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  1. 67: John of Damascus "An argument directed against the Nestorians"

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    07/24/19
    2 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    There's Something About Mary — Gillespie and Riley dive deep into an early church argument about Mary, why a bishop named Nestorius, and Mohammed, rejected the virgin birth, and why it's important to discuss the topic today.
    67: John of Damascus

  2. Tuesday, July 23, 2019

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    07/23/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we recognize the feast of St. Bridget of Sweden. We also remember John Day, 16th century English printer, who died in 1583. Our reading is by George MacDonald, "The Holy Thing."
    Tuesday, July 23, 2019

  3. 1 Peter 4:1-19 (Episode 120)

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    07/22/19
    1 min
    By Daniel Emery Price | Erick Sorensen
    What does Peter mean when he says those who suffer have ceased from sin? Do we ever become sinless?
    1 Peter 4:1-19 (Episode 120)

  4. Monday, July 22, 2019

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    07/22/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today is the feast day for St. Mary Magdalene, the apostle to the Apostles. We also remember the death of Richard Cameron, leader of the Covenanters. Our reading is an excerpt from Robert Farrar Capon's "Between Noon and Three."
    Monday, July 22, 2019

  5. Sunday, July 21, 2019

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    07/21/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Kazimierz Swiatek, the cardinal who defied Stalin and who died in 2011. We also recognize the Roman Catholic encyclical of 1773, "Dominus Ac Redemptor," which banned the Jesuits. Our reading is "Christ's Childhood" by a Jesuit, Robert Southwell.
    Sunday, July 21, 2019

  6. Saturday, July 20, 2019

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    07/20/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    We remember on this day the death in 1566 of De las Casas, the original Renaissance man, and the birth in 1304 of Petrarch, the apostle to the Indies. Our reading is "Holy Sonnets: Death, be not proud" by John Donne.
    Saturday, July 20, 2019

  7. "Hold On To The One Holding You" (Episode 124) Featuring Pastor Darrin Sheek

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    07/19/19
    1 min
    By Darrin Sheek
    Pastor Sheek Teaches On Revelation 2:12-17

  8. Friday, July 19, 2019

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    07/19/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember George Fox, founder of the Society of Friends, and Bill Bright, founder of Campus Crusade. Our reading is "Hope" by Ann Brönte.
    Friday, July 19, 2019

  9. Episode 174 (Deuteronomy 21:10-22:12)

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    07/18/19
    1 min
    By Chad Bird | Daniel Emery Price
    Chad and Daniel have to deal with a bunch of odd things in this episode. What do we do with strange laws and how does a body hanging from a tree help us understand?
    Episode 174 (Deuteronomy 21:10-22:12)

  10. Thursday, July 18, 2019

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    07/18/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today is the birthday of Heinrich Bullinger, b. 1504 and author of the Second Helvetic Confession. It is also the birthday of Renaissance painter Carravagio, b.1571. Our reading is "Before the Beginning" by Christina Rossetti.
    Thursday, July 18, 2019

  11. 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

  12. 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