1. Welcome to Christianity on Trial, where the claims of Christianity are examined and judged by the rules of evidence as used in the court of law. Your host, Dr. John Warwick Montgomery, is a lawyer, a theologian, an author, and an accomplished defender of biblical Christianity. He is no stranger to the rules of evidence or the courtroom. So with our skeptical world for the prosecution and Dr. John Warwick Montgomery for the defense, stay with us as we listen in on Christianity on Trial.
  2. In this episode, we discuss pastoral topics, congregational life, the challenges Christians face today, and how things have changed for clergy and the churches since 2020.
  3. Today on the Almanac, we remember the man behind the mysterious “Order of the Rosy Cross” aka Rosicrucians.
  4. על - Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came and said to Rehoboam, “Your father [Solomon] made our yoke heavy. Now therefore lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke on us, and we will serve you.” 1 KINGS 12:3–4
  5. Absalom receives esteemed council.
  6. As Dr. Paulson works through chapter 6, he explains the difference between God lending out his power and proclaiming God's use of his power.
  7. Today on the Almanac, we go to the mailbag to answer a question about another podcast pertaining to Mars Hill and Mark Driscoll.
  8. קרע - The Lord said to Solomon, “Since this has been your practice and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes that I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you and will give it to your servant. 1 KINGS 11:11
  9. Today on the Almanac, we pause to consider the history of celebrating the Assumption or Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
  10. שׁקוץ - Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. So Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and did not wholly follow the Lord, as David his father had done. Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites, on the mountain east of Jerusalem. 1 KINGS 11:5–7
  11. Enemy at The Gates. In this episode, we read and discuss David Mark Whitford’s book, "Tyranny and Resistance." What are Christians to do when state and church unite to enforce laws that are in opposition to God’s Word and Christian freedom?