1. The year was 1477. Today we remember Jerome Emser, a Reformation-era controversialist. The reading is “The Loving Soul’s Jubilation” by Bernard of Clairvaux.
  2. The year was 1748. Today we remember the erstwhile Quaker, Elias Hicks. The reading is “Welcoming Angels” by Pat Schneider.
  3. The year was 1314. Today we remember Jacques de Molar and the end of the Knights Templar. The reading is from Justin Martyr.
  4. In this episode, Blake sits down with rapper, Flame. They discuss his career as a rapper, his creative approach to writing, and how rap intersects with culture and the church.
  5. The year was 2012. Today we remember Pope Shenouda III from the Coptic Orthodox Church. The reading is from "The Prayer of St. Patrick."
  6. The year was 1244. Today we remember the Cathar’s last stand at Montségur. The reading is from “Good is the Flesh” by Brian Wren.
  7. While you are busy working at being passive in your righteousness, let God sanctify you through some holy words spoken by unholy men.
  8. The year was 1711. Today we remember Eusebio Kino. The reading is "Communion in the Asylum" by Andrew Hudgens.
  9. The year was 1565. Today we remember Vasco De Quiroga, the Spanish missionary in Michoacan. The reading is "Let Your God Love You" by Edwina Gateley.
  10. The year was 1965. Today we remember Fan Noli and the Albanian Orthodox Church. The reading is "Those Who Carry" by Anna Kamienska.
  11. The year was 2000. Today we remember the Archbishop Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei. The reading is "Imperatives" by Kathleen Norris.
  12. The heaviness of being lonely and weary has fallen on the church collectively in the last year. But for many people, this isn't anything new.