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  1. The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Famous Fictional Clergy Part II

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    06/14/25
    5 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Weekend Edition for June 14-15, 2025
    The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Famous Fictional Clergy Part II

  2. Christian life in secular times

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    06/04/25
    4 mins
    By Adam Francisco | David Andersen
    David and Adam pick up where they left off last week, discussing the Christian life in a secular age.
    Christian life in secular times

  3. Is there secular space?

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    05/28/25
    4 mins
    By Adam Francisco | David Andersen
    Does the distinction between sacred and secular make sense?
    Is there secular space?

  4. 393: Table Talk

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    05/23/25
    8 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm In this episode, we discuss how pre-modern church history, the Industrial Revolution, therapeutics, language, corporate culture, and the flight of heretics from Europe in the 17th-18th century affected contemporary Western churches.
    393: Table Talk

  5. Philosophy amidst theology (with Dr. Dan Deen)

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    05/14/25
    4 mins
    By Adam Francisco | David Andersen | Daniel Deen
    Dr. Dan Deen of Concordia University Irvine joins David and Adam to discuss how he approaches philosophy at a college dominated by theology.
    Philosophy amidst theology (with Dr. Dan Deen)

  6. Tuesday, May 6, 2025

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    05/06/25
    13 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the unveiling of what is, perhaps, the most famous altarpiece in history.
    Tuesday, May 6, 2025

  7. Monday, May 5, 2025

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    05/05/25
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the church and celebrity culture.
    Monday, May 5, 2025

  8. Tuesday, April 29, 2025

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    04/29/25
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the first name in Jazz and his Sacred Recordings.
    Tuesday, April 29, 2025

  9. The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: the Fashion Show

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    04/26/25
    5 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Weekend Edition for April 26-27, 2025
    The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: the Fashion Show

  10. The Urgency of Grace with David Zahl

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    04/22/25
    13 mins
    By Kelsi Klembara | David Zahl
    David Zahl joins Kelsi to talk about his new book, ⁠The Big Relief: The Urgency of Grace for a Worn-Out World⁠.
    The Urgency of Grace with David Zahl

  11. Some Thoughts on Higher Education

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    04/09/25
    4 mins
    By Adam Francisco | David Andersen
    David and Adam reflect on their decades of experience in higher education as students and, eventually, professors and administration.
    Some Thoughts on Higher Education

  12. 386: Pastoral Debrief with a bit of Flacius

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    04/04/25
    8 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Kick Out the Jams. In this episode, we focus on the raw, real work of life in the parish—the ordinary burdens, the hidden insecurities, and the quiet faith that holds it all together. We explore the distinction between philosophy and theology and why attempts to fuse them often leave both diminished. There’s talk of reformation—its drama, its necessity, and its cost. We reflect on the pervasive victim-perpetrator dynamic that shapes so much of modern life and how the gospel when rightly preached, breaks that cycle. At the heart of it all is this: the power of Christ’s mercy to open what we’ve shut tight, to drive out the bitterness we’ve made into habit, and to speak a word stronger than shame.
    386: Pastoral Debrief with a bit of Flacius