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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, November 13, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we begin a new tradition on the show! Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, November 12, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a vilified character in England amidst the tumultuous 16th century. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland -…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, November 11, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of Christianity's "lost" holidays. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, November 10, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we take you behind the scenes to answer a few frequently asked questions. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: A Very Special Mailbag (Cornerstone Edition)
Weekend Edition for November 8-9, 2025 Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, November 7, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of an underappreciated meeting between Luther and a representative from the Pope in 1535. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, November 6, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of a mysterious saint with connections to Dan's days in graduate school. Show Notes: Germany /…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, November 5, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember "another" 5th of November and its role in the English Reformation settlement. Show Notes: Germany /…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, November 4, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of a Catholic Counter-Reformer and his foiled assassination attempt. Show Notes: Germany /…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, November 3, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about a recent meeting between two church leaders and the meme-worthy photo…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Holy Ghosts?!
Weekend Edition for November 1-2, 2025 Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, October 31, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we talk about the pagan and Christian roots of today's Holiday and prepare you for the Weekend Edition. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, October 30, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of the almost-forgotten founder of the Red Cross. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, October 29, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we look at one of Early Modern England's more interesting and overlooked characters with an almost fitting name. Show…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, October 28, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the patron saint of Christian Humanism and reluctant Reformer. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, October 27, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the Sabbath and Adventist groups. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland -…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Strange Afterlife of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Pt. 1
Weekend Edition for October 25-26, 2025 Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, October 24, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the most important missionaries in modern history: Ann Hasseltine Judson. Show Notes: Germany /…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, October 23, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember an overlooked giant in the history of hymnody and Christian poetry. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland -…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, October 22, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the most significant councils in the early church and its "definition." Show Notes: Germany /…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, October 21, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a giant in the field of Biblical Archaeology. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, October 20, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the divisions amongst Protestants. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Rivals! The Great Debates in Church History
Weekend Edition for October 18-19, 2025 Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, October 17, 2025
Today 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…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, October 16, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the short but fruitful life of an often-overlooked missionary to the East and Middle East. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, October 15, 2025
Today 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…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, October 14, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the famous early Reformation debate that saw Martin Luther flee Augsburg on horseback under cover of…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, October 13, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question from a Catholic listener about the "problem" with Protestants. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Lionized or Demonized (or Somewhere in Between)? John Calvin and the Genevan Reformation
Weekend Edition for October 11-12, 2025 Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, October 10, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember St. Paulinus of York on the anniversary of his death in 644. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, October 9, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the martyrs of Turón on the anniversary of their deaths in 1934. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, October 8, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the auto-de-fé of Vallodolid, which took place on this day in 1559. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland -…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, October 7, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Battle of Lepanto, which happened on this day in 1571. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, October 6, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember St. Bruno the Carthusian on his feast day. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support 1517…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: the Luther Show, Part 2
Weekend Edition for October 4-5, 2025 The Story of Katie Luther: The Nun Who Escaped to True Freedom (Lives of Faith and Grace) https://amzn.to/3WeAdXe The…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, October 3, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the American evangelist John Raleigh Mott on his feast day in the Episcopal Church. @1517 #OTD…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, October 2, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we consider the Papal States, which came to an end on this day in 1870. #OTD #1517 #churchhistory Show Notes: Germany /…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, October 1, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember St. Thérèse of Lisieux. @1517 #OTD #churchhistory Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, September 30, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember St. Honorius of Canterbury, who died on this day in 653. #OTD #1517 #churchhistory Show Notes: Germany /…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, September 29, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we go to Washington, D.C., to consider one of the world's most famous cathedrals. #OTD #1517 #churchhistory Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: the Luther Show, Part 1
Weekend Edition for September 27-28, 2025 The Story of Katie Luther: The Nun Who Escaped to True Freedom (Lives of Faith and Grace) https://amzn.to/3WeAdXe The…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, September 26, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Lutheran founder of Germantown, PA, and his role in the early Republic. Show Notes: Germany /…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, September 25, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a giant in the history of the expansion of Christianity in the American West. Show Notes: Germany /…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, September 24, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the sequel to Christianity's most popular council. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, September 23, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the most important Russian theologian you have probably never heard of (but should!). Show Notes: Germany /…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, September 22, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Catholic Orders and Protestant Denominations…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Ideas that Changed the World- On Tour with Dan
Weekend Edition for September 20-21, 2025 https://www.1517.org/uwe https://gtitours.org/trip/signature-germany-switzerland-2026#itinerary…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, September 19, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag one more time, to answer one last question about Christian Worship. Show Notes: Germany /…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, September 18, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about a Lutheran Monastery and the issue of Christian monks. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, September 17, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Christian funerals and the afterlife. Show Notes: Germany /…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, September 16, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the celebration of "Saints Days." Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland -…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, September 15, 2025
Today 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. Show Notes: Germany /…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: A Prophet Without Honor, Zwingli and the Swiss Reformation
Weekend Edition for September 13-14, 2025 Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, September 12, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer another question about the history of Communion elements. Show Notes: Germany /…
Christian History AlmanacThursday, September 11, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about some of the more stereotyped Christians in America today. Show Notes…
Christian History AlmanacWednesday, September 10, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we continue our week of mailbag shows with a perennial question about the "P" word. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland -…
Christian History AlmanacTuesday, September 9, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we continue our week of mailbag shows with another question about Christian athletes. Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland…
Christian History AlmanacMonday, September 8, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Christians and Sports throughout history. Show Notes: Germany /…
Christian History AlmanacThe CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Road to the Reformation — A Live Talk from HWSS 2022
Weekend Edition for September 6-7, 2025 Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast…
Christian History AlmanacFriday, September 5, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the tense situation in 1981 when the President had the Pope arrested! Show Notes: Germany / Switzerland -…