1. Who Made Who? Today, we read an essay by the sainted Rev. Dr. John Kleinig about what makes a theologian. Dr. Kleinig explains Martin Luther’s threefold description of how the master of theology, the Holy Spirit, makes one a theologian through contemplative prayer, meditating on Scripture within the communion of saints, and being translated into the kingdom of heaven by God’s Word—all this and much more on this week’s episode of the podcast.
  2. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Lutheran astronomer Valentine Naboth and his untimely end.
  3. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Elias Levita, the “Hebrew Teacher of Sixteenth Century Christians.”
  4. For Valentine's Day, Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin talk about the trend of writing marriage vows, and some of the pitfalls of such a trend.
  5. Today on the Christian History Almanac, consider the history of “patron saints” with the story of the “patron saint of murderers”!
  6. Today on the Christian History Almanac, remember an event almost 1,000 years in the making when the heads of two churches met in Havana in 2016.
  7. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about satan and hell.
  8. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the neo-martyrs of Russia and look briefly at Christianity in the Soviet Union.
  9. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Mary Groves Muller and her impact on her husband and orphans in Industrial Age England.
  10. Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the most famous novelists/priests of the 20th century.