1. Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we look at another influential Lutheran, the Melancholy Dane: Søren Kierkegaard.
  2. Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we look at an important date in the history of Poland and her church.
  3. Today on the Almanac, we remember the Dutch doctor that fused his Christian faith, the Enlightenment, and Medicine.
  4. שׂרפים - In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!” ISAIAH 6:1–3
  5. The year was 1951. We remember one of the most famous of all missionaries, Amy Carmichael. The reading is an octave from Ms. Carmichael.
  6. Caleb and Scott begin the series on the Lutheran Confessions.
  7. Professor and author John Pless joins Craig and Troy to discuss what God calls us to do in our everyday, ordinary lives. The theological name for this is "the doctrine of vocation," but John helps us to see how this is a practical and grace-centered teaching.
  8. John is preaching in the wilderness and baptizing people in the Jordan River.
  9. On this day, we remember two medieval figures whose respective movements out-sized their own lives: Clare of Assisi d. 1253 and Nicholas of Cusa d. 1564. The reading is the St. Francis Prayer, of unknown authorship but attributed to St. Francis.
  10. Chad and Daniel start chapter 6 of Deuteronomy. God tells the people to listen and to teach the word of God. What is the significance of the language of milk and honey?
  11. On episode four of Let the Bird Fly! we discuss crossing disciplines and engaging those outside our circles (whatever those circles might be) along with the benefits and the dangers that presents.