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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 AlmanacFriday, January 6, 2023
Today on the show, we remember the Medieval Canon lawyer Raymond of Penyafort. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #OTD — SHOW NOTES are available…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, January 5, 2023
Today on the show, we remember Andre and Magda Trocme and their heroics during WWII. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #OTD — SHOW NOTES are…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, January 4, 2023
Today on the show, we tell the story of Danish pastor and Nazi resistor Kaj Munk. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history — SHOW NOTES are available…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, January 3, 2023
Today on the show, we remember an early and influential Protestant nun in America. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history — SHOW NOTES are available…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, January 2, 2023
Today on the show, we head to the mailbag to help a young lady with a school assignment. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history — SHOW NOTES are…
Christian History AlmanacCHA Weekend Edition: What's in a Name?
Weekend Edition for December 31, 2022 @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history — SHOW NOTES are available…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, December 30, 2022
Today on the show, we tell the story of Noel Paul Stookey- the "Paul And" with Peter and Mary. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history @NoelPaulStookey —…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, December 29, 2022
Today on the show, we remember the life and faith of the author of "In the Bleak Midwinter," Christina Rossetti. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history —…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, December 28, 2022
Today on the show, we look at the Feast of the Innocents or Childermas. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #OTD — SHOW NOTES are available…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, December 27, 2022
Today on the show, Dan tells the story of a man he spent three years researching, Johann Arndt. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history — SHOW NOTES are…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, December 26, 2022
Today on the show, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about congregational singing and an early hymnal. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history —…
Christian History AlmanacThe Christmas History Almanac: The true story behind Silent Night and the Christmas Truce of 1914
Weekend Edition for December 24-25, 2022 @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #christmas — SHOW NOTES are available…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, December 23, 2022
Today on the show, we head to Fiji for the story of John Hunt. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #OTD #Christianity_in_Fiji #John_Hunt — SHOW NOTES…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, December 22, 2022
Today on the show, we tell the story of perhaps the most famous evangelist of the 19th century. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #OTD @DwightAMoody…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, December 21, 2022
Today on the show, we remember perhaps the most interesting woman in Early Modern Europe. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history — SHOW NOTES are…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, December 20, 2022
Today on the show, we remember the poet Denise Levertov. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #poetry — SHOW NOTES are available…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, December 19, 2022
Today on the show, we head to the mailbag to talk about time. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history — SHOW NOTES are available…
Christian History AlmanacCHA Weekend Edition: The Life and Faith of the Man who "Invented" Christmas
Weekend Edition for December 17-18, 2022 @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #christmas @DickensSays — SHOW NOTES are available…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, December 16, 2022
Today on the show, we remember Amy Carmichael, the Irish missionary in India. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #missions — SHOW NOTES are available…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, December 15, 2022
Today on the show, we remember the Russian priest and polymath Pavel Florensky. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history — SHOW NOTES are available…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, December 14, 2022
Today on the show, we remember the oldest and longest-running Christian radio station in America. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history @KFUOradio — SHOW…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, December 13, 2022
Today on the show, we remember Herman Bavinck on the 101st anniversary of his death. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history @Herman__Bavinck — SHOW NOTES…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, December 12, 2022
Today on the show, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Christianity in the East. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history — SHOW NOTES are…
Christian History AlmanacCHA Weekend Edition: the Christmas History Almanac
Weekend Edition for December 10-11, 2022 @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #christmas — SHOW NOTES are available…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, December 9, 2022
Today on the show, we remember Ida Scudder and her work in India as a medical missionary. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #OTD — SHOW NOTES are…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, December 8, 2022
Today on the show, we look at the complicated religious context of Mary, Queen of Scots. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #OTD #scots…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, December 7, 2022
Today on the show, we remember another of the "Big A's," St. Ambrose of Milan. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #Advent — SHOW NOTES are available…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, December 6, 2022
Today on the show, we remember Dave Brubeck and his unlikely fusion of Jazz and music for the church. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, December 5, 2022
Today on the show, we head to the mailbag to answer another Christmas question. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #pagan #festivals #holiday — SHOW…
Christian History AlmanacCHA Weekend Edition Presents: The AdventMas Hymn Countdown
Weekend Edition for December 3-4, 2022 @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #hymns #advent — SHOW NOTES are available…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, December 2, 2022
Today on the show, we remember the father of African American spiritual hymnody: H.T. Burleigh. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #burleighslegacy…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, December 1, 2022
Today on the show, we remember the newly sainted Charles De Foucauld. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #saintdujour #SaintOfTheDay — SHOW NOTES are…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, November 30, 2022
Today on the show, we commemorate St. Andrew on his feast day. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history — SHOW NOTES are available…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, November 29, 2022
Today on the show, we remember author Madeleine L'Engle. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history @MadeleineLEngle @Maddy_LEngle — SHOW NOTES are available…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, November 28, 2022
Today on the show, we head to the mailbag to answer another question about the end times. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #endtimes #apocalypse…
Christian History AlmanacCHA Weekend Edition: Amy Grant's Crossover Controversies
Weekend Edition for November 26-27, 2022 @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history @amygrant — SHOW NOTES are available…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, November 25, 2022
Today on the show, we remember Isaac Watts, the father of English Hymnody. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #poetry #poem #poet — SHOW NOTES are…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, November 24, 2022
Today on the show, we tell the story of an Ethiopian Orthodox Saint: the nun Walatta Petros. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #livesofsaints #Sudan…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, November 23, 2022
Today on the show, we tell the story of Baptist minister and comedian Grady Nutt. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #HeeHaw #Waco #Baylor — SHOW…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, November 22, 2022
Today on the show, we to the mailbag for a special Tuesday edition with a question about the Apocrypha. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #Bible…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, November 21, 2022
Today on the show, we head to the mailbag to fulfill the request for a story about a Hawaiian Chiefess. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history — SHOW…
Christian History AlmanacCHA Weekend Edition: Between Malachi and Matthew, the Story Behind the First Advent
Weekend Edition for November 19-20, 2022 @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #bible — SHOW NOTES are available…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, November 18, 2022
Today on the show, we remember the dedication of both St. Peter's Basilicas 1300 years apart. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history — SHOW NOTES are…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, November 17, 2022
Today on the show, we look at the life of a man synonymous with the Italian Renaissance: Giovanni Pico della Mirandola. @1517 #christianhistory #christian…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, November 16, 2022
Today on the show, we look at Jansenism and the life of Pierre Nicole. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history — SHOW NOTES are available…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, November 15, 2022
Today on the show, we tell the story of the father of Transylvanian Unitarianism. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #Unitarian — SHOW NOTES are…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, November 14, 2022
Today on the show, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Christian pilgrimages. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history — SHOW NOTES are…
Christian History AlmanacCHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Tale of Tooth and Nail
Weekend Edition for November 12-13, 2022 @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history @toothandnail — SHOW NOTES are available…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, November 11, 2022
Today on the show, we remember the ultimate in Reformation irenicism: Martin Bucer. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history — SHOW NOTES are available…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, November 10, 2022
Today on the show, we remember Granville Sharp, a biblical scholar, abolitionist, and humanitarian. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #GranvilleSharp…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, November 9, 2022
Today on the show, we remember the "second Martin" of the Reformation on the 500th anniversary of his birth. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history — SHOW…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, November 8, 2022
Today on the show, we remember a Christian "devoted to the least of these," Dorothy Day. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history — SHOW NOTES are…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, November 7, 2022
Today on the show, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about American Christianity. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #greatawakening — SHOW…
Christian History AlmanacCHA Weekend Edition: The Life and Death of Edward John Carnell
Weekend Edition for November 5-6, 2022 @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #philosopher #theology #faith @fullerlibrary — SHOW NOTES are available…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, November 4, 2022
Today on the show, we remember composer Felix Mendelssohn, the man behind Bach's 19th-century resurgence. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, November 3, 2022
Today on the show, we tell the story of the Saxon Lutherans' emigration to America. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history @thelcms — SHOW NOTES are…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, November 2, 2022
Today on the show, we tell the story of a German immigrant, diplomat, one-time monk, and Lutheran lay minister in Pennsylvania: Conrad Weiser. @1517…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, November 1, 2022
Today on the show, we talk about All Hallow's Day, the day after Halloween. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #allsaints — SHOW NOTES are available…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, October 31, 2022
Today on the show, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Ethiopian Christians. @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history #Ethiopian #Ethiopia —…
Christian History AlmanacCHA Weekend Edition: Meet a Real Live Southern Baptist with Raleigh Sadler
Weekend Edition for October 29-30, 2022 @1517 #christianhistory #christian #history @RaleighSadler @LMPGnetwork — SHOW NOTES are available…