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On this day, we remember Chinese evangelist and church founder Watchman Nee, and Augustus Toplady, born in 1740, and author of the famous hymn and our reading, "Rock of Ages."

On this day, we recognize Calvin Fairbanks, abolitionist minister, and D. James Kennedy, early Presbyterian televangelist. The reading is an excerpt from a sermon by John Chrysostom.

Pastor Killian Teaches On Matthew 25:1-13

What I Choose Is My Choice! Gillespie and Riley continue their reading and discussion of Luther’s treatise on the bound will. This episode, what happens when God’s election of sinners in Christ Jesus is de-emphasized?

On this day, we remember Conrad Weiser, a Pennsylvania Dutch pioneer, and Johann Albrecht Bengel, Biblical Greek language scholar. The reading is "In the Eastering Cosmos" by Bonnie Thurston.

Everything is destroyed and something very unpleasant is done to the king of Ai that ends up pointing us to Jesus.

The Christian life is not all glory, power, and happiness, we will share in the cross of Christ. What does that mean? You can listen to today's program and find out. Guest: Dr. Steve Hein recorded at 1517.org Here We Still Stand Conference in San Diego, CA. Get Dr. Hein's book and be sure to look for his other books! https://shop.1517.org/products/the-christian-life-cross-or-glory?variant=12227844833365

On this day, we celebrate the feast of All Saints', part of a three-day observance. On All Saints' Day In 1755 in Lisbon was an earthquake, with a fire that not even the resultant tsunami could extinguish. The reading is "The Last Beatitude" by Malcolm Guite.

On this day, we remember St. John of Kronshtadt, born in 1829. And today is Reformation Day, particularly remembering Luther's 95 Theses. The reading is "Thunderstorm. Martin Luther, July 1505" by Marjorie Maddox.

You Want The Truth? You Can’t Handle The Truth! Gillespie and Riley begin their series on "The Bondage of The Will," one of only two books Martin Luther wrote that he claimed were worth preserving. In this episode, we begin at the end.

We remember college founder and broadcaster Bob Jones Sr., born on this day in 1883. We also remember Christopher Wordsworth, historian, and bishop, born in 1807. The reading is "O Day of Rest and Gladness" by Christopher Wordsworth.

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.