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Today on the Almanac, we remember the founding of the Evangelical Alliance on this day in 1846.

Caleb and Scott discuss free will, the fall into sin, and human reason.

יעץ - So [Jeroboam] took counsel and made two calves of gold. And he said to the people, “You have gone up to Jerusalem long enough. Behold your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” And he set one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan. 1 KINGS 12:28–29

Today on the Almanac, we remember St. Helena and the story of the “true cross.”

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.

In this episode, we discuss pastoral topics, congregational life, the challenges Christians face today, and how things have changed for clergy and the churches since 2020.

Today on the Almanac, we remember the man behind the mysterious “Order of the Rosy Cross” aka Rosicrucians.

על - Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came and said to Rehoboam, “Your father [Solomon] made our yoke heavy. Now therefore lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke on us, and we will serve you.” 1 KINGS 12:3–4

Absalom receives esteemed council.

As Dr. Paulson works through chapter 6, he explains the difference between God lending out his power and proclaiming God's use of his power.

Today on the Almanac, we go to the mailbag to answer a question about another podcast pertaining to Mars Hill and Mark Driscoll.

קרע - The Lord said to Solomon, “Since this has been your practice and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes that I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you and will give it to your servant. 1 KINGS 11:11