1. Fight the Power! In this episode, we learn from pastor and theologian Helmut Thielecke about the gods we worship, the God that encounters us, and what technology actually does to us. What do Satan’s temptations teach us about Jesus, God’s Word, piety, and making sense of mystery? Is Christianity supposed to be a sensible religion? What kind of “opium” does the evil one offer us to lead us away from the Truth? What is distinctive about the worshippers of the God of power? What happens when technology becomes a means of power rather than merely a tool? What does God’s fight for the world look like, and how does it conclude?
  2. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about questionable Christmas carols.
  3. 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?
  4. Kelsi chats with Pastor Matt Popovits about this year's 1517 Advent Resources, ⁠Coming Home for Christmas: Advent in Isaiah⁠.
  5. . . . and these three testify. Testify to what?
  6. Craig, Troy, and the Blessed Vicar Mike dive into 1 John 4:13-21.
  7. Except that we see Him--and see Him plainly--in Christ.
  8. Craig and Troy open up a new book of the Bible, the epistle of 1 John.
  9. 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.
  10. Craig and Troy plumb the depths of the importance of Christmas by simply asking, "But what if it didn't happen that way?"