1. Today on the Almanac, we remember William Jennings Bryan’s famous “Cross of Gold” speech at the Democratic National Convention.
  2. Today on the Almanac, we return to colonial America and remember the religious freedom granted to Rhode Island in 1663.
  3. Today on the Almanac, we remember a preacher who was once called “the father of American Democracy” Thomas Hooker (spoiler: he wasn’t).
  4. Caleb and Scott discuss article four of the Apology to the Augsburg Confession.
  5. Today on the Almanac, we remember one of the very important Thomas’ in the Early Modern world: Thomas More.
  6. Today on the Almanac, we travel to Devil’s Island, part of the Salvation Islands, and remember the work of Charles Pean.
  7. Today on the Almanac, we conclude our week of mailbag questions with a timely question related to the 4th of July.
  8. Today on the Almanac, we go to the mailbag again to answer a question about the Church Fathers.
  9. Today on the Almanac, we go to the mailbag to answer a question about Dan’s favorite story in church history.
  10. Today on the Almanac, we go to the mailbag to answer a question about the End Times.
  11. “Religion is predicated on the idea that our time here is short and should be shorter, that our job is to bring on the end of days. This is just a veil of tears and guilt and shame. This, the only life we have—the only life we have that contains music and art and literature and solidarity and sex and love—all of this should be swept away. We can’t wait for the end times to come. That’s what they all have to believe.”
  12. Today on the Almanac, we tell the story of Pope Marcellinus, the Pope that Apostatized! Maybe. Well, probably not.