1. Today on the Almanac, we remember the founding of the YMCA in 1844 and its cultural impact.
  2. גלל - When the circumcising of the whole nation was finished, they remained in their places in the camp until they were healed. And the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” And so the name of that place is called Gilgal to this day. JOSHUA 5:8–9
  3. Today on the Almanac, we head back to 988 to remember the baptism of Vladimir the Great and the Christianization of the Rus.
  4. גלל - When the circumcising of the whole nation was finished, they remained in their places in the camp until they were healed. And the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” And so the name of that place is called Gilgal to this day. JOSHUA 5:8–9
  5. Being a Christ-follower is indeed a bed of roses. But don't forget: roses have thorns. Jesus advises potential disciples to count the cost.
  6. Today on the Almanac, we look at the controversial supreme court decision in Wallace v. Jaffree concerning school prayer in 1985.
  7. ירא - "You shall let your children know, ‘Israel passed over this Jordan on dry ground.’ For the Lord your God dried up the waters of the Jordan for you until you passed over, as the Lord your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up for us until we passed over, so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the Lord is mighty, that you may fear the Lord your God forever.” JOSHUA 4:22–24
  8. In this episode we are answering a question sent into us, about when it's ok to say "no" to being pulled into serving in a ministry. We talk about how we don't always "feel like" being involved, and also manipulation, and the "savior complex" we slip into so easily.
  9. Today on the Almanac, we remember the enigmatic beat poet and Dominican brother William Everson/Brother Antoninus.
  10. חרבה - Now the priests bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firmly on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan, and all Israel was passing over on dry ground until all the nation finished passing over the Jordan. JOSHUA 3:17
  11. The guys begin the Gospel According to Mark.