Weekend Edition for June 27-28, 2026

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• By Water and the Word by Brian Thomas:
• Being Family by Dr. Scott Keith
• A Reasoned Defense of the Faith by Adam Francisco
• Stretched: A Study for Lent and the Entire Christian Life by Dr. Christopher Richmann
• The Essential Nestingen: Essays on Preaching, Catechism, and the Reformation

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• Dan van Voorhis

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Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the most important teachers of all time and a herald of the Renaissance and Reformation: John Argyropoulos.

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What's New from 1517:

• By Water and the Word by Brian Thomas:
• Being Family by Dr. Scott Keith
• A Reasoned Defense of the Faith by Adam Francisco
• Stretched: A Study for Lent and the Entire Christian Life by Dr. Christopher Richmann
• The Essential Nestingen: Essays on Preaching, Catechism, and the Reformation

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• Dan van Voorhis

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Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the night a few medieval monks saw something explode on the moon!

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What's New from 1517:

• By Water and the Word by Brian Thomas:
• Being Family by Dr. Scott Keith
• A Reasoned Defense of the Faith by Adam Francisco
• Stretched: A Study for Lent and the Entire Christian Life by Dr. Christopher Richmann
• The Essential Nestingen: Essays on Preaching, Catechism, and the Reformation

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• Dan van Voorhis

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Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember one of the greatest (and once forgotten) Christian poets on American soil: Edward Taylor.

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What's New from 1517:

• By Water and the Word by Brian Thomas:
• Being Family by Dr. Scott Keith
• A Reasoned Defense of the Faith by Adam Francisco
• Stretched: A Study for Lent and the Entire Christian Life by Dr. Christopher Richmann
• The Essential Nestingen: Essays on Preaching, Catechism, and the Reformation

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• Dan van Voorhis

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Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember a Swiss Naturalist and the Copper Bible, one of the most impressive Early Modern Bibles.

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• By Water and the Word by Brian Thomas:
• Being Family by Dr. Scott Keith
• A Reasoned Defense of the Faith by Adam Francisco
• Stretched: A Study for Lent and the Entire Christian Life by Dr. Christopher Richmann
• The Essential Nestingen: Essays on Preaching, Catechism, and the Reformation

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Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the (a?) Patron Saint of Physicians.

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• By Water and the Word by Brian Thomas:
• Being Family by Dr. Scott Keith
• A Reasoned Defense of the Faith by Adam Francisco
• Stretched: A Study for Lent and the Entire Christian Life by Dr. Christopher Richmann
• The Essential Nestingen: Essays on Preaching, Catechism, and the Reformation

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Weekend Edition for June 20-21, 2026

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• By Water and the Word by Brian Thomas:
• Being Family by Dr. Scott Keith
• A Reasoned Defense of the Faith by Adam Francisco
• Stretched: A Study for Lent and the Entire Christian Life by Dr. Christopher Richmann
• The Essential Nestingen: Essays on Preaching, Catechism, and the Reformation

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Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the oft-overlooked Leo Jud and his role in the Swiss Reformation.

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What's New from 1517:

• By Water and the Word by Brian Thomas:
• Being Family by Dr. Scott Keith
• A Reasoned Defense of the Faith by Adam Francisco
• Stretched: A Study for Lent and the Entire Christian Life by Dr. Christopher Richmann
• The Essential Nestingen: Essays on Preaching, Catechism, and the Reformation

More from the hosts:

• Dan van Voorhis

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