1. What's the deal with Christmas? Is the incarnation of Christ that big a deal? The answer is an unqualified yes.
  2. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we have a question about Cromwell and the Cancellation of Christmas.
  3. The Forerunner of Christmas.
  4. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we have a question about the faith of Charles Dickens.
  5. In episode TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SEVEN, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss the Christmas and how the Gospels treat it.
  6. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we have a bonus Christmas mailbag with pickles, cherries, and an ancient hymn!
  7. On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss Luke's account of the annunciation where the angel Gabriel appears before Mary to announce that she will conceive a child by the Holy Spirit.
  8. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the Incarnation.
  9. This is a special crossover episode with Kelsi Klembara from the podcast: "Outside Ourselves." Kelsi is also the online content manager for 1517 and mother to 3 kids. She holds an MA in Reformational Theology from Concordia University Irvine.
  10. John the Baptist unfailingly and unflinchingly points to Jesus, even from the womb.
  11. All Day and All of the Night. In this episode of Banned Books, we discuss Advent and the second coming of Jesus Christ while reading a sermon by Martyn Lloyd-Jones. Along the way, we talk about the symbols and meaning of Christmas, how preaching a biblical sermon doesn’t mean it’s a gospel sermon, and why that matters, all with an extra echo for dramatic effect.