1. That’s How Love Goes. In this episode, we read a Christmas sermon by Norman Nagel and discuss the nativity, the mother of God, iconography, Bible translating, story-telling traditions, teaching through the story, God’s strange way of loving people, and people’s expectations of Christmas and how it affects the Church.
  2. On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the visitation of Mary to Elizabeth while both are pregnant – Mary with Jesus, and Elizabeth with John.
  3. In this episode of Tough Text, Scott Keith and Daniel Emery Price explore the peculiar story of the Sons of Sceva from Acts 19, discussing the miraculous acts performed by the apostles, the dangers of mimicking faith without true belief, and the implications of syncretism in the early church.
  4. Craig and a more-or-less alert Troy take a look at the 3rd Epistle of John.
  5. On this episode of Preaching the Text, Steve Paulson discusses the story of John the Baptist in prison.
  6. Countdown to Armageddon. In this episode, we read Martin Luther’s Advent 2 sermon (1532) and discuss signs and symbols, the liturgical calendar, funerals, preaching, and many many other things of an episodic nature.
  7. In this episode of Tough Texts, Scott Keith and Daniel Emery Price look into the parable of the Sheep and the Goats from Matthew 25:31-46.
  8. In this episode of Preaching the Text, Steven Paulson discusses the significance of John's baptism for repentance and the forgiveness of sins.