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  1. Thursday, December 31, 2020

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    12/31/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    It is the last day of the year. We consider various calendars and end-of-year practices. The reading is from Alfred Lord Tennyson, "Ring Out Wild Bells."
    Thursday, December 31, 2020

  2. 2 Corinthians 12:11-13:14 (Episode 195)

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    12/30/20
    1 min
    By Daniel Emery Price | Erick Sorensen
    The close of 2 Corinthians.
    2 Corinthians 12:11-13:14 (Episode 195)

  3. Wednesday, December 30, 2020

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    12/30/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1906. We remember Josephine Butler, an evangelical Anglican. The reading is "Carol of the Poor Children" by Richard Middleton.
    Wednesday, December 30, 2020

  4. Introduction to the Lutheran Confessions

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    12/29/20
    1 min
    By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith
    Caleb and Scott begin the series on the Lutheran Confessions.
    Introduction to the Lutheran Confessions

  5. Monday, December 28, 2020

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    12/28/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1622. We remember St. Francis de Sales, a Catholic controversialist and popular writer for the laity. The reading is from Norman Nicholson, “Carol for the Last Christmas Eve.”
    Monday, December 28, 2020

  6. 1 Samuel 21:1-15 (Episode 247)

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    12/27/20
    1 min
    By Chad Bird | Daniel Emery Price
    Is David a law-breaker? Is Jesus a law-breaker?
    1 Samuel 21:1-15 (Episode 247)

  7. Sunday, December 27, 2020

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    12/27/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1657. We remember the Flushing Remonstrance. The reading is “Mary’s Song” by Charles Causley.
    Sunday, December 27, 2020

  8. Saturday, December 26, 2020

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    12/26/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1526. We remember protestant Rose Lok. The reading is from Christine Rosetti, "Christmas Hath Darkness."
    Saturday, December 26, 2020

  9. Friday, December 25, 2020

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    12/25/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1918. We remember the Spanish Influenza pandemic. The reading is from the second chapter of the Gospel According to St. Luke.
    Friday, December 25, 2020

  10. Thursday, December 24, 2020

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    12/24/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1223. We remember the now-popular nativity character of the Caganer. The reading is the Christmas Eve Benediction from Astronaut Frank Gorman onboard Apollo 8.
    Thursday, December 24, 2020

  11. 2 Corinthians 11:16-12:10 (Episode 194)

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    12/23/20
    1 min
    By Daniel Emery Price | Erick Sorensen
    The 3rd heaven, a thorn in the flesh, and the sufficient grace of God.
    2 Corinthians 11:16-12:10 (Episode 194)

  12. Wednesday, December 23, 2020

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    12/23/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1648 when George Fox first founded his Society of Friends, also known as the Quakers. The reading is a 5th century Advent hymn, "Vox clara ecce intonat," translated by Edward Caswals as "Hark! A Thrilling Voice is Sounding!"
    Wednesday, December 23, 2020