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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. "Wages and Gifts" (Episode 228) Featuring Pastor Edward Killian

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    07/25/21
    1 min
    By Edward Killian
    Pastor Killian Teaches On Romans 6:19-23

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. Wednesday, July 21, 2021

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    07/21/21
    7 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember a man who fought the Pope by posting his complaints on the door of a church (but not that one).
    Wednesday, July 21, 2021

  10. Confession is for Absolution

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    07/20/21
    1 min
    By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith
    The Augsburg Confession is clear; the aim or purpose of repentance is the application of Christ to the sinner.
    Confession is for Absolution

  11. Tuesday, July 20, 2021

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    07/20/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we look at the Reichskonkordat signed between the Catholic Church and the Nazis in 1933.
    Tuesday, July 20, 2021

  12. Tuesday, July 20, 2021

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    07/20/21
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we look at the Reichskonkordat signed between the Catholic Church and the Nazis in 1933.
    Tuesday, July 20, 2021