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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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Weekend Edition for March 1-2, 2025 01.03.2025 31:05

The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: the "Who" Made You Do it? A History of the Bible's Bad Guy Part 1 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: Pre-order: Ditching the Checklist by Mark Mattes Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation, Book 1 of 2 by...

Friday, February 28, 2025 28.02.2025 6:50

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the greatest essayists of all time and a Christian "skeptic": Michel de Montaigne. 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: Pre-order: Ditching the Checklist by Mark Mattes Broken Bonds: A Novel...

Thursday, February 27, 2025 27.02.2025 6:43

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Emily Morgan and her society devoted to the work of Christ and to make "tired people rested and happy." 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: Pre-order: Ditching the Checklist by Mark Mattes...

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 26.02.2025 6:37

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a "second generation" Reformer: the apocalyptic David Chytraeus. 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: Pre-order: Ditching the Checklist by Mark Mattes Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformatio...

Tuesday, Feburary 25, 2025 25.02.2025 6:47

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the man behind one of the 19th century's most famous exorcisms: Johann Blumhardt. 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: Pre-order: Ditching the Checklist by Mark Mattes Broken Bonds: A Novel...

Monday, February 24, 2025 24.02.2025 7:25

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we answer a question about a mysterious character who shows up in Christian art and iconography from time to time. 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: Pre-order: Ditching the Checklist by Mark Mattes B...

The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: You Asked! 22.02.2025 28:28

Weekend Edition for February 22-23, 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: Pre-order: Ditching the Checklist by Mark Mattes Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation, Book 1 of 2 by Amy Mantravadi Bible in One Year with Chad Bird Junk Dra...

Friday, February 21, 2025 21.02.2025 6:27

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the most famous Anglo-Catholic of the 19th century and a most (in)famous convert: John Henry Newman. 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: Pre-order: Ditching the Checklist by Mark Mattes Bro...

Thursday, February 20, 2025 20.02.2025 7:12

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember another "forgotten" female poet and theologian: Elizabeth Singer Rowe. 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: Pre-order: Ditching the Checklist by Mark Mattes Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Refo...

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 19.02.2025 6:53

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the "Norwegian Deborah," the poet Dorothe Engelbretsdatter. 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: Pre-order: Ditching the Checklist by Mark Mattes Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation, Bo...

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 18.02.2025 6:26

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Ibrahim al-Haqilani and his contributions as a scholar and translator. 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: Pre-order: Ditching the Checklist by Mark Mattes Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Refo...

Monday, February 17, 2025 17.02.2025 6:32

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we consider a shady character in bible history and the book that launched a thousand conspiracy theories. 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: Pre-order: Ditching the Checklist by Mark Mattes Broken Bon...

The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: A Brief History of the World's Most Famous Book, Part 5- Modern Translations 15.02.2025 31:06

Weekend Edition for February 15-16, 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: Pre-order: Ditching the Checklist by Mark Mattes Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation, Book 1 of 2 by Amy Mantravadi Bible in One Year with Chad Bird Junk Dra...

Friday, February 14, 2025 14.02.2025 7:28

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Lutheran astronomer Valentine Naboth and his untimely end. 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: Pre-order: Ditching the Checklist by Mark Mattes Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation,...

Thursday, Feburary 13, 2025 13.02.2025 6:39

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Elias Levita, the "Hebrew Teacher of Sixteenth Century 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: Pre-order: Ditching the Checklist by Mark Mattes Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reforma...

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 12.02.2025 6:16

Today on the Christian History Almanac, consider the history of "patron saints" with the story of the "patron saint of murderers"! 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: Pre-order: Ditching the Checklist by Mark Mattes Broken Bonds: A Novel of...

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 11.02.2025 6:41

Today on the Christian History Almanac, remember an event almost 1,000 years in the making when the heads of two churches met in Havana in 2016. 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: Pre-order: Ditching the Checklist by Mark Mattes Broken Bond...

Monday, February 10, 2025 10.02.2025 7:22

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about satan and hell. 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: Pre-order: Ditching the Checklist by Mark Mattes Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation, Book 1 o...

The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The "Don't Be Afraid To Ask" Mega Mailbag 08.02.2025 29:57

Weekend Edition of February 8-9, 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: Pre-order: Ditching the Checklist by Mark Mattes Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation, Book 1 of 2 by Amy Mantravadi Bible in One Year with Chad Bird Junk Drawer...

Friday, February 7, 2025 07.02.2025 7:23

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the neo-martyrs of Russia and look briefly at Christianity in the Soviet Union. 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: Bible in One Year with Chad Bird Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation...

Thursday, February 6, 2025 06.02.2025 7:14

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Mary Groves Muller and her impact on her husband and orphans in Industrial Age England. 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: Bible in One Year with Chad Bird Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Ref...

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 05.02.2025 7:50

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the most famous novelists/priests of 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: Bible in One Year with Chad Bird Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation, Book 1 of 2 by A...

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 04.02.2025 7:38

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we wish a happy birthday to an iconic American Rock Star who made news with a public conversion to Christianity. 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: Bible in One Year with Chad Bird Broken Bonds: A Nov...

Monday, February 3, 2025 03.02.2025 6:55

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the history of the 10 Commandments. 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: Bible in One Year with Chad Bird Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation, Book...

The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Greatest Christian Rock Band of All Time? 01.02.2025 43:32

Weekend Edition for February 1-2, 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: Bible in One Year with Chad Bird Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation, Book 1 of 2 by Amy Mantravadi Junk Drawer Jesus By Matt Popovits More from the hosts: Dan v...