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  1. Friday, February 21, 2025

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    02/21/25
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the most famous Anglo-Catholic of the 19th century and a most (in)famous convert: John Henry Newman.
    Friday, February 21, 2025

  2. Thursday, February 20, 2025

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    02/20/25
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember another “forgotten” female poet and theologian: Elizabeth Singer Rowe.
    Thursday, February 20, 2025

  3. Wednesday, February 19, 2025

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    02/19/25
    14 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the “Norwegian Deborah,” the poet Dorothe Engelbretsdatter.
    Wednesday, February 19, 2025

  4. Tuesday, February 18, 2025

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    02/18/25
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Ibrahim al-Haqilani and his contributions as a scholar and translator.
    Tuesday, February 18, 2025

  5. Monday, February 17, 2025

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    02/17/25
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we consider a shady character in bible history and the book that launched a thousand conspiracy theories.
    Monday, February 17, 2025

  6. The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: A Brief History of the World’s Most Famous Book, Part 5- Modern Translations

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    02/15/25
    6 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Weekend Edition for February 15-16, 2025
    The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: A Brief History of the World’s Most Famous Book, Part 5- Modern Translations

  7. Friday, February 14, 2025

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    02/14/25
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Lutheran astronomer Valentine Naboth and his untimely end.
    Friday, February 14, 2025

  8. Thursday, Feburary 13, 2025

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    02/13/25
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Elias Levita, the “Hebrew Teacher of Sixteenth Century Christians.”
    Thursday, Feburary 13, 2025

  9. Marriage Vows

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    02/13/25
    6 mins
    By Gretchen Ronnevik | Katie Koplin
    For Valentine's Day, Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin talk about the trend of writing marriage vows, and some of the pitfalls of such a trend.
    Marriage Vows

  10. Wednesday, February 12, 2025

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    02/12/25
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, consider the history of “patron saints” with the story of the “patron saint of murderers”!
    Wednesday, February 12, 2025

  11. Tuesday, February 11, 2025

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    02/11/25
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, remember an event almost 1,000 years in the making when the heads of two churches met in Havana in 2016.
    Tuesday, February 11, 2025

  12. Monday, February 10, 2025

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    02/10/25
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about satan and hell.
    Monday, February 10, 2025