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Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about titles used in church.

Weekend Edition for October 10-11, 2026

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember an underrated Lutheran on the American Frontier: William Passavant.

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a historian trying to come to grips with confessional strife in the French Wars of Religion: Jacques Auguste De Thou.

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a man whose name is synonymous with both disdain and praise in the Early Modern English Church.

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of Ursula of Muensterberg and her great escape on this day.

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about head coverings and veils in church.

Learn the history, context, and significance of the Augsburg Confession, and discover why this foundational document became a defining statement of the Lutheran Reformation.

Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough! In this episode, we continue our conversation about repentance, reading Rev. Dr. James Nestingen’s article on the Gospel and Repentance. We discuss Luther's view of the Gospel’s relationship to repentance, preaching a doable law, and what awaits those who leave the Church in a state of unrepentance. This and much, much more on this week’s episode of the podcast.

Weekend Edition for October 3-4, 2026

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the formation of the first modern Missionary society.

The Blessed Man