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  1. Friday, December 5, 2025

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    12/05/25
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a papal bull and the beginning of the medieval “witch craze.”
    Friday, December 5, 2025

  2. 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

  3. Thursday, December 4, 2025

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    12/04/25
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember another popular medieval saint whose name is immortalized on the West Coast.
    Thursday, December 4, 2025

  4. Wednesday, December 3, 2025

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    12/03/25
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the signing of a covenant that ushered in the Reformation in Scotland.
    Wednesday, December 3, 2025

  5. Tuesday, December 2, 2025

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    12/02/25
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the 20th century’s more enigmatic priests and public philosophers.
    Tuesday, December 2, 2025

  6. Monday, December 1, 2025

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    12/01/25
    14 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a college student’s question about history and religion.
    Monday, December 1, 2025

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

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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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