1. יהי אור Then God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. (GENESIS 1:3)
  2. The year is 567. We remember the Second Council of Tours and the 12th Night of Christmas. The reading is from William Butler Yeats, "The Magi."
  3. Dr. Paulson and Caleb take a further look at Erasmus and his Annotations of Romans 1:17. How do faith, faithfulness, and trust help us answer the question, what makes the human creature human?
  4. רוח אלהים The Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. (GENESIS 1:2)
  5. The year is 1953. “The Catholic Hour” made its debut on NBC television. The reading is by Pauline Johnson, a 19th century Canadian Poet, “Christmastide.”
  6. תהו ובהו - The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. GENESIS 1:2
  7. The year was 1785. We remember the founding of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The reading is from Charles Wesley, "What angel can the grace explain."
  8. בראשׁית - In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. GENESIS 1:1
  9. The year was 1940. We remember our latest Dr. Gene Scott All-Star, Jim Bakker. The reading is "Saving Jesus" by Paul Lake.
  10. . . . but the joke's on Herod. Joseph takes Mary and baby Jesus to refuge in Egypt, and all that happens in Matthew 2 is done in order to fulfill the prophecies of the Old Testament.
  11. The year was 1655. We remember the Enlightenment philosopher, Christian Thomasius. The reading is "Another Year is Dawning" by Francis Ridley Havergal.