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Today on the Almanac, we remember the daring escape of the “Siberian Seven,” a group of Soviet Pentecostals in 1983.

Pastor Hodel Teaches on Mark 4:34-41

שׁופר - And [Gideon] divided the 300 men into three companies and put trumpets into the hands of all of them and empty jars, with torches inside the jars. JUDGES 7:16

Today on the Almanac, we add another member to the Dr. Gene Scott All-Stars: Founder of the Pillar of Fire Church, Alma B. White.

"Your faith has made you well" . . . except faith never believes in itself, but trusts only in its object, namely Jesus.

צרף - And the Lord said to Gideon, “The people are still too many. Take them down to the water, and I will test them for you there, and anyone of whom I say to you, ‘This one shall go with you,’ shall go with you, and anyone of whom I say to you, ‘This one shall not go with you,’ shall not go.” JUDGES 7:4

Today on the Almanac, we remember Ingwer Ludwig Nommensen, the German Dane in a Dutch Mission on the Island of Sumatra.

ירבעל - But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Will you contend for Baal? Or will you save him? Whoever contends for him shall be put to death by morning. If he is a god, let him contend for himself, because his altar has been broken down.” Therefore on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let Baal contend against him,” because he broke down his altar. JUDGES 6:31–32

Today on the Almanac, we remember a man who in the late 19th century was both a pastor and “the most famous man in America.”

The Sabbath and the unforgivable sin.

“We were baffled by climatic and cataclysmic events: earthquakes, tidal waves, storms, lightning. All of this was to us terrifying. Religion works as an attempt, then, to make sense of things. We are pattern-seeking mammals, after all. It’s a good thing that we are, because if we weren’t pattern-seeking mammals, our curiosity would have no outlet and we wouldn’t be capable of the great innovations that have liberated us from so many things, including religion.”

It's Gretchen's turn to talk about books that have been influential on her life.