Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/history-alive From The Gospel Briefing comes a 5-minute daily history podcast told through a biblical worldview. Every weekday, host Carlos Reyes tells a story from church history, American history, or world history — and shows what God was doing in it. Every story has a Sovereign. Part of The Gospel Briefing family of podcasts. For the flagship daily news briefing on the issues shaping the church and culture, search "The Gospel Briefing" wherever you listen. 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Proudly sponsored by Bible Copilot — https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bible-copilot-ai-bible-study/id6758913373 From The Gospel Briefing comes a 5-minute daily history podcast told through a biblical worldview. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast Republic Publishing No No July 31, 1556: The Cannonball That Founded an Order full eaa612dc-ab6e-4736-8d72-1d0286d2bba9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7c7c3142 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:12:55 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 276 A wounded soldier's boring convalescence, with only saints biographies to read, reshaped Christian history forever. A Gospel Briefing production. A wounded soldier's boring convalescence, with only saints biographies to read, reshaped Christian history forever. A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No July 31, 1556: The Cannonball That Made a Saint full acf9b2a2-f800-41cf-87cf-f6cd12611ab1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b8f9e963 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:12:41 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 276 A vain soldier's shattered leg and an empty bookshelf redirect the life of Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits. | A Gospel Briefing production. A vain soldier's shattered leg and an empty bookshelf redirect the life of Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No July 29, 1030: The King Who Died for a Christian Norway full 569ba95c-7108-4f55-a358-cfe00b5dda8b https://share.transistor.fm/s/da1a72cb Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:14:16 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 264 King Olaf the Second of Norway is killed by his own countrymen at the Battle of Stiklestad while trying to force the nation to Christianity. His defeat becomes the very thing that finishes what force alone never could. | A Gospel Briefing production. King Olaf the Second of Norway is killed by his own countrymen at the Battle of Stiklestad while trying to force the nation to Christianity. His defeat becomes the very thing that finishes what force alone never could. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No July 29, 1833: The Abolitionist Who Died Three Days Too Late to Grieve full 7611c3f9-9126-42ad-806e-7e443db50219 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f9ccee26 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:10:53 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 265 William Wilberforce dies just three days after learning Parliament had passed the bill to abolish slavery throughout the British colonies — a life's labor sealed before the funeral. | A Gospel Briefing production. William Wilberforce dies just three days after learning Parliament had passed the bill to abolish slavery throughout the British colonies — a life's labor sealed before the funeral. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No July 27, 1681: The Preacher Who Excommunicated a King full 152d85d4-a45c-4520-a587-13bf1e5c7795 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e4066295 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:13:28 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 263 Covenanter minister Donald Cargill is hanged and beheaded in Edinburgh for declaring Christ, not Charles the Second, the true head of His church. A Gospel Briefing production. Covenanter minister Donald Cargill is hanged and beheaded in Edinburgh for declaring Christ, not Charles the Second, the true head of His church. A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No July 27, 1681: Donald Cargill's Last Words full a8a3266e-e8d2-47e0-af3f-77836eec5932 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d01f0dda Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:10:25 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 274 Hunted for two years and finally caught, Covenanter preacher Donald Cargill climbed the Edinburgh gallows more at peace than he'd ever felt in the pulpit. A story of persecution, courage, and providence. | A Gospel Briefing production. Hunted for two years and finally caught, Covenanter preacher Donald Cargill climbed the Edinburgh gallows more at peace than he'd ever felt in the pulpit. A story of persecution, courage, and providence. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No July 25, 325: The Council That Wouldn't Compromise full 8cf53b13-b1e6-422a-a46e-5f6dba34862e https://share.transistor.fm/s/c41d6724 Sat, 25 Jul 2026 11:52:33 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 281 When the Council of Nicaea closed on this day in 325, three hundred bishops had just defended the deity of Christ against the Arian heresy. A Gospel Briefing production. When the Council of Nicaea closed on this day in 325, three hundred bishops had just defended the deity of Christ against the Arian heresy. A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No July 25, AD 44: The First Apostle to Fall full ae92f29e-c16e-487d-963e-dd781b4fbdc6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/749208a8 Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:13:24 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 267 When Herod Agrippa executed James, son of Zebedee, it was the first martyrdom among the Twelve -- and within the same chapter of Acts, an angel freed Peter and a proud king was struck down. A Gospel Briefing production. When Herod Agrippa executed James, son of Zebedee, it was the first martyrdom among the Twelve -- and within the same chapter of Acts, an angel freed Peter and a proud king was struck down. A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No July 24, 1969: Apollo 11's Fire and Silence full c13ca63f-4dbe-4d67-8cef-f8a4f2cd5a68 https://share.transistor.fm/s/bf2ef4ac Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:13:12 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 277 As Apollo 11 plunged back to Earth on July 24, 1969, Mission Control lost contact for a terrifying half-minute of radio blackout. A story about reentry, dominion, and the God who declared the heavens before any rocket ever left the ground. | A Gospel Briefing production. As Apollo 11 plunged back to Earth on July 24, 1969, Mission Control lost contact for a terrifying half-minute of radio blackout. A story about reentry, dominion, and the God who declared the heavens before any rocket ever left the ground. | A Gospel Brie gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No July 23, 1914: The Ultimatum That Lit the World on Fire full 8a5439f3-4a44-409e-8023-cb00b58a9fcc https://share.transistor.fm/s/5aa36cf5 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:57:13 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 235 On July 23, 1914, Austria-Hungary handed Serbia a deliberately impossible ultimatum, and within weeks the alliances of Europe dragged the world into the First World War. A meditation on human pride, the fragility of peace, and the God who turns the heart of every king. | A Gospel Briefing production. On July 23, 1914, Austria-Hungary handed Serbia a deliberately impossible ultimatum, and within weeks the alliances of Europe dragged the world into the First World War. A meditation on human pride, the fragility of peace, and the God who turns the heart gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No July 21, 1925: The Verdict at the Scopes Trial full 3d0327c8-d61b-43ba-b94a-a89976a2d916 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0c7837cc Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:12:35 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 255 When the Scopes Monkey Trial ended in a nine-minute verdict, both sides claimed victory -- and both were wrong about what actually mattered. | A Gospel Briefing production. When the Scopes Monkey Trial ended in a nine-minute verdict, both sides claimed victory -- and both were wrong about what actually mattered. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No July 20, 1969: Communion on the Moon full ce5e1113-90bf-4241-a05c-327bc24d3f57 https://share.transistor.fm/s/542012d1 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:12:25 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 274 Hours after Apollo 11 touched down, Buzz Aldrin quietly took Communion on the lunar surface, reading John 15 to himself as the world listened to something else. | A Gospel Briefing production. Hours after Apollo 11 touched down, Buzz Aldrin quietly took Communion on the lunar surface, reading John 15 to himself as the world listened to something else. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No July 19, 64 AD: Rome Burns, and the Church Becomes a Target full 09debf5f-28f2-4246-bcd3-109ee91eb0e2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c2fbd9ac Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:11:48 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 246 The Great Fire of Rome levels ten of the city's fourteen districts, and Nero blames the empire's small Christian minority, launching the first state persecution of the church. | A Gospel Briefing production. The Great Fire of Rome levels ten of the city's fourteen districts, and Nero blames the empire's small Christian minority, launching the first state persecution of the church. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No July 18, 64 AD: The Fire That Framed the Church full acc1682d-2137-4abe-8216-2ba6b8846c81 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6a53cf37 Sat, 18 Jul 2026 06:11:43 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 257 When Rome burned for six days, Nero blamed the Christians and unleashed a persecution that likely martyred Peter and Paul. A Gospel Briefing production. When Rome burned for six days, Nero blamed the Christians and unleashed a persecution that likely martyred Peter and Paul. A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No July 17, 1505: The Storm That Made a Monk full 0254aa59-f61c-4ba3-85da-8669eb4e9774 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e81fe8b9 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:11:57 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 261 A lightning bolt on a German road drives law student Martin Luther into a monastery -- and into the despair that will crack open the doctrine of grace. | A Gospel Briefing production. A lightning bolt on a German road drives law student Martin Luther into a monastery -- and into the despair that will crack open the doctrine of grace. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No July 15, 1015: The Warlord Who Tore Down His Own Idols full 98110ca6-c9c6-4e62-b5ff-8b7dc6eedab0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/bcc35bc8 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:12:25 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 281 Vladimir the Great built a pagan pantheon, then destroyed it with his own hands after his conversion to Christianity reshaped Kievan Rus forever. | A Gospel Briefing production. Vladimir the Great built a pagan pantheon, then destroyed it with his own hands after his conversion to Christianity reshaped Kievan Rus forever. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No July 14, 1789: The Fall of the Bastille full c52e562d-9d13-469b-b588-8bd121f57a0e https://share.transistor.fm/s/19d4c89a Tue, 14 Jul 2026 06:18:20 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 275 A Paris mob storms the Bastille and topples an age of kings -- and the guillotine soon proves what happens when a revolution answers to no throne above it. | A Gospel Briefing production. A Paris mob storms the Bastille and topples an age of kings -- and the guillotine soon proves what happens when a revolution answers to no throne above it. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No July 13, 1787: The Line Drawn in the Wilderness full bac271ad-b9dc-40bd-ac95-db2f75068783 https://share.transistor.fm/s/bac48cc5 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:14:42 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 281 The Northwest Ordinance quietly banned slavery across a vast frontier and set new states on equal footing with the original thirteen. What does an overlooked vote in an empty room reveal about how God actually works in history? | A Gospel Briefing production. The Northwest Ordinance quietly banned slavery across a vast frontier and set new states on equal footing with the original thirteen. What does an overlooked vote in an empty room reveal about how God actually works in history? | A Gospel Briefing product gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No July 12, 1536: The Egg That Luther Hatched full 698a87e3-7a2d-492a-98ba-cdb8837b7c40 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1ed69676 Sun, 12 Jul 2026 06:16:34 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 271 On this date in 1536, Erasmus of Rotterdam died in Basel, leaving behind the first printed Greek New Testament that put Scripture's original words into the hands of Luther and Tyndale. A story of how God works His sovereign purposes through a cautious scholar's diligence rather than his courage. | A Gospel Briefing production. On this date in 1536, Erasmus of Rotterdam died in Basel, leaving behind the first printed Greek New Testament that put Scripture's original words into the hands of Luther and Tyndale. A story of how God works His sovereign purposes through a cautious sch gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No July 11, 1886: The Secret Baptism That Opened Korea full c5206664-7b3e-4a1d-98a7-fb9d085c2f88 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4ab10357 Sat, 11 Jul 2026 06:16:18 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 244 In a locked room in Seoul, missionary Horace Underwood performed the first recorded Protestant baptism on Korean soil, defying a law that made conversion a capital crime. That hidden act became the seed of one of the greatest gospel advances in modern history. | A Gospel Briefing production. In a locked room in Seoul, missionary Horace Underwood performed the first recorded Protestant baptism on Korean soil, defying a law that made conversion a capital crime. That hidden act became the seed of one of the greatest gospel advances in modern his gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No July 10, 1509: The Birth of John Calvin full daf62c2f-38c4-464c-aed4-7905726e8030 https://share.transistor.fm/s/268eccc0 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:13:29 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 247 A frail, reluctant lawyer became one of the most influential theologians in church history, reshaping the faith of nations from a single city. A story of how God works through weakness rather than strength. | A Gospel Briefing production. A frail, reluctant lawyer became one of the most influential theologians in church history, reshaping the faith of nations from a single city. A story of how God works through weakness rather than strength. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No July 9, 1755: The Bulletproof Colonel full 114487f1-8b61-4410-beed-8be4d9c89c60 https://share.transistor.fm/s/450f4df1 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:15:39 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 270 On July 9, 1755, a young George Washington rode through the massacre at the Monongahela with two horses shot from under him and four bullets through his coat, and walked away without a scratch. He saw the hand of Providence, and history would prove why it mattered. | A Gospel Briefing production. On July 9, 1755, a young George Washington rode through the massacre at the Monongahela with two horses shot from under him and four bullets through his coat, and walked away without a scratch. He saw the hand of Providence, and history would prove why it gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No July 8, 1741: Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God full a8fd62c1-61aa-4627-9605-36eef228f5c0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f33fbf54 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 06:16:21 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 249 On July 8, 1741, a nearsighted Jonathan Edwards read 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God' in a quiet, level voice and shook Enfield, Connecticut to its foundations. Behind the most terrifying sermon in American history was a God whose sovereignty and mercy were never enemies. | A Gospel Briefing production. On July 8, 1741, a nearsighted Jonathan Edwards read 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God' in a quiet, level voice and shook Enfield, Connecticut to its foundations. Behind the most terrifying sermon in American history was a God whose sovereignty and me gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No July 7, 1873: Lottie Moon Says Yes to China full 0939c2a2-768c-4d45-9ba8-5e7ccc8655df https://share.transistor.fm/s/6da14128 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:11:28 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 245 On July 7, 1873, a five-foot-tall Virginia woman was appointed a missionary to China and gave the next forty years of her life to it. What looked like paperwork was providence. | A Gospel Briefing production. On July 7, 1873, a five-foot-tall Virginia woman was appointed a missionary to China and gave the next forty years of her life to it. What looked like paperwork was providence. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No July 6, 1415: Jan Hus and the Fire at Constance full 32c97db7-ace3-4f27-9096-c500a278be47 https://share.transistor.fm/s/178537ef Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:16:20 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 264 A century before Luther, a Bohemian priest was burned at the stake for preaching that Scripture, not the church councils, held the final word. His enemies thought they had ended a heresy; they had lit a fuse. | A Gospel Briefing production. A century before Luther, a Bohemian priest was burned at the stake for preaching that Scripture, not the church councils, held the final word. His enemies thought they had ended a heresy; they had lit a fuse. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No July 5, 1439: The Day the Heavens Rejoiced full 310bbb88-0cd2-42a1-a118-fa547b234331 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7c91af0b Sun, 05 Jul 2026 06:11:36 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 254 As the Ottomans closed in on Constantinople, a desperate emperor gambled everything to reunite East and West at the Council of Florence — and the Decree of Union declared the Great Schism healed. Why the treaty collapsed, and why the true church cannot be. | A Gospel Briefing production. As the Ottomans closed in on Constantinople, a desperate emperor gambled everything to reunite East and West at the Council of Florence — and the Decree of Union declared the Great Schism healed. Why the treaty collapsed, and why the true church cannot be gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No July 4, 1826: The Day Two Founders Died Together full 3f40c0a4-9304-42e0-9e8a-6861651dc2ea https://share.transistor.fm/s/0e113b5b Sat, 04 Jul 2026 06:11:28 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 260 On the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died within hours of each other, and a watching nation saw the hand of Providence. A reminder that our times are held in a hand not our own. | A Gospel Briefing production. On the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died within hours of each other, and a watching nation saw the hand of Providence. A reminder that our times are held in a hand not our own. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No July 3, 1863: Pickett's Charge and the High-Water Mark full c2fcaa40-dcfe-4a13-9532-2fe92477a3e1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/904ee21b Fri, 03 Jul 2026 06:17:13 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 285 Twelve thousand men walk into the guns at Gettysburg as Lee gambles everything on one charge across an open field. What God was doing when the tide of the Confederacy reached its farthest point and began to recede. | A Gospel Briefing production. Twelve thousand men walk into the guns at Gettysburg as Lee gambles everything on one charge across an open field. What God was doing when the tide of the Confederacy reached its farthest point and began to recede. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No July 2, 1505: The Thunderstorm That Made Martin Luther a Monk full 9ae1153e-2f66-47fe-ae97-27effcf09289 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ed93a061 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:09:26 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 260 A single bolt of lightning near Stotternheim knocked a young law student into the mud, and out of his terrified vow came the man who would spark the Reformation. A story of how God redirects a life through a storm. | A Gospel Briefing production. A single bolt of lightning near Stotternheim knocked a young law student into the mud, and out of his terrified vow came the man who would spark the Reformation. A story of how God redirects a life through a storm. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No July 1, 1643: The Assembly the King Forbade full 8c17dc32-ff83-40fb-9d3b-f4a02ff2c918 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c583e21d Wed, 01 Jul 2026 06:15:52 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 244 A royal proclamation declared it unlawful, but sixty-nine divines gathered at Westminster Abbey anyway and began a decade of work that would shape English-speaking Christianity for centuries. What God builds, no king can forbid. | A Gospel Briefing production. A royal proclamation declared it unlawful, but sixty-nine divines gathered at Westminster Abbey anyway and began a decade of work that would shape English-speaking Christianity for centuries. What God builds, no king can forbid. | A Gospel Briefing produc gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No June 30, 1559: The Splinter That Broke a Kingdom full 3c7ffcd6-731e-4775-98de-26157f20ddc4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4bb71b66 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 06:11:17 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 246 At the height of his power, King Henry II of France was killed by a freak jousting splinter, plunging the nation into the Wars of Religion. A meditation on God's sovereignty over the rise and fall of kings. | A Gospel Briefing production. At the height of his power, King Henry II of France was killed by a freak jousting splinter, plunging the nation into the Wars of Religion. A meditation on God's sovereignty over the rise and fall of kings. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No June 29, 1864: From Slave Ship to Bishop's Throne full cf6bd4a3-af6e-45ef-9ec1-3ecd2444e449 https://share.transistor.fm/s/fce8cba9 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:14:53 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 266 Stolen as a boy and chained aboard a slave ship, Samuel Ajayi Crowther was freed by the Royal Navy and rose to be consecrated the first African bishop of the Anglican Communion at Canterbury Cathedral. A story of providence turning evil into a Bible in the Yoruba tongue. | A Gospel Briefing production. Stolen as a boy and chained aboard a slave ship, Samuel Ajayi Crowther was freed by the Royal Navy and rose to be consecrated the first African bishop of the Anglican Communion at Canterbury Cathedral. A story of providence turning evil into a Bible in th gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No June 28: The Wrong Turn That Started a World War full c8392fd8-bd88-44f8-a9bb-30a29ccde2b8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6d7af639 Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:28:59 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 259 A driver's wrong turn in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914 put Archduke Franz Ferdinand in an assassin's path and set the world ablaze; five years later to the very day, the Treaty of Versailles ended it. A meditation on God's sovereignty over the rise and fall of empires. | A Gospel Briefing production. A driver's wrong turn in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914 put Archduke Franz Ferdinand in an assassin's path and set the world ablaze; five years later to the very day, the Treaty of Versailles ended it. A meditation on God's sovereignty over the rise and fall o gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No June 24, 1519: Theodore Beza, the Poet Who Walked Away full 293169ed-23f4-40d7-8dfc-02106b169cfe https://share.transistor.fm/s/ddbddeb0 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:11:58 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 276 A celebrated young Latin poet in Paris falls deathly ill and walks away from fame and fortune to join John Calvin in Geneva. His Greek New Testament would help shape the Geneva Bible and the King James Version. | A Gospel Briefing production. A celebrated young Latin poet in Paris falls deathly ill and walks away from fame and fortune to join John Calvin in Geneva. His Greek New Testament would help shape the Geneva Bible and the King James Version. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No June 23, 1314: The Day Robert the Bruce Defied an Empire at Bannockburn full 4ee68a3d-7f36-4324-b43c-c1ff3d0c70a8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cecf32a2 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 06:11:47 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 279 Outnumbered three to one and many of his men shoeless, Robert the Bruce trapped the largest army England had ever fielded in the marshes of Bannockburn. A story of providence, pride, and the God to whom victory truly belongs. | A Gospel Briefing production. Outnumbered three to one and many of his men shoeless, Robert the Bruce trapped the largest army England had ever fielded in the marshes of Bannockburn. A story of providence, pride, and the God to whom victory truly belongs. | A Gospel Briefing productio gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No June 22, 2026 - The Council of Ephesus: One Person, Fully God and Fully Man full 8eaacad2-2cfe-468a-a323-d51ed4462f07 https://share.transistor.fm/s/15761630 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:14:43 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 239 In the summer of 431, bishops gathered at Ephesus to defend a single, vital truth: Jesus is one person, fully God and fully man. The story of Nestorius, Cyril, and the word Theotokos. | A Gospel Briefing production. In the summer of 431, bishops gathered at Ephesus to defend a single, vital truth: Jesus is one person, fully God and fully man. The story of Nestorius, Cyril, and the word Theotokos. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No June 21, 1788: The Ninth Vote That Made a Nation full b5b625fd-fcc4-4e92-94fe-56c03ad97225 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7e33237b Sun, 21 Jun 2026 06:11:04 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 258 On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the Constitution, turning a fragile proposal into the law of the land. The framers limited power because they knew the human heart, and Daniel reminds us who truly raises up and removes kings. | A Gospel Briefing production. On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the Constitution, turning a fragile proposal into the law of the land. The framers limited power because they knew the human heart, and Daniel reminds us who truly raises up and removes king gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No June 20, 1837: The Girl Who Became Queen full 15d15c43-11d0-404f-b60e-954f8a2a5d1b https://share.transistor.fm/s/6b96af18 Sat, 20 Jun 2026 06:14:55 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 251 At dawn on June 20, 1837, an eighteen-year-old woke to learn she was Queen of the most powerful empire on earth. The story of Victoria's unlikely rise and the sovereign hand behind every crown. | A Gospel Briefing production. At dawn on June 20, 1837, an eighteen-year-old woke to learn she was Queen of the most powerful empire on earth. The story of Victoria's unlikely rise and the sovereign hand behind every crown. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No June 19, 1865: The Day Freedom Reached Galveston full 72720304-4a2f-4a81-936c-9d5bcdecee37 https://share.transistor.fm/s/31cebd7d Fri, 19 Jun 2026 06:14:33 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 274 Two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, Union soldiers finally brought word of freedom to a quarter-million enslaved people in Texas, the day we now call Juneteenth. We trace the strange shape of that delayed liberty and its echo of the biblical Jubilee. | A Gospel Briefing production. Two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, Union soldiers finally brought word of freedom to a quarter-million enslaved people in Texas, the day we now call Juneteenth. We trace the strange shape of that delayed liberty and its echo of the gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No June 18, 1815: The Fall of Napoleon at Waterloo full 76a85f76-b674-44f0-8b08-5eb33bef2086 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f9f4442b Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:11:45 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 268 On a muddy field in Belgium, a rainstorm and a few wasted hours brought down the man who conquered Europe. A meditation on Waterloo, pride, and the God who removes kings and sets up kings. | A Gospel Briefing production. On a muddy field in Belgium, a rainstorm and a few wasted hours brought down the man who conquered Europe. A meditation on Waterloo, pride, and the God who removes kings and sets up kings. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No June 17, 1775: The Whites of Their Eyes full eac13317-a3fd-42eb-b6c7-e5dcddea5f26 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4f6a4bd8 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:14:35 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 232 At the Battle of Bunker Hill, twelve hundred outnumbered colonists held their fire and faced down the most powerful army on earth. A costly stand that revealed how God works through the weak to shame the strong. | A Gospel Briefing production. At the Battle of Bunker Hill, twelve hundred outnumbered colonists held their fire and faced down the most powerful army on earth. A costly stand that revealed how God works through the weak to shame the strong. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No June 16, 1855: The Wedding That Launched an Army full 56d398e2-77cf-4f15-a681-82355a7c6aab https://share.transistor.fm/s/1611aa52 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:11:58 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 298 On a plain June morning in a London chapel, William Booth married Catherine Mumford, and from that modest union rose the Salvation Army, now serving in more than 130 countries. A story of how God begins enormous works in small, overlooked places. | A Gospel Briefing production. On a plain June morning in a London chapel, William Booth married Catherine Mumford, and from that modest union rose the Salvation Army, now serving in more than 130 countries. A story of how God begins enormous works in small, overlooked places. | A Gosp gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No June 15, 1215: King John and the Magna Carta full 3b80b136-9181-4b96-b0cb-be4ce482278f https://share.transistor.fm/s/6f074fd8 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:11:59 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 255 On a June afternoon at Runnymede, a cornered King John sealed the Great Charter and bound even kings beneath the law. We trace how that conviction grew from Scripture's claim that every earthly crown is borrowed and accountable to the one true Sovereign. | A Gospel Briefing production. On a June afternoon at Runnymede, a cornered King John sealed the Great Charter and bound even kings beneath the law. We trace how that conviction grew from Scripture's claim that every earthly crown is borrowed and accountable to the one true Sovereign. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No June 14, 1919: Alcock and Brown Cross the Atlantic full 7812411b-5532-49de-84c6-2610cae58ed5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3f166818 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 06:14:31 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 258 Two men in an open-cockpit biplane flew nonstop across the Atlantic through fog, ice, and a midnight snowstorm. A meditation on Psalm 139 and the God whose hand reaches the uttermost parts of the sea. | A Gospel Briefing production. Two men in an open-cockpit biplane flew nonstop across the Atlantic through fog, ice, and a midnight snowstorm. A meditation on Psalm 139 and the God whose hand reaches the uttermost parts of the sea. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No June 13, 1525: Martin Luther Marries the Runaway Nun full b6eb0984-495a-4b42-ac5e-d72359cb75de https://share.transistor.fm/s/1fc054f3 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 08:03:50 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 291 A hunted outlaw and a nun smuggled out of a convent in herring barrels defy a thousand years of church law and marry in Wittenberg. How an ordinary, scandalous wedding became a sermon on vocation, grace, and the dignity of the Christian home. | A Gospel Briefing production. A hunted outlaw and a nun smuggled out of a convent in herring barrels defy a thousand years of church law and marry in Wittenberg. How an ordinary, scandalous wedding became a sermon on vocation, grace, and the dignity of the Christian home. | A Gospel B gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No June 12, 1942: Anne Frank's Diary full b1512075-cb30-41c2-b0e3-d69554b687dd https://share.transistor.fm/s/8ed49416 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 06:12:27 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 279 On her thirteenth birthday, Anne Frank received a small checkered diary she named Kitty. The most powerful war machine on earth tried to silence her voice forever, yet God made it echo through history. | A Gospel Briefing production. On her thirteenth birthday, Anne Frank received a small checkered diary she named Kitty. The most powerful war machine on earth tried to silence her voice forever, yet God made it echo through history. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No June 11, 1509: The Wedding That Broke a Kingdom from Rome full 64cbe51b-f87a-4c5f-a591-26be2c7b1836 https://share.transistor.fm/s/90ba18f0 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:12:31 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 285 A quiet friary wedding between a teenage Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon set in motion the English Reformation and a Bible in the hands of plowboys. A story of how God weaves even human sin into the advance of His Word. | A Gospel Briefing production. A quiet friary wedding between a teenage Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon set in motion the English Reformation and a Bible in the hands of plowboys. A story of how God weaves even human sin into the advance of His Word. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No June 10, 1935: The Last Drink of Doctor Bob full b5f80255-efc8-4ae5-a836-ac16de4c4a25 https://share.transistor.fm/s/94093c67 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:16:57 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 283 A desperate phone call from a hotel lobby led Bill Wilson to a drunken Akron surgeon — and on June 10, 1935, Doctor Bob took his last drink, the day Alcoholics Anonymous marks as its founding. How God used two broken men, a praying woman, and ancient Christian practices of confession and surrender to build a movement that pulled millions back from the grave. | A Gospel Briefing production. A desperate phone call from a hotel lobby led Bill Wilson to a drunken Akron surgeon — and on June 10, 1935, Doctor Bob took his last drink, the day Alcoholics Anonymous marks as its founding. How God used two broken men, a praying woman, and ancient Chri gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No June 9, 597: The Last Verse of Columba full a5258b4d-df2b-4c6b-b8e1-13ea1e6be426 https://share.transistor.fm/s/dc3c7264 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:55:26 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 319 An Irish prince's stolen book of Psalms sparked a war that left three thousand dead — and drove him into the exile that brought the gospel to Scotland. On the anniversary of Columba of Iona's death, the story of how God bent a man's worst failure into the evangelization of a nation. | A Gospel Briefing production. An Irish prince's stolen book of Psalms sparked a war that left three thousand dead — and drove him into the exile that brought the gospel to Scotland. On the anniversary of Columba of Iona's death, the story of how God bent a man's worst failure into the gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No June 9, 1549: The Day England Prayed in English full 025a2035-0a93-4c44-bf5b-a66c0e442b28 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ad66a7d9 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:35:53 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 271 On Whitsunday 1549, Thomas Cranmer's Book of Common Prayer became mandatory in every English church — and parts of England rose in rebellion over it. The story of how God used flawed kings and a patient archbishop to give a whole people worship in their own tongue. | A Gospel Briefing production. On Whitsunday 1549, Thomas Cranmer's Book of Common Prayer became mandatory in every English church — and parts of England rose in rebellion over it. The story of how God used flawed kings and a patient archbishop to give a whole people worship in their o gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No June 8, 793: The Sack of Lindisfarne full 8c5e7b3f-b3d3-4fbc-9802-ad98724b0fcc https://share.transistor.fm/s/0fc0eb77 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:11:30 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 243 On a June morning in 793, Viking longships fell on the undefended monastery of Lindisfarne and opened the Viking Age. We trace the raid, Alcuin's anguished response, and how the God who seemed absent on Holy Island was already drawing the raiders' own descendants to faith. | A Gospel Briefing production. On a June morning in 793, Viking longships fell on the undefended monastery of Lindisfarne and opened the Viking Age. We trace the raid, Alcuin's anguished response, and how the God who seemed absent on Holy Island was already drawing the raiders' own des gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No June 7, 2002: The Faith of Martin Burnham full 1a5d3e53-c220-43ab-84d4-5a3eb7e34402 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6935175f Sun, 07 Jun 2026 06:12:38 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 256 After more than a year as captives in the Philippine jungle, missionaries Martin and Gracia Burnham faced a rescue raid that would cost Martin his life and reveal a deeper kind of providence. A story of faith, suffering, and a love nothing can separate. | A Gospel Briefing production. After more than a year as captives in the Philippine jungle, missionaries Martin and Gracia Burnham faced a rescue raid that would cost Martin his life and reveal a deeper kind of providence. A story of faith, suffering, and a love nothing can separate. | gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No June 6, 1844: Twelve Clerks and the Birth of the YMCA full 74ab3cf3-fdd9-4731-b8fb-d09d0a48a29b https://share.transistor.fm/s/8a11e9d3 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 06:12:32 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 249 On a June night in 1844, twelve exhausted London shop clerks gathered above a draper's shop with an open Bible and founded the YMCA. From that candlelit room a movement spread to tens of millions worldwide, a portrait of how God magnifies the day of small beginnings. | A Gospel Briefing production. On a June night in 1844, twelve exhausted London shop clerks gathered above a draper's shop with an open Bible and founded the YMCA. From that candlelit room a movement spread to tens of millions worldwide, a portrait of how God magnifies the day of small gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No June 5, 754: The Oak That Fell — The Martyrdom of Boniface full 8d67af18-cc1d-4bb6-adba-55cbce497c14 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2de4f209 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:15:03 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 254 An old English missionary takes an axe to the sacred Oak of Thor, and the gods of Germany fall silent — until the day raiders find him at Dokkum and he refuses to let his companions fight. The story of Boniface, Apostle to the Germans. | A Gospel Briefing production. An old English missionary takes an axe to the sacred Oak of Thor, and the gods of Germany fall silent — until the day raiders find him at Dokkum and he refuses to let his companions fight. The story of Boniface, Apostle to the Germans. | A Gospel Briefing gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No June 4, 1940: The Miracle of Dunkirk full 6e513746-b8d2-4a43-b6a9-af5a157231b1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1773de03 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:12:46 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 268 With the entire British Army trapped on the beaches of Dunkirk, a praying nation, an inexplicable German halt, and an eerily calm sea combined to rescue 338,000 men. A look at what the miracle of Dunkirk reveals about the God who decides the fate of armies. | A Gospel Briefing production. With the entire British Army trapped on the beaches of Dunkirk, a praying nation, an inexplicable German halt, and an eerily calm sea combined to rescue 338,000 men. A look at what the miracle of Dunkirk reveals about the God who decides the fate of armie gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No June 3, 1965: Ed White and the Saddest Moment in Space full a183805c-e0e6-4757-9ae5-4b23a0ccf413 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c8dde2db Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:12:38 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 248 On the first American spacewalk, Ed White floated free above the Pacific and didn't want to come home. A story about wonder, the space race, and what the heavens were made to do. | A Gospel Briefing production. On the first American spacewalk, Ed White floated free above the Pacific and didn't want to come home. A story about wonder, the space race, and what the heavens were made to do. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No June 1, 165: The Philosopher Who Found the Truth - Justin Martyr full f024bdfc-a99b-46d8-b033-9ed7955e662f https://share.transistor.fm/s/e44cc0ae Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:08:44 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 270 Justin Martyr chased truth through every school of Greek philosophy before finding it in Christ, then died refusing to deny Him before a Roman prefect. A story of how God turns our wanderings into a road to Himself. | A Gospel Briefing production. Justin Martyr chased truth through every school of Greek philosophy before finding it in Christ, then died refusing to deny Him before a Roman prefect. A story of how God turns our wanderings into a road to Himself. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No May 31, 1889: The Johnstown Flood full 26c923c3-9435-49f3-be83-15e10cd3ec1a https://share.transistor.fm/s/3f1f4742 Sun, 31 May 2026 08:08:17 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 271 When a neglected dam gave way above a Pennsylvania mill town, a wall of water erased thousands of lives in minutes. We trace the disaster, the mercy that followed, and what Psalm 46 says about a God who is a refuge when the earth gives way. | A Gospel Briefing production. When a neglected dam gave way above a Pennsylvania mill town, a wall of water erased thousands of lives in minutes. We trace the disaster, the mercy that followed, and what Psalm 46 says about a God who is a refuge when the earth gives way. | A Gospel Bri gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No May 29, 1660: The King Comes Home full 3963a7a4-3406-4e5f-8dec-c7a73db576d1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6b49cc72 Fri, 29 May 2026 06:13:26 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 245 On his thirtieth birthday, Charles II rode into a London drunk on flowers and bonfires — while in Bedford, a tinker named John Bunyan was about to be arrested for preaching. Which throne mattered? | A Gospel Briefing production. On his thirtieth birthday, Charles II rode into a London drunk on flowers and bonfires — while in Bedford, a tinker named John Bunyan was about to be arrested for preaching. Which throne mattered? | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No May 28, 1453: The Last Service at Hagia Sophia full f15534e7-c58a-47b8-9f93-d91e3fb50565 https://share.transistor.fm/s/30262aea Thu, 28 May 2026 06:16:08 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 259 On the night of May 28, 1453, every soul left in Constantinople crowded into Hagia Sophia for the city's final Christian service as Sultan Mehmed II prepared his last assault. The empire would fall by dawn — but the Greek manuscripts carried west would help ignite the Renaissance and the Reformation. | A Gospel Briefing production. On the night of May 28, 1453, every soul left in Constantinople crowded into Hagia Sophia for the city's final Christian service as Sultan Mehmed II prepared his last assault. The empire would fall by dawn — but the Greek manuscripts carried west would he gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No May 27, 1564: The Death of John Calvin full 408fa208-7ff1-43db-98fe-3e162f8bed57 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4715c315 Wed, 27 May 2026 08:18:39 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 226 On the night he died in Geneva, John Calvin asked to be buried in an unmarked grave — no stone, no monument, no shrine. The story of a reluctant scholar seized by God, and what his life reveals about the One who establishes our steps. | A Gospel Briefing production. On the night he died in Geneva, John Calvin asked to be buried in an unmarked grave — no stone, no monument, no shrine. The story of a reluctant scholar seized by God, and what his life reveals about the One who establishes our steps. | A Gospel Briefing gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No May 26, 451: The Battle of Avarayr full 4c653d96-a665-48e5-98af-ce56e4e09b6d https://share.transistor.fm/s/800998c7 Tue, 26 May 2026 12:40:33 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 261 Outnumbered and facing war elephants, Vardan Mamikonian led the Armenian Christians against Persia rather than abandon their faith. They lost the battle and died on the field — but their refusal to bow ultimately won their people religious freedom. | A Gospel Briefing production. Outnumbered and facing war elephants, Vardan Mamikonian led the Armenian Christians against Persia rather than abandon their faith. They lost the battle and died on the field — but their refusal to bow ultimately won their people religious freedom. | A Go gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No May 15, 1984: The Death of Francis Schaeffer full 80727386-b8a6-4056-a017-0313d7618ec5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d446a3e5 Fri, 15 May 2026 06:09:07 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 252 On May 15, 1984, Francis Schaeffer — the bearded apologist of L'Abri — closed his eyes for the last time and stepped into the presence of the God he had spent his life telling everyone was really there. We trace his unlikely ministry from a Swiss chalet to the conscience of evangelicalism. | A Gospel Briefing production. On May 15, 1984, Francis Schaeffer — the bearded apologist of L'Abri — closed his eyes for the last time and stepped into the presence of the God he had spent his life telling everyone was really there. We trace his unlikely ministry from a Swiss chalet t gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No May 14, 1796: The Country Doctor Who Saved 200 Million Lives full 5d9c227f-8176-4add-a448-ea357e31aa32 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ecd3e9c4 Thu, 14 May 2026 06:09:51 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 253 On May 14, 1796, a parish physician named Edward Jenner scratched cowpox into the arm of an eight-year-old boy and launched the most successful disease-eradication campaign in human history. We trace the story of the milkmaids, the gardener's son, and the principle hidden in Numbers 21 long before any vaccine existed. | A Gospel Briefing production. On May 14, 1796, a parish physician named Edward Jenner scratched cowpox into the arm of an eight-year-old boy and launched the most successful disease-eradication campaign in human history. We trace the story of the milkmaids, the gardener's son, and the gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No May 13, 1607: The Rotten Sail at Jamestown full a77b6a9f-9fbf-42b4-8515-714d8fdc3c7e https://share.transistor.fm/s/7d616fe7 Wed, 13 May 2026 06:10:50 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 246 Three small ships push up the muddy James River, and a country parson named Robert Hunt nails an old, rotten sail between two trees to make a church — and unwittingly plants a Bible beachhead that would outlast the colony, the company, and the king who chartered it. A Gospel Briefing production. Three small ships push up the muddy James River, and a country parson named Robert Hunt nails an old, rotten sail between two trees to make a church — and unwittingly plants a Bible beachhead that would outlast the colony, the company, and the king who ch gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No May 12, 1780: The Fall of Charleston and the Hand of Providence full 1c64e0a4-3f43-448b-8d0c-b421f0d9c645 https://share.transistor.fm/s/928d2c9d Tue, 12 May 2026 06:08:32 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 253 On May 12, 1780, American forces surrendered Charleston in the worst defeat of the Revolution — and yet within sixteen months, the British surrendered at Yorktown. How God uses apparent disaster to script unexpected deliverance. | A Gospel Briefing production. On May 12, 1780, American forces surrendered Charleston in the worst defeat of the Revolution — and yet within sixteen months, the British surrendered at Yorktown. How God uses apparent disaster to script unexpected deliverance. | A Gospel Briefing produc gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No May 11, 330: The Birth of Constantinople full 245e5429-708a-4542-8bc9-a0e648920ae2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e677448b Mon, 11 May 2026 06:10:47 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 235 On May 11, 330, Emperor Constantine dedicated a brand-new Christian capital on the Bosphorus — a city that would shape church history for over a thousand years. A Gospel Briefing production. On May 11, 330, Emperor Constantine dedicated a brand-new Christian capital on the Bosphorus — a city that would shape church history for over a thousand years. A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No May 8, 1945: V-E Day and the End of the Reich full 3687a871-21cb-466f-9cc8-a11dd0493ee9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/fbe1c4c5 Fri, 08 May 2026 06:11:08 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 241 At 2:41 a.m. in a Reims schoolhouse, a German general signed the surrender that ended the deadliest war in human history. The regime that swore the church would die was buried — and the gospel was not. | A Gospel Briefing production. At 2:41 a.m. in a Reims schoolhouse, a German general signed the surrender that ended the deadliest war in human history. The regime that swore the church would die was buried — and the gospel was not. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No May 7, 1824: The Deaf Composer's Symphony of Joy full 7a9171b9-3b96-4729-a35d-f22bb5ba938c https://share.transistor.fm/s/7e93c136 Thu, 07 May 2026 06:10:34 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 294 On May 7, 1824, a stone-deaf Beethoven premiered his Ninth Symphony in Vienna and could not hear the standing ovation behind him until a soloist gently turned him around. A meditation on God's strength made perfect in weakness. | A Gospel Briefing production. On May 7, 1824, a stone-deaf Beethoven premiered his Ninth Symphony in Vienna and could not hear the standing ovation behind him until a soloist gently turned him around. A meditation on God's strength made perfect in weakness. | A Gospel Briefing product gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No May 6, 1527: The Sack of Rome and the Hand of Providence full d21c358c-b56f-47ee-8bfa-bdcbdfffb8f9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/60df5347 Wed, 06 May 2026 06:12:07 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 259 At dawn on May 6, 1527, twenty thousand unpaid mercenaries — many of them Lutheran — breach the walls of Rome, send Pope Clement VII fleeing through a hidden corridor, and shatter the political power of the papacy in a single week. A Gospel Briefing production. At dawn on May 6, 1527, twenty thousand unpaid mercenaries — many of them Lutheran — breach the walls of Rome, send Pope Clement VII fleeing through a hidden corridor, and shatter the political power of the papacy in a single week. A Gospel Briefing produ gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No May 5, 1821: The Death of Napoleon on Saint Helena full fb6a81c0-91ce-44d4-aadd-25fca69cf63c https://share.transistor.fm/s/306f9bf0 Tue, 05 May 2026 06:12:35 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 265 The man who took a crown from a Pope died on a forty-seven-square-mile rock in the Atlantic. What God was doing on Saint Helena was what He had been doing all along. | A Gospel Briefing production. The man who took a crown from a Pope died on a forty-seven-square-mile rock in the Atlantic. What God was doing on Saint Helena was what He had been doing all along. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No May 4, 1776: Rhode Island Breaks First full bfb538cd-8b62-4dd3-a111-4374c242fcb2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4ce2f95d Mon, 04 May 2026 06:15:27 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 271 Two months before the Declaration of Independence, Rhode Island became the first English colony in North America to renounce King George III — and the seed of soul liberty Roger Williams planted in Providence helped make it possible. | A Gospel Briefing production. Two months before the Declaration of Independence, Rhode Island became the first English colony in North America to renounce King George III — and the seed of soul liberty Roger Williams planted in Providence helped make it possible. | A Gospel Briefing p gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No May 1, 1898: Manila Bay and the Sovereign Who Topples Empires full 23413687-e8ca-46e1-84b6-11c5107c689c https://share.transistor.fm/s/9e99519b Fri, 01 May 2026 06:11:11 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 260 At dawn on May 1, 1898, Commodore George Dewey sailed into Manila Bay and ended a 333-year Spanish empire in a single morning. A meditation on Daniel 2:21 and the God who removes kings and sets up kings. | A Gospel Briefing production. At dawn on May 1, 1898, Commodore George Dewey sailed into Manila Bay and ended a 333-year Spanish empire in a single morning. A meditation on Daniel 2:21 and the God who removes kings and sets up kings. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No April 30, 311: The Persecutor's Last Edict full c33927f6-de9d-4172-b1f4-8f1e34343a03 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6cad18ea Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:14:12 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 269 On his deathbed in Nicomedia, the dying emperor Galerius — architect of Rome's bloodiest persecution of Christians — signed the Edict of Toleration, the first official end to Christian persecution in the Roman Empire. The story of how God turns the heart of kings. | A Gospel Briefing production. On his deathbed in Nicomedia, the dying emperor Galerius — architect of Rome's bloodiest persecution of Christians — signed the Edict of Toleration, the first official end to Christian persecution in the Roman Empire. The story of how God turns the heart gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No April 29, 1854: The First HBCU Is Chartered full fc477554-9e3c-4931-a89f-9eabe1185dba https://share.transistor.fm/s/e390d9d4 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:11:12 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 256 A Presbyterian minister, a kidnapping in Chester County, and a small school in Oxford, Pennsylvania that would one day train Thurgood Marshall, Langston Hughes, and Kwame Nkrumah. The story of Lincoln University and the providence of God. | A Gospel Briefing production. A Presbyterian minister, a kidnapping in Chester County, and a small school in Oxford, Pennsylvania that would one day train Thurgood Marshall, Langston Hughes, and Kwame Nkrumah. The story of Lincoln University and the providence of God. | A Gospel Brief gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No April 28, 1789: The Mutiny on the Bounty and the Bible That Saved Pitcairn full 6f853fa3-c4ad-463d-80c7-9a5364a968c9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/75e290a7 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:12:01 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 270 On April 28, 1789, Fletcher Christian led the most famous mutiny in seafaring history — and unwittingly set the stage for one of the most remarkable Bible-driven revivals on record. Twenty years later, a forgotten ship's Bible would transform Pitcairn Island. | A Gospel Briefing production. On April 28, 1789, Fletcher Christian led the most famous mutiny in seafaring history — and unwittingly set the stage for one of the most remarkable Bible-driven revivals on record. Twenty years later, a forgotten ship's Bible would transform Pitcairn Isl gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No April 27, 1521: The Day Magellan Died in Three Feet of Water full 2ddf4a80-c44c-487f-b53c-c8c1907844ae https://share.transistor.fm/s/db06e259 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:10:53 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 236 On a coral reef in the Philippines, the man who named the Pacific Ocean was killed by a chief who refused to bow. Why God didn't need Magellan's sword to plant the gospel in Asia. | A Gospel Briefing production. On a coral reef in the Philippines, the man who named the Pacific Ocean was killed by a chief who refused to bow. Why God didn't need Magellan's sword to plant the gospel in Asia. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No April 26, 1564: William Shakespeare's Baptism and the Reformation That Made Him full fb6d850c-c0ec-4c0e-981d-4981c423bf50 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8664c51d Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:34:49 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 295 On April 26, 1564, a glove-maker's son was carried into Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon and baptized — the only reason we know when William Shakespeare was born. The story of how a Reformation that put the Bible into English shaped the man who would shape English forever. A Gospel Briefing production. On April 26, 1564, a glove-maker's son was carried into Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon and baptized — the only reason we know when William Shakespeare was born. The story of how a Reformation that put the Bible into English shaped the man who gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No April 24, 387: Augustine's Baptism and Monica's 33 Years of Prayer full aae40a5d-9cc0-4b24-9481-2bce51996015 https://share.transistor.fm/s/00de43b9 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:10:40 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 289 On Easter Vigil 387, Augustine of Hippo was baptized by Ambrose in Milan, ending thirty-three years of his mother Monica's prayers and beginning a life that would shape sixteen centuries of the Christian church. A Gospel Briefing production. On Easter Vigil 387, Augustine of Hippo was baptized by Ambrose in Milan, ending thirty-three years of his mother Monica's prayers and beginning a life that would shape sixteen centuries of the Christian church. A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No April 23, 1586: The Pastor Who Buried 4,000 and Wrote a Hymn of Thanks full 300b90f2-cad2-47ab-920a-1cfc010c613b https://share.transistor.fm/s/76df93c8 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:12:28 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 275 When plague and the Thirty Years' War emptied the town of Eilenburg, Martin Rinkart was the only pastor left — burying as many as fifty a day, including his own wife. And in that same year, he wrote Now Thank We All Our God. | A Gospel Briefing production. When plague and the Thirty Years' War emptied the town of Eilenburg, Martin Rinkart was the only pastor left — burying as many as fifty a day, including his own wife. And in that same year, he wrote Now Thank We All Our God. | A Gospel Briefing production gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No April 22, 1538: Calvin and Farel Banished from Geneva full 07e5df2d-2d1d-41a7-aba4-f8ef448ac6e5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8d3b8d29 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:12:08 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 247 On April 22, 1538, Geneva's Council of Two Hundred voted to expel John Calvin and William Farel for refusing to serve communion — a three-year exile God used to quietly forge the Reformer who would return. A Gospel Briefing production. On April 22, 1538, Geneva's Council of Two Hundred voted to expel John Calvin and William Farel for refusing to serve communion — a three-year exile God used to quietly forge the Reformer who would return. A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No The Road to Emmaus: A Seven-Mile Walk with the Risen Christ full d7d450fc-d78f-484c-a287-a27e3c8d22e9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/bf1a21b5 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:10:24 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 280 Sixteen days after Easter, we walk the Emmaus road with two crushed disciples and a stranger who opens the whole Old Testament. The scene where Jesus himself brought biblical history to life. | A Gospel Briefing production. Sixteen days after Easter, we walk the Emmaus road with two crushed disciples and a stranger who opens the whole Old Testament. The scene where Jesus himself brought biblical history to life. | A Gospel Briefing production. gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No David Brainerd: The Diary That Changed the World full cc8d83cc-192a-427d-8911-ba2c5801685e https://share.transistor.fm/s/0e68252a Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:05:53 -0400 Republic Publishing Republic Publishing 188 He died at 29, his body wrecked by tuberculosis. Two hundred and seventy-nine years later, the journal he left behind is still sending people to the ends of the earth. The story of David Brainerd, the patron saint of modern missions. | A Gospel Briefing production. He died at 29, his body wrecked by tuberculosis. Two hundred and seventy-nine years later, the journal he left behind is still sending people to the ends of the earth. The story of David Brainerd, the patron saint of modern missions. | A Gospel Briefing p gospel briefing, biblical history, christian history, church history, american history, reformed, biblical worldview, homeschool, providence, christian podcast, daily history, classical christian, history podcast No