also recognize another treaty in Vienna in 1606 between the various Reformation churches and Rome. Our reading is "Through The…
Saturday, June 22, 2019
On this day we remember the commemoration of John Fisher, bishop of Rochester and chancellor of the University of Cambridge, and the birthday of Ebenezer Erskine, member of the order of Free Gardeners. Our reading is from Ralph Erskine, brother…
Friday, June 21st, 2019
On this day we remember the birthdays of Increase Mather in 1639 and Reinhold Niebuhr in 1892. Our reading is from Milton, "On Time."
Thursday, June 20th, 2019
On this day we remember the Synod of Diamper in 1599 and the first mission to Alaska by the Moravians in 1885. Our reading is by Anne Porter entitled "After Psalm 137."
Wednesday, June 19th, 2019
On this day we remember the birth of Blaise Pascal and the imprisonment of Josef Beran. Our reading is "Gloria in Profundis" by G.K. Chesterton.
Blaise Pascal: Theologian of the Head and the Heart
Perhaps best known for his “wager,” Pascal is often associated with this curious argument for the existence of God and eternal blessedness.
Tuesday, June 18th, 2019
On this day we remember Englishwoman Anne Askew, martyred in 1546, and Peter Parker (b 1804), medical missionary to China. Our reading is the conclusion of "The Last Battle" by C.S. Lewis.
The First Great Awakening
The Thinking Fellows are once again joined by Dr. Dan van Voorhis to discuss the history of Christianity in America. This time, they cover the context, characters, and development of the first great awakening.
Monday, June 17th, 2019
On this day, we remember the School Edict from Julian the Apostate in 362, and the landmark ruling Abington School District v. Schempp in 1963. Our reading is the poem "Leading Questions" by Margaret Avison.
Sunday, June 16th, 2019
On this day, we remember the marriage anniversary of William and Catherine Booth, founders of the Salvation Army, and the Universities Tests Act of 1871. Our reading is "A Hymn to God the Father" by John Donne.
Saturday, June 15th, 2019
On this day we remember author Evelyn Underhill, a scholar of medieval mystics, and Johannes Tauler, a medieval German mystic from the 14th century. Our reading is "There Comes a Galley Laden" by Tauler.
Friday, June 14th, 2019
On this day we remember English Puritan Richard Baxter and the removal in 1966 of the penalty of death attached to the list of banned books by the Roman Catholic church. Our reading is "Lord, It Belongs Not to My…
Tuesday, May 14th, 2019
We remember on this day St. Matthias, Timothy Dwight, and Pius XI's condemnation of the Nazis in 1937. Our reading is "Easter 1984" by Les Murray.
Thursday, June 13th, 2019
On this day we celebrate the anniversary of marriage to Martin and Katie Luther in 1525. We remember the birthday of Dorothy Sayers, born on this day in 1893. Our reading is Sayers' poem "Fair Shepherd."
Wednesday, June 12th, 2019
On this day we remember the first Ecumenical council held at Nicea in 325, as well as Mother Bernadina Matthews, founder of the Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa. Our reading is the poem "Do not live for death" by Wendell Berry.
Do I Have To Go to Church?
The 'church' is neither your mega-complex nor is it you alone with your own private devotions.
Tuesday, June 11th, 2019
On this day, we remember the feast of St. Barnabas, missionary. And on this day we remember the death of Roger Bacon, scholar. Our reading is "On Prayer #1," by Dave Harrity. We’re proud to be part of 1517 Podcasts…
Christianity in America: The Founding Generation
Is America a Christian nation? To help answer that question, Dr. Dan van Voorhis looks at the background and context of the constitution of the United States.
Monday, June 10th, 2019
On this day, we remember Eugenius Bulgaris, who coined the term "euthanasia," and the reunification of the southern and northern Presbyterian churches in 1983. Our reading is a selection from "Between Noon and Three" by Robert Farrar Capon.
Sunday, June 9th, 2019
On this day, we remember St. Columba, missionary to Scotland, and St. Ephrem of Syria, Doctor of the Church. Our reading is the hymn "Abide with Me" by Henry Francis Lyte.
Saturday, June 8th, 2019
On this day we remember the feasts of St. Thomas Ken and St. Melania the Elder. Our reading is from Thomas Ken's hymn, "Awake My Soul, and with the Sun."
Thursday, June 7th, 2019
On this day, New Amsterdam was given freedom of worship in 1644. And Franz Gruber, composer, died in 1863. Our reading is "The Resignation" by Chatterton.
Wednesday, June 6th, 2019
On this day, Christina of Sweden abdicated the throne in 1654 and the YMCA was founded in 1844. Our reading is from Isaac of Ninevah.
Wednesday, June 5th, 2019
Today we remember the festival of St. Boniface who died in 754 and the birthday of Justus Jonas, Lutheran reformer, born on this day in 1493. Our reading is "The Crucifixion" by Malcolm Guite.
Tuesday, June 4th, 2019
On this day we remember Sigmind Mowinckel and his scholarship on the Psalms. We also remember Davenport's Fundamental Articles which sought to create a Christian utopia. Our reading is "No It's Not" by Anna Krugovoy Silver.
Monday, June 3rd, 2019
On this day Abelard was pronounced guilty of heresy in 1140 and Francke's orphanage opened in 1694. Our reading is "Oh What Their Joy" by Abelard.
Sunday, June 2nd, 2019
Today we remember the birthday of Henry VIII, born 1491 AD, and we recognize the Martyrs of Lyon who died in 175 AD. Our reading is from Chapter V of the Epistle to Diognetus, a second century AD description of Christians.
Saturday, June 1st, 2019
On this day we remember the feast of Justin Martyr and Mary Dyer who died on this date in 1660. Our reading is "When in mid-air, the golden trump shall sound" by John Dryden.
Friday, May 31st, 2019
On this day we remember St. Petronilla, Alexander Cruden, and Joachim Neander. Our reading is "Ascension" by John Donne.
Thursday, May 30th, 2019
On this day the church father Eusebius died in 336 and Joan of Arc was burned in 1431. Our reading is "Late Results" by Scott Cairns.
Wednesday, May 29th, 2019
Today we remember the murder of Cardinal Beaton of Scotland in 1546 and the birth of G.K. Chesterton in 1874. Our reading is the first six stanzas from "The Nativity" by Chesterton.
Tuesday, May 28th, 2019
On this day we remember Margaret Pole and the addition of "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance. Our reading is "Disgraceland" by Mary Karr.
Monday, May 27th, 2019
We remember on this day John Calvin and Peter Marshall. Our reading is "Early One Easter Morn" by Chad Bird.
Sunday, May 26th, 2019
On this day we remember Nicholas Von Zinzendorf and Augustine of Canterbury. Our reading is "His Saviors Words, Going to the Cross" - Robert Herrick.
Saturday, May 25th, 2019
We remember on this day Bede the Venerable and the dedication of St. Patrick's Cathedral in NYC. Our reading is "Thomas" by Robert Siegel.
Friday, May 24th, 2019
On this day we remember Aldersgate Day in 1738, the Wesley Brothers, and St. Joanna the Myrrhbearer. Our reading is From Luther's Preface to the Epistle to the Romans.
Thursday, May 23rd, 2019
On this day we remember Copernicus, Kepler, and the Defenestration of Prague in 1618. Our reading is "Light Shining out of Darkness" by Cowper.
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019
On this day we remember the calling of the Council of Trent by Pope Paul III, the sending of John Fecenham to the Tower, and St. Rita. Our reading is "The Empty Tomb" by Tania Runyan.
Dante and Our Obsession with Hell
Throughout the centuries, “Inferno” has also played a large role in the development of Christianity, particularly in the Western Medieval church.
Tuesday, May 21st, 2019
Today we remember Albrecht Durer and the feast day of Constantine and Helena. The reading is Psalm 23, translated by George Herbert.
Monday, May 20th, 2019
Today we remember the Council of Nicea in 325, Ignatius of Loyla, and St. Alcuin. Our reading is "God's Grandeur" by Hopkins.
Sunday, May 19th, 2019
We remember on this day St. Dunstan and Jacques Ellul. Our reading is "Poem to St. Dunstan."
Wednesday, May 15th, 2019
On this day we remember the Papal Bull "Ad Extrripanda," Robert Ratcliffe, and Gustav Aulen. Our reading is "Strong Son of God, Immortal Love" by Tennyson.
Saturday, May 18th, 2019
Today we remember the "Edict" of Milan and Karol Wojlyla b. 1920. Our reading is "The Cross" by John Newton.
Friday, May 17th, 2019
Today we remember the formation of the Methodist Episcopal South Church, the Conservative Baptist Association, and the birthday of Baptist Carl McIntire. Our reading is "Aaron" by George Herbert.
Thursday, May 16th, 2019
On this day we remember Brendan the Navigator, the resignation of Thomas More, and the martyr Dirk Willems. Our reading is "Our God, Our Help" by Isaac Watts.
Wednesday, May 15th, 2019
On this day we remember the Papal Bull "Ad Extrripanda," Robert Ratcliffe, and Gustav Aulen. Our reading is "Strong Son of God, Immortal Love" by Tennyson.
Monday, May 13th, 2019
Today we remember Hugh of Cluny (b. 1024) and Henry Augustus Muhlenberg. Our reading is "The Advantages of Inaction" by Phyllis McGinley.
Sunday, May 12th, 2019
On this day we remember Pope Sylvester II, the ordination of the "anti-Pope" in 1328, and the death of poet John Dryden. Our reading is "Veni Creator Spiritus" by Dryden.
Saturday, May 11th, 2019
On this day Constantine inaugurated Constantinople and we remember Lutheran theologian Johann Arndt. Our reading is "The Song of Simeon" by T.S. Eliot.
Friday, May 10th, 2019
On this day we remember theologian Karl Barth and the uprising in Scotland under John Knox. Our reading is "The Humiliation" by D.S. Martin.
Thursday, May 9th, 2019
On this day we remember the anniversary of the Salem Witch Trials and the apology of the Pope to Copernicus. Our reading is from Gregory of Nanzianus.
Heresy, Deconstruction, and What to Do About It
When orthodoxy becomes a Law, heterodoxy can feel like the Gospel.
Wednesday, May 8th, 2019
On this day we remember Julian of Norwich, Fulton Sheen, and his show "Life is Worth Living." Our reading is from Julian of Norwich.
Tuesday, May 7th, 2019
On this day we remember the Second Council of Lyon and the filioque controversy, the Scottish philosophers Reid and Hume, and St. Acacius. Our reading is "Death Be Not Proud" by John Donne.
Gnesios, Philipists, and the Formula of Concord
This episode of the Thinking Fellows focuses on the second generation of Lutheran reformers.
Monday, May 6th, 2019
On this day we remember Cornelius Jansen, Dominic Savio, and Henrey VIII's command that every congregation receive a Bible. Our reading is "Descent" by Malcolm Guite.
Sunday, May 5th, 2019
Today we remember Søren Kierkegaard and the Scopes trial, with a reading from Kierkegaard, "Two Discourses at Friday Communion."
Saturday, May 4th, 2019
Today we remember the English Reformation martyrs, St. Florian, and conclude with a poem "The Dying Christian to His Soul" by Alexander Pope.
Friday, May 3rd, 2019
Today we remember Pope Gelasius claiming the Universal See c.495, the legend of Alexandria and Antonina, the Florida Holy Wars, George Whitefield's first visit to America, and conclude with the poem "Peace" by Henry Vaughn.
George Whitefield Arrives in America
He is significant, not as a founder of his own movement, but for setting the procrustean bed of the particularly American church with its dogmatizing yet broad ecumenical stances.
Thursday, May 2nd, 2019
On this day we remember Athanasius (d. 373), Athanasius Kircher, Elias Boudinot, and the anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible. Our poem is "Hymn to God, My God In My Sickness" by Donne.
Wednesday, May 1st, 2019
On this day we remember St. Philip, the first broadcast of "Back to the Bible" in 1939, Frederick the Wise, and conclude with a poem by G.K. Chesterton, "The Convert."
The Peace of Augsburg and the Death of Philip Melanchthon
Between the years 1550 and 1560 the giants of the Reformation are dying. The Fellows discuss the political and theological turmoil that occurred as a result of the Smalcald war.
Christianity in America: The Colonies
Dr. Dan van Voorhis leads a discussion on the history of Christianity in America. This episode focuses on the religious practices of American colonies and their lasting impact.
Easter Zombies and the Hope of Resurrection
Temporal resurrections do not save us, but instead direct us to look for life, even in death. Easter zombies and the like direct our attention to the ultimate promise given in Christ, and the implications of this promise for the whole world.
Cursed by a Name
All family trees and genealogies reveal awkward knots and twists. But through the root of Jesse, and the line of Israel, came Jesus to offer us a new name.
Who Told You? On Being Afraid in Sunday School
The initial sin, therefore, was not the eating of the forbidden fruit but rather listening to a cynic question and intentionally misinterpret God’s goodness
Always Preach the Law, if Necessary Use Words
In our own lives, we might find that the Law is not an alien word, whether we call it our conscience or our values, our Holy Writ, or our municipality’s laws and regulations
The Ones Who Don't Do Anything
On account of God’s graciousness in Jesus, we are the ones who don’t do anything
I Confess: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and the Gospel
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy works for me, not because it substitutes a temporal and flimsy antidote to my problems but because it points me to the God who has adopted and baptized me
Being a Messenger of Reconciliation
In March of 2019 Christ Hold Fast held a one day event in Austin, Texas focused on The Christ, The Cross And The Christian. Speakers from around the country came together to speak to this topic.
What We Learned: The Final Episode
Well, there’s not much more to type here than we have said on the last, and now this, show. This isn’t sayonara from your pals, Jeff and Dan, but rather a marker in their lives as they move onto new…
Why Ok is Everything
Despite the death all around us, the death that is assured us, we know there is a way out.
Merry Christmas, Charles the Great!
The celebration of He who came in humility, who would upend the Kingdoms of this world, was eclipsed by men grasping at the power of each other’s supposed kingdoms.
Savior of the Nations, Christmas for the Heathens!
The incarnation was universal, irrespective of nationality, race, or even Christmas tradition.
Seculosity with Dave Zahl
This is the kind of interview that could have been 4 hours and ranged from everything from ethics to REM to “virtue signaling” and Bob Dylan. David Zahl is the founder of Mockingbird Ministries which does some of the kind…
And the Life Everlasting
On this episode we wrap up season 1 with the Rev. Sarah Condon who is coming to us from Houston (right after Hurricane Harvey in 2017) by way of the American South. Condon talks about some dark times, a hopeful…
The Resurrection of the Body
On episode 6 we heard from Dr. Mike Horton on the resurrection of Jesus and the hope it gives us. On this episode, our good friend from Mockingbird ministries, Dave Zahl, helped us think through the final resurrection, our human…
I Believe in the Forgiveness of Sins
All of these episodes should be personal, to some extent. After all, these aren't static, other-worldly doctrines but we are dealing with the message of life itself. But there is something especially personal about taking the whole theological enterprise and…
The Holy Catholic Church and Communion of the Saints
You say "Catholic" church, I say "Christian" church. This clause of the creed is sometimes changed in Protestant churches to keep people from being confused, but we think you can handle the original, rich meaning of the term instead of…
I Believe in the Holy Spirit
On this episode, pastor and author Jared Wilson brings his exuberance for life and the gospel to bear on the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. Wilson helps us navigate between some of the craziness associated with the "work of the…
He Will Come To Judge The Living and the Dead
Judgement is not a fun topic to talk about, usually. Fortunately we have the Rev Bill Cwirla who was not only a lot of fun, but actually turned judgement into a hopeful doctrine!
Ascended into Heaven, and Sits at the Right Hand of the Father Almighty
On this show we discuss a clause in the creed that is sometimes overlooked. Being seated at the Right Hand of the Father might seem like an abstract theological idea, but Rev Donovan Riley centers the doctrine in the history…
The Third Day He Rose Again
On this episode we were excited to talk with Dr. Mike Horton, known to many of us through his work on the White Horse Inn. Dr. Horton has written so broadly on so many theological topics, we thought he might…
Suffered Under Pontius Pilate
On this episode, we talk with a dude that has seen plenty, in the academic world, in military service, and in the church. Rev. Dr. Bombaro has spent time studying and teaching on this aspect of the passion of Jesus…
Born of the Virgin Mary
On this episode, we discuss a somewhat "tricky" clause of the Apostle's Creed with the Reverend Aaron Zimmerman. As you will hear, the Rev. Zimmerman has both personal and theological reasons for wanting to talk about this clause.
I Believe in Jesus Christ, His Only Begotten Son, Our Lord
In this the second episode of The Soul of Christianity we discuss how The Creed is the summation of what we believe. It’s the answer to the fight over the divinity and humanity of Christ.. Words like suffered, died, bled…
I Believe in God the Father Almighty
On the very first episode of The Soul of Christianity we have welcomed one of our favorite authors from mbird.com and the vicar of Grace Anglican Mission in Louisville, KY, Nick Lannon. The Rev. Lannon walks us through the very…
Finding Good News in the Midst of a Hurricane
Hurricane Florence, or any natural disaster, can serve as a painful reminder of our own mortality, the futility of human ingenuity and strength.
Theses 3 & 4: The Inverted Way of Jesus
This is the second installment in our special series on Luther’s, Heidelberg Disputation. Translation of Theses 3 and 4 done by Caleb Keith.
What Every Christian Should Know about the End Times
Perhaps you’ll forgive my reticence to care very much about all of this End of Days talk as it seems that opinions on the matter are very personal and can be really intense.
Psalm 46
On May 19th of 2018, Christ Hold Fast held a one day event in Minot, North Dakota focused on the Psalms. Speakers from around the country came together to speak to this topic. We were thrilled to have many amazing speakers share throughout the day and we are continually thrilled that we can make that content free to you today.
Christ’s Fourth Word From the Cross: “My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?”
Jesus was praying a Psalm. Psalm 22 to be precise, and both the Gospels of Matthew and Mark relay the story to us of Jesus praying that Psalm on the cross at the hour of His death.
Moloch: A Religion of Cruel Power
It's easy to find other religions to blame for social or theological ills. But what if the real problem isn't worshipping the wrong God, but the right God in the wrong way? Join us on part 1 of a two-part…
Gresham Machen
This time we discuss our first American Christian Gresham Machen.
Johan Arndt
Our subject is Johan Arndt who was a prominent Lutheran Pastor and author who lived between 1555 and 1621.
The Pharisee & Tax Collector
In the Fall of 2016, Christ Hold Fast held a one day event in Dallas, Texas focused on the 'Parables: Grace & Storytelling'. Speakers from Dallas and from around the country came together to speak to this topic. We were thrilled to have many amazing speakers share wisdom throughout the day and we are continually thrilled that we can make…
Death and Christmas
I know it’s a rite of pious holiday passage to complain about the commercialization of Christmas and to remind everyone to keep the “Christ” in Christmas. And don’t forget the secular “war on Christmas." Whatever.
The Brothers Karamazov
This week’s show is a Wasteland Companion episode- that is, a show where we take a book and walk through its themes, history, big ideas, etc… You need not have ANY prior knowledge of the book to listen. If you…
The Brothers Karamazov
This week’s show is a Wasteland Companion episode- that is, a show where we take a book and walk through its themes, history, big ideas, etc… You need not have ANY prior knowledge of the book to listen. If you…
The Gospel According to Tom Waits
Waits wants to pen the songs with beautiful melodies and lyrics dark as sin. Whatever his church background, he sings “the big print giveth, and the small print taketh away."
A Brief History of the Reformation
Why did the Protestant Reformation happen? And why was it a success this time, when other people tried to do something similar before and failed? To understand the answers to these questions, we'll examine the world on the eve of the Reformation–not just in Western Europe, but all across the world. This is a story that cannot and should not…
Session One: A Brief History of the Reformation
In this session we discuss the historical context of the 16 c. Reformation.
Session Two: The Story of the Reformation and Martin Luther
In this session we discuss the role Martin Luther plays in the Reformation.
Session Three: The Radical and Rural Reformation
In this session we discuss the similarities and differences between the radical and rural Reformation.
Session Four: Tracing the Reformation Beyond Germany
In this session we trace how the Reformation extended far beyond Germany.