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  1. Friday, August 15, 2025

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    08/15/25
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we look at the global events celebrating mothers in general and one mother in particular.
    Friday, August 15, 2025

  2. Thursday, August 14, 2025

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    08/14/25
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the story behind one of the most popular hymns in the English language.
    Thursday, August 14, 2025

  3. Wednesday, August 13, 2025

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    08/13/25
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the 7th century’s “most interesting man” and a link between the East and West.
    Wednesday, August 13, 2025

  4. Tuesday, August 12, 2025

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    08/12/25
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of the “dueling jubilees” in 1617.
    Tuesday, August 12, 2025

  5. Monday, August 11, 2025

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    08/11/25
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Reformation traditions.
    Monday, August 11, 2025

  6. The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: A Brief History of Bad Ideas (and What We Can Learn From Them) Part 1

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    08/09/25
    5 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Weekend Edition for August 9-10, 2025
    The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: A Brief History of Bad Ideas (and What We Can Learn From Them) Part 1

  7. Friday, August 8, 2025

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    08/08/25
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a British Philosopher whose thought bridges the era of the Reformation to the age of the Revolution.
    Friday, August 8, 2025

  8. Thursday, August 7, 2025

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    08/07/25
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a man once called “the Apostle to the 20th Century.”
    Thursday, August 7, 2025

  9. Wednesday, August 6, 2025

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    08/06/25
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we try to untangle the mess that is the observation of the feast of the Transfiguration.
    Wednesday, August 6, 2025

  10. Tuesday, August 5, 2025

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    08/05/25
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Medieval Christian King who was the inspiration for J.R.R. Tolkien’s King Aragorn.
    Tuesday, August 5, 2025

  11. Luke 12:22-34 – Pentecost 9 (C)

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    08/05/25
    5 mins
    By Steven Paulson | John W. Hoyum
    On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson take up Christ's teaching on anxiety.
    Luke 12:22-34 – Pentecost 9 (C)

  12. Monday, August 4, 2025

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    08/04/25
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the Lord’s Prayer.
    Monday, August 4, 2025