Christian History Almanac
The Christian History Almanac is a daily 5-minute podcast that highlights those stories- sometimes well known, other times less so- that have shaped the history of the church. Hosted by historian and author Dr. Daniel van Voorhis, each daily podcast concludes with a piece of prose or poetry and the reminder that because of the Good News, everything is going to be ok.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 9 minutes
- Episodes
- 2145
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the arrest and martyrdom of Pope Martin I.
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Monday, June 16, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about titles in church.
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The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Famous Fictional Clergy Part II
Weekend Edition for June 14-15, 2025
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Friday, June 13, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the most famous weddings in all of [church] history.
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Thursday, June 12, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we ask a few questions about the real “Raiders of the Lost Ark.”
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Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the feast of St. Barnabus and his cameo in the book of Acts.
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Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a date synonymous with church unification in North America in the 20th century.
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Monday, June 9, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to talk about “mysteries” and liturgies.
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The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: Better to Reign in Hell than Serve in Heaven? John Milton’s Paradise Lost
Weekend Edition for June 7-8, 2025
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Friday, June 6, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the architects of the “Mercersburg Theology”: John W. Nevin.
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Thursday, June 5, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the children of the famed “Operation Auca” that took the lives of Jim Elliot and others.
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Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the leading Lutherans in America during the Revolutionary Era.
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Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the man who coined the phrase “the evangelization of the world in this generation.”
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Monday, June 2, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question from Sweden about “Just War.”
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The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: the Godfather of Gospel Thomas A. Dorsey
Weekend Edition for May 31-April 1, 2025
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Friday, May 30, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we take a look at what might be the most significant piece of church music in the 20th century.
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Thursday, May 29, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the event in the Middle Ages that changed EVERYTHING.
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Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember an important Medieval Archbishop and the making of “Canterbury” as we know it.
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Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we wish a “Canadian folk mystic” a happy 80th birthday.
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Monday, May 26, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Communion practices.
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