1. The year was 1989. We remember Romanian pastor and dissident Laszlo Tokes. The reading is from Alan Jones, "May Christmas Come."
  2. The year was 1937. We remember Pavel Alexandrovich Florensky. The reading is from Jean-Paul Richter, "The Holiest Among the Mighty."
  3. Is Saul also among the Prophets?
  4. The year was 1363. We remember Jean Gerson. The reading for today is a poem entitled "Advent" by Sr. Christine Schenk.
  5. The year was 1294. We remember Pietro Morrone, a.k.a. Pope Celestine V. The reading is an Advent reading from Benedict XVI.
  6. The year was 1666. We remember Nikon, the Patriarch of Moscow. The reading is from Frederick Buechner's "Whistling in the Dark."
  7. The year was 1825. We remember Samuel Ajayi Crowther. The reading is "Wartime Christmas" by American poet Joyce Kilmer.
  8. It is more blessed to give than to receive?
  9. In this episode, Katie and Gretchen talk about how law and gospel distinctions affect relationships we have at church and in ministry.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.