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  1. The CHA Christmas History Edition Presents: A Few of My Favorite Things

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    12/13/25
    6 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Weekend Edition for December 13-14, 2025
    The CHA Christmas History Edition Presents: A Few of My Favorite Things

  2. Monday, December 8, 2025

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    12/08/25
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about questionable Christmas carols.
    Monday, December 8, 2025

  3. The CHA Christmas History Edition Presents: Hark the What? Angels and the Christmas Story

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    12/06/25
    6 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Weekend Edition for December 6-7, 2025
    The CHA Christmas History Edition Presents: Hark the What? Angels and the Christmas Story

  4. 419: C.S. Lewis - All that Christianity adds to Paganism is the cure

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    12/05/25
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Pagan Neart, Christian Soul. In this episode, we read C.S. Lewis’ “A Christmas Sermon for Pagans.” Why does the post-Christian person need to become pagan again to be prepared to hear the gospel? How has a mechanistic view of nature led us to kill each other? Why do we reject the good news that Jesus ended the need for guilt-offerings, sin-sacrifices, and fear about the afterlife? What happened as a consequence of moderns pushing heavenly truth out of the material world? What is the message of Christmas that offers a cure for all that ails us?
    419: C.S. Lewis - All that Christianity adds to Paganism is the cure

  5. Why Do Christians Sing Hymns? | Dr. Steve Mueller, Concordia University Irvine

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    10/02/25
    5 mins
    By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith
    Singing is one of the most recognizable parts of Christian worship. But why do Christians sing hymns?
    Why Do Christians Sing Hymns? | Dr. Steve Mueller, Concordia University Irvine

  6. Tips on suffering well for the positionally righteous

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    07/23/25
    4 mins
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    How can we be righteous even in the face of evil?
    Tips on suffering well for the positionally righteous

  7. Friday, July 4, 2025

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    07/04/25
    14 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of a popular and (slightly) peculiar hymn/anthem.
    Friday, July 4, 2025

  8. Tuesday, July 1, 2025

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    07/01/25
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of the organization that gives away more Bibles than any other.
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025

  9. 392: Keller - What Is the Church?

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    05/16/25
    11 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Come Together, Right Now… In this episode, we read from Tim Keller’s sermon, which asks, “What is the Church?” We discuss the relationship between churches and culture, what the church is and isn’t, where we locate faith, whether Christian faith changes one’s values, and much more.
    392: Keller - What Is the Church?

  10. 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

  11. Friday, May 7, 2025

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    03/07/25
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember another “forgotten” hymn writer and theologian: Denmark’s Birgitte Boye.
    Friday, May 7, 2025

  12. Episode 312: Formalism (Ritualism)

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    02/24/25
    7 mins
    By Wade Johnston | Michael Berg
    In episode THREE HUNDRED AND TWELVE, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss the Protestant fear of formalism, or ritualism?
    Episode 312: Formalism (Ritualism)