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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... Read more

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Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

On this day, we celebrate the feasts of St. Patrick and Joseph of Arimathea. The reading is from "St. Patrick's Breastpl... Read more

17 Mar 2020

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Saturday, February 22, 2020

Saturday, February 22, 2020

On this day, we remember Johannes Reuchlin, b. 1455, and Nicholas Ferrar, b. 1592. The reading is from George Herbert, "... Read more

22 Feb 2020

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

On this day, we remember Thomas Aquinas, b. 1225, and Reuben Torrey, b.1856. The reading is "O Food Of Men Wayfaring" by... Read more

28 Jan 2020

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Friday, February 14, 2020

Friday, February 14, 2020

On this day, we remember St. Valentine and Frederick Douglass. The reading is "Jesus Praying" by Hartley Coleridge. We’r... Read more

14 Feb 2020

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Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

On this day, we remember Augustine Tolston, b. 1854, and F.D. Maurice, d. 1872. The reading is "Old Song, Re Sung" by Ka... Read more

1 Apr 2020

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Saturday, May 25th, 2019

Saturday, May 25th, 2019

We remember on this day Bede the Venerable and the dedication of St. Patrick's Cathedral in NYC. Our reading is "Thomas"... Read more

25 May 2019

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Thursday, September 12, 2019

Thursday, September 12, 2019

On this day, we remember early Reformation figure, Clement Marot, died 1544, and also the extraordinary Methodist figure... Read more

12 Sep 2019

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Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

On this day, we remember Scottish poet Joanna Baillie, born 1762, and author William X. Kienzle, born 1928. The reading ... Read more

11 Sep 2019

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Saturday, October 5, 2019

Saturday, October 5, 2019

On this day, we remember famous preacher Jonathan Edwards, born in 1703. We also remember Baptist-then-Presbyterian-the-... Read more

5 Oct 2019

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Monday, April 27, 2020

Monday, April 27, 2020

On this day, we remember St. Zita and another of the Gene Scott All-Stars, Tim LaHaye b. 1926. The reading is a prayer f... Read more

27 Apr 2020

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Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

On this day, we remember the Gunpowder plot of 1605 and theologian B. B. Warfield, born in 1851. The reading is "Quiet P... Read more

5 Nov 2019

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Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Servetus arrested in Geneva on this day in 1553 and we commemorate two women: Florence Nightingale and Clara Maass. The ... Read more

13 Aug 2019

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Saturday, November 9, 2019

Saturday, November 9, 2019

On this day, we remember librarian and confessor Martin Chemnitz, born 1522. Today is the feast day for the author and m... Read more

9 Nov 2019

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Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

On this day, we remember how Empress Theodora restored the icons of Hagia Sophia in 842. We remember Melchior Klesl, b. ... Read more

19 Feb 2020

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Thursday, October 24, 2019

Thursday, October 24, 2019

On this day, the iconic cathedral at Chartres was dedicated in 1260. Also, on this day in 1648, the final treaties of th... Read more

24 Oct 2019

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Monday, May 20th, 2019

Monday, May 20th, 2019

Today we remember the Council of Nicea in 325, Ignatius of Loyla, and St. Alcuin. Our reading is "God's Grandeur" by Hop... Read more

20 May 2019

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Sunday, August 11, 2019

Sunday, August 11, 2019

On this day, we remember two medieval figures whose respective movements out-sized their own lives: Clare of Assisi d. 1... Read more

11 Aug 2019

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Monday, September 9, 2019

Monday, September 9, 2019

On this day, we remember two Russians, Saint Joseph of Volokolamsk, d. 1515, and Alexander Men, d. 1990. The reading is ... Read more

9 Sep 2019

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Thursday, May 16th, 2019

Thursday, May 16th, 2019

On this day we remember Brendan the Navigator, the resignation of Thomas More, and the martyr Dirk Willems. Our reading ... Read more

16 May 2019

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Saturday, May 4th, 2019

Saturday, May 4th, 2019

Today we remember the English Reformation martyrs, St. Florian, and conclude with a poem "The Dying Christian to His Sou... Read more

4 May 2019

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