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
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Franciscus Junius at the beginning of our 7th season!
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Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Huguenots and their disastrous American colonies.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the first name in Jazz and his Sacred Recordings.
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Monday, April 28, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Christians and history.
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The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: the Fashion Show
Weekend Edition for April 26-27, 2025
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Friday, April 25, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a Christian scholar who sought “the highest reason and the fullest faith,” J.B. Lightfoot.
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Thursday, April 24, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a timely anniversary and then “pivot” to a pressing related story.
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Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the “mother” of Quakerism: Margaret Fell Fox.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the “patron saint of American moderates” and founding president of Princeton: Jonathan Dickinson.
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Monday, April 21, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to talk about the pagan origins of our favorite holidays.
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The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: the Mailbag and AMA Leftovers!
Weekend Edition for April 19-20, 2025
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Friday, April 18, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the more important, but often overlooked, Church Fathers: St. Cyprian.
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Thursday, April 17, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we look at the practice of foot washing throughout Church history and its association with Maundy Thursday.
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Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a man who gave his life for his faith and the early Reformation in France.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a partially (?) apocryphal story about a Scottish minister and the world’s most famous ocean liner (and metaphor come to life).
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Monday, April 14, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the great “middle men” in American Church history: Horace Bushnell.
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Friday, April 11, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the most important Papal Encyclical (fancy letter to the church) of the 20th century and maybe beyond.
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Thursday, April 10, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of the pastor, professor, poet, and storyteller Henry Van Dyke.
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Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we name a patron saint of CHA for our 2000th episode.
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