Author

  1. Saturday, July 31, 2021

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    07/31/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the Notorious DLC (De Las Casas).
    Saturday, July 31, 2021

  2. Friday, July 30, 2021

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    07/30/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we talk about Pennsylvania, Quaker Oats, and Pennsylvania.
    Friday, July 30, 2021

  3. Thursday, July 29, 2021

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    07/29/21
    7 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember St. Olaf of Norway, Patron Saint, and Perpetual King of Norway.
    Thursday, July 29, 2021

  4. Wednesday, July 28, 2021

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    07/28/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember J.S. Bach with stories about coffee, billy goats, and pigeons' blood.
    Wednesday, July 28, 2021

  5. The Life of the Church

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    07/27/21
    1 min
    By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith
    Scott and Caleb continue to talk about the Augsburg confession and the Apology.
    The Life of the Church

  6. Tuesday, July 27, 2021

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    07/27/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus and the origin of the Finnish celebration of Sleepy Head Day.
    Tuesday, July 27, 2021

  7. Monday, July 26, 2021

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    07/26/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the disestablishment of the Church of Ireland as well as a very specific disease caused by volcanoes.
    Monday, July 26, 2021

  8. Sunday, July 25, 2021

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    07/25/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we go to the mailbag to answer a question from a listener about the best-selling books of all time.
    Sunday, July 25, 2021

  9. Saturday, July 24, 2021

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    07/24/21
    7 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember George Hensley and consider the American Holiness tradition of snake handling.
    Saturday, July 24, 2021

  10. 212: Tocqueville - Religion Considered as a Political Institution

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    07/23/21
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    In this episode, we read and discuss Alexis de Tocqueville’s apology for religion’s relevance to politics in Democracy in America. What happens when the two kingdoms are divided or collapsed into each other?
    212: Tocqueville - Religion Considered as a Political Institution

  11. Friday, July 23, 2021

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    07/23/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the particularly tragic event in the south of France known as the War of the Camisards.
    Friday, July 23, 2021

  12. Thursday, July 22, 2021

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    07/22/21
    7 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we examine the nexus between garden peas and Christianity.
    Thursday, July 22, 2021