1. Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the origins of the Catholic Church.
  2. Plug In, Baby. In this episode, we read St. Ambrose’s work, On the Mysteries, enjoying his exegesis and defense of the body and blood of Jesus. We also discuss recognizing patterns in the Bible, testing the spirits who want to separate out the heavenly from the earthly, and the importance of symbol and meaning for Christian comfort.
  3. Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember John Davenport and his Puritan colony of New Haven in the New World.
  4. Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember St. Mathilda and her influence on the creation of the Christian West in the Middle Ages.
  5. Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the forgotten British Evangelical and Reformer, Robert William Dale.
  6. Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the great hymn writer Paul Gerhardt.
  7. On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss one of Christ's predictions of his death, this time from Mark 10.
  8. Today, on the Christian History Almanac, Dan goes behind the scenes and answers a common question on how the sausage gets made.