Advancing the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God.
May 16, 583 (traditional date): Brendan the Navigator, founder of a Celtic monastery in Clonfert, Ireland, dies. Some Irish scholars have asserted that Brendan was among the first Europeans to reach America, nine centuries before Columbus (see issue 60: How the Irish Were Saved).
May 16, 1805: Henry Martyn, a well-educated Englishman, arrives in India to aid William Carey with translation work (see issue 36: William Carey).
It’s not just God who is for us. We’re meant to be supported by a band of saints across dividing lines.
News
Local Nigerien missionaries are shocked and saddened; foreign workers there provide training, aid, and encouragement.
The Bulletin
Vance hopes his wife becomes a Christian, fighting continues in Nigeria, and Tucker Carlson interviews Nick Fuentes.
Excerpt
An excerpt from Don’t Let Nobody Turn You Around on family history, gospel music, and the great Christian legacy of the Civil Rights Movement.
Daniel Darling calls believers to their political duty, no matter the chaos.
The history of this small Shiite sect includes assassinations, persecution, and periods of adherence to pluralism.
“It is very scary out there. … But the Holy Spirit reminds [me] that ‘for when I am weak, then I am strong.’”
News
Faith organizations hope the Trump administration will reverse course after the announcement of a historically low refugee ceiling.