1517 Podcasts

On this day, we remember Eugenius Bulgaris, who coined the term "euthanasia," and the reunification of the southern and northern Presbyterian churches in 1983. Our reading is a selection from "Between Noon and Three" by Robert Farrar Capon.

Daniel and Erick begin the journey through 1st Peter. The goal of Peter is giving hope to suffering Christian. What does he root their hope in?

On this day, we remember St. Columba, missionary to Scotland, and St. Ephrem of Syria, Doctor of the Church. Our reading is the hymn "Abide with Me" by Henry Francis Lyte.

On this day we remember the feasts of St. Thomas Ken and St. Melania the Elder. Our reading is from Thomas Ken's hymn, "Awake My Soul, and with the Sun."

Pastor Killian Teaches On John 16:5-15

We continue in the book of Romans chapters 3 and 4 as the Apostle Paul teaches us the amazing atonement of Jesus Christ, for you. Have you ever wondered if Jesus could have sinned? Can we rightly claim to be saved by our works, efforts or merits? What does the Word "Propitiation" mean? Craig and Troy talk about their sinfulness and their desperate need for the forgiveness of Jesus Christ, which He won For You from the cross and through the grave.

On this day, New Amsterdam was given freedom of worship in 1644. And Franz Gruber, composer, died in 1863. Our reading is "The Resignation" by Chatterton.

God says not to trust people or prophets if their words don’t line up with what God has spoken. But what if they perform signs and wonders?

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.