1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the complicated history of Granville Oral Roberts.
  4. John the Baptist unfailingly and unflinchingly points to Jesus, even from the womb.
  5. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Elizabeth Evelyn Wright and her work in post-Civil War America.
  6. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story behind today’s festivities in Sweden and beyond for St. Lucy’s Day.
  7. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story behind an Oscar-winning classic and curious phrase.
  8. On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss John the Baptist once again – this time his appearance at the beginning of John's gospel.
  9. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about “Seventh Day Baptists.”
  10. All Day and All of the Night. In this episode of Banned Books, we discuss Advent and the second coming of Jesus Christ while reading a sermon by Martyn Lloyd-Jones. Along the way, we talk about the symbols and meaning of Christmas, how preaching a biblical sermon doesn’t mean it’s a gospel sermon, and why that matters, all with an extra echo for dramatic effect.