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).
The Just Life with Benjamin Watson
Unpacking the crisis facing Nigeria’s persecuted Church
Scripture speaks of death as an enemy Christ conquers—and the door through which we see God face to face.
Review
A new book acknowledges both categories as biblically valid—but insists on ordering them properly.
Antisemitic, racist texts show the need for spiritual and character renewal.
News
When paychecks and SNAP distributions stop, the food pantry line grows.
The prophet’s lesson is also ours: We must recover compassion for neighbor and enemy alike, or our words will be hollow.
Interfaith group uses projects and dialogues to push for greater religious freedom.
Weekly participation in ordinary church life isn’t flashy, but it is radical.