1. This week we are playing Kelsi's talk from October's 1517 HWSS conference.
  2. In episode THREE HUNDRED AND SIX, Mike and Wade discuss the woman who anointed Jesus in Bethany, prompting some to complain that she could have sold her perfume and given it to the poor.
  3. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Advent and Christmas traditions from Latin America.
  4. On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the visitation of Mary to Elizabeth while both are pregnant – Mary with Jesus, and Elizabeth with John.
  5. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the man who is likely the most prolific and popular Christian songwriters in the English language with a special connection to the season.
  6. Tighten Up. In this episode, we read Martin Luther’s Advent 3 ordination sermon, discussing rites and ceremonies, church traditions, God’s mysteries versus the devil’s, and much pastoral talk about transparency and honesty amongst brothers and sisters in the Gospel.
  7. This meditation is great for Advent, a season of waiting in expectation for all that is damaged and ruined to be made whole.
  8. On this episode of Preaching the Text, Steve Paulson discusses the story of John the Baptist in prison.
  9. In this episode, Kelsi talks with author, Amy Mantravadi, about her new historical novel Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation, released by 1517 Publishing last month.
  10. Countdown to Armageddon. In this episode, we read Martin Luther’s Advent 2 sermon (1532) and discuss signs and symbols, the liturgical calendar, funerals, preaching, and many many other things of an episodic nature.
  11. The lawless teachers that Jude rebukes are put in their place, and the church is reminded of the way in which God would have them persevere in the faith.