Christian History Almanac

Weekend Edition for February 21-22, 2026
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Today on the Christian History Almanac, we look at a 16th-century reformation in modern-day Iraq.
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The Essential Nestingen: Essays on Preaching, Catechism, and the Reformation

Philip Melanchthon's Commentary on Ecclesiastes

Face to Face: A Novel of the Reformation by Amy Mantravadi

Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of Psalms by Chad Bird

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Dan van Voorhis
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Today on the Christian History Almanac, we discuss the great division in the Lutheran church that took place on this day in 1974.
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The Essential Nestingen: Essays on Preaching, Catechism, and the Reformation

Philip Melanchthon's Commentary on Ecclesiastes

Face to Face: A Novel of the Reformation by Amy Mantravadi

Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of Psalms by Chad Bird

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Dan van Voorhis
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Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a mysterious 9th-century man: Gottschalk of Orbais.
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Philip Melanchthon's Commentary on Ecclesiastes

Face to Face: A Novel of the Reformation by Amy Mantravadi

Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of Psalms by Chad Bird

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Dan van Voorhis
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Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about covenant theology and dispensationalism.
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The Essential Nestingen: Essays on Preaching, Catechism, and the Reformation

Philip Melanchthon's Commentary on Ecclesiastes

Face to Face: A Novel of the Reformation by Amy Mantravadi

Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of Psalms by Chad Bird

More from the hosts:
Dan van Voorhis
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