1517 Podcasts

בכה - As soon as the angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the people of Israel, the people lifted up their voices and wept. And they called the name of that place Bochim. And they sacrificed there to the Lord. JUDGES 2:4–5

Today on the Almanac, we go to the mailbag to answer a question about musicians from various Christian denominations.

דבק - [Joshua said,] "Only be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments and to cling to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.” JOSHUA 22:5

Today on the Almanac, we go to the mailbag to answer a question about church demographics in North America and the world.

Pastor Sheek Teaches On Matthew 7:15-29

The God that won’t stay dead. In this episode, we wrap up our discussion of God, Nietzsche, and how Jesus fights against our attempts at self-atonement.

We are answering some more listener questions this week, and both questions we answer today revolve around discontent with the church.

רכב - And they came out with all their troops, a great horde, in number like the sand that is on the seashore, with very many horses and chariots. And all these kings joined their forces and came and encamped together at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel. JOSHUA 10:1–2

Today on the Almanac, we remember the complicated Archbishop of Munich Michael Von Faulhaber, and his relationship with the church and Hitler.

Jesus, the Great Physician, does "healing" in a way that no one else can. When He heals, it goes beyond physical and into eternity.

ירושׁלם - As soon as Adoni-zedek, king of Jerusalem, heard how Joshua had captured Ai and had devoted it to destruction, doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them, he feared greatly. JOSHUA 10:1–2

Today on the Almanac, we remember Ignatius Maloyan on the anniversary of his death on this day in 1915.