1. Went to a Garden Party. In this episode, we read a homily by St. Aelfric of York for Midlent Sunday. Aelfric sermonizes about the earthly and heavenly meaning of Jesus’ feeding of the five thousand — its symbolism, historical import, and how loaves and fishes exegete the Old Testament books themselves. This and many, many wilderness wanderings in this episode of the podcast.
  2. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of James W. Alexander and his most famous Lenten hymn.
  3. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the famous and infamous Simeon “the New Theologian”.
  4. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer another young person’s questions about podcasts and church history.
  5. The Prince of Peace Uses His Own Arm
  6. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the biggest names in American church controversies before the Civil War: Nathaniel Taylor.
  7. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about what God looks like and how we might depict him.
  8. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a man who was perhaps the richest ever, and the effects of his wealth on the church.