1. Dr. Paulson closes out chapter five of Luther's Outlaw God.
  2. רעה - Moses spoke to the Lord, saying, “Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation who shall go out before them and come in before them, who shall lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the Lord may not be as sheep that have no shepherd.” NUMBERS 27:15–17
  3. Today on the Almanac, Dr van Voorhis answers a question about Church History for the first of a weekly series of listeners' questions.
  4. כוכב - [Balaam said,] "I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near: a star shall come out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel; it shall crush the forehead of Moab and break down all the sons of Sheth." NUMBERS 24:17
  5. Today on the Almanac, we remember Gregory of Nazianzus aka St. Gregory the Theologian.
  6. פתח - When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, she lay down under Balaam. And Balaam's anger was kindled, and he struck the donkey with his staff. Then the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?” NUMBERS 22:27–28
  7. Today on the Almanac, we ponder the significance of Julian of Norwich on her feast day.
  8. Put down all the other documents you take for granted, light a cuban, drip some water on your sugar sitting in spoon over your Pernod’s, and consider the possibility that God’s thoughts are recorded down on papyrus.
  9. Oftentimes when we are serving in ministry, we brainstorm outreach and growth. But what does growth look like when you live in a rural setting? What does growth look like when things remain small?
  10. What can we ask God for? Why do we think He'd want to give it to us? Craig and Troy talk about the deep meaning of "Ask, seek, knock."
  11. Today on the Almanac, we remember Franz von Sickingen, the "Last Knight" and 2001.