1. Dr. Paulson continues the discussion on Erasmus's use of kindness.
  2. A Mighty Fortress is Our God’s Memory. In this episode, we read and discuss Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher. Why is communal memory important to preserving correct doctrine? What happens to families when communal memory is lost? When do traditions enable soft totalitarianism to infiltrate our churches and culture?
  3. דודאים - Come, my beloved, let us go out into the fields and lodge in the villages; let us go out early to the vineyards... There I will give you my love. The mandrakes give forth fragrance, and beside our doors are all choice fruits, new as well as old, which I have laid up for you, O my beloved. SONG OF SONGS 7:11–13
  4. Today on the Almanac, we head to the mailbag for a rapid-fire session.
  5. דפק - I slept, but my heart was awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking. “Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my perfect one, for my head is wet with dew, my locks with the drops of the night.” I had put off my garment; how could I put it on? I had bathed my feet; how could I soil them? SONG OF SONGS 5:2–3
  6. Today on the Almanac, we look at the end of the Reformation with the Peace of Westphalia.
  7. שׁחר - "I am very dark, but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon. Do not gaze at me because I am dark, because the sun has looked upon me." SONG OF SONGS 1:5–6
  8. Today on the Almanac, we try to untangle the identity of James the Just.
  9. Jesus came not only for the sheep, but apparently for the dogs as well. You won't believe what happens when she asks for a favor.
  10. כל - The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil. ECCLESIASTES 12:13–14