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Today on the Almanac, we remember Friar John of Plano Carpini and his Medieval Mission to the Mongols.

Pastor Sheek Teaches On John 2:13-22

חנית - So David and Abishai went to the army by night. And there lay Saul sleeping within the encampment, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head, and Abner and the army lay around him. 1 SAMUEL 26:7

Today on the Almanac, we remember the Notorious DLC (De Las Casas).

. . . to which Jesus answers, "Why? What have you heard?" Jesus challenges all the doubts about Himself and demands we believe in who He truly is.

לשׁון - Then the king [Saul] said to Doeg, “You turn and strike the priests.” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests, and he killed on that day eighty-five persons who wore the linen ephod. And Nob, the city of the priests, he put to the sword; both man and woman, child and infant, ox, donkey and sheep, he put to the sword. 1 SAMUEL 22:18–19

Today on the Almanac, we talk about Pennsylvania, Quaker Oats, and Pennsylvania.

Christian community is often described as the activity and programs going on at the church. Many people will join a church for the sake of having a tight knit community. But what does Christian community mean?

Catching Jesus in His words.

שׁגע - So [David] changed his behavior before them and pretended to be insane in their hands and made marks on the doors of the gate and let his spittle run down his beard. Then Achish said to his servants, “Behold, you see the man is mad. Why then have you brought him to me? Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this fellow to behave as a madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?” 1 SAMUEL 21:13–15

Today on the Almanac, we remember St. Olaf of Norway, Patron Saint, and Perpetual King of Norway.

In this episode, Blake sits down with pianist and music director, Alex Navarro. They discuss the influence the church had on him as a young musician, the importance of developing relationships with others in the band, and how the cities he's lived in have shaped the way he approaches his work now.