Christian History

The year was 1521. We remember Giovanni di Lorenzo de Medici, aka Pope Leo. The reading is "Advent Calendar" by Rowan Williams.

The year was 1892. We remember philologist and theologian Fenton John Anthony Hort. The reading is an excerpt from Psalm 119, verses 105-107, from the Scottish Metrical Psalter.

The year was 1833. We remember the preacher Lemuel Haynes, with a reading recorded by a friend.

The year was 1902. We remember Joseph Parker. The reading is a one-sentence quote from Joseph Parker.

In a year where things are unclear, tensions are heartbreaking, and uncertainty is rampant, what can we be thankful for?