1. On this day, we remember English church musician Thomas Tallis and notable American Baptist preacher Isaac Backus. The reading is "The Sacrifice of Isaac" by D. S. Martin.
  2. On this episode, the Fellows have a conversation about historical methodology and why it is important for the practice of theology but also daily life. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show.
  3. On this day, we remember Elizabeth of Hungary and Billy Sunday. The reading is "It Is Well With My Soul" by Horatio Spafford.
  4. On this day, we remember the consecration of the old and new St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and the papal bull "Unam Sanctum" of 1302. The reading is "Christians and Others" by Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
  5. On this day, we remember two influential, esoteric, and controversial figures: Jakob Boehme (d. 1624) and Charles H. Mason (d. 1961). The reading is "Jesus was A Healer" by Les Murray.
  6. Oh, wow... that's an intense line of questioning. Gillespie and Riley discuss the vital distinction between the righteousness of works and faith in Martin Luther's "The Bondage of The Will." In this episode, it's Abraham, Paul, and the destruction of all our good and virtuous works.
  7. On this day, we remember Margaret of Scotland and Pierre Charron. the reading is "A Midrash on the Kingdom Prayer" by Susan McCaslin.
  8. On this day, we remember hymn-writer William Cowper, born in 1731, and Anders Nygren, Lundensian theologian. The reading is "They Could Not Tell Me Who Should Be My Lord" by Edwin Muir.
  9. On this day, we remember emperor Justinian, who died in 565, and English Puritan William Ames, who died in 1633. The reading is "Credo" by James Macauley.
  10. On this day, we remember the publishing of Luther's "Formula Missae," a reform of worship. We also remember the Hundred Thousand Martyrs of Georgia. The reading is from George Moses Horton, "On the Conversion of a Sister."
  11. On this day, we remember the poet, nun, and theologian Juana Inez De La Cruz. Also on this day in 1869, Presbyterian Church reunified. The reading is from Kierkegaard, "Calm My Soul."
  12. Gotta rip the bandaid off now. You’ll thank us later. Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Martin Luther’s work on The Bondage of The Will. This week, reading the Bible categorically, doing theology categorically, and why rejecting election is rejecting Christ and his gifts.