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  1. Saturday, June 8th, 2019

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    06/08/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember the feasts of St. Thomas Ken and St. Melania the Elder. Our reading is from Thomas Ken's hymn, "Awake My Soul, and with the Sun."
    Saturday, June 8th, 2019

  2. Thursday, June 7th, 2019

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    06/07/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, New Amsterdam was given freedom of worship in 1644. And Franz Gruber, composer, died in 1863. Our reading is "The Resignation" by Chatterton.
    Thursday, June 7th, 2019

  3. Wednesday, June 6th, 2019

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    06/06/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, Christina of Sweden abdicated the throne in 1654 and the YMCA was founded in 1844. Our reading is from Isaac of Ninevah.
    Wednesday, June 6th, 2019

  4. Wednesday, June 5th, 2019

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    06/05/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today we remember the festival of St. Boniface who died in 754 and the birthday of Justus Jonas, Lutheran reformer, born on this day in 1493. Our reading is "The Crucifixion" by Malcolm Guite.
    Wednesday, June 5th, 2019

  5. 60: John Newton - Amazing Grace

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    06/05/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Pump the hate brakes, Riley! This week, Gillespie and Riley begin a four-episode discussion on how to judge a hymn. In the first installment, they look at Amazing Grace and ask: "Is this a great, good, or bad hymn?" What makes a Christian hymn great? What should a church do with bad hymns?
    60: John Newton - Amazing Grace

  6. Tuesday, June 4th, 2019

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    06/04/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember Sigmind Mowinckel and his scholarship on the Psalms. We also remember Davenport's Fundamental Articles which sought to create a Christian utopia. Our reading is "No It's Not" by Anna Krugovoy Silver.
    Tuesday, June 4th, 2019

  7. Monday, June 3rd, 2019

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    06/03/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day Abelard was pronounced guilty of heresy in 1140 and Francke's orphanage opened in 1694. Our reading is "Oh What Their Joy" by Abelard.
    Monday, June 3rd, 2019

  8. Sunday, June 2nd, 2019

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    06/02/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today we remember the birthday of Henry VIII, born 1491 AD, and we recognize the Martyrs of Lyon who died in 175 AD. Our reading is from Chapter V of the Epistle to Diognetus, a second century AD description of Christians.
    Sunday, June 2nd, 2019

  9. Saturday, June 1st, 2019

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    06/01/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember the feast of Justin Martyr and Mary Dyer who died on this date in 1660. Our reading is "When in mid-air, the golden trump shall sound" by John Dryden.
    Saturday, June 1st, 2019

  10. Friday, May 31st, 2019

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    05/31/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day we remember St. Petronilla, Alexander Cruden, and Joachim Neander. Our reading is "Ascension" by John Donne.
    Friday, May 31st, 2019

  11. Thursday, May 30th, 2019

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    05/30/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day the church father Eusebius died in 336 and Joan of Arc was burned in 1431. Our reading is "Late Results" by Scott Cairns.
    Thursday, May 30th, 2019

  12. Wednesday, May 29th, 2019

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    05/29/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today we remember the murder of Cardinal Beaton of Scotland in 1546 and the birth of G.K. Chesterton in 1874. Our reading is the first six stanzas from "The Nativity" by Chesterton.
    Wednesday, May 29th, 2019