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  1. 66: John of Damascus, Arius, Ariana

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    07/17/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Fat Camels and Catchy Songs — Gillespie and Riley finish their reading of John of Damascus’ critique of Islam, then jump into the writings of Arius to better understand the foundation of Islam and modern American Christianity.
    66: John of Damascus, Arius, Ariana

  2. Wednesday, July 17, 2019

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    07/17/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    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 Sassoon.
    Wednesday, July 17, 2019

  3. Tuesday, July 16, 2019

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    07/16/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    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, "In Memoriam Canto 49."
    Tuesday, July 16, 2019

  4. Monday, July 15, 2019

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    07/15/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    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.
    Monday, July 15, 2019

  5. Sunday, July 14, 2019

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    07/14/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    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."
    Sunday, July 14, 2019

  6. Saturday, July 13, 2019

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    07/13/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    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.
    Saturday, July 13, 2019

  7. Friday, July 12, 2019

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    07/12/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    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."
    Friday, July 12, 2019

  8. Thursday, July 11, 2019

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    07/11/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    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 reading is from Charitee Lees Smith, "The Advocate," published in 1863.
    Thursday, July 11, 2019

  9. Wednesday, July 10, 2019

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    07/10/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    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."
    Wednesday, July 10, 2019

  10. 65: John of Damascus - Critique of Islam, pt. 2

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    07/10/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    An enthusiast came in here looking for you — real God and country-type. I don't know. Might further the plot? Gillespie and Riley read and discuss John of Damascus again this week. What’s an enthusiast? Why are footnotes important? How do Aphrodite, Arius, and a Nestorian monk lay the foundation for Islam?
    65: John of Damascus - Critique of Islam, pt. 2

  11. Contemporary Christianity: Christianity in America

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    07/10/19
    1 min
    By Adam Francisco | Dan van Voorhis | Caleb Keith | Rod Rosenbladt
    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.
    Contemporary Christianity: Christianity in America

  12. Tuesday, July 9, 2019

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    07/09/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    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.
    Tuesday, July 9, 2019