Today on the Christian History Almanac, we have a few events in the critical 4th century for the future of the church.

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Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the memorable story behind one of Ira Sankey’s most popular hymns.

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Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a Scottish Puritan and his role in the “Marrow” controversy.

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Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag for more fun with Popes!

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• https://oll.libertyfund.org/pages/1766-mayhew-the-snare-broken-sermon
• https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1041&context=etas
• https://www.nps.gov/linc/learn/historyculture/lincoln-second-inaugural.htm
• https://www.npr.org/2010/01/18/122701268/i-have-a-dream-speech-in-its
• entiretyhttps://www.biblebb.com/files/whitefield/gw001.htm
• https://www.jonathan-edwards.org/Sinners.pdf
• https://www.spurgeon.org/resource-library/sermons/compel-them-to-come-in/#flipbook/
• https://wesleygospel.com/2023/07/17/the-danger-of-an-unconverted-ministry-gilbert-tennent/

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Weekend Edition for May 17-18, 2025

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• https://oll.libertyfund.org/pages/1766-mayhew-the-snare-broken-sermon
• https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1041&context=etas
• https://www.nps.gov/linc/learn/historyculture/lincoln-second-inaugural.htm
• https://www.npr.org/2010/01/18/122701268/i-have-a-dream-speech-in-its
• entiretyhttps://www.biblebb.com/files/whitefield/gw001.htm
• https://www.jonathan-edwards.org/Sinners.pdf
• https://www.spurgeon.org/resource-library/sermons/compel-them-to-come-in/#flipbook/
• https://wesleygospel.com/2023/07/17/the-danger-of-an-unconverted-ministry-gilbert-tennent/

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Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a recent and often overlooked tragedy in the Martyrs of the Sudans.

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Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the tragic ending of the Battle of Frankenhausen and its impact on the Radical Reformation.

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Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the forgotten Apostle: Matthias.

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Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a radical Swedish pietist, his utopian community, and murder.

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Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Christians consuming blood (!?)

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