Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about Dan's favorite books.

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• Being Family by Dr. Scott Keith

• 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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Weekend Edition for February 14-15, 2026

The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Games People Play—Sports and Faith Weekend Edition for October 5-6, 2024 YouTube | Becky Buller - Topic The Outlaw Redeeming St. Valentine How did we get love and romance associated with Valentine and his likely mid-February death? Tuesday, February 14, 2023 Today on the show, we tell the story behind the story of Valentine's Day. https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu Show Notes:

• Germany / Switzerland - Study Tour
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What's New from 1517:

• Being Family by Dr. Scott Keith

• 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 an important abolitionist and preacher: Henry Highland Garnet.

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What's New from 1517:

• Being Family by Dr. Scott Keith

• 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 tell the story of the Arminian who thought he was made of glass (!?)

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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 tell the story of the sadly overlooked giant of Medieval theology.

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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 tell the story of a murder mystery and the most famous Bible in the English language.

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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 head to the mailbag to answer a question about factionalism in the church.

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• Being Family by Dr. Scott Keith

• 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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Weekend Edition for February 7-8, 2026

February 27, 1976 - Volume 20, Issue 11 - Christianity Today

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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 the missionary whose death sparked the Second Opium War.

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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 the only clergyman to sign the Declaration of Independence.

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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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