1. צעיר - But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days. MICAH 5:2
  2. Today on the Almanac, we remember the author of several beloved Christmas Carols, Charles Wesley.
  3. What does it mean to become a child in order to enter the Kingdom of Heaven? Pride and earthly strength compete with Christlike humility.
  4. רע - When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God relented of the disaster that he had said he would do to them, and he did not do it. But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry. JONAH 3:10–4:1
  5. Today on the Almanac, we remember Pope John Paul II’s apology for the execution of Jan Hus, which was issued on this day in 1999.
  6. Praying for everyone Jesus died for.
  7. הפך - [Jonah] called out, “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!” JONAH 3:4
  8. Today on the Almanac, we remember novelist Jane Austen, born on this day in 1775.
  9. We are excited to have one of Gretchen's pastors, Rev. Dale Hexum, on this episode to talk more about sermons. We ask him about the preaching philosophy he works within, and what to look for in a sermon.
  10. טול - [Jonah] said to them, “Pick me up and hurl me into the sea; then the sea will quiet down for you, for I know it is because of me that this great tempest has come upon you.” JONAH 1:12