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  1. Sunday, February 23, 2020

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    02/23/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Polycarp, who died around 155 AD, and Gutenberg's Bible, printed in 1455. The reading is from Augustine, "Late Have I loved You."
    Sunday, February 23, 2020

  2. Saturday, February 22, 2020

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    02/22/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Johannes Reuchlin, b. 1455, and Nicholas Ferrar, b. 1592. The reading is from George Herbert, "The Holdfast."
    Saturday, February 22, 2020

  3. 115: Clement of Alexandria on Free Will and Predestination

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    02/21/20
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    You’re not making Christianity better; you’re making Stoicism worse. Gillespie and Riley continue their discussion of free will and predestination by reading Clement of Alexandria. Where does the doctrine of free will originate? What happens when a Christian blends biblical theology and philosophy? Why doesn’t Riley like Star Wars sermons?
    115: Clement of Alexandria on Free Will and Predestination

  4. Friday, February 21, 2020

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    02/21/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Peter Damian, b. 1007, and Robert Southwell, d. 1595. The reading is "Christ's Childhood" by Robert Southwell.
    Friday, February 21, 2020

  5. Thursday, February 20, 2020

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    02/20/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember John Williamson Nevin, b. 1803, and St. Leo of Catania, d. 789. The reading is from Malcolm Guite, "Our Burning World."
    Thursday, February 20, 2020

  6. Wednesday, February 19, 2020

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    02/19/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    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."
    Wednesday, February 19, 2020

  7. 114: Iranaeus on Free Will and Predestination

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    02/19/20
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    I thought we had something, but then you do and pull this. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Iranaeus on free will and predestination. What part do Christians play in their salvation? Do we choose to sin? Who goes to hell?
    114: Iranaeus on Free Will and Predestination

  8. Christianity on Trial - Classics Episode # 34

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    02/19/20
    1 min
    By John Warwick Montgomery
    Welcome to Christianity on Trial, where the claims of Christianity are examined and judged by the rules of evidence as used in the court of law. Your host, Dr. John Warwick Montgomery, is a lawyer, a theologian, an author, and an accomplished defender of biblical Christianity. He is no stranger to the rules of evidence or the courtroom. So with our skeptical world for the prosecution and Dr. John Warwick Montgomery for the defense, stay with us as we listen in on Christianity on Trial.
    Christianity on Trial - Classics Episode # 34

  9. Apologetics and Your Neighbor

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    02/18/20
    1 min
    By Adam Francisco | Scott Keith | Caleb Keith
    The episode ends with a conversation about how vocation and the service of neighbor works toward apologetics.
    Apologetics and Your Neighbor

  10. Tuesday, February 18, 2020

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    02/18/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    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."
    Tuesday, February 18, 2020

  11. Monday, February 17, 2020

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    02/17/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Mesrop Mashtots, d. 440, and Giordano Bruno, d. 1600. The reading is "Atonement" by Sofia M. Starnes.
    Monday, February 17, 2020

  12. Sunday, February 16, 2020

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    02/16/20
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    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.
    Sunday, February 16, 2020