1. As part of two Christmas episodes, Dr. Paulson talks about the importance of the incarnation.
  2. The year was 1363. We remember Jean Gerson. The reading for today is a poem entitled "Advent" by Sr. Christine Schenk.
  3. The year was 1294. We remember Pietro Morrone, a.k.a. Pope Celestine V. The reading is an Advent reading from Benedict XVI.
  4. The year was 1666. We remember Nikon, the Patriarch of Moscow. The reading is from Frederick Buechner's "Whistling in the Dark."
  5. Matthew tells us how Jesus came from a proud and glorious lineage of . . . well, of prostitutes, thieves, and murderers as well as kings and prophets, all of whom happen to be God's people. Jesus reaches all the way down into our humanity so that He can fulfill everything for us.
  6. The year was 1825. We remember Samuel Ajayi Crowther. The reading is "Wartime Christmas" by American poet Joyce Kilmer.
  7. Have Yourself A Very Enlightened Christmas. In this episode, an examination of the impact of the Enlightenment on the Church, especially the preaching and traditions of Advent and Christmas.
  8. The year was 1658. We remember Lancelot Blackburne, the pirate cleric and Archbishop of York. The reading is a quote from Norwegian novelist Sigrid Undset.
  9. The year was 1621. We remember the first known sermon ever given on American soil by Robert Cushman. The reading is "A Christmas Carol Poem” by G.K. Chesterton.
  10. The year was 1649. We remember the pastor and hymn writer Martin Rinkart. The reading is two stanzas of Rinkart's hymn, "Now Thank We All Our God."
  11. The year was 1875. We remember the epic 35 stanza poem, "Wreck of the Deutschland." The reading is from Gerard Manley Hopkins, "Moonless darkness stands between."
  12. The year was 1925. We remember a Dr. Gene Scott All-Star, Russell Conwell. Our reading is an Advent prayer written by Walter Brueggeman.