1. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about questionable Christmas carols.
  2. Pagan Neart, Christian Soul. In this episode, we read C.S. Lewis’ “A Christmas Sermon for Pagans.” Why does the post-Christian person need to become pagan again to be prepared to hear the gospel? How has a mechanistic view of nature led us to kill each other? Why do we reject the good news that Jesus ended the need for guilt-offerings, sin-sacrifices, and fear about the afterlife? What happened as a consequence of moderns pushing heavenly truth out of the material world? What is the message of Christmas that offers a cure for all that ails us?
  3. . . . and these three testify. Testify to what?
  4. Craig, Troy, and the Blessed Vicar Mike dive into 1 John 4:13-21.
  5. Except that we see Him--and see Him plainly--in Christ.
  6. Craig and Troy open up a new book of the Bible, the epistle of 1 John.
  7. On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss Christ's adolescent visit at the temple where his parents leave him behind by accident.
  8. Craig and Troy plumb the depths of the importance of Christmas by simply asking, "But what if it didn't happen that way?"
  9. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Advent and Christmas traditions from Latin America.
  10. On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the visitation of Mary to Elizabeth while both are pregnant – Mary with Jesus, and Elizabeth with John.