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Christian History Almanac

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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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Thursday, June 26, 2025 26.06.2025 8:23

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember another giant of the 18th century: the teaching, dissenting, and hymn-writing Philip Doddridge. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: Preorder Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug : https://shop.1...

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 25.06.2025 9:10

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the pastor, inventor, and college administrator: Eliphalet Nott. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: Preorder Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug : https://shop.1517.org/products/9781964419152-...

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 24.06.2025 8:35

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the patriarch of one of the Church of England's most influential families. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: Preorder Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug : https://shop.1517.org/products/9781...

Monday, June 23, 2025 23.06.2025 8:12

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the persecution of Christians, often by other Christians (!) Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: Preorder Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug : https://sho...

The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Conspiracies, Myths and Other Silly Things Christians Have Said Part 1 21.06.2025 28:12

Weekend Edition for June 21-22, 2025 1517.org The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Church History Mythbusting Weekend Edition for February 3-4, 2024 Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: Preorder Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug : https://shop.151...

Friday, June 20, 2025 20.06.2025 7:41

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Diet of Augsburg in 1530 with five things you may not have known. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: Preorder Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug : https://shop.1517.org/products/978196441...

Thursday, June 19, 2025 19.06.2025 8:27

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Council of Nicaea in 325 and what did, and didn't, happen there. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: Preorder Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug : https://shop.1517.org/products/9781964419...

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 18.06.2025 8:04

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the author of a Puritan manifesto and a man who really didn't like church vestments. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: Preorder Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug : https://shop.1517.org/pro...

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 17.06.2025 7:18

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the arrest and martyrdom of Pope Martin I. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: Preorder Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug : https://shop.1517.org/products/9781964419152-sinner-saint The Impos...

Monday, June 16, 2025 16.06.2025 7:38

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about titles in church. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: Preorder Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug : https://shop.1517.org/products/9781964419152-sinner-sa...

The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Famous Fictional Clergy Part II 14.06.2025 30:48

Weekend Edition for June 14-15, 2025 Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: Preorder Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug : https://shop.1517.org/products/9781964419152-sinner-saint The Impossible Prize: A Theology of Addiction by Donavan Riley : ht...

Friday, June 13, 2025 13.06.2025 7:48

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the most famous weddings in all of [church] history. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: Preorder Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug : https://shop.1517.org/products/9781964419152-sinne...

Thursday, June 12, 2025 12.06.2025 7:44

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we ask a few questions about the real "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: Preorder Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug : https://shop.1517.org/products/9781964419152-sinner-saint...

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 11.06.2025 8:20

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the feast of St. Barnabus and his cameo in the book of Acts. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: Preorder Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug : https://shop.1517.org/products/9781964419152-sinn...

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 10.06.2025 7:42

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a date synonymous with church unification in North America in the 20th century. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: Preorder Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug : https://shop.1517.org/products...

Monday, June 9, 2025 09.06.2025 8:05

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to talk about "mysteries" and liturgies. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: Preorder Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug : https://shop.1517.org/products/9781964419152-sinner-saint...

The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Better to Reign in Hell than Serve in Heaven? John Milton's Paradise Lost 07.06.2025 35:15

Weekend Edition for June 7-8, 2025 Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: Preorder Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug : https://shop.1517.org/products/9781964419152-sinner-saint The Impossible Prize: A Theology of Addiction by Donavan Riley : http...

Friday, June 6, 2025 06.06.2025 7:59

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the architects of the "Mercersburg Theology": John W. Nevin. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: Preorder Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug : https://shop.1517.org/products/97819644191...

Thursday, June 5, 2025 05.06.2025 7:25

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the children of the famed "Operation Auca" that took the lives of Jim Elliot and others. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: Preorder Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug : https://shop.1...

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 04.06.2025 7:58

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the leading Lutherans in America during the Revolutionary Era. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: Preorder Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug : https://shop.1517.org/products/978196441...

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 03.06.2025 7:49

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the man who coined the phrase "the evangelization of the world in this generation." Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: Preorder Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug : https://shop.1517.org/prod...

Monday, June 2, 2025 02.06.2025 7:41

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question from Sweden about "Just War." Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: Preorder Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug : https://shop.1517.org/products/9781964419152-sin...

The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: the Godfather of Gospel Thomas A. Dorsey 31.05.2025 31:35

Weekend Edition for May 31-April 1, 2025 Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: Preorder Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug : https://shop.1517.org/products/9781964419152-sinner-saint The Impossible Prize: A Theology of Addiction by Donavan Riley...

Friday, May 30, 2025 30.05.2025 7:23

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we take a look at what might be the most significant piece of church music in the 20th century. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: Preorder Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug : https://shop.1517.org/prod...

Thursday, May 29, 2025 29.05.2025 7:51

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the event in the Middle Ages that changed EVERYTHING. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: Preorder Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug : https://shop.1517.org/products/9781964419152-sinner-sain...