Tomorrow—and for the weeks ahead—we begin with the man himself. A Different Kind of Story This is not a novel in the modern sense. There are no hidden meanings, no subtle irony, no shifting timelines. Bunyan writes plainly. He wants to be understood. And yet, what he gives us is unforgettable. A man with a burden on his back.A book in his hand.A city behind him that is marked for destruction. And a road ahead.

Today, as we begin our long walk through Paradise Lost, the Church also pauses to remember two brothers who helped awaken England from spiritual slumber: John Wesley (d. 1791) and Charles Wesley (d. 1788). In the calendar of the Anglican Church in North America, their memory is honored not because they left the Church of England, but because they sought to revive it. They were Anglican priests. They loved the liturgy. They believed in the new birth. And they would not let