1517 Podcasts

Today on the Almanac, we remember Holy Cross day and discuss the origins and development of the Cross/Crucifix.

Insurrection at the family reunion.

In this episode, Caleb and Dr. Paulson discuss salvation ex nihilo or "from nothing."

Today on the Almanac, we go to the mailbag to answer a question about a German Christian community persecuted by the Nazis.

חסיד - O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame? How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah But know that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself; the Lord hears when I call to him. PSALM 4:2–3

Christians Rush in Where Fools Fear to Tread. In this episode, we read Rod Dreher’s “Christian Dissidents.” What is totalitarianism? What are the consequences of soft totalitarianism? What is the Christian response to tyranny?

אשׁרי - Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. PSALM 1:1–2

Today on the Almanac, we remember Barton Stone and the beginning of the Disciples of Christ/Christian Church “denomination.”

Pastor Sheek Teaches on Mark 7:1-13

Jesus rides in to clear the temple out.

לויתן - “Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook or press down his tongue with a cord? Can you put a rope in his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook?" JOB 41:1–2

Today on the Almanac, we remember the controversial first meeting of the World’s Parliament of Religions in 1893.