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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, April 2, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we take a look at the history of Maundy Thursday. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, April 1, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the story of Dudley Tyng and the hymn he inspired. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, March 31, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the famous Palm Sunday sermon that kicked off the Second Crusade. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, March 30, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the TV show The Chosen. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents—Christianity's "Lost" Book: the Didache
Weekend Edition for March 28-29, 2026 Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on YouTube 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, March 27, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the "Catholic Sister Aimee," an outspoken nun and pioneer broadcaster. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland -…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, March 26, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a famous missionary, the origin of the word "Munster," and a mysterious island in the North Sea. Show…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, March 25, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the first person "canonized" and their curious place in salvation history. Show Notes: Germany /…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, March 24, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the first devotional tracts published in English. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, March 23, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the coming Easter Holy Day. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents—O Sacred Head: The Curious Story Behind a Beloved Passion Hymn
Weekend Edition for March 21-22, 2026 Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on YouTube 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, March 20, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the "Godmother of Rock and Roll," Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, March 19, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Michael Weisse, a forgotten link between Luther and Bach. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, March 18, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the First Council held in the West. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, March 17, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a different saint remembered on "St. Patrick's Day". Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, March 16, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer another communion question! Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Lenten Mixtape
Weekend Edition for March 14-15, 2026 Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on YouTube 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, March 13, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of James W. Alexander and his most famous Lenten hymn. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, March 12, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the famous and infamous Simeon "the New Theologian". Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, March 11, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer another young person's questions about podcasts and church history. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, March 10, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the biggest names in American church controversies before the Civil War: Nathaniel Taylor. Show…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, March 9, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about what God looks like and how we might depict him. Show Notes: Germany…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents—Christianity on the Airwaves: A Brief History of Christian Radio in America
Weekend Edition for March 7-8, 2026 Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on YouTube 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, March 6, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a man who was perhaps the richest ever, and the effects of his wealth on the church. Show Notes: Germany /…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, March 5, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a man who blended both sporting prowess and church leadership to equal success. Show Notes: Germany /…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, March 4, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the "Apostle to the North" and a broken leg that saved his life. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, March 3, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a giant in the Dutch church: Gisbertus Voetius. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, March 2, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the Bible and "Inerrancy." Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Christianity Today Time Capsule 2001
Weekend Edition for February 28-March 1, 2026 Show Notes: CHRISTIANITY TODAY - February 19, 2001 - VOLUME 45, NUMBER 3 Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, February 27, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a giant in the Armenian church and tradition: St. Gregory of Narek. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland -…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, February 26, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of the man who converted Gaza to the Christian faith: St. Porphyry. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, February 25, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of John Wimber and his role in the Jesus People Movement of the last century. Show Notes: Germany /…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, Feburary 24, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of a man who was both the most powerful and the most tragic figure of the 16th century. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, February 23, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question asked such that it got Dan's attention! Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland -…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Fast (and Not Furious)
Weekend Edition for February 21-22, 2026 1517.org The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The "Secret" History of Lent Weekend Edition for March 22-23, 2025 Show…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, February 20, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we look at a 16th-century reformation in modern-day Iraq. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, February 19, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we discuss the great division in the Lutheran church that took place on this day in 1974. Show Notes: Germany /…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, February 18, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a mysterious 9th-century man: Gottschalk of Orbais. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, February 17, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about covenant theology and dispensationalism. Show Notes: Germany /…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, February 16, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Dan's favorite books. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: A Mega Mailbag Episode!
Weekend Edition for February 14-15, 2026 The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Games People Play—Sports and Faith Weekend Edition for October 5-6, 2024 YouTube…
Christian History AlmanacFirday, February 13, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember an important abolitionist and preacher: Henry Highland Garnet. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, February 12, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of the Arminian who thought he was made of glass (!?) Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, February 11, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of the sadly overlooked giant of Medieval theology. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, February 10, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of a murder mystery and the most famous Bible in the English language. Show Notes: Germany /…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, February 9, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about factionalism in the church. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents — Christianity Today: 1976
Weekend Edition for February 7-8, 2026 February 27, 1976 - Volume 20, Issue 11 - Christianity Today Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, February 6, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the missionary whose death sparked the Second Opium War. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, February 5, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the only clergyman to sign the Declaration of Independence. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, February 4, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Bishop George Bell and his impact on the 20th century. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, February 3, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the four chaplains who gave their lives aboard the U.S.S. Dorchester during World War II. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, February 2, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about celibacy in the church. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: A Fantasia on St. Thomas
Weekend Edition for January 31-February 1, 2026 Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on YouTube 1517…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, January 30, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Festo Kivengere, the "African Billy Graham." Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, January 29, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the architects of the 20th-century Pentecostal movement: Charles Fox Parham. Show Notes: Germany /…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, January 28, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember an unexpected "missionary" to Africa. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, January 27, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the last of the Ugandan Martyrs. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, January 26, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about churches and church architecture. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland -…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Comfort Ye, the Story of Handel's Messiah
Weekend Edition for January 24-25, 2026 Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on YouTube 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, January 23, 2026
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of the Reformation and a mapmaker from Transylvania. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour…