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  1. Monday, October 13, 2025

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    10/13/25
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question from a Catholic listener about the “problem” with Protestants.
    Monday, October 13, 2025

  2. The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Lionized or Demonized (or Somewhere in Between)? John Calvin and the Genevan Reformation

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    10/11/25
    6 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Weekend Edition for October 11-12, 2025
    The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Lionized or Demonized (or Somewhere in Between)? John Calvin and the Genevan Reformation

  3. 412: Forde - The gospel, and only the gospel, spells the end of the hidden God

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    10/11/25
    12 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    For What It’s Worth. In this episode, we conclude our reading of Gerhard Forde’s "Captivation of the Will." We discuss the conclusion of Luther’s treatise on the bound will, arriving at Christ and election, which reveals Erasmus’s fundamental error — his argument for the human will is actually the original sin, choosing between good and evil.
    412: Forde - The gospel, and only the gospel, spells the end of the hidden God

  4. Friday, October 10, 2025

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    10/10/25
    12 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember St. Paulinus of York on the anniversary of his death in 644.
    Friday, October 10, 2025

  5. Thursday, October 9, 2025

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    10/09/25
    16 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the martyrs of Turón on the anniversary of their deaths in 1934.
    Thursday, October 9, 2025

  6. Wednesday, October 8, 2025

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    10/08/25
    13 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the auto-de-fé of Vallodolid, which took place on this day in 1559.
    Wednesday, October 8, 2025

  7. Tuesday, October 7, 2025

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    10/07/25
    13 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Battle of Lepanto, which happened on this day in 1571.
    Tuesday, October 7, 2025

  8. Monday, October 6, 2025

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    10/06/25
    13 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember St. Bruno the Carthusian on his feast day.
    Monday, October 6, 2025

  9. The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: the Luther Show, Part 2

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    10/04/25
    7 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Weekend Edition for October 4-5, 2025
    The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: the Luther Show, Part 2

  10. 411: Forde - Are we puppets, being jerked around against our wills by a malevolent puppeteer?

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    10/04/25
    9 mins
    By Donavon Riley | Christopher Gillespie
    Master of Puppets. In this episode, we continue our exploration of the Bondage of the Will, with Gerhard Forde’s book, The Captivation of the Will. We discuss the human will — what it is, what it does, what it wants — and why we are compelled to insist that we have free choice. We also talk about the two paths: one, the path of forgiveness, and the other, the way of morality. Why do we default to morality in matters of choice, and why is the preaching of God’s grace over against morality so offensive to Christians who confess that our knowledge of good and bad is a direct consequence of the original sin in the garden? We also talk about drunkenness, women’s ordination, the offense of irresistible grace, and what the Holy Spirit is up to amidst the disruption that occurs when he sends his preachers to declare an end to the illusion of free choice and reveal his death sentence to bound wills.
    411: Forde - Are we puppets, being jerked around against our wills by a malevolent puppeteer?

  11. Friday, October 3, 2025

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    10/03/25
    15 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the American evangelist John Raleigh Mott on his feast day in the Episcopal Church.
    Friday, October 3, 2025

  12. Thursday, October 2, 2025

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    10/02/25
    16 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we consider the Papal States, which came to an end on this day in 1870. #OTD #1517 #churchhistory
    Thursday, October 2, 2025