1. Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the dastardly, pious, reckless, or genius Oliver Cromwell.
  2. On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss Christ's encounter with the Syrophoenecian woman.
  3. Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the ubiquitous Nikolai Frederick Severin Grundtvig.
  4. Caleb and Bruce have a conversation about the doctrine of the church. They work to define how the church is all those with faith in Christ and the gathering of individual believers whom God has called together in specific locations.
  5. Weekend Edition for August 31, 2024
  6. Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the first “American Jezebel”: Anne Hutchinson.
  7. Runnin’ Down A Dream. In this episode, we dig deeper into liturgy and “action”—who’s doing what and why in Christian worship? How did the ancient pagans worship their gods, and why? What did the 16th-century Reformers teach about worship? Why should we moderns care? Mimesis, anamnesis, liturgical action, ritual, myth, sacrifices, and sacraments—we’ve got it all this week.
  8. Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the “Queen of the Methodists,” Selena Hastings.
  9. Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a theologian who can lay claim to being the most significant since St. Paul (!)
  10. On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss what makes a person clean or unclean.
  11. Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the patron saint of wayward children and the namesake of a famous L.A. beach town.