

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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Jul 6, 2023 • 6min
Thursday, July 6, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we look back at a dust-up between Church and State in Elizabethan England and Archbishop Grindal. — Show Notes: · Support the Podcast Network Fundraiser · 1517 Podcasts · The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts · 1517 on Youtube What's New from 1517: · The New Quest for Paul and His Reading of the Old Testament by Timo Laato · Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment by Bradley Gray 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 (gillespie.media).

Jul 5, 2023 • 7min
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we remember a giant in this history of colonial Christianity and the state. — Show Notes: · Support the Podcast Network Fundraiser · 1517 Podcasts · The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts · 1517 on Youtube What's New from 1517: · The New Quest for Paul and His Reading of the Old Testament by Timo Laato · Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment by Bradley Gray 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 (gillespie.media).

Jul 4, 2023 • 6min
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we remember Pulcheria, one of the most significant women in the history of the church. — Show Notes: · Support the Podcast Network Fundraiser · 1517 Podcasts · The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts · 1517 on Youtube What's New from 1517: · The New Quest for Paul and His Reading of the Old Testament by Timo Laato · Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment by Bradley Gray 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 (gillespie.media).

Jul 3, 2023 • 6min
Monday, July 3, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we head to the mailbag to answer a perennial question about pietism. — Show Notes: · Support the Podcast Network Fundraiser · 1517 Podcasts · The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts · 1517 on Youtube What's New from 1517: · The New Quest for Paul and His Reading of the Old Testament by Timo Laato · Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment by Bradley Gray 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 (gillespie.media).

Jul 1, 2023 • 34min
The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: On Augustine with the Rev. Dr. Daryl Ellis
Weekend Edition for July 1-2, 2023 — Show Notes: · Support the Podcast Network Fundraiser · 1517 Podcasts · The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts · 1517 on Youtube What's New from 1517: · The New Quest for Paul and His Reading of the Old Testament by Timo Laato · Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment by Bradley Gray 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 (gillespie.media).

Jun 30, 2023 • 8min
Friday, June 30, 2023
Today on the Almanac, we consider two events on the same day in 1688 which spelled the beginning of the end for Catholic monarchs in England. — Show Notes: · Support the Podcast Network Fundraiser · 1517 Podcasts · The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts · 1517 on Youtube What's New from 1517: · The New Quest for Paul and His Reading of the Old Testament by Timo Laato · Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment by Bradley Gray 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 (gillespie.media).

Jun 29, 2023 • 8min
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Today on the Almanac, we consider the Roman Catholic response to Mussolini in the papal encyclical published by Pope Pius XI on this day in 1931. — Show Notes: · Support the Podcast Network Fundraiser · 1517 Podcasts · The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts · 1517 on Youtube What's New from 1517: · The New Quest for Paul and His Reading of the Old Testament by Timo Laato · Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment by Bradley Gray 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 (gillespie.media).

Jun 28, 2023 • 8min
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Today on the Almanac, we remember the election of Charles V to the title of Holy Roman Emperor in 1519. — Show Notes: · Support the Podcast Network Fundraiser · 1517 Podcasts · The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts · 1517 on Youtube What's New from 1517: · The New Quest for Paul and His Reading of the Old Testament by Timo Laato · Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment by Bradley Gray 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 (gillespie.media).

Jun 27, 2023 • 8min
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Stratford Martyrs who died on this day in 1556. — Show Notes: · Support the Podcast Network Fundraiser · 1517 Podcasts · The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts · 1517 on Youtube What's New from 1517: · The New Quest for Paul and His Reading of the Old Testament by Timo Laato · Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment by Bradley Gray 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 (gillespie.media).

Jun 26, 2023 • 8min
Monday, June 26, 2023
Today on the Almanac, we look to the early church and tell the story of Julian the Apostate, Rome's last pagan emperor, who died on this day in 363. #OTD #1517 #churchhistory — Show Notes: · Support the Podcast Network Fundraiser · 1517 Podcasts · The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts · 1517 on Youtube What's New from 1517: · The New Quest for Paul and His Reading of the Old Testament by Timo Laato · Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment by Bradley Gray 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 (gillespie.media).


