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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Aug 28, 2020 • 7min
Friday, August 28, 2020
The year was 1828, and we remember Leo Tolstoy. The reading is from the preface to Dietrich Bonhoeffer's "Discipleship." — 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).
Aug 27, 2020 • 7min
Thursday, August 27, 2020
The year was 1955, and we remember Joachim Wach. The reading is a prayer from Soren Kierkegaard. — 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).
Aug 26, 2020 • 7min
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
The year was 1732, and we remember William Morgan. The reading is from Charles Wesley, from his "Prayers for Condemned Malefactors." — 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).
Aug 25, 2020 • 6min
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
The year was 1270, and we remember King Louis IX. The reading is from 18th-century poet John Byrom, his "My Spirit Longs For Thee." — 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).
Aug 24, 2020 • 6min
Monday, August 24, 2020
The year was 1968. Pope Paul VI opened the Second Episcopal Conference of Latin America in Medellin, Columbia. The reading is from Martin Luther, an excerpt from his 1521 Defense written to the Pope. — 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).
Aug 23, 2020 • 7min
Sunday, August 23, 2020
The year was 1838, and we remember Gideon Blackburn. The reading is from Luci Shaw, "The Foolishness of God." — 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).
Aug 22, 2020 • 7min
Saturday, August 22, 2020
The year was 1433, and we remember Pavel Cravar. The reading is from Rainer Maria Rilke, "Death." — 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).
Aug 21, 2020 • 7min
Friday, August 21, 2020
The year was 1724, and we remember Alexander Natalis. The reading is an 18th-century Welsh hymn by William Williams. — 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).
Aug 20, 2020 • 7min
Thursday, August 20, 2020
The year was 1384, and we remember Geert Groote. The reading is from John Walton, "God, the Port of Peace." — 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).
Aug 19, 2020 • 7min
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
The year was 1886, and we remember the formation of the Church of God. The reading is a brief excerpt from C.S. Lewis' "The Dawn Treader." — 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).
