Tuesday, August 20, 2019
On this day, we remember two European-born theologians who changed the face of the church in America: Francis Asbury and Paul Tillich. The reading is "The Good Shepherd" by Richard Baxter.
Monday, August 19, 2019
On this day, we celebrate the Feast of Apples, also known as the Transfiguration. It is the birthday of C.I. Scofield, born on this day in 1843. The reading is from St. Augustine on the Transfiguration.
Sunday, August 18, 2019
On this day, we remember the patron saints of masons and horses, Florus and Laurus. And we remember the work of Jean Bolland, whose work collected and preserved the stories of the saints. The reading is "For All the Saints"…
Saturday, August 17, 2019
On this day, we remember J.V. Andreae, born in 1586, mystic and alchemist. Today is also the commemoration of Johann Gerhard, scholastic and pietist Lutheran. The reading is From "A Handbook of Consolations" by Johann Gerhard.
Friday, August 16, 2019
On this day, we remember Wyatt Tee Walker, African American pastor during the Civil Rights Movement, and Anne Bradsteet, a poet and theologian in the Colonial era. The reading is "Deliverance from a fit of fainting" from Anne Bradstreet.