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  1. Thursday, May 1, 2025

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    05/01/25
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Franciscus Junius at the beginning of our 7th season!
    Thursday, May 1, 2025

  2. 390: Concerning the Eternal Predestination and Election of God

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    05/01/25
    7 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Somebody Told Me. In this episode, we read the Book of Concord on election, and discuss why God chooses to forgive all people on the cross, why some reject the gospel, why Lutherans reject double predestination, what the consequences are to trust that we are always justified for Christ’s sake, and much, much more.
    390: Concerning the Eternal Predestination and Election of God

  3. Wednesday, April 30, 2025

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    04/30/25
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Huguenots and their disastrous American colonies.
    Wednesday, April 30, 2025

  4. Tuesday, April 29, 2025

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    04/29/25
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the first name in Jazz and his Sacred Recordings.
    Tuesday, April 29, 2025

  5. Monday, April 28, 2025

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    04/28/25
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Christians and history.
    Monday, April 28, 2025

  6. The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: the Fashion Show

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    04/26/25
    5 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Weekend Edition for April 26-27, 2025
    The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: the Fashion Show

  7. Friday, April 25, 2025

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    04/25/25
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a Christian scholar who sought “the highest reason and the fullest faith,” J.B. Lightfoot.
    Friday, April 25, 2025

  8. Thursday, April 24, 2025

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    04/24/25
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a timely anniversary and then “pivot” to a pressing related story.
    Thursday, April 24, 2025

  9. 389: The Power and Primacy of the Pope

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    04/24/25
    8 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Over And Done With. In this episode, we read Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope and discuss the validity of the papacy’s claims to divine authority, the response of Lutherans and Protestants to the death of Pope Francis, how to love one’s neighbor while disagreeing them, the distinction between heterodoxy and heresy, and much much more.
    389: The Power and Primacy of the Pope

  10. Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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    04/23/25
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the “mother” of Quakerism: Margaret Fell Fox.
    Wednesday, April 23, 2025

  11. Tuesday, April 22, 2025

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    04/22/25
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the “patron saint of American moderates” and founding president of Princeton: Jonathan Dickinson.
    Tuesday, April 22, 2025

  12. Monday, April 21, 2025

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    04/21/25
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to talk about the pagan origins of our favorite holidays.
    Monday, April 21, 2025