1. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the 7th century’s “most interesting man” and a link between the East and West.
  2. Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about William Holman Hunt and the punk rock Pre-Raphaelites.
  3. The whole of the Scriptures are interpreted through the lens of the Law and the Gospel.
  4. Today on the show, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Christianity in the East.
  5. Today on the Almanac, we remember the Second Council of Constantinople.
  6. Today on the Almanac, we remember a popular and curious national hymn.
  7. Today on the Almanac, we remember J.S. Bach with stories about coffee, billy goats, and pigeons' blood.
  8. קדשׁ - Then he said, “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” EXODUS 3:5
  9. I’m sorry, but your opinion means very little to me. Gillespie and Riley start to wrap up their reading of Martin Luther’s Bondage of The Will with a discussion of the Bible’s clarity and why personal feelings and our need to find meaning in everything can hijack God’s Word.
  10. Daniel and Erick begin the Gospel of Luke in this episode. After some introduction, they discuss the promise of the birth of John the baptizer.
  11. Our goal is to proclaim the genuine good news—that’s what “Gospel” means—of Christ’s forgiveness for you. We do not offer you better tips, techniques or checklists. Instead, You Are Forgiven is sermons by faithful pastors who will clearly show how you cannot be forgiven by your own efforts, no matter how well you do on your homework, your checklist of tasks. But they will also show how you are actually and already forgiven because Jesus has done all that is needed, for you!