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The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Church History Trivia Time

09/19/26

4 mins

By Daniel van Voorhis

Weekend Edition for September 19-20, 2026
- Reformation History
453: Athanasius - Against the Wiles of Satan

09/12/26

13 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

The Cost of Discipline. In this episode, we sit with St. Athanasius and his writings on the life of St. Antony. How did Christians in the 4th century view spiritual warfare and affliction? What is the relation of discipline to prayer, piety, and resisting temptation? What did 4th century Christians think about virtues and vices, and whether they were (or weren’t) related to the Christian life? Is it better for Christians to seek a place of solitude or community when focusing on heavenly things versus worldly things? How does Mammon factor into this? What does Scripture teach about the evil one, demons, dark powers, and evil spirits? Do we as modern Christians agree with Athanasius and Antony’s views about spiritual warfare, and if not, why? This and much, much more on this week’s episode.
- Spiritual Disciplines
- Repentance
- Wisdom
- Angels
- Fasting
- Conscience
- Idolatry
- Good Works
- Hell
- Sacrifice
- Sanctification
- Holiness
- Obedience
- Satan
451: Listener Question on the Work of the Holy Spirit

08/29/26

13 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

All Apologies. In this episode, we respond to another listener question. What does it mean to “sit with a text” and yet be prepared at all times to give an apology for the hope that is in us? How does the Holy Spirit work in and through believers to testify to the truth about Jesus? Does the Spirit work through non-Christians, and if so, how and to what purpose? How has modern Christian evangelism differed from pre-modern evangelism and apologetics? What do the gospels teach us about the character of evangelism? This and much, much more in this week’s episode.
439: Rose - Explanation of UFO Phenomena

05/15/26

12 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

UFOs are Rebel Angels. In this episode, we read Father Seraphim Rose’s “classic” text, Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future, about the true nature of UFOs and the nefarious origins of modern narratives about extraterrestrials, spaceships, what’s “out there” in the universe, and so on. What do Christians have to say to a culture that is awash with UFO sightings and prolifically promises to “reveal the truth about UFOS”?
Acts 19:1-20 (Episode 429)

02/24/26

3 mins

By Daniel Emery Price | Erick Sorensen

Have You Heard of the Holy Spirit?
Monday, February 23, 2026

02/23/26

13 mins

By Daniel van Voorhis

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question asked such that it got Dan’s attention!
- Reformation History
- Christian History
Friday, January 16, 2026

01/16/26

13 mins

By Daniel van Voorhis

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a key advisor behind the Reformation in Germany: George Spalatin.
- Reformation History
424: Kleinig - The Role of the Holy Spirit in the Divine Service

01/16/26

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

In this episode, we learn about the Holy Spirit and the Divine Service from Dr. John Kleinig. In particular, we discuss how Christ gives the Spirit to the church through his word, how Christ institutes the divine service and empowers it with God’s Spirit, and how the church receives the Holy Spirit by faith in God’s word as it is proclaimed and enacted in the divine service. The conversation revolves around the central question: How then can we be sure that the Spirit is at work in our worship?
- Holy Spirit
- Liturgy
- Worship
- Faith
The CHA Christmas History Edition Presents: Hark the What? Angels and the Christmas Story

12/06/25

6 mins

By Daniel van Voorhis

Weekend Edition for December 6-7, 2025
417: Luther - A deep, evil corruption of nature that reason does not comprehend

11/21/25

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

How Deep Is Your Love! In this episode, we continue our reading of the Smalcald Articles, focusing our attention on sin and the law. What is sin? What does it do to us? What are its effects? And, in following, what is the relationship of the law to sin? Does the law empower us to sin less? Can the law produce good works and good fruits? What is the function of pastoral care in relation to sin and the law? All this and much, much more on this episode of the podcast.
Why is Luther's Bondage of the Will Ignored?

10/27/25

6 mins

By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Adam Francisco | Steven Paulson

In this live episode of the Thinking Fellows, Caleb, Scott, Steve, and Adam discuss why Martin Luther’s The Bondage of the Will is one of the most important yet most overlooked works of the Reformation.
Monday, October 20, 2025

10/20/25

11 mins

By Daniel van Voorhis

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the divisions amongst Protestants.
- Christian History
- Reformation History