1. David and Adam bring some nuance to the issues surrounding faith and reason by discussing the different ways the terms are used (and misused) in academic and popular discourse.
  2. Today on the Almanac, we look at a few historical figures to celebrate a big day in the life of someone close to the Almanac.
  3. Today on the Almanac, we remember the origin story of the original Anabaptists.
  4. Today on the Almanac, we look at the life and thought of Francis De Sales.
  5. The Thinking Fellows discuss the life and work of J.R.R. Tolkien.
  6. Today on the Almanac, we remember a groundbreaking visit by Pope John Paul in 2001.
  7. God calls Samuel and complicated Eli gets a hard word from the Lord.
  8. On this day, we remember the Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan, and theologian Martin Marty, born in 1928. The reading is from Edith Södergran, "Christian Confession."
  9. On this episode we wrap up season 1 with the Rev. Sarah Condon who is coming to us from Houston (right after Hurricane Harvey in 2017) by way of the American South. Condon talks about some dark times, a hopeful doctrine, and has plenty of stories to illustrate this last doctrine of the Creed. Debi and Dan spend a little bit of time in this episode reflecting on the first season of the show.
  10. This episode spends most of the 40 minutes talking about the veil. What was it's duel purpose? Why was it torn from top to bottom at Christ's death?