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  1. Thursday, April 17, 2025

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    04/17/25
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we look at the practice of foot washing throughout Church history and its association with Maundy Thursday.
    Thursday, April 17, 2025

  2. Wednesday, April 16, 2025

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    04/16/25
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a man who gave his life for his faith and the early Reformation in France.
    Wednesday, April 16, 2025

  3. Tuesday, April 15, 2025

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    04/15/25
    14 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a partially (?) apocryphal story about a Scottish minister and the world’s most famous ocean liner (and metaphor come to life).
    Tuesday, April 15, 2025

  4. Monday, April 14, 2025

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    04/14/25
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the great “middle men” in American Church history: Horace Bushnell.
    Monday, April 14, 2025

  5. CHA 2000 Episode AMA

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    04/12/25
    5 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Weekend Edition for April 12-13, 2025
    CHA 2000 Episode AMA

  6. 387: Flacius - Adiaphora and Tyranny

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    04/12/25
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Can’t You See. In this episode, we read the Lutheran theologian Matthias Flacius, and discuss inter-church debates, the Lord’s Supper as ground zero for most church conflicts, the consequences of compromise in matters of faith, the limits of love, and when it’s time to push away from the table and go into prayer.
    387: Flacius - Adiaphora and Tyranny

  7. Friday, April 11, 2025

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    04/11/25
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the most important Papal Encyclical (fancy letter to the church) of the 20th century and maybe beyond.
    Friday, April 11, 2025

  8. Thursday, April 10, 2025

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    04/10/25
    14 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of the pastor, professor, poet, and storyteller Henry Van Dyke.
    Thursday, April 10, 2025

  9. Wednesday, April 9, 2025

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    04/09/25
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we name a patron saint of CHA for our 2000th episode.
    Wednesday, April 9, 2025

  10. Tuesday, April 8, 2025

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    04/08/25
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Edward John Carnell and his place amongst the “new evangelicals.”
    Tuesday, April 8, 2025

  11. Monday, April 7, 2025

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    04/07/25
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, Dan recalls another favorite topic and episode through the years: Humor and Christianity.
    Monday, April 7, 2025

  12. The CHA Weekend Edition Presents "What Did We Learn in 2000 Episodes?"

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    04/05/25
    5 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Weekend Edition for April 5-6, 2025
    The CHA Weekend Edition Presents