1. שׁקוץ - Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. So Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and did not wholly follow the Lord, as David his father had done. Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites, on the mountain east of Jerusalem. 1 KINGS 11:5–7
  2. Enemy at The Gates. In this episode, we read and discuss David Mark Whitford’s book, "Tyranny and Resistance." What are Christians to do when state and church unite to enforce laws that are in opposition to God’s Word and Christian freedom?
  3. אניה - King Solomon built a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom. And Hiram sent with the fleet his servants, seamen who were familiar with the sea, together with the servants of Solomon. 1 KINGS 9:26–27
  4. Today on the Almanac, we remember a modern martyr, Jonathan Daniels.
  5. In this episode we talk about who does what in repentance. It can be easy to put ourselves in the driver's seat of someone else's repentance.
  6. I believe… at least I want to.
  7. Jesus not only desires mercy, but gives mercy. Our sacrifices will never satisfy the demands of the Law, but Christ's sacrifice for us gives all the holiness the law requires.
  8. נטה - "The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers. May he not leave us or forsake us, that he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments, his statutes, and his rules, which he commanded our fathers." 1 KINGS 8:57–58
  9. Today on the Almanac, we remember another giant in the history of American church music.
  10. סלח - "Listen to the plea of your servant and of your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. And listen in heaven your dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive." 1 KINGS 8:30
  11. Today on the Almanac, we remember Ashbel Green Simonton and the arrival of the Presbyterians in Brazil.