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קרח - [Elisha] went up from there to Bethel, and while he was going up on the way, some small boys came out of the city and jeered at him, saying, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!” And he turned around, and when he saw them, he cursed them in the name of the Lord. And two she-bears came out of the woods and tore forty-two of the boys. 2 KINGS 2:23–24

Today on the Almanac, we remember the founding of the Philadelphia Ministerium in 1748 and the founding of “American Lutheranism.”

Today on the Almanac, we remember David Joris, and we take a look at the Radical Reformation.

כסא - Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah were sitting on their throne... and all the prophets were prophesying before them... And Micaiah said, “Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing beside him on his right hand and on his left. 1 KINGS 22:10, 19

Welcome to Christianity on Trial, where the claims of Christianity are examined and judged by the rules of evidence as used in the court of law. Your host, Dr. John Warwick Montgomery, is a lawyer, a theologian, an author, and an accomplished defender of biblical Christianity. He is no stranger to the rules of evidence or the courtroom. So with our skeptical world for the prosecution and Dr. John Warwick Montgomery for the defense, stay with us as we listen in on Christianity on Trial.

Caleb Keith is joined by John Hoyum to discuss articles 20 and 21 of the Augsburg Confession and Apology.

כרם - Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a vegetable garden, because it is near my house, and I will give you a better vineyard for it; or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its value in money.” But Naboth said to Ahab, “The Lord forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.” 1 KINGS 21:2–3

Today on the Almanac, we remember St. Bartholomew and his legacy on the anniversary of his death.

Hushai wins a war of councilors.

Today on the Almanac, we go to the mailbag to answer a question about English translations of the Bible.

אדרת - So he departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen in front of him, and he was with the twelfth. Elijah passed by him and cast his cloak upon him. 1 KINGS 19:19

Dr. Paulson discusses the doctrine of vocation and the place of God's power.