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  1. 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

  2. Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Jeff Anderson sings "Laid On Him"

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    07/04/25
    7 mins
    By Chad Bird
    This episode is a classic; one to listen to year after year. Long before the Christ child was born in Bethlehem, Isaiah writes prophetically and poetically of the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.
    Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Jeff Anderson sings

  3. Thursday, July 3, 2025

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    07/03/25
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of an overlooked Italian Reformer and the book he did NOT write.
    Thursday, July 3, 2025

  4. Wednesday, July 2, 2025

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    07/02/25
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of the saint behind one of the oldest rhymes about the weather.
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025

  5. 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

  6. Monday, June 30, 2025

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    06/30/25
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the history of the ubiquitous “Vacation Bible School.”
    Monday, June 30, 2025

  7. The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Conspiracies, Myths and Other Silly Things Christians Have Said Part 2

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    06/28/25
    5 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Weekend Edition for June 28-29, 2025
    The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Conspiracies, Myths and Other Silly Things Christians Have Said Part 2

  8. Friday, June 27, 2025

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    06/27/25
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the first names in modern English Bible translations: James Moffatt.
    Friday, June 27, 2025

  9. 2 Samuel 3:31-34 Marvelle Figueroa sings "Forgiveness"

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    06/27/25
    4 mins
    By Chad Bird
    Seasons of mourning. David went through dark times and chances are that we will too. Chad meditates on this scripture that speaks to us in the dark hours of life.
    2 Samuel 3:31-34 Marvelle Figueroa sings

  10. Thursday, June 26, 2025

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    06/26/25
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember another giant of the 18th century: the teaching, dissenting, and hymn-writing Philip Doddridge.
    Thursday, June 26, 2025

  11. Wednesday, June 25, 2025

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    06/25/25
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the pastor, inventor, and college administrator: Eliphalet Nott.
    Wednesday, June 25, 2025

  12. 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