1. A Christ-Haunted Parable... In this episode, we discuss faith, segregation, and the Christ-haunted south as described by Flannery O’Connor in her short story, Revelation. What happens to us when we discuss race, gender, class, and culture apart from Christ Jesus? What does it mean that the churches are Christ-haunted? What happens when the churches are quiet about what God’s Word says to a nation’s leaders, clergy, and people?
  2. Today on the Almanac, we tell the story of Maud Ballington Booth - the “little mother” of prison reform and Christian ministry.
  3. Today on the Almanac, we tell the story of the man and missionary behind a society named for him that has little to do with him.
  4. Today on the Almanac, we tell the story of the first saint canonized by the Roman Catholic Church in the Western Hemisphere.
  5. Today on the Almanac, we tell the story of a mysterious 14th-century Beguine with a silver chair.
  6. You Silver-tongues Devil... We conclude our discussion of Dostoevsky’s dialogue between Ivan Karamazov and the devil from the Brothers Karamazov.
  7. Today on the Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Fundamentalism.
  8. Today on the Almanac, we tell the story of the study Bible that forever changed the English-speaking world.
  9. Today on the Almanac, we tell the story of the Pendle Witch Trials in England.
  10. Today on the Almanac, we remember William Carey and ask a question about his title as the “father of modern missions.”