1. As Gen Z and Gen Alpha grow into adolescence and early adulthood, what hope should we have for the future of the church?
  2. Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we remember the time a Pope (effectively) excommunicated an entire country.
  3. Gretchen and Katie are finally back together, and they have a lot of catching up to do.
  4. What was the significance of the women at the tomb? Did they just happen to be in the right place at the right time, or did Jesus intentionally seek them out first?
  5. Today on the Almanac, we remember Ida B. Wells, who was born on this day in 1862.
  6. ירבעל - But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Will you contend for Baal? Or will you save him? Whoever contends for him shall be put to death by morning. If he is a god, let him contend for himself, because his altar has been broken down.” Therefore on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let Baal contend against him,” because he broke down his altar. JUDGES 6:31–32
  7. פסח - The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you, when I strike the land of Egypt. EXODUS 12:13
  8. 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."
  9. You Gotta Serve Somebody. Tim Keller breaks down various political ideologies and asks, “What does God’s Word have to say about this?”
  10. On this day, we observe the Feast of the Innocents. We remember Pierre Bayle, who died on this day in 1706. The reading is "That Rage Whereof the Psalm Doth Say" by George Wither.