1. They Call Me Rhetorical Working Man. In this episode, we discuss Luther‘s teaching on justification and vocation while reading James Nestingen’s essay on the same topic. We cover feudalism, the rise of capitalism, how the reformation took hold in the cities in Germany, the three estates, the two kingdoms, church life versus social life, and the consequences for Christians of not being grounded in faith and prayer as detailed by Luther, in particular, in his explanations to the petitions of the Lord Prayer.
  2. Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the first Christian “celebrities,” St. Francis of Assisi.
  3. Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the most significant and controversial preachers in the early Republic: William Ellery Channing.
  4. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about authority, the Pope, and church history.
  5. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about authority, the Pope, and church history.
  6. Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember George Müller and his well-won reputation as a champion of orphans.
  7. Craig and Troy listen to the final piece of Dr. Rod Rosenbladt's classic lecture on the relationship of the church, Christ, and those who are estranged from the one but not the other.
  8. Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Christian intellectual and poet T.S. Eliot on his birthday.
  9. Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the up-and-down life of the “most unfortunate of Popes.”
  10. Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the creation of the never-dull Lambeth Conference amongst the Anglicans.