Thursday, June 4, 2020
We remember the year 1804 and the poet and pastor Eduard Mörike. The reading is "Wo find Ich Trost" by Mörike.
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
We remember the year 1980 and the beginning of Catholic & Orthodox dialogue on Patmos. The reading is "In the Person of His Son" by Catesby Paget.
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
We remember the year 1780 and the Gordon Riots. The reading is "A Ballad of Trees and the Master" by Sidney Lanier.
Sunday, May 31, 2020
We remember the year 1934 and the publishing of the Barmen Declaration. The reading is from Rachel Held Evans, "Inspired."
Saturday, May 30, 2020
We remember the year 1934 and the publishing of the Barmen Declaration. The reading is from Rachel Held Evans, "Inspired."
Friday, May 29, 2020
We remember the year 1453 and the fall of Constantinople. The reading is "The Eternal Gifts of Christ the King" by Ambrose of Milan.
Thursday, May 28, 2020
We remember the year 2007 and the death of theologian John Macquarrie. The reading is a quote from Macquarrie.
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
We remember the year 1576 and the birth of Caspar Schoppe. The reading is from Richard Crashaw, "A Song."
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
We remember the year 1831 and the death of Georg Hermes. The reading is from the Pensees of Blaise Pascal.
Monday, May 25, 2020
We remember the year 1925 and the indictment of John Scopes. The reading is from "The Everlasting Man" by G.K. Chesterton.
Sunday, May 24, 2020
We remember the year 1738 and Aldersgate Day. The reading is "Morning Hymn" by Charles Wesley.
Saturday, May 23, 2020
We remember the year 1498 and the death of Girolamo Savonarola. The reading is from "Tattoos on the Heart" by Gregory Boyle.
Friday, May 22, 2020
The year was 1541 and the ending of the Council of Regensburg. The reading is "A Christian To His Dying Soul" by Alexander Pope.
Thursday, May 21, 2020
The year was 1690 and John Eliot, the apostle to the Indians, died. The reading is a quote from Karl Barth's "Church Dogmatics."
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
The year was 1916 and Owen Chadwick was born. The reading is "Easter Week" by Charles Kingsley.
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
The year was 1994 and we remember the death of Jacques Ellul. The reading is from Jacque Ellul's "The Subversion of Christianity."
Monday, May 18, 2020
The year is 1834 and we remember Rev. Sheldon Jackson. The reading is from "On the Incarnation" by Athanasius.
Sunday, May 17, 2020
The year was 1636 and John Winthrop was elected Gov. of Mass. Bay Colony. The reading is from "The Inner Life" by Thomas A' Kempis.
Saturday, May 16, 2020
We remember the year 1920 and "Baptists and Religious Liberty" by George W. Truett. The reading is a quote from Dietrich Bonhoeffer's "Discipleship."
Friday, May 15, 2020
We remember the year 1886 and Emily Dickinson. The reading is from Emily Dickinson, "This World Is Not Conclusion ."
Thursday, May 14, 2020
We remember the year 1890 and the birth of Rosa Young. The reading is from Countee Cullen, "Simon The Cyrenian Speaks."
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
We remember the year 2006 and the death of historian Jaroslav Pelikan. The reading is from Steve Brown "A Scandalous Freedom."
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
We remember the year 1915 and Brother Roger of the Taizé Community. The reading is a quote from Brother Roger.
Monday, May 11, 2020
We remember the year 1825 and the founding of the American Tract Society. The reading is from Christina Rossetti, "Good Friday."
Sunday, May 10, 2020
We remember the year 1569 and the death of John of Avila. The reading is from Jürgen Moltmann's "The Passion of Christ and the Pain of God."
