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  1. The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: the Advent Hymn Extravaganza!

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    11/29/25
    5 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Weekend Edition for November 29-30, 2025
    The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: the Advent Hymn Extravaganza!

  2. Friday, November 28, 2025

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    11/28/25
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the “arch-deaconess” of Constance during the Reformation.
    Friday, November 28, 2025

  3. 418: Luther - God will not deal with us except through his external Word and sacrament

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    11/28/25
    8 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Son of a Preacher Man. In this episode, we conclude our study of Martin Luther’s Smalcald Articles, discussing the office of the keys and confession. We go through and sum up the previous episodes — the gospel, the mass, repentance, sin, and the law — then sit with the function and power of the forgiveness of sin. What is the office of the keys for? Where does it come from? Who gets to use the keys? Then, we talk over confession and its consequences for pastoral care and its effect on the churches.
    418: Luther - God will not deal with us except through his external Word and sacrament

  4. Thursday, November 27, 2025

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    11/27/25
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a Reformation controversy over the role of good works in salvation.
    Thursday, November 27, 2025

  5. Wednesday, November 26, 2025

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    11/26/25
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the statue and the man behind an American collegiate institution.
    Wednesday, November 26, 2025

  6. Tuesday, November 25, 2025

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    11/25/25
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the most popular female saints (who probably never existed).
    Tuesday, November 25, 2025

  7. Monday, November 24, 2025

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    11/24/25
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we answer a question about the history of the lectionary we read from at the end of the show.
    Monday, November 24, 2025

  8. The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: You Asked For It! Another Mega Mailbag

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    11/22/25
    5 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Weekend Edition for November 22-23, 2025
    The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: You Asked For It! Another Mega Mailbag

  9. Friday, November 21, 2025

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    11/21/25
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember some events surrounding the mythical “first Thanksgiving” in American History amongst the “pilgrims.”
    Friday, November 21, 2025

  10. 417: Luther - A deep, evil corruption of nature that reason does not comprehend

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    11/21/25
    8 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    How Deep Is Your Love! In this episode, we continue our reading of the Smalcald Articles, focusing our attention on sin and the law. What is sin? What does it do to us? What are its effects? And, in following, what is the relationship of the law to sin? Does the law empower us to sin less? Can the law produce good works and good fruits? What is the function of pastoral care in relation to sin and the law? All this and much, much more on this episode of the podcast.
    417: Luther - A deep, evil corruption of nature that reason does not comprehend

  11. Thursday, November 20, 2025

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    11/20/25
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of England’s original patron saints- a shadowy, but famous, East Anglian King.
    Thursday, November 20, 2025

  12. Wednesday, November 19, 2025

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    11/19/25
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of the beloved medieval saint and her tie to the famous Wartburg Castle.
    Wednesday, November 19, 2025