1. On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the dedication of Christ at the temple.
  2. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a crucial “man-behind-the-scenes” of the Protestant Reformation.
  3. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we wish you a Merry Christmas with a story behind Dan’s favorite Christmas Hymn.
  4. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a most memorable event on Christmas Eve, 1968.
  5. Dr. Paulson teaches about preaching the incarnation of Christ.
  6. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we answer a question about an “Eastern Orthodox Christmas.”
  7. Recreation… but first destruction.
  8. That’s How Love Goes. In this episode, we read a Christmas sermon by Norman Nagel and discuss the nativity, the mother of God, iconography, Bible translating, story-telling traditions, teaching through the story, God’s strange way of loving people, and people’s expectations of Christmas and how it affects the Church.