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  1. Thursday, February 10, 2022

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    02/10/22
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we tell the story of St. Paul’s shipwreck on an island most have assumed to be Malta… but we have some questions.
    Thursday, February 10, 2022

  2. Wednesday, February 9, 2022

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    02/09/22
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we recognize St Maron’s Day in honor of the hermit priest who established that ancient church.
    Wednesday, February 9, 2022

  3. Tuesday, February 8, 2022

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    02/08/22
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we head back to the 1600s to find a French Jesuit who wrote on everything from the history of the novel to apologetics to the classics: Pierre-Daniel Huet.
    Tuesday, February 8, 2022

  4. Monday, February 7, 2022

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    02/07/22
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we go to the mailbag to answer a question about the history of worship in the church.
    Monday, February 7, 2022

  5. Friday, February 4, 2022

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    02/04/22
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
    Friday, February 4, 2022

  6. Thursday, February 3, 2022

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    02/03/22
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we look at one of the most important inventions in history and the church’s history.
    Thursday, February 3, 2022

  7. Wednesday, February 2, 2022

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    02/02/22
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we look at Candlemas, one of the church’s “lost holidays.”
    Wednesday, February 2, 2022

  8. Tuesday, February 1, 2022

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    02/01/22
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we reflect on Ernst Troeltsch and the place of criticism in history and the church.
    Tuesday, February 1, 2022

  9. Monday, January 31, 2022

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    01/31/22
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we head to the mailbag to talk about the differences between the various churches of the Reformation.
    Monday, January 31, 2022

  10. Weekend Edition Episode 1 (January 29-30, 2022)

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    01/29/22
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    On the first episode of the new Christian History Alamanac: Weekend Edition, Dan breaks down the remarkable story of George Price.
    Weekend Edition Episode 1 (January 29-30, 2022)

  11. Friday, January 28, 2022

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    01/28/22
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we reconsider a Renaissance and Christendom in honor of Charlemagne.
    Friday, January 28, 2022

  12. Thursday, January 27, 2022

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    01/27/22
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we reflect on the sad ballad of the Irish monk Pelagius.
    Thursday, January 27, 2022