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  1. The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Difficult “ism’s” and More from the Mailbag

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    07/05/25
    5 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Weekend Edition for July 5-6, 2025
    The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Difficult “ism’s” and More from the Mailbag

  2. 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

  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. 398: Paulson - A Preacher like Jonah

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    06/28/25
    8 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Little Willy Plays in Duty. In this episode, we read Steven Paulson’s Outlaw God, discussing the appeal of the Law (in the abstract), why old Adam loves pretending he has free will, the Ninevite Conundrum, Jonah’s wormy preacher, and our obsession with placing therapy alongside Christ as a means of grace.
    398: Paulson - A Preacher like Jonah

  9. 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

  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