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  1. Tuesday, October 7, 2025

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    10/07/25
    13 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Battle of Lepanto, which happened on this day in 1571.
    Tuesday, October 7, 2025

  2. Monday, October 6, 2025

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    10/06/25
    13 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember St. Bruno the Carthusian on his feast day.
    Monday, October 6, 2025

  3. The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: the Luther Show, Part 2

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    10/04/25
    7 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Weekend Edition for October 4-5, 2025
    The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: the Luther Show, Part 2

  4. 411: Forde - Are we puppets, being jerked around against our wills by a malevolent puppeteer?

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    10/04/25
    9 mins
    By Donavon Riley | Christopher Gillespie
    Master of Puppets. In this episode, we continue our exploration of the Bondage of the Will, with Gerhard Forde’s book, The Captivation of the Will. We discuss the human will — what it is, what it does, what it wants — and why we are compelled to insist that we have free choice. We also talk about the two paths: one, the path of forgiveness, and the other, the way of morality. Why do we default to morality in matters of choice, and why is the preaching of God’s grace over against morality so offensive to Christians who confess that our knowledge of good and bad is a direct consequence of the original sin in the garden? We also talk about drunkenness, women’s ordination, the offense of irresistible grace, and what the Holy Spirit is up to amidst the disruption that occurs when he sends his preachers to declare an end to the illusion of free choice and reveal his death sentence to bound wills.
    411: Forde - Are we puppets, being jerked around against our wills by a malevolent puppeteer?

  5. Friday, October 3, 2025

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    10/03/25
    15 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the American evangelist John Raleigh Mott on his feast day in the Episcopal Church.
    Friday, October 3, 2025

  6. Thursday, October 2, 2025

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    10/02/25
    16 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we consider the Papal States, which came to an end on this day in 1870. #OTD #1517 #churchhistory
    Thursday, October 2, 2025

  7. Wednesday, October 1, 2025

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    10/01/25
    15 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember St. Thérèse of Lisieux.
    Wednesday, October 1, 2025

  8. Tuesday, September 30, 2025

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    09/30/25
    15 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember St. Honorius of Canterbury, who died on this day in 653. #OTD #1517 #churchhistory
    Tuesday, September 30, 2025

  9. Monday, September 29, 2025

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    09/29/25
    14 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we go to Washington, D.C., to consider one of the world’s most famous cathedrals.
    Monday, September 29, 2025

  10. The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: the Luther Show, Part 1

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    09/27/25
    7 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Weekend Edition for September 27-28, 2025
    The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: the Luther Show, Part 1

  11. 410: Forde - Better not to let the "common herd" in on such lofty and dangerous academic secrets

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    09/27/25
    8 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Have You Herd? In this episode, we continue our reading of The Captivation of Will, discussing the problem of God, the death-ride of morality, scandalous election, the dilemma of sin and freedom and more sin, and the singular calling of Christ’s preachers.
    410: Forde - Better not to let the

  12. Friday, September 26, 2025

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    09/26/25
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Lutheran founder of Germantown, PA, and his role in the early Republic.
    Friday, September 26, 2025