1. Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we remember “the Red Headed Priest” Antonio Vivaldi.
  2. Dr. Steve Paulson discusses what it means to endure evil with faith.
  3. Today on the Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about historical parallels to the present.
  4. A Christmas podcast mashup special.
  5. שׁפך - And Eli said to her, “How long will you go on being drunk? Put your wine away from you.” But Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have been pouring out my soul before the Lord." 1 SAMUEL 1:14–15
  6. Three Men Enter, One Man Leaves. In this episode, we talk to Dr. Scott Keith about Christian doctrine and vocation. How do we live faithfully in Christ while simultaneously living in our vocations in a sinful, evil world?
  7. Mike and Wade are joined by Rev. Dr. Phil Huebner from Wisconsin Lutheran High School in Milwaukee, WI to discuss children in church. This is the topic of Rev. Dr. Huebner's dissertation, which is entitled “What to Do with Children in Church?
  8. ארון - "They shall make an ark of acacia wood. Two cubits and a half shall be its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height." EXODUS 25:10
  9. The year was 1891. We remember the baptism of Brahmabandhav Upadhyay. The reading is from Sadhu Sundar Singh.
  10. At the outset of His ministry, Jesus' authority is on full display. Authority over sickness, authority over demons, and the authority to call you to follow Him
  11. The year was 1926, and we remember J.I. Packer. The reading is a word about Christian hope from Packer himself.
  12. Paul moves to talking about Abraham and how he was justified.