With a submission for the approval of the Midnight Society, we call this story “Holy Fortitude, or Remedies Against Fear,” a sermon by Isaac Watts. This sermon is number 31 in The Works of Isaac Watts D.D. in Nine Volumes, volume 1, published b

SGB 68: Hannah More - Essays on Various Subjects - Part 9

Oct 15th, 2018 34m 41s

With an appreciated breeze, Saints Gone Before is proud to present part 9 of Hannah More’s Essays on Various Subjects. Today’s reading is the final entry in this series. Hannah More lived in the 18th and 19th centuries, living life as a writer,

SGB 67: Hannah More - Essays on Various Subjects - Part 8

Sep 24th, 2018 20m 43s

With a minty freshness, we are proud to present part 8 of Hannah More’s Essays on Various Subjects, one I’ve been looking forward to reading with you. It’s the essay On the Importance of Religion to the Female Character. Ms. More lived in the 1

SGB 66: Hannah More - Essays on Various Subjects - Part 7

Aug 27th, 2018 33m 52s

With a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine, I got a love, and I know it’s all mine, oh, oh whoa, we are proud to present part 7 of Hannah More’s Essays on Various Subjects, and this one has a long title. It’s the essay Thoughts on the Cultivati

SGB 65: Hannah More - Essays on Various Subjects - Part 6

Aug 6th, 2018 16m 15s

With a little summer rest behind us, Saints Gone Before are proud to present part 6 of Hannah More’s Essays on Various Subjects, the essay On True and False Meekness. Ms. More was a writer, philosopher, poet, abolitionist, and evangelical moral

SGB 64: Hannah More - Essays on Various Subjects - Part 5

Jun 25th, 2018 28m 15s

With the summer wind, come blowin’ in from across the sea, Saints Gone Before is proud to present part 5 of Hannah More’s Essays on Various Subjects, the essay on the danger of sentimental or romantic "connexions." Ms. More was a writer, philos

SGB 63: Hannah More - Essays on Various Subjects - Part 4

May 28th, 2018 16m 27s

With the entreaty to never tell us the odds, Saints Gone Before get to present part 4 of Hannah More’s Essays on Various Subjects, the essay "On Envy." Ms. More was a writer, philosopher, poet, abolitionist, and evangelical moralist. For more i

SGB 62: Hannah More - Essays on Various Subjects - Part 3

May 14th, 2018 25m 34s

With questions about May showers vis a vis June flowers, Saints Gone Before is proud to present part 3 of Hannah More’s Essays on Various Subjects. Ms. More was a writer, philosopher, poet, abolitionist, and evangelical moralist. For more infor

Hannah More - Essays on Various Subjects - Pt 2

Apr 9th, 2018 21m 22s

With the good sense to know that cinnamon doesn’t belong in enchiladas, we’re proud to present part 2 of Hannah More’s Essays on Various Subjects. Ms. More was a writer, philosopher, poet, abolitionist, and evangelical moralist. For more inform

SGB 60: Hannah More - Essays on Various Subjects - Part 1

Mar 26th, 2018 15m 33s

With a hope that carries us through the dark night of Good Friday, Saints Gone Before starts a new reading today. From our first female author for the show, the text is a compilation known as Essays on Various Subjects, all written by 18th cent

SGB 59: St. Clement - First Epistle of Clement - Part 5

Mar 12th, 2018 20m 31s

With a severe shortage of chocolate, Saints Gone Before is proud to present part 5 of The First Epistle of Clement, starting with ch. 53 v. 1. Today’s reading completes the text. Joseph B. Lightfoot finished this translation in 1890. For more c

SGB 58: First Epistle of Clement - Part 4

Feb 26th, 2018 21m 48s

With the knowledge that I don’t have to carry the weight of who I’ve been, Saints Gone Before is reading part 4 of The First Epistle of Clement, starting with ch. 39 v. 1. Joseph B. Lightfoot finished this translation in 1890. For more context

SGB 57 - St Clement - First Epistle of Clement - Part 3

Feb 12th, 2018 23m 9s

With a warm winter smile, Saints Gone Before is reading part 3 of The First Epistle of Clement, starting with ch. 24 v. 1 and ending with ch. 38. Joseph B. Lightfoot finished this translation in 1890. For more context on the letter, please list

SGB 56: St. Clement - First Epistle of Clement - Part 2

Jan 15th, 2018 20m 30s

With a welcome respite, Saints Gone Before presents part 2 of The First Epistle of Clement, starting with 14:1 and ending at 23:5. Joseph B. Lightfoot finished this translation in 1890. For more context on the letter, please listen to episode 5

SGB 55: St. Clement - First Epistle of Clement - Part 1

Jan 1st, 2018 23m 11s

With a cup of kindness yet, Saints Gone Before is kicking off 2018 with a reading of The First Epistle of Clement, or The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians, translated by Joseph B. Lightfoot in 1890. The purpose of the letter was to a

SGB 54: Saints at Christmas 2017

Dec 25th, 2017 11m 50s

With no gift to bring that’s fit to give the King, pa rum pa pum pum, Saints Gone Before offers a special “Saints at Christmas” episode. The titles and authors for each short text is located in the show notes. “A Creed for Christmas Worship.” I

SGB 53: John Calvin - Institutes Book 3 Ch 7 - Part 2

Dec 18th, 2017 29m 10s

With a rudimentary lathe, Saints Gone Before is proud to present a reading of John Calvin’s “The Institutes of the Christian Religion.” This is the second reading of a short, two-part series consisting of Book Three, Chapter 7, “A Summary of th

SGB 52: John Calvin - Institutes Book 3 Ch 7 - Part 1

Dec 11th, 2017 17m 14s

With a conspicuous flange, Saints Gone Before is proud to present a reading of John Calvin’s “The Institutes of the Christian Religion.” This is Book Three, Chapter 7, “A Summary of the Christian Life. Of Self Denial.” The translation is by Hen

SGB 51: Martin Luther - Babylonian Captivity - Part 18

Dec 4th, 2017 27m 43s

With an inaugural year, Saints Gone Before is proud to present Martin Luther’s “The Babylonian Captivity of the Church,” part 18. The translation comes by Henry Wace and C. A. Buchheim, First Principles of the Reformation, London: John Murray,

SGB 50: Martin Luther - On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church - Part 17

Nov 20th, 2017 20m 56s

With an iridescent persimmon, Saints Gone Before is proud to present Martin Luther’s “The Babylonian Captivity of the Church,” part 17. The translation comes by Henry Wace and C. A. Buchheim, First Principles of the Reformation, London: John Mu

SGB 49: Martin Luther - Babylonian Captivity - Part 16

Nov 6th, 2017 13m 11s

With a carbonated cliche, Saints Gone Before is proud to present Martin Luther’s “The Babylonian Captivity of the Church,” part 16. The translation comes by Henry Wace and C. A. Buchheim, First Principles of the Reformation, London: John Murray

SGB 48: Martin Luther - The 95 Theses

Oct 30th, 2017 32m 7s

With a clanging hammer, Saints Gone Before is pleased to present The Ninety-Five Theses of Martin Luther. We’re reading the full text today, including the introductory letter, the theses themselves, and a closing protestation by Luther. The tex

SGB 47: Martin Luther - Babylonian Captivity - Part 15

Oct 23rd, 2017 13m 54s

With an increasingly-loud tummy rumble, Saints Gone Before presents Martin Luther’s “The Babylonian Captivity of the Church,” part 15. The text comes from Henry Wace and C. A. Buchheim, First Principles of the Reformation, London: John Murray,

SGB 46 - Martin Luther - Babylonian Captivity - Part 14

Oct 16th, 2017 15m 55s

With an unflappable owlet-nightjar, Saints Gone Before presents Martin Luther’s “The Babylonian Captivity of the Church,” part 14. The text comes from Henry Wace and C. A. Buchheim, First Principles of the Reformation, London: John Murray, 1883

SGB 45: Martin Luther - Babylonian Captivity - Part 13

Oct 9th, 2017 16m 48s

With an inimitable flugelhorn, we present to you Martin Luther’s “The Babylonian Captivity of the Church,” part 13. The text comes from Henry Wace and C. A. Buchheim, First Principles of the Reformation, London: John Murray, 1883. “Babylonian C