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  1. Wednesday, July 29, 2020

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    07/29/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1030, and we remember St. Olaf Haraldsson. The reading is a poem, "Fierce was the Wild Billow," attributed to Anatolius.
    Wednesday, July 29, 2020

  2. Tuesday, July 28, 2020

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    07/28/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1979, and we remember Gudina Tumsa. The reading is from Athanasius, "On the Incarnation."
    Tuesday, July 28, 2020

  3. Monday, July 27, 2020

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    07/27/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1656, and we remember Salomon Glassius. The reading is from Chad Bird, "Night Driving: Notes from a Prodigal Soul."
    Monday, July 27, 2020

  4. Sunday, July 26, 2020

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    07/26/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1890, and we remember Francisco Penzotti. The reading is from Angelico Chavez, "Jesus at the Well."
    Sunday, July 26, 2020

  5. Saturday, July 25, 2020

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    07/25/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1900. We remember the “dean” of the house church movement in China, Wang Ming Dao. The reading is from 17th century Emperor Kangxi, “Poem of the Cross.”
    Saturday, July 25, 2020

  6. Friday, July 24, 2020

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    07/24/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1224, and we remember Christina the Astonishing. The reading is from R.S. Thomas, "When We Are Weak."
    Friday, July 24, 2020

  7. 154: Augustine - Love for one's enemies and a benevolent severity

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    07/23/20
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    War, What Is It Good For? In this episode, Augustine’s theology of war is introduced.
    154: Augustine - Love for one's enemies and a benevolent severity

  8. Thursday, July 23, 2020

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    07/23/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1637, and Jenny Geddes thew the stool that transformed Scotland. The reading is from Phoebe Cary, "Hymn #3."
    Thursday, July 23, 2020

  9. Wednesday, July 22, 2020

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    07/22/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1926, and we remember J.I. Packer. The reading is a word about Christian hope from Packer himself.
    Wednesday, July 22, 2020

  10. Tuesday, July 21, 2020

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    07/21/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1542 and Pope Paul III issued the Papal Bull, “Licet ab Initio.” The reading is an excerpt from Soren Kierkegaard's 1851 “Discourse on Communion.”
    Tuesday, July 21, 2020

  11. Monday, July 20, 2020

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    07/20/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1969, and Buzz Aldrin became the first man to take communion in space. The reading is from Robert Campbell's hymn, "At the Lambs High Feast We Sing."
    Monday, July 20, 2020

  12. Sunday, July 19, 2020

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    07/19/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1688, and we remember Guisseppe Castiglione. The reading is the "Prayer of St Francis Xavier" by Alexander Pope.
    Sunday, July 19, 2020