1. Today, we talk about the first encounter of Jesus with John the Baptist.
  2. The first episode of Preaching the Text introduces the hosts, Dr. Steven Paulson and Pr. John Hoyum, as they start this new study of the Sunday lectionary texts.
  3. Wandering, wandering. Where do we stand with God?
  4. Today on the show, we remember composer Felix Mendelssohn, the man behind Bach’s 19th-century resurgence.
  5. Today on the Almanac, we remember the saint behind the title of a popular book and miniseries about World War 2.
  6. Today on the Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Christianity and facial hair.
  7. Today on the show, we remember the religious aspects of the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.
  8. Today on the show, we remember the conversion of the first singing Country and Western Cowboy.
  9. Today on the show, we remember the famous Quaker John Woolman.