1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. 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.
  4. What's your vote for the most misapplied and misquoted Bible verse of all time? Craig and Troy vote for "Don't you judge me!" Today we talk about the reality of being under judgment, and seeking repentance.
  5. The year was 1602. Today we remember William Lilly, Christian Astrologist? The last word for this second season is from the final stanza to Richard Wilbur’s “A Stable Lamp is Lighted.”
  6. פה אל פה - And [God] said, “Hear my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord make myself known to him in a vision; I speak with him in a dream. Not so with my servant Moses. He is faithful in all my house. With him I speak mouth to mouth, clearly, and not in riddles, and he beholds the form of the Lord.” NUMBERS 12:6–8
  7. The year was 1968. Today we remember Lin Zhao, a Chinese Christian Martyr.
  8. פנים - The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. “So shall they put my name upon the people of Israel, and I will bless them.” NUMBERS 6:24–27
  9. Jesus is Lord, even of little Colossae.
  10. We all pray for love. We all desire peace. We all want to have joy. It's patience that looks suspicious.
  11. In this episode, Blake sits down with filmmaker, Noah Sampsel. They discuss his love for film, how everyday creative experiences like cooking support his craft, and finding balance between creating for others and working on passion projects.