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  1. Wednesday, March 2, 2022

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    03/02/22
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we look at the history of today’s Holy Day: Ash Wednesday.
    Wednesday, March 2, 2022

  2. Tuesday, March 1, 2022

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    03/01/22
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we head to South Africa to look at the missionary career of Johannes Van Der Kemp.
    Tuesday, March 1, 2022

  3. Monday, February 28, 2022

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    02/28/22
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about James Ussher and the age of the earth.
    Monday, February 28, 2022

  4. Weekend Edition for February 26-27, 2022 (Episode 5)

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    02/26/22
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    On this Weekend Edition, Dan takes a deeper look at the remarkable (and scandalous!) life and ministry of Sister Aimee Semple MacPherson.
    Weekend Edition for February 26-27, 2022 (Episode 5)

  5. Friday, February 25, 2022

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    02/25/22
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we tell the story of an Anglican turned Episcopalian and bit part in the musical “Hamilton.”
    Friday, February 25, 2022

  6. Thursday, February 24, 2022

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    02/24/22
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we look at the origins and originator of “WWJD."
    Thursday, February 24, 2022

  7. Wednesday, February 23, 2022

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    02/23/22
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we look at Polycarp, an important Apostolic Father.
    Wednesday, February 23, 2022

  8. Tuesday, February 22, 2022

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    02/22/22
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember Eric Liddell, the inspiration for the Oscar-winning “Chariots of Fire.”
    Tuesday, February 22, 2022

  9. Monday, February 21, 2022

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    02/21/22
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we go to the mailbag to answer a question about the roots of various Protestant churches.
    Monday, February 21, 2022

  10. Weekend Edition Episode 4 (February 19-20, 2022)

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    02/19/22
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    In this episode of the Christian History Almanac, "William Cowper: A Man Between Mercy and Judgement."
    Weekend Edition Episode 4 (February 19-20, 2022)

  11. Friday, February 18, 2022

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    02/18/22
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we look at the curious case of Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim.
    Friday, February 18, 2022

  12. Thursday, February 17, 2022

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    02/17/22
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we look at the complicated history of Jerusalem and the Holy Land.
    Thursday, February 17, 2022