1. On this day, we remember two Holy Roman Emperors: Charles V, born in 1500, and Matthias, born in 1612. The reading is by Samuel Wesley, "The Sun of Righteousness Appears."
  2. On this day, we remember Polycarp, who died around 155 AD, and Gutenberg's Bible, printed in 1455. The reading is from Augustine, "Late Have I loved You."
  3. On this day, we remember Johannes Reuchlin, b. 1455, and Nicholas Ferrar, b. 1592. The reading is from George Herbert, "The Holdfast."
  4. On this day, we remember Peter Damian, b. 1007, and Robert Southwell, d. 1595. The reading is "Christ's Childhood" by Robert Southwell.
  5. On this day, we remember John Williamson Nevin, b. 1803, and St. Leo of Catania, d. 789. The reading is from Malcolm Guite, "Our Burning World."
  6. On this day, we remember how Empress Theodora restored the icons of Hagia Sophia in 842. We remember Melchior Klesl, b. 1552. The reading is a quote Jacques Ellul, "Holy Troublemakers."
  7. Welcome to Christianity on Trial, where the claims of Christianity are examined and judged by the rules of evidence as used in the court of law. Your host, Dr. John Warwick Montgomery, is a lawyer, a theologian, an author, and an accomplished defender of biblical Christianity. He is no stranger to the rules of evidence or the courtroom. So with our skeptical world for the prosecution and Dr. John Warwick Montgomery for the defense, stay with us as we listen in on Christianity on Trial.
  8. The episode ends with a conversation about how vocation and the service of neighbor works toward apologetics.
  9. On this day Germantown Quaker petition against slavery was published in 1688. And it is the birthday of Nikos Kazantzakis, b. 1883. The reading is from Francis Daniel Pastorius, his "Epitaph."
  10. On this day, we remember Mesrop Mashtots, d. 440, and Giordano Bruno, d. 1600. The reading is "Atonement" by Sofia M. Starnes.
  11. On this day, we remember Philip Melanchthon, b. 1497, and Gaspard de Coligny, b. 1519. The reading is "The Spirit searches everything" by Tania Runyon.
  12. On this day, we remember Lutheran musician Michael Praetorius and American Baptist preacher William Miller. The reading is a quote from "Surprised by Hope" by NT Wright.