Christian History Almanac
1517 Podcasts
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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Mar 16, 2021 • 8min
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
The year was 1244. Today we remember the Cathar's last stand at Montségur. The reading is from "Good is the Flesh" by Brian Wren. #OTD #ChristianHistory #1517 — FULL TRANSCRIPTS available: https://www.1517.org/podcasts/the-christian-history-almanac GIVE BACK: Support the work of 1517 today CONTACT: CHA@1517.org SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play FOLLOW US: Facebook Twitter Audio production by Christopher Gillespie (gillespie.media).
Mar 15, 2021 • 7min
Monday, March 15, 2021
The year was 1711. Today we remember Eusebio Kino. The reading is "Communion in the Asylum" by Andrew Hudgens. #OTD #ChristianHistory #1517 — FULL TRANSCRIPTS available: https://www.1517.org/podcasts/the-christian-history-almanac GIVE BACK: Support the work of 1517 today CONTACT: CHA@1517.org SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play FOLLOW US: Facebook Twitter Audio production by Christopher Gillespie (gillespie.media).
Mar 14, 2021 • 7min
Sunday, March 14, 2021
The year was 1565. Today we remember Vasco De Quiroga, the Spanish missionary in Michoacan. The reading is "Let Your God Love You" by Edwina Gateley. #OTD #ChristianHistory #1517 — FULL TRANSCRIPTS available: https://www.1517.org/podcasts/the-christian-history-almanac GIVE BACK: Support the work of 1517 today CONTACT: CHA@1517.org SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play FOLLOW US: Facebook Twitter Audio production by Christopher Gillespie (gillespie.media).
Mar 13, 2021 • 8min
Saturday, March 13, 2021
The year was 1965. Today we remember Fan Noli and the Albanian Orthodox Church. The reading is "Those Who Carry" by Anna Kamienska. #OTD #ChristianHistory #1517 — FULL TRANSCRIPTS available: https://www.1517.org/podcasts/the-christian-history-almanac GIVE BACK: Support the work of 1517 today CONTACT: CHA@1517.org SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play FOLLOW US: Facebook Twitter Audio production by Christopher Gillespie (gillespie.media).
Mar 12, 2021 • 8min
Friday, March 12, 2021
The year was 2000. Today we remember the Archbishop Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei. The reading is "Imperatives" by Kathleen Norris. #OTD #ChristianHistory #1517 — FULL TRANSCRIPTS available: https://www.1517.org/podcasts/the-christian-history-almanac GIVE BACK: Support the work of 1517 today CONTACT: CHA@1517.org SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play FOLLOW US: Facebook Twitter Audio production by Christopher Gillespie (gillespie.media).
Mar 11, 2021 • 7min
Thursday, March 11, 2021
The year was 843. Today we remember the original "Feast of Orthodoxy" in the Eastern churches. The reading is from John of Damascus. #OTD #ChristianHistory #1517 — FULL TRANSCRIPTS available: https://www.1517.org/podcasts/the-christian-history-almanac GIVE BACK: Support the work of 1517 today CONTACT: CHA@1517.org SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play FOLLOW US: Facebook Twitter Audio production by Christopher Gillespie (gillespie.media).
Mar 10, 2021 • 7min
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
The year was 1762. Today we remember the execution of Jean Calas and the birth of a movement for religious toleration. The reading is from the Book of Common Prayer. #OTD #ChristianHistory #1517 — FULL TRANSCRIPTS available: https://www.1517.org/podcasts/the-christian-history-almanac GIVE BACK: Support the work of 1517 today CONTACT: CHA@1517.org SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play FOLLOW US: Facebook Twitter Audio production by Christopher Gillespie (gillespie.media).
Mar 9, 2021 • 8min
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
The year was 1907. Today we remember the eccentric faith healer and utopian John Alexander Dowie. The reading is "Spring Song" from Lucille Clifton. #OTD #ChristianHistory #1517 — FULL TRANSCRIPTS available: https://www.1517.org/podcasts/the-christian-history-almanac GIVE BACK: Support the work of 1517 today CONTACT: CHA@1517.org SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play FOLLOW US: Facebook Twitter Audio production by Christopher Gillespie (gillespie.media).
Mar 8, 2021 • 7min
Monday, March 8, 2021
The year was 1782. We remember the tragedy of the massacre at Gnadenhutten. The reading is from St. Paul's epistle to the Ephesians. #OTD #ChristianHistory #1517 — FULL TRANSCRIPTS available: https://www.1517.org/podcasts/the-christian-history-almanac GIVE BACK: Support the work of 1517 today CONTACT: CHA@1517.org SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play FOLLOW US: Facebook Twitter Audio production by Christopher Gillespie (gillespie.media).
Mar 7, 2021 • 8min
Sunday, March 7, 2021
The year was 1866. We remember African Anglican Martyr Bernard Mizeki. The reading is from Luci Shaw. #OTD #ChristianHistory #1517 — FULL TRANSCRIPTS available: https://www.1517.org/podcasts/the-christian-history-almanac GIVE BACK: Support the work of 1517 today CONTACT: CHA@1517.org SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play FOLLOW US: Facebook Twitter Audio production by Christopher Gillespie (gillespie.media).
