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Christian History Almanac
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.
Episodes
Christian History AlmanacThursday, October 29, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of the four "conversions" of Nilakantha Nehemiah Goreh. Show Notes: Support the work at 1517 1517 on…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, October 28, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember an Irish priest's famous satire of both the church and the world. Show Notes: Support the work at 1517 1517…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, October 27, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of the most important female author in Shakespeare's England and her translation of the Psalms. Show…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, October 26, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Christian history and antisemitism. Show Notes: Support the work at…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: CT Time Capsule, October 2016
Weekend Edition for October 24-25, 2026 Show Notes: Support the work at 1517 1517 on YouTube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, October 23, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a Christian evangelist behind the most translated film of all time. Show Notes: Support the work at 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, October 22, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a detective novelist and headmaster who left us with one of the great Easter hymns. Show Notes: Support the…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, October 21, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember St. Ursula and a story of 11,000 Virgins (!) Show Notes: Support the work at 1517 1517 on YouTube 1517…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, October 20, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember an actress who reminded us that God is bigger than Elvis. Show Notes: Support the work at 1517 1517 on…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, October 19, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Bible conspiracy theories. Show Notes: Support the work at 1517 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Spirit Filled? Spooky Stories from Church History
Weekend Edition for October 17-18, 2026 Show Notes: Support the work at 1517 1517 on YouTube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, October 16, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the artist who helped launch the Reformation in Wittenberg. Show Notes: Support the work at 1517 1517 on…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, October 15, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a Lithuanian Jew who became one of the most important Missionaries to China: Samuel Schereschewsky. Show…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, October 14, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a forgotten Swiss reformer whose name was a joke about his receding hairline. Show Notes: Support the work…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, October 13, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a Canadian Geologist who paired his faith with an examination of the fossil record. Show Notes: Support the…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, October 12, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about titles used in church. Show Notes: Support the work at 1517 1517 on…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Church History Time Capsule 1926
Weekend Edition for October 10-11, 2026 Show Notes: Support the work at 1517 1517 on YouTube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, October 9, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember an underrated Lutheran on the American Frontier: William Passavant. Show Notes: Support the work at 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, October 8, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a historian trying to come to grips with confessional strife in the French Wars of Religion: Jacques…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, October 7, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a man whose name is synonymous with both disdain and praise in the Early Modern English Church. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, October 6, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of Ursula of Muensterberg and her great escape on this day. Show Notes: Support the work at 1517 1517…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, October 5, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about head coverings and veils in church. Show Notes: Support the work at…
Christian History AlmanacTHE CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Translator, Exile and Martyr- the Life and Death of William Tyndale
Weekend Edition for October 3-4, 2026 Show Notes: Support the work at 1517 1517 on YouTube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, October 2, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the formation of the first modern Missionary society. Show Notes: Support the work at 1517 1517 on YouTube…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, October 1, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the 1529 Colloquy that forever altered the path of the Reformation. Show Notes: Support the work at 1517…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, September 30, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember St. Jerome and the Bible translation that affected Christians for over a millennium. Show Notes: Support…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, September 29, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we talk a little bit about St. Michael and Angels. Show Notes: Support the work at 1517 1517 on YouTube 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, September 28, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, Dan is back, and we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Unitarianism. Show Notes: Support the work at 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: American Utopia (Reprise)
Weekend Edition for September 26-27, 2026 Show Notes: Support the work at 1517 1517 on YouTube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, September 25, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Jacques Abbadie on the anniversary of his death in 1727. Show Notes: Support the work at 1517 1517 on…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, September 24, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Juji Nakada, the "Dwight Moody of Japan," on the anniversary of his death in 1939. Show Notes: Support the…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, September 23, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Émilie Tavernier-Gamelin on her feast day and the anniversary of her death. Show Notes: Support the work at…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, September 22, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Saint Maurice and the Theban Legion on their feast day. Show Notes: Support the work at 1517 1517 on…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, September 21, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Saint Matthew the Evangelist and Ephigenia of Ethiopia on their feast day. #OTD #1517 #churchhistory Show…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Church History Trivia Time
Weekend Edition for September 19-20, 2026 Show Notes: Support the work at 1517 1517 on YouTube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, September 18, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a group of dissident Baptists in the Soviet Union and four generations of pastors. Show Notes: Support the…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, September 17, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a woman who channeled her own sorrow into a vast collection of hymns. Show Notes: Support the work at 1517…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, September 16, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the patron saint of those with difficult in-laws (among other things). Show Notes: Support the work at 1517…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, September 15, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the short life of a semi-obscure minister whose life was a witness to Jesus. Show Notes: Support the work…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, September 14, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a big question about church history and what the past can do for us. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Fall Mega Mail Bag '26
Weekend Edition for September 12-13, 2026 Show Notes: Support the work at 1517 1517 on YouTube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, September 11, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a historic Manhattan Chapel with ties to Revolutionary America and 9/11. Show Notes: Support the work at…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, September 10, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the significant yet underappreciated reformer with the most intimidating of names: Wolfgang Musculus. Show…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, September 9, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the insurance manager responsible for a few of the most popular English hymns. Show Notes: Support the work…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, September 8, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Italian priest-turned-Reformer with a curious name: Peter Martyr Vermigli. Show Notes: Support the work…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, September 7, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember when the Scottish King banned bearbaiting on Sundays (and what he allowed). Show Notes: Support the work at…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The (Semi) Forgotten (Quasi) Radical Balthasar Hubmaier
Weekend Edition for September 5-6, 2026 Show Notes: Support the work at 1517 1517 on YouTube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, September 4, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the more important (and curious) 20th-century theologians: Wolfhart Pannenberg. Show Notes: Support…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, September 3, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember "Pastor Greg" (AKA Gregory the Great). Show Notes: Support the work at 1517 1517 on YouTube 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, September 2, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember J.R.R. Tolkien, his faith and storytelling as the exercise of the image of God. Show Notes: Support the…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, September 1, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a Cambridge Platonist who wrestled with Calvinism, Ghost Stories, and Angels wearing Boots and Spurs. Show…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, August 31, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the history of "Non-Denominational" Churches. Show Notes: Support the…
Christian History AlmanacThe Christian History Almanac Presents: The Predestination Debate, Past and Present
Weekend Edition for August 29-30, 2026 Show Notes: Support the work at 1517 1517 on YouTube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, August 28, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the only theologian to have his own yearly episode: St. Augustine. Show Notes: Support the work at 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, August 27, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a forgotten British evangelical preacher and his work on both sides of the Atlantic. Show Notes: Support…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, August 26, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Thomas Bradwardine: an Archbishop, Mathematician, and precursor to the Reformation. Show Notes: Support the…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, August 25, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we untangle the curious identities of the multiple saints who share the same name. Show Notes: Support the work at 1517…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, August 24, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about hymns and the particular history of a curious hymn. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Josephus, Jesus, and the Limits of History
Weekend Edition for August 22-23, 2026 Show Notes: Support the work at 1517 1517 on YouTube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, August 21, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Poet/Bishop who witnessed and helped to record the fall of Rome. Show Notes: Support the work at 1517…