1. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we have a question about Christmas decorations, Stars, and Angels.
  2. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we have a question about Cromwell and the Cancellation of Christmas.
  3. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we have a question about the faith of Charles Dickens.
  4. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we have a bonus Christmas mailbag with pickles, cherries, and an ancient hymn!
  5. On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss Luke's account of the annunciation where the angel Gabriel appears before Mary to announce that she will conceive a child by the Holy Spirit.
  6. On today's episode, Kelsi chats with friends, Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin from the Freely Given Podcast, about the Advent season and how a fuller expansion into the three different arrivals or comings of Jesus changes how we understand and celebrate Advent.
  7. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the Incarnation.
  8. This is a special crossover episode with Kelsi Klembara from the podcast: "Outside Ourselves." Kelsi is also the online content manager for 1517 and mother to 3 kids. She holds an MA in Reformational Theology from Concordia University Irvine.
  9. Won’t Get Fooled Again. In this episode, we discuss all things Advent - repentance, John the Baptist, preaching Christ, pastoral care to the afflicted and the unrepentant, and how to get to hell - while reading Norman Nagel’s Advent 3 sermon.