Monday, July 4, 2022
Today on the Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the historical legacy of the modern church.
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Christopher Gillespie
Christopher Gillespie is a strange brew of husband & father, Lutheran pastor, media producer (gillespie.media), and coffee roaster (gillespie.coffee). His media production includes regular projects for 1517, Higher Things, Doxology, CPH Music, Concordia Theological Seminary, and others.
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256: Dostoyevsky - The Grand Inquisitor pt. 1
Why? Why? Why?We read and discuss Dostoevsky’s parable of the Grand Inquisitor. What happens when we discuss evil and the work of the evil one apart from God’s Word, his preacher, and Christ’s cross?
CHA Weekend Edition: The Man Who Wouldn’t Talk
Weekend Edition for July 2-3, 2022
Friday, July 1, 2022
Today on the Almanac, we tell the story of a (disputed) terrorist’s (disputed) conversion?
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Today on the Almanac, we tell the story of Charles Guiteau, evangelist, and assassin.
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Today on the Almanac, we remember the time the Pope took on Hollywood.
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Today on the Almanac, we look at the celebration of Vidovdan and the Serbian church.
Monday, June 27, 2022
Today on the Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the history of the doctrine of Hell.
CHA Weekend Edition: The Salem Witch Trials
Weekend Edition for June 25-26, 2022
Friday, June 24, 2022
Today on the Almanac, we remember the Boxer Rebellion and its effects on Christian Missionaries.
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Today on the Almanac, we tell the story of the first Protestant church service in America.
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Today on the Almanac, we tell the story of Yves Congar, 2 World Wars, and Vatican II.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Today on the Almanac, we talk about Bruno (Pope Leo IX, that is).
Monday, June 20, 2022
Today on the Almanac, we head to the mailbag for the strangest story we’ve ever told.
CHA Weekend Edition: The Thirty Years War, A Pastor, and the Story Behind a Beloved Hymn
Weekend Edition for June 18-19, 2022
Friday, June 17, 2022
Today on the Almanac, we tell the story of the remarkable and often overlooked Mark Hopkins.
Thursday, June 16, 2022
Today on the Almanac, we remember a central figure in the history of Christian Apologetics.
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Today on the Almanac, we remember a man famous for psychoanalyzing Martin Luther.
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Today on the Almanac, we look at the man famous for his theory of Protestantism and Capitalism.
Monday, June 13, 2022
Today on the Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the relationship between Martin Luther and John Calvin.
255: Parables of Kafka & Nietzsche
Gatekeepers & Madmen.We read and discuss two parables, by Franz Kafka and Friedrich Nietzsche. What happens when people don’t have a preacher sent by the Holy Spirit to declare forgiveness? Without the Gospel, where does the law end?
CHA Weekend Edition: The Cold War, Christianity, and Brother Andrew
Weekend Edition for June 11-12, 2022
Friday, June 10, 2022
Today on the Almanac, we tell the story of a church body reuniting 122 years later.
Thursday, June 9, 2022
Today on the Almanac, we remember Ephram of Syria and his place in Syriac Christianity.
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Today on the Almanac, we wish Gustavo Gutierrez a happy 94th birthday and learn about his impact on the church.