

Christian History Almanac
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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.
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Oct 31, 2025 • 7min
Friday, October 31, 2025
 Today on the Christian History Almanac, we talk about the pagan and Christian roots of today's Holiday and prepare you for the Weekend Edition. Show Notes:    Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour    Support 1517 Podcast Network   1517 Podcasts   1517 on Youtube    1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts   1517 Events Schedule   1517 Academy - Free Theological Education   What's New from 1517:  Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of Psalms by Chad Bird  https://www.amazon.com/Untamed-Prayers-Devotions-Christ-Psalms/dp/1964419263 Remembering Your Baptism: A 40-Day Devotional by Kathryn Morales  https://shop.1517.org/collections/new-releases/products/9781964419039-remembering-your-baptism Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug https://shop.1517.org/products/9781964419152-sinner-saint The Impossible Prize: A Theology of Addiction by Donavan Riley  https://shop.1517.org/products/9781962654708-the-impossible-prize  More from the hosts:   Dan van Voorhis   SHOW TRANSCRIPTS are available: https://www.1517.org/podcasts/the-christian-history-almanac CONTACT: CHA@1517.org SUBSCRIBE:   Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast  Google Play  FOLLOW US:  Facebook Twitter  Audio production by Christopher Gillespie (outerrimterritories.com). 

Oct 30, 2025 • 7min
Thursday, October 30, 2025
 Today on the Christian History Almanac, we tell the story of the almost-forgotten founder of the Red Cross. Show Notes:    Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour    Support 1517 Podcast Network   1517 Podcasts   1517 on Youtube    1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts   1517 Events Schedule   1517 Academy - Free Theological Education   What's New from 1517:  Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of Psalms by Chad Bird  https://www.amazon.com/Untamed-Prayers-Devotions-Christ-Psalms/dp/1964419263 Remembering Your Baptism: A 40-Day Devotional by Kathryn Morales  https://shop.1517.org/collections/new-releases/products/9781964419039-remembering-your-baptism Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug https://shop.1517.org/products/9781964419152-sinner-saint The Impossible Prize: A Theology of Addiction by Donavan Riley  https://shop.1517.org/products/9781962654708-the-impossible-prize  More from the hosts:   Dan van Voorhis   SHOW TRANSCRIPTS are available: https://www.1517.org/podcasts/the-christian-history-almanac CONTACT: CHA@1517.org SUBSCRIBE:   Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast  Google Play  FOLLOW US:  Facebook Twitter  Audio production by Christopher Gillespie (outerrimterritories.com). 

Oct 29, 2025 • 8min
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
 Today on the Christian History Almanac, we look at one of Early Modern England's more interesting and overlooked characters with an almost fitting name. Show Notes:    Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour    Support 1517 Podcast Network   1517 Podcasts   1517 on Youtube    1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts   1517 Events Schedule   1517 Academy - Free Theological Education   What's New from 1517:  Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of Psalms by Chad Bird  https://www.amazon.com/Untamed-Prayers-Devotions-Christ-Psalms/dp/1964419263 Remembering Your Baptism: A 40-Day Devotional by Kathryn Morales  https://shop.1517.org/collections/new-releases/products/9781964419039-remembering-your-baptism Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug https://shop.1517.org/products/9781964419152-sinner-saint The Impossible Prize: A Theology of Addiction by Donavan Riley  https://shop.1517.org/products/9781962654708-the-impossible-prize  More from the hosts:   Dan van Voorhis   SHOW TRANSCRIPTS are available: https://www.1517.org/podcasts/the-christian-history-almanac CONTACT: CHA@1517.org SUBSCRIBE:   Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast  Google Play  FOLLOW US:  Facebook Twitter  Audio production by Christopher Gillespie (outerrimterritories.com). 

Oct 28, 2025 • 8min
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
 Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the patron saint of Christian Humanism and reluctant Reformer. Show Notes:    Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour    Support 1517 Podcast Network   1517 Podcasts   1517 on Youtube    1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts   1517 Events Schedule   1517 Academy - Free Theological Education   What's New from 1517:  Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of Psalms by Chad Bird  https://www.amazon.com/Untamed-Prayers-Devotions-Christ-Psalms/dp/1964419263 Remembering Your Baptism: A 40-Day Devotional by Kathryn Morales  https://shop.1517.org/collections/new-releases/products/9781964419039-remembering-your-baptism Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug https://shop.1517.org/products/9781964419152-sinner-saint The Impossible Prize: A Theology of Addiction by Donavan Riley  https://shop.1517.org/products/9781962654708-the-impossible-prize  More from the hosts:   Dan van Voorhis   SHOW TRANSCRIPTS are available: https://www.1517.org/podcasts/the-christian-history-almanac CONTACT: CHA@1517.org SUBSCRIBE:   Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast  Google Play  FOLLOW US:  Facebook Twitter  Audio production by Christopher Gillespie (outerrimterritories.com). 

Oct 27, 2025 • 8min
Monday, October 27, 2025
 Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the Sabbath and Adventist groups. Show Notes:    Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour    Support 1517 Podcast Network   1517 Podcasts   1517 on Youtube    1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts   1517 Events Schedule   1517 Academy - Free Theological Education   What's New from 1517:  Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of Psalms by Chad Bird  https://www.amazon.com/Untamed-Prayers-Devotions-Christ-Psalms/dp/1964419263 Remembering Your Baptism: A 40-Day Devotional by Kathryn Morales  https://shop.1517.org/collections/new-releases/products/9781964419039-remembering-your-baptism Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug https://shop.1517.org/products/9781964419152-sinner-saint The Impossible Prize: A Theology of Addiction by Donavan Riley  https://shop.1517.org/products/9781962654708-the-impossible-prize  More from the hosts:   Dan van Voorhis   SHOW TRANSCRIPTS are available: https://www.1517.org/podcasts/the-christian-history-almanac CONTACT: CHA@1517.org SUBSCRIBE:   Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast  Google Play  FOLLOW US:  Facebook Twitter  Audio production by Christopher Gillespie (outerrimterritories.com). 

Oct 25, 2025 • 35min
The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Strange Afterlife of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Pt. 1
 Weekend Edition for October 25-26, 2025 Show Notes:    Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour    Support 1517 Podcast Network   1517 Podcasts   1517 on Youtube    1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts   1517 Events Schedule   1517 Academy - Free Theological Education   What's New from 1517:  Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of Psalms by Chad Bird  https://www.amazon.com/Untamed-Prayers-Devotions-Christ-Psalms/dp/1964419263 Remembering Your Baptism: A 40-Day Devotional by Kathryn Morales  https://shop.1517.org/collections/new-releases/products/9781964419039-remembering-your-baptism Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug https://shop.1517.org/products/9781964419152-sinner-saint The Impossible Prize: A Theology of Addiction by Donavan Riley  https://shop.1517.org/products/9781962654708-the-impossible-prize  More from the hosts:   Dan van Voorhis   SHOW TRANSCRIPTS are available: https://www.1517.org/podcasts/the-christian-history-almanac CONTACT: CHA@1517.org SUBSCRIBE:   Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast  Google Play  FOLLOW US:  Facebook Twitter  Audio production by Christopher Gillespie (outerrimterritories.com). 

Oct 24, 2025 • 8min
Friday, October 24, 2025
 Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the most important missionaries in modern history: Ann Hasseltine Judson. Show Notes:    Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour    Support 1517 Podcast Network   1517 Podcasts   1517 on Youtube    1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts   1517 Events Schedule   1517 Academy - Free Theological Education   What's New from 1517:  Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of Psalms by Chad Bird  https://www.amazon.com/Untamed-Prayers-Devotions-Christ-Psalms/dp/1964419263 Remembering Your Baptism: A 40-Day Devotional by Kathryn Morales  https://shop.1517.org/collections/new-releases/products/9781964419039-remembering-your-baptism Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug https://shop.1517.org/products/9781964419152-sinner-saint The Impossible Prize: A Theology of Addiction by Donavan Riley  https://shop.1517.org/products/9781962654708-the-impossible-prize  More from the hosts:   Dan van Voorhis   SHOW TRANSCRIPTS are available: https://www.1517.org/podcasts/the-christian-history-almanac CONTACT: CHA@1517.org SUBSCRIBE:   Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast  Google Play  FOLLOW US:  Facebook Twitter  Audio production by Christopher Gillespie (outerrimterritories.com). 

Oct 23, 2025 • 8min
Thursday, October 23, 2025
 Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember an overlooked giant in the history of hymnody and Christian poetry. Show Notes:    Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour    Support 1517 Podcast Network   1517 Podcasts   1517 on Youtube    1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts   1517 Events Schedule   1517 Academy - Free Theological Education   What's New from 1517:  Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of Psalms by Chad Bird  https://www.amazon.com/Untamed-Prayers-Devotions-Christ-Psalms/dp/1964419263 Remembering Your Baptism: A 40-Day Devotional by Kathryn Morales  https://shop.1517.org/collections/new-releases/products/9781964419039-remembering-your-baptism Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug https://shop.1517.org/products/9781964419152-sinner-saint The Impossible Prize: A Theology of Addiction by Donavan Riley  https://shop.1517.org/products/9781962654708-the-impossible-prize  More from the hosts:   Dan van Voorhis   SHOW TRANSCRIPTS are available: https://www.1517.org/podcasts/the-christian-history-almanac CONTACT: CHA@1517.org SUBSCRIBE:   Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast  Google Play  FOLLOW US:  Facebook Twitter  Audio production by Christopher Gillespie (outerrimterritories.com). 

Oct 22, 2025 • 7min
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
 Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the most significant councils in the early church and its "definition." Show Notes:    Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour    Support 1517 Podcast Network   1517 Podcasts   1517 on Youtube    1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts   1517 Events Schedule   1517 Academy - Free Theological Education   What's New from 1517:  Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of Psalms by Chad Bird  https://www.amazon.com/Untamed-Prayers-Devotions-Christ-Psalms/dp/1964419263 Remembering Your Baptism: A 40-Day Devotional by Kathryn Morales  https://shop.1517.org/collections/new-releases/products/9781964419039-remembering-your-baptism Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug https://shop.1517.org/products/9781964419152-sinner-saint The Impossible Prize: A Theology of Addiction by Donavan Riley  https://shop.1517.org/products/9781962654708-the-impossible-prize  More from the hosts:   Dan van Voorhis   SHOW TRANSCRIPTS are available: https://www.1517.org/podcasts/the-christian-history-almanac CONTACT: CHA@1517.org SUBSCRIBE:   Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast  Google Play  FOLLOW US:  Facebook Twitter  Audio production by Christopher Gillespie (outerrimterritories.com). 

Oct 21, 2025 • 7min
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
 Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a giant in the field of Biblical Archaeology. Show Notes:    Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour    Support 1517 Podcast Network   1517 Podcasts   1517 on Youtube    1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts   1517 Events Schedule   1517 Academy - Free Theological Education   What's New from 1517:  Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of Psalms by Chad Bird  https://www.amazon.com/Untamed-Prayers-Devotions-Christ-Psalms/dp/1964419263 Remembering Your Baptism: A 40-Day Devotional by Kathryn Morales  https://shop.1517.org/collections/new-releases/products/9781964419039-remembering-your-baptism Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug https://shop.1517.org/products/9781964419152-sinner-saint The Impossible Prize: A Theology of Addiction by Donavan Riley  https://shop.1517.org/products/9781962654708-the-impossible-prize  More from the hosts:   Dan van Voorhis   SHOW TRANSCRIPTS are available: https://www.1517.org/podcasts/the-christian-history-almanac CONTACT: CHA@1517.org SUBSCRIBE:   Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast  Google Play  FOLLOW US:  Facebook Twitter  Audio production by Christopher Gillespie (outerrimterritories.com). 


