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  1. 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

  2. Friday, April 4, 2025

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    04/04/25
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we look back at one of Dan’s favorite characters - Katharina Schuetze-Zell, the “first woman” of the Reformation.
    Friday, April 4, 2025

  3. 386: Pastoral Debrief with a bit of Flacius

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    04/04/25
    8 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Kick Out the Jams. In this episode, we focus on the raw, real work of life in the parish—the ordinary burdens, the hidden insecurities, and the quiet faith that holds it all together. We explore the distinction between philosophy and theology and why attempts to fuse them often leave both diminished. There’s talk of reformation—its drama, its necessity, and its cost. We reflect on the pervasive victim-perpetrator dynamic that shapes so much of modern life and how the gospel when rightly preached, breaks that cycle. At the heart of it all is this: the power of Christ’s mercy to open what we’ve shut tight, to drive out the bitterness we’ve made into habit, and to speak a word stronger than shame.
    386: Pastoral Debrief with a bit of Flacius

  4. Thursday, April 3, 2025

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    04/03/25
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we look back at one of Dan’s favorite stories: the eccentric commune behind your grandma’s silverware.
    Thursday, April 3, 2025

  5. Wednesday, April 2, 2025

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    04/02/25
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we look back at one of Dan’s favorite topics in church history: the End Times.
    Wednesday, April 2, 2025

  6. Tuesday, April 1, 2025

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    04/01/25
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we look at the origins of April Fool’s Day and its association with Christianity.
    Tuesday, April 1, 2025

  7. Monday, March 31, 2025

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    03/31/25
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about friendship across theological divisions.
    Monday, March 31, 2025

  8. The CHA Weekend Edition Presents the Greatest Lenten Story Ever Told: Dante’s Inferno

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    03/29/25
    5 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Weekend Edition for March 29-30, 2025
    The CHA Weekend Edition Presents the Greatest Lenten Story Ever Told: Dante’s Inferno

  9. Friday, March 28, 2025

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    03/28/25
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we wish a happy birthday to the “Godfather of Gospel Music."
    Friday, March 28, 2025

  10. Thursday, March 27, 2025

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    03/27/25
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, Dan tells a story about a tract he was given and a curious date for the season’s celebrations.
    Thursday, March 27, 2025

  11. Wednesday, March 26, 2025

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    03/26/25
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the eccentric (and electric!) Czech Priest Prokop Diviš, the “European Franklin.”
    Wednesday, March 26, 2025

  12. Tuesday, March 25, 2025

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    03/25/25
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember what might be the most significant day in world history!
    Tuesday, March 25, 2025