1. Today on the Almanac, we go to the mailbag to answer a question about celebrities and the church.
  2. Today on the Almanac, we remember Elling Eielsen and the contribution of Norwegians to American Lutheranism.
  3. It’s So Soft, And Squishy. In this episode, we continue to read Rod Dreher’s book on being a Christian dissident. We discuss soft totalitarianism and its effects on the church and culture. What happens when everyone has a grievance and nobody can forgive?
  4. Today on the Almanac, we examine the curious case of Therese Neumann and the Stigmata.
  5. Today on the Almanac, we commemorate the feast of Hildegard von Bingen.
  6. Today on the Almanac, we tell the curious story of Bob Schuller and his Crystal Cathedral.
  7. Today on the Almanac, we consider the encyclical Spiritus Paraclitus (1920) and the Catholic doctrine of Scripture.
  8. Today on the Almanac, we remember Holy Cross day and discuss the origins and development of the Cross/Crucifix.
  9. Today on the Almanac, we go to the mailbag to answer a question about a German Christian community persecuted by the Nazis.
  10. Christians Rush in Where Fools Fear to Tread. In this episode, we read Rod Dreher’s “Christian Dissidents.” What is totalitarianism? What are the consequences of soft totalitarianism? What is the Christian response to tyranny?
  11. Today on the Almanac, we remember Barton Stone and the beginning of the Disciples of Christ/Christian Church “denomination.”
  12. Today on the Almanac, we remember the controversial first meeting of the World’s Parliament of Religions in 1893.