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  1. Tuesday, June 24, 2025

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    06/24/25
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the patriarch of one of the Church of England’s most influential families.
    Tuesday, June 24, 2025

  2. Luke 24:1-12 – Easter Sunday (C)

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    04/15/25
    4 mins
    By Steven Paulson | John W. Hoyum
    On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss Luke's account of the empty tomb.
    Luke 24:1-12 – Easter Sunday (C)

  3. The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: the 2024 Christmas (and Advent) History Almanac, Volume 1

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    11/30/24
    5 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Weekend Edition for November 30-31, 2024
    The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: the 2024 Christmas (and Advent) History Almanac, Volume 1

  4. Monday, February 6, 2023

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    02/06/23
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the show, we head to the mailbag to answer a follow-up question about the Holy Land in the Middle Ages.
    Monday, February 6, 2023

  5. John 20:1-30 (Episode 280)

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    09/21/22
    1 min
    By Daniel Emery Price | Erick Sorensen
    It is finished.
    John 20:1-30 (Episode 280)

  6. Tuesday, September 20, 2022

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    09/20/22
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember Charles Williams, the “oddest inkling.”
    Tuesday, September 20, 2022

  7. December 5 - Ancient of Days

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    12/05/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    עתיק - “As I looked, thrones were placed, and the Ancient of Days took his seat; his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames; its wheels were burning fire." DANIEL 7:9
    December 5 - Ancient of Days

  8. February 7 - A Covenant in the Flesh

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    02/07/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    מול - This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your offspring after you: Every male among you shall be circumcised. (GENESIS 17:10)
    February 7 - A Covenant in the Flesh

  9. Friday, September 18, 2020

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    09/18/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1884. We remember Irish born American and convict turned missionary Jerry McCauley. The reading is an excerpt from “The Missionary” by Charlotte Bronte.
    Friday, September 18, 2020

  10. Wednesday, July 8, 2020

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    07/08/20
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    We consider the year 1115 and Peter the Hermit. The reading is the last verse of the poem “O Sacred Head Now Wounded” by Bernard of Clairvaux.
    Wednesday, July 8, 2020

  11. Luke 19:11-48 (Episode 161)

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    05/07/20
    1 min
    By Daniel Emery Price | Erick Sorensen
    A giver, a thief, a donkey, and a whip in the hand of Jesus.
    Luke 19:11-48 (Episode 161)

  12. Wednesday, September 4, 2019

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    09/04/19
    1 min
    By Dan van Voorhis
    On this day, we remember Roman Catholic cardinal and archbishop František Tomášek, who helped the demise of the Czechoslovak communist regime. We also the radical Calvinist Jan van Hembyze, whose betrayal resulted in his beheading in 1584. The reading is by J.R.R. Tolkien, "Song of Aragorn."
    Wednesday, September 4, 2019