1. Today on the Almanac, we remember the Grand Union of the Augustinian Order in 1256.
  2. ציצת - The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the people of Israel, and tell them to make tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to put a cord of blue on the tassel of each corner. And it shall be a tassel for you to look at and remember all the commandments of the Lord, to do them, not to follow after your own heart and your own eyes, which you are inclined to whore after." NUMBERS 15:37–39
  3. Who is going to build who a house?
  4. Dr. Paulson talks about the importance of distinguishing between Law and Gospel.
  5. Today on the Almanac, we remember the Fifth Lateran Council in 1512, the last Pre-Reformation church council.
  6. גר - "And if a stranger is sojourning with you, or anyone is living permanently among you, and he wishes to offer a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the Lord, he shall do as you do." NUMBERS 15:14
  7. ארך אפים - ‘The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but he will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, to the third and the fourth generation.’ NUMBERS 14:18
  8. Today on the Almanac, we remember St. Athanasius on his feast day.
  9. Today, we begin a new season of the Almanac with a new format. We consider the history of May Day. The reading is from Martin Luther.
  10. נפלים - So they brought to the people of Israel a bad report of the land that they had spied out, saying, “The land, through which we have gone to spy it out, is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people that we saw in it are of great height. And there we saw the Nephilim (the sons of Anak, who come from the Nephilim), and we seemed to ourselves like grasshoppers, and so we seemed to them.” NUMBERS 13:32–33
  11. You Know, The Next Thing. In this episode, we continue reading Robert Capon’s The Mystery of Christ, and Why We Don’t Get It. We further discuss pastoral care, exegesis, the purpose of theology, and where Christian preaching points us.