Christian History Almanac
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Language: en
Categories: History, Religion, Spirituality, Christianity
The Christian History Almanac is a daily 5-minute podcast that highlights those stories- sometimes well known, other times less so- that have shaped the history of the church. Hosted by historian and author Dr. Daniel van Voorhis, each daily podcast concludes with a piece of prose or poetry and the reminder that because of the Good News, everything is going to be ok.
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Monday, October 27, 2025
Oct 27, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the Sabbath and Adventist groups.
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Oct 25, 2025Weekend Edition for October 25-26, 2025
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Oct 24, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the most important missionaries in modern history: Ann Hasseltine Judson.
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Oct 23, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember an overlooked giant in the history of hymnody and Christian poetry.
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Oct 22, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the most significant councils in the early church and its “definition.”
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Oct 21, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a giant in the field of Biblical Archaeology.
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Oct 20, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the divisions amongst Protestants.
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Oct 18, 2025Weekend Edition for October 18-19, 2025
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Oct 17, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a forgotten Christian theologian who stood up to the Nazi regime and saw the dizzying change of the 20th century.
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Oct 16, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the short but fruitful life of an often-overlooked missionary to the East and Middle East.
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Oct 15, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to an island nation off the coast of Eastern Africa and a fateful encounter between Christianity and the local religion.
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Oct 14, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the famous early Reformation debate that saw Martin Luther flee Augsburg on horseback under cover of darkness.
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Oct 13, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question from a Catholic listener about the “problem” with Protestants.
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Oct 10, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember St. Paulinus of York on the anniversary of his death in 644.
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Oct 09, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the martyrs of Turón on the anniversary of their deaths in 1934.
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Oct 08, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the auto-de-fé of Vallodolid, which took place on this day in 1559.
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Oct 07, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Battle of Lepanto, which happened on this day in 1571.
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Oct 06, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember St. Bruno the Carthusian on his feast day.
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Oct 03, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the American evangelist John Raleigh Mott on his feast day in the Episcopal Church. @1517 #OTD #churchhistory
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Oct 02, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we consider the Papal States, which came to an end on this day in 1870. #OTD #1517 #churchhistory
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Oct 01, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember St. Thérèse of Lisieux. @1517 #OTD #churchhistory
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Sep 30, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember St. Honorius of Canterbury, who died on this day in 653. #OTD #1517 #churchhistory
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Sep 29, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we go to Washington, D.C., to consider one of the world’s most famous cathedrals. #OTD #1517 #churchhistory
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Sep 26, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Lutheran founder of Germantown, PA, and his role in the early Republic.
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Sep 25, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a giant in the history of the expansion of Christianity in the American West.
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Sep 24, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the sequel to Christianity’s most popular council.
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Sep 23, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the most important Russian theologian you have probably never heard of (but should!).
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Sep 22, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Catholic Orders and Protestant Denominations.
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Sep 19, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag one more time, to answer one last question about Christian Worship.
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Sep 18, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about a Lutheran Monastery and the issue of Christian monks.
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Sep 17, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Christian funerals and the afterlife.
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Sep 16, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the celebration of “Saints Days.”
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Sep 15, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about a way of teaching and a very “church-y” word.
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Sep 11, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about some of the more stereotyped Christians in America today.
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Sep 10, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we continue our week of mailbag shows with a perennial question about the “P” word.
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Sep 09, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we continue our week of mailbag shows with another question about Christian athletes.
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Sep 08, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Christians and Sports throughout history.
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Sep 05, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the tense situation in 1981 when the President had the Pope arrested!
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Sep 04, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the prayers that begat a peaceful revolution and the end of the Cold War.
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Sep 03, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the time England and her colonies went to bed and woke up 11 days later.
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Sep 02, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember events in London in the ominous year of 1666.
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Sep 01, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer another question about a sometimes polarizing hand motion sometimes used in church.
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Aug 30, 2025Weekend Edition for August 30-31, 2025
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Aug 29, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a giant in English philosophy and his role in the development of the church and state in the West.
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Aug 28, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the great and underrated attempts at Christian Unity during the 30 Years’ War.
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Aug 27, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the self-proclaimed “Rock and Roll Preacher” and giant of the Jesus People music scene.
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Aug 26, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Pope whose sudden death sparked wild conspiracies.
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Aug 25, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about practices surrounding Holy Communion.
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Aug 23, 2025Weekend Edition for August 23-24, 2025
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Aug 22, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of a peculiar Englishman with connections to Isaac Newton and the Church: William Whiston.
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Aug 21, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the forgotten founder of Christian Scholasticism.
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Aug 20, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the British evangelist behind the global phenomenon that is the Salvation Army.
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Aug 19, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember an early Modern English martyr and his connection to the semi-mythical White Horse Inn.
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Aug 18, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about valid or invalid sacraments.
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Aug 16, 2025Weekend Edition for August 16-17, 2025
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Aug 15, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we look at the global events celebrating mothers in general and one mother in particular.
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Aug 14, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the story behind one of the most popular hymns in the English language.
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Aug 13, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the 7th century’s “most interesting man” and a link between the East and West.
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Aug 12, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of the “dueling jubilees” in 1617.
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Aug 11, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Reformation traditions.
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Aug 09, 2025Weekend Edition for August 9-10, 2025
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Aug 08, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a British Philosopher whose thought bridges the era of the Reformation to the age of the Revolution.
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Aug 07, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a man once called “the Apostle to the 20th Century.”
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Aug 06, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we try to untangle the mess that is the observation of the feast of the Transfiguration.
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Aug 05, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Medieval Christian King who was the inspiration for J.R.R. Tolkien’s King Aragorn.
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Aug 04, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the Lord’s Prayer.
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Aug 02, 2025Weekend Edition for August 2-3, 2025
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Aug 01, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of a notable convert in 17th-century China.
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Jul 31, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of the 16th century's most influential Catholic.
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Jul 30, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the preacher with the “Golden Words” known for famous (and short!) sermons.
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Jul 29, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of the Scottish Minister and Natural Philosopher whose life went from controversy to near universal praise.
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Duration: 00:06:35Monday, July 28, 2025
Jul 28, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the Virgin Mary in Church history.
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Duration: 00:07:06The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Sacred Trips and Holy Tokens, Christian Pilgrimages and Relics
Jul 26, 2025Weekend Edition for July 26-27, 2025
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Jul 25, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the disciple celebrated today along Europe’s most famous paths for pilgrimage.
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Duration: 00:07:33Thursday, July 24, 2025
Jul 24, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a Medieval female saint whose life has long shocked contemporary readers.
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Duration: 00:07:06Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Jul 23, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we apologize to Apollinarus of Ravenna and tell the story of Bridget of Sweden.
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Duration: 00:06:59Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Jul 22, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of the blind Chinese evangelist martyred in the Boxer Rebellion.
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Duration: 00:05:57Monday, July 21, 2025
Jul 21, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the various theologies of the Lord’s Supper.
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Duration: 00:06:41The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Guinness, World Records, and Church History
Jul 19, 2025Weekend Edition for July 19-20, 2025
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Jul 18, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the “Polish Bear” and his reticent contribution to the Reformation.
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Duration: 00:08:21Thursday, July 17, 2025
Jul 17, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember another early convert in another of the world’s most populous countries.
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Duration: 00:06:43Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Jul 16, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the events of the first baptism by Protestant missionaries in China.
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Jul 15, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head back in time to remember the historic events surrounding the church of the Holy Sepulchre on this day.
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Duration: 00:07:17Monday, July 14, 2025
Jul 14, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about a current buzzword and its implications for Christians.
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Duration: 00:06:43The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Legend of Honey Mouth—St. Bernard and the Middle Ages
Jul 12, 2025Weekend Edition for July 12-13, 2025
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Jul 11, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Viking warrior princess who converted a nation (!)
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Duration: 00:07:21Thursday, July 10, 2025
Jul 10, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head back to the 16th century and the curious 9 (or 13-day) reign of Lady Jane Grey.
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Jul 09, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of the Heretic Patriot: Jonathan Mayhew.
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Jul 08, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a curious medieval monk and his allegedly magical donkey.
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Jul 07, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head back to the mailbag to answer a question about legalism and the Ten Commandments.
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Duration: 00:07:53The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Difficult “ism’s” and More from the Mailbag
Jul 05, 2025Weekend Edition for July 5-6, 2025
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Jul 04, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of a popular and (slightly) peculiar hymn/anthem.
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Duration: 00:07:57Thursday, July 3, 2025
Jul 03, 2025Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of an overlooked Italian Reformer and the book he did NOT write.
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