1. Idolatry won’t deliver you.
  2. Today on the show, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about American Christianity.
  3. It’s A Bittersweet, Scientific Symphony of Atheism. In this episode, we discuss Josh McDowell’s book, More Than A Carpenter, and the topic of belief, science, and atheism. Do science and faith contradict one another? Is atheism a reasonable position over-against belief in God?
  4. Today on the Almanac, we look at one of the most important inventions in history and the church’s history.
  5. Today on the Almanac, we commemorate the feast of Hildegard von Bingen.
  6. Faith in What? Faith in Who? In this episode, we read Robert J. Delahunty’s article about Alex de Tocqueville’s faith. Tocqueville is a remarkable study in Enlightenment faith because he straddles the line between Christianity and the Enlightenment: Law and religion, belief and despair that concerns the relationships between Church and State in the United States and France.
  7. The year was 1942, and we remember the godfather of modern Gospel music, Andrae Crouch. The reading is an excerpt from C.S. Lewis' "Screwtape Letters."
  8. On this day, we celebrate the Feast of St. Joseph and remember Jean Astruc, born in 1684. The reading is from Thomas Nash, "A Litany in Time of Plague."
  9. On this day, we celebrate the feast day of Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria, and remember the death of James Moffatt, translator of the Bible. Our reading is "He Dies, The Friend of Sinners Dies" by Isaac Watts.
  10. Daniel and Erick talk about Judas "repenting" for the betrayal of Jesus. The terrible response of the religious leaders and the end result of misapplying Law & Gospel.
  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.