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  1. Wednesday, September 23, 2020

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    09/23/20
    7 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1950. We remember the oldest and longest-running radio drama made its debut, "Unshackled!" The reading is from Ernesto Cardenal, "Behind the Monastery."
    Wednesday, September 23, 2020

  2. Tuesday, September 22, 2020

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    09/22/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1566. We remember a tempestuous theologian, Johann Agricola. The reading is a stanza from the hymn “Lord Hear the Voice of My Complaint” by Agricola.
    Tuesday, September 22, 2020

  3. Monday, September 21, 2020

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    09/21/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1795. We remember the founding of the Order of the Orange. The reading is "Adveniat Regnum Tuum" by Katharine Tynan.
    Monday, September 21, 2020

  4. Sunday, September 20, 2020

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    09/20/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1982 when Lutheran pastor Christian Führer held the first of his “prayers for peace” meetings. The reading is a poem from A.K. Tolstoy, “A Peal of Bells.”
    Sunday, September 20, 2020

  5. Saturday, September 19, 2020

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    09/19/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1692. We remember Giles Corey, the patron saint of those afflicted by church politics. The reading is an excerpt from Dr. Rod Rosenbladt, “The Gospel Broken by the Church.”
    Saturday, September 19, 2020

  6. The Trinity is like a . . .

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    09/18/20
    1 min
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    God is three, yet God is one, which means He is beyond our ability to fully comprehend. So why do we believe in a Triune God? Craig and Troy chat over some Trinitarian heresies and give us the comfort of knowing the One True Triune God.
    The Trinity is like a . . .

  7. Friday, September 18, 2020

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    09/18/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1884. We remember Irish born American and convict turned missionary Jerry McCauley. The reading is an excerpt from “The Missionary” by Charlotte Bronte.
    Friday, September 18, 2020

  8. Thursday, September 17, 2020

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    09/17/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1721, and we remember theologian Samuel Hopkins. The reading is the poem "Slavery" by Hannah More.
    Thursday, September 17, 2020

  9. Wednesday, September 16, 2020

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    09/16/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1882 and we remember E.B. Pusey. The reading is from Pusey, writing on Christian contentment.
    Wednesday, September 16, 2020

  10. Tuesday, September 15, 2020

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    09/15/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1824 and we remember apologist for the papacy and Ultramontanist Joseph Hergenröther. The reading is from Robert Farrar Capon, an excerpt from his “The Astonished Heart.”
    Tuesday, September 15, 2020

  11. Monday, September 14, 2020

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    09/14/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1927 and Bob Jones College, later Bob Jones University, was founded. The reading is a poem by Afua Kuma, “Chief Who Listens to the Poor."
    Monday, September 14, 2020

  12. Sunday, September 13, 2020

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    09/13/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1557 and we remember Sir John Cheke—a teacher, scholar, statesman, and theologian. The reading is an excerpt from 1 Clement.
    Sunday, September 13, 2020