1. Today on the show, we head to the mailbag to discuss the growing and shrinking church.
  2. Today on the Almanac we remember the founding of St. Rose's Free Home for Incurable Cancer in 1900.
  3. Today on the Almanac, we go to the mailbag to answer a question about a German Christian community persecuted by the Nazis.
  4. Dr. Paulson discusses the doctrine of vocation and the place of God's power.
  5. The year was 1927. We remember missionary and martyr Phillip James, or “Jim” Elliot. The reading is an excerpt from chapter 11 of the Epistle to the Hebrews.
  6. We remember the year 1886 and Emily Dickinson. The reading is from Emily Dickinson, "This World Is Not Conclusion ."
  7. On this day, we remember the consecration of the old and new St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and the papal bull "Unam Sanctum" of 1302. The reading is "Christians and Others" by Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
  8. Daniel and Erick breakdown what it means to be both sinner and saint.
  9. Moses recounts the people's refusal to trust God when the report comes back from the promised land. A crazy accusation is made against God.
  10. Paul starts detailing what it means to be justified. He doubles down on the role of grace
  11. Our goal is to proclaim the genuine good news—that’s what “Gospel” means—of Christ’s forgiveness for you. We do not offer you better tips, techniques or checklists. Instead, You Are Forgiven is sermons by faithful pastors who will clearly show how you cannot be forgiven by your own efforts, no matter how well you do on your homework, your checklist of tasks. But they will also show how you are actually and already forgiven because Jesus has done all that is needed, for you!
  12. It's time to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness. But don't worry, there is nothing to be anxious about.