1. Anxiety, big barns, and the folly of assuring your own soul.
  2. Hey, careful, man, there’s a theologian here! Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Erasmus of Rotterdam’s discourse on The Freedom of The Will. In his debate with Martin Luther, how did Erasmus lose the battle but win the war over the doctrine of free will? How does it continue to influence the church today?
  3. On this day, we remember Antoine Augustin Calmet, b. 1672, and Johnny Cash, b. 1932. The reading is a poem from Richard Crashaw, "Two Went Up To the Temple to Pray."
  4. 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.
  5. On this day, we recognize the feast of St. Matthias and remember Oscar Cullman, born in 1902. The reading is from Francis Thompson, "Love and the Child."
  6. On this day, we remember two Holy Roman Emperors: Charles V, born in 1500, and Matthias, born in 1612. The reading is by Samuel Wesley, "The Sun of Righteousness Appears."
  7. Psalm 13 is a story of sorrow and joy, confession and absolution, it declares that God has answered all our trouble.
  8. Psalm 55 instructs us to call out to God and look to His sure promises when sin and darkness assails us.
  9. Is there any assurance when it doesn't feel like God is with you?
  10. The Psalmist speaks about how God delivers the poor and needy.
  11. Psalm 38 shows a confession of sin that seeks and trusts in God alone forgiveness.
  12. In Psalm 22, we see our pain and suffering imputed to Christ on the cross as he confesses the words of the Psalm.