1. The Truth Is Like A Good Steak. In this episode, we continue to read and discuss Rod Dreher’s book “Live Not by Lies.” Do we hold our pastors to a specific evangelical standard for preaching and ministry? What damage is done to churches whose members don’t have a firm theological and moral grounding in what’s good, right, and true?
  2. Today on the Almanac, we tell the story of Edith Cavell, Anglican nurse and martyr.
  3. Today on the Almanac, we head to the mailbag for a question about underrated figures in church history.
  4. Today on the Almanac, we tell the story of Jonathan Udo Ekong and Christianity in Nigeria.
  5. Lies Are Like Hotdogs. In this episode, we continue to read and discuss Rod Dreher’s “Live Not by Lies.” What harm is done to the churches by abandoning the Truth, and what about a society the lives by lies?
  6. Today on the Almanac, we remember Colonial Missionary, David Brainerd.
  7. Today on the Almanac, we remember the Council of Chalcedon and what it means for the church today.
  8. Today on the Almanac, we remember John Dickinson and his role in the Moderate Great Awakening in America.
  9. Today on the Almanac, we remember Martin Luther’s “On the Babylonian Captivity.”
  10. Caleb and Scott read through the first several articles of the Smalcald Articles.
  11. In a culture that talks about making everything bigger, better, stronger, and more streamlined, it's easy for the church to get sucked into that discussion. As we think about that discussion, we wanted to give a down home look at what is the purpose or function of the church?