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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).
Lasting solutions come when we draw near to victims and seek God’s help in prayer.
The White House’s new prayer initiative reveals much about our national character.
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Programs seek to help fathers voice opinions and take responsibility.
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Young Christians in Kentucky remember how he treated question-askers and critics.
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Church responds to lawsuits claiming abuse in orphanages it supported: “The target here should be the alleged perpetrator, not our church.”
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Convicted on drug trafficking charges, Malaysian Pannir Selvam Pranthaman was baptized in prison.
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How a new state-funded health insurance program’s piling debts put Christian hospitals—and patients—at risk.