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  1. Tuesday, December 3, 2024

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    12/03/24
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a modern Christian Martyr from Iran: Hossein Soodmand.
    Tuesday, December 3, 2024

  2. Monday, December 2, 2024

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    12/02/24
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the Reformation and a medieval philosophy called Nominalism.
    Monday, December 2, 2024

  3. The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: the 2024 Christmas (and Advent) History Almanac, Volume 1

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    11/30/24
    5 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Weekend Edition for November 30-31, 2024
    The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: the 2024 Christmas (and Advent) History Almanac, Volume 1

  4. Friday, November 29, 2024

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    11/29/24
    16 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, one of the most powerful churchmen in England, who died on this day in 1530.
    Friday, November 29, 2024

  5. Thursday, November 28, 2024

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    11/28/24
    16 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Kamehameha IV and Emma, King and Queen of Hawaii, on their feast day in the Episcopal Church of America.
    Thursday, November 28, 2024

  6. Wednesday, November 27, 2024

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    11/27/24
    13 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Clovis I, the first Christian king of the Franks who died on this day in 511.
    Wednesday, November 27, 2024

  7. Tuesday, November 26, 2024

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    11/26/24
    13 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Henry Dunster, American minister and the first president of Harvard College, who was baptized on this day in 1609.
    Tuesday, November 26, 2024

  8. Monday, November 25, 2024

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    11/25/24
    11 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we look at early modern Christianity in the Iberian Peninsula.
    Monday, November 25, 2024

  9. The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Billy Graham Episode!

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    11/23/24
    5 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Weekend Edition for November 23-24, 2024
    The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Billy Graham Episode!

  10. Friday, November 22, 2024

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    11/22/24
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer another question about the differences between churches today.
    Friday, November 22, 2024

  11. 371: Pastoral Debrief - On Storytelling and Myth

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    11/22/24
    8 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Reach for The Sky. This episode discusses the Augsburg Confession, the Church, and what makes a good fanatic. We dig into the Church's language, symbolism, meaning, and rites today. How can we best use narrative theology to catechize? Did Jesus have to die for your traditions and worship? Is there anyone in heaven that hasn’t fallen into sin? This and much more today on the show!
    371: Pastoral Debrief - On Storytelling and Myth

  12. Thursday, November 21, 2024

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    11/21/24
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the clothes people wear in church.
    Thursday, November 21, 2024