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"If we're even half serious about Christmas, we know it's not the destination, it's the promise of new life, new horizons, new beginnings."

A timeless Advent word from Rev. Dr. Edmund Steimle.

Full episode: https://day1.fm/4212

#FaithJourney #ChristianCommunity #SpiritualGrowth #AdventPromise
December 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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This week Day1 Classics: Rev. Dr. Edmund A. Steimle offers "High Road in the Wilderness," an Advent message on Isaiah 40:1–5 calling us to hope and courage.

Listen to Episode 4212: https://day1.fm/4212

 #FaithJourney #SundaySermon #ChristianCommunity #HighRoadInTheWilderness #Isaiah40
Promotional artwork for Day1 Classics Episode 4212 featuring a vintage portrait of Rev Dr Edmund Steimle and a modern photo of Rev Dr Tom Long, highlighting the 1970 sermon High Road in the Wilderness from The Protestant Hour.
December 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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This 2nd Sunday of Advent, Dr. Diana Butler Bass reminds us: “No matter the sadness, faith lights candles in the dark.”

>>> https://day1.fm/4211

Follow @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social 

#FaithJourney #ChristianCommunity #SpiritualGrowth #FullnessOfTime #SacredTime
December 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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This 2nd Sunday of Advent, @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social reminds us: “No matter the sadness, faith lights candles in the dark.”

Listen to Episode 4211: https://day1.fm/4211

#FaithJourney #ChristianCommunity #SpiritualGrowth #FullnessOfTime #SacredTime
A Day1 quote graphic from Episode 4211 featuring Dr. Diana Butler Bass with the text No matter the sadness, faith lights candles in the dark placed over a soft candle and bokeh background.
December 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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This week on Day1: Dr. @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social, author of the new book "A Beautiful Year," shares “The Fullness of Time,” a moving meditation on sacred time and Advent hope.

Hear here: https://day1.fm/4211

#FaithJourney #SundaySermon #ChristianCommunity #FullnessOfTime #SacredTime
Dr. Diana Butler Bass sits smiling at a desk in front of a colorful bookshelf in the Episode 4211 title card for her Day1 sermon The Fullness of Time.
December 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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This First Sunday of Advent reminds us that God can turn our paralysis into partnership with Christ’s redeeming work.

Episode 4210 with Rev. Dr. Anna Carter Florence is available now: https:/day1.fm/4210

#FaithJourney #ChristianCommunity #SpiritualGrowth #ReadingOurStoryBackwards #AdventHope
Inspirational quote graphic from Day1 featuring Rev. Dr. Anna Carter Florence's line God will turn your paralysis into partnership with the redemptive work of Christ with a silhouette of two people holding hands at sunset.
November 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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This week on Day1: Rev. Dr. Anna Carter Florence of Columbia Theological Seminary shares Reading Our Story Backwards, a powerful Advent sermon on Matthew 24. What changes when we start with God’s promised ending?

Listen here: https://day1.fm/4210

#Advent #YearA #SermonPrep
Promotional graphic for Day1 Episode 4210 featuring Rev. Dr. Anna Carter Florence with her sermon title Reading Our Story Backwards and the scripture Matthew 24 shown over her portrait.
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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“How can we oppose evil without creating new evils and being made evil ourselves?” —Walter Wink

Rev. Dr. Kenyatta Gilbert reflects on this question in his sermon “The Day Is Coming.”

Listen to Episode 4208 >>> https://day1.fm/4208

#FaithJourney #WalterWink #SpiritualGrowth #DivineJustice
November 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Rev. Dr. Kenyatta Gilbert of Howard Univ. School of Divinity (Washington, D.C.) shares “The Day Is Coming,” a sermon on Luke 21:5–19 and Malachi 4:1–2a, reminding us that divine judgment can be grace in action.

Listen to Episode 4208: https://day1.fm/4208

#FaithJourney #SundaySermon
Promotional image for Day1 Episode 4208 featuring Rev. Dr. Kenyatta Gilbert in a blue suit inside a church. Text reads “The Day is Coming” with scripture references Luke 21:5–19 and Malachi 4:1–2a, celebrating Day1’s 80th anniversary.
November 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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“How can we oppose evil without creating new evils and being made evil ourselves?”

Rev. Dr. Kenyatta Gilbert (Howard Univ. School of Divinity) explores this challenge in “The Day Is Coming.”

Listen to Episode 4208: https://day1.fm/4208

#FaithJourney #WalterWink #SpiritualGrowth #DivineJustice
Graphic featuring a quote from Walter Wink as quoted by Rev. Dr. Kenyatta Gilbert in Day1 Episode 4208: “How can we oppose evil without creating new evils and being made evil ourselves?” Set against a colorful sky with a cross icon and Day1’s 80th Anniversary logo.
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Our Nov-Dec lineup is here, and it’s one of the strongest in years.

From Advent reflections to messages of hope and renewal, this season’s preachers bring wisdom, courage, and deep faith. Join us each week as we close out Day1’s 80th anniversary year with inspired preaching for today’s world.
Day1 November–December 2025 program schedule postcard. The design features the Day1 logo and the 80th anniversary emblem. The background has warm golden tones with soft light rays suggesting hope and Advent anticipation. The text lists the upcoming preachers and sermon titles for November and December, highlighting a strong lineup of leading voices from across Christian traditions.
November 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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"…the future God has envisioned for God’s people does not involve the return of stability but the emergence of a new form of instability."

Rev. Dr. Kutter Callaway shares this hopeful message in Day1 Episode 4207: "A New Form of Instability."

https://day1.fm/4207

#FaithJourney #SpiritualGrowth
November 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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This week on Day1: Rev. Dr. Kutter Callaway of Fuller Seminary shares A New Form of Instability from Isaiah 43:1‑3. God is not calling us back to what was, but forward into faithful, holy uncertainty. Episode 4207 is now live: https://day1.fm/4207

#FaithJourney #SundaySermon #NewCreationFaith
Headshot of Rev. Dr. Kutter Callaway alongside the Day1 80th Anniversary logo, promoting Episode #4207 titled "A New Form of Instability," based on Isaiah 43:1-3.
November 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Instability isn’t always a setback. In Episode 4207, Rev. Dr. Kutter Callaway invites us to see it as holy ground. Listen to "A New Form of Instability" at:

https://day1.fm/4207

#FaithJourney #ChristianCommunity #SpiritualGrowth #NewCreationFaith #TrustInTheUnknown
Quote image from Episode 4207 featuring Rev. Dr. Kutter Callaway: “The future God has envisioned for God’s people does not involve the return of stability but the emergence of a new form of instability.” Includes a plant sprouting from a cracked surface and Day1 80th Anniversary branding.
November 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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“To go into your day without prayer, is like trying to negotiate the Bronx Queens Expressway without a GPS.”

Rev. Susan Sparks offers a humorous and heartfelt reminder in her Day1 sermon, “Pray. Work. Rest. Repeat.”

Subscribe to our podcast and listen to Episode 4206 >>> https://day1.fm/4206
October 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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“Going into your day without prayer is like trying to navigate the Bronx Queens Expressway without a GPS.” —Rev. Susan Sparks

Listen to Episode 4206: “Pray. Work. Rest. Repeat.” https://day1.fm/4206

#FaithJourney #ChristianCommunity #SpiritualGrowth #PrayWorkRestRepeat #AllSaintsSunday
Graphic quote from Rev. Susan Sparks reads, “To go into your day without prayer is like trying to negotiate the Bronx Queens Expressway without a GPS,” set over an aerial view of city highways.
October 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Rev. Susan Sparks of Madison Avenue Baptist Church (NYC) joins Day1 for Episode 4206: “Pray. Work. Rest. Repeat.” She reminds us that laughter is a form of faith, and rest is a holy commandment.

Listen now: https://day1.fm/4206

#FaithJourney #SundaySermon #ChristianCommunity #PrayWorkRestRepeat
Rev. Susan Sparks smiles warmly in her clergy robe and stole, representing her sermon "Pray. Work. Rest. Repeat." for Day1’s 80th anniversary series.
October 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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“There is no queue. Grace and mercy are not scarce rations doled out by a weary God.”

Rev. Dr. Sam Wells of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London, shares “The Light We Cannot See,” based on Luke 18:9–14 — a reflection on humility and grace for the 20th Sunday after Pentecost.

https://day1.fm/4205
A Day1 quote graphic featuring Rev. Dr. Sam Wells’ words: “There is no queue. Grace and mercy are not scarce rations doled out by a weary God,” displayed over a blue sky with power lines and the Day1 80th Anniversary logo.
October 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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“But the truth is there is no queue. Grace and mercy are not scarce rations doled out by a weary God.”

Rev. Dr. Sam Wells of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, shares a message of unearned grace in his sermon “The Light We Cannot See,” based on Luke 18:9–14.

Listen here: https://day1.fm/4205
October 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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“There is no queue. Grace and mercy are not scarce rations doled out by a weary God.”

Rev. Dr. Sam Wells of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London, joins the Day1 Radio Show (Ep. 4205) with “The Light We Cannot See,” based on Luke 18:9–14.

https://day1.fm/4205

#FaithJourney #GraceAndMercy #SamWells
Portrait of Rev. Dr. Sam Wells promoting his Day1 sermon "The Light We Cannot See" from Luke 18:9–14, marking Day1’s 80th Anniversary with the episode number 4205 and the Day1 logo.
October 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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“A prayer is walking on Justice Street past the dead end sign. Prayer is walking past Calvary’s death into resurrection.”

Rev. Grace Imathiu reminds us that prayer is faith in motion—hope that endures through despair.

Listen here: https://day1.fm/4204

#FaithJourney #ChristianCommunity #Prayer
October 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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In this week's episode Rev. Grace Imathiu reflects on holy grieving and faith through sorrow with Rev. Dr. Katie Givens Kime.

Watch here: https://day1.fm/4204
October 17, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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“A prayer is walking on Justice Street, past the dead end sign.”
Rev. Grace Imathiu’s message calls us to walk through despair into hope this 19th Sunday after Pentecost.

Listen now: https:/day1.fm/4204

\#FaithJourney #ChristianCommunity #SpiritualGrowth #PropheticImagination #JusticeAndHope
A yellow “Dead End” road sign against a bright blue sky with the quote from Rev. Grace Imathiu reading, “A prayer is walking on Justice Street, past the dead end sign,” promoting Day1 Episode 4204.
October 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Rev. Grace Imathiu of First UMC Evanston, IL, shares “Prayer as Prophetic Imagination” (Luke 18:1-8), a sermon on hope, faith, and the courage to imagine with God. Listen now: https://day1.fm/4202

#FaithJourney #SundaySermon #ChristianCommunity #PropheticImagination #PrayerAndHope
Portrait of Rev. Grace Imathiu in colorful traditional attire, promoting her Day1 sermon “Prayer as Prophetic Imagination” from Luke 18:1-8, Episode 4204.
October 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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“Advent calls upon us to make room for God.” —Rev. Dr. Charles Qualls shares how Isaiah’s words guide us to slow down and find stillness amid life’s pace.
Watch the full interview with Rev. Dr. Katie Givens Kime: https://day1.fm/4203

#FaithJourney #ChristianCommunity #SpiritualGrowth #QuietFaith
October 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM