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  1. Friday, July 19, 2024

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    07/19/24
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we celebrate the 400th birthday of one of the most enigmatic figures in the dissenting tradition and father of the “Friends”: George Fox.
    Friday, July 19, 2024

  2. 359: Table Talk

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    07/19/24
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Ramble Tamble. In this episode, we do a pastor’s table talk that centers on inculcating a deeper appreciation for heavenly mystery and earthly reality: prayer at home, worship on vacation, the connection of the land to God’s judgment and salvation of his people, the early church’s exegesis, Genesis snd Revelation, and Logos theology that binds the Trinity and Creeds.
    359: Table Talk

  3. Thursday, July 18, 2024

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    07/18/24
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a momentous (and remarkable!) proclamation from a 19th-century Pope.
    Thursday, July 18, 2024

  4. Wednesday, July 17, 2024

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    07/17/24
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac we remember Isaac Watts and his role in shaping modern hymnody and singing in church
    Wednesday, July 17, 2024

  5. Tuesday, July 16, 2024

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    07/16/24
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we look at a major schism in the history of the church and the year 1054.
    Tuesday, July 16, 2024

  6. Monday, July 15, 2024

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    07/15/24
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the early church and the heart of the Gospel.
    Monday, July 15, 2024

  7. The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: CHA Investigates—Scandal at the Dove Awards?

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    07/13/24
    4 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Weekend Edition for July 13-14, 2024
    The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: CHA Investigates—Scandal at the Dove Awards?

  8. Friday, July 12, 2024

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    07/12/24
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Jean Gerson and the calamitous, multifaceted, and dizzying late Middle Ages.
    Friday, July 12, 2024

  9. Thursday, July 11, 2024

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    07/11/24
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the excommunication that rocked the world.
    Thursday, July 11, 2024

  10. Wednesday, July 10, 2024

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    07/10/24
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember *one* of the “Trials of the Century” in American History and how it changed the church forever.
    Wednesday, July 10, 2024

  11. Tuesday, July 9, 2024

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    07/09/24
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we commemorate the closing of the council of Constantinople and the (re)creation of the church’s “greatest creed.”
    Tuesday, July 9, 2024

  12. Monday, July 8, 2024

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    07/08/24
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about flags, Christian and otherwise.
    Monday, July 8, 2024