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On this day, Christina of Sweden abdicated the throne in 1654 and the YMCA was founded in 1844. Our reading is from Isaac of Ninevah.

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.

We often hear people tell us to look inside of ourselves for goodness and for freedom, but is that how God really works? In this Minisode, Craig and Troy will talk about how God "delivers the goods" of salvation to you because of what He has done For You.

Today we remember the festival of St. Boniface who died in 754 and the birthday of Justus Jonas, Lutheran reformer, born on this day in 1493. Our reading is "The Crucifixion" by Malcolm Guite.

Pump the hate brakes, Riley! This week, Gillespie and Riley begin a four-episode discussion on how to judge a hymn. In the first installment, they look at Amazing Grace and ask: "Is this a great, good, or bad hymn?" What makes a Christian hymn great? What should a church do with bad hymns?

What is the Gospel and what is its purpose? Troy and Craig take on this topic in brief and they explain why this is important for every Christian to understand.

On this day we remember Sigmind Mowinckel and his scholarship on the Psalms. We also remember Davenport's Fundamental Articles which sought to create a Christian utopia. Our reading is "No It's Not" by Anna Krugovoy Silver.

Daniel and Erick wrap up the book of Romans.

On this day Abelard was pronounced guilty of heresy in 1140 and Francke's orphanage opened in 1694. Our reading is "Oh What Their Joy" by Abelard.

Today we remember the birthday of Henry VIII, born 1491 AD, and we recognize the Martyrs of Lyon who died in 175 AD. Our reading is from Chapter V of the Epistle to Diognetus, a second century AD description of Christians.

On this day we remember the feast of Justin Martyr and Mary Dyer who died on this date in 1660. Our reading is "When in mid-air, the golden trump shall sound" by John Dryden.

Pastor Sheek Teaches On Luke 3:15-22