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Plus additional current events from Christian history | [View online] [ChristianityToday.org][Donate] [Local Church Newsletter] Friday, January 13, 2017 On this day - January 13 January 13, 367 (traditional date): Hilary of Poitiers, the leading orthodox church father during Arianism's heyday, dies. His writings about the Trinity and his organization of anti-Arian allies were influential in fighting the heresy but did not have their full effect until after his death (see issue 51: Heresy in the Early Church). January 13, 1501: Christianity's first vernacular hymnal is printed in Prague, containing 89 hymns in Czech. January 13, 1616: Flemish mystic Antoinette Bourignon ... [Read More] Trending on CT [Theology for Life (Ep. 6): What’s Really Going On in the Book of Philippians, and What Can We Learn about God and Ourselves?] theology, podcast [Theology for Life (Ep. 6): What’s Really Going On in the Book of Philippians, and What Can We Learn about God and Ourselves?] It is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. Ed Stetzer [The Truth of Scorsese's Faithless Characters] Viewer Discussion Advised [The Truth of Scorsese's Faithless Characters] In an interview with CT, ‘Silence’ director reveals why he is drawn to “wretches.” Jeffrey Overstreet [Why Christian Persecution Keeps Rising ] [Why Christian Persecution Keeps Rising] Open Doors CEO on how ethnic nationalism in India and other Asian countries endangers more Christians than ever before. CT Editors [The Two Worlds of a Nigerian Christian Novelist] [The Two Worlds of a Nigerian Christian Novelist] How Chigozie Obioma’s writing draws on Western and African expressions of faith. Interview by C. Christopher Smith [Love of Literature Feeds Karen Swallow Prior's Faith] [Love of Literature Feeds Karen Swallow Prior's Faith] Why the Liberty University English professor believes the church still needs the classics. [An Ancient Christian Vision for Modern Medicine] [An Ancient Christian Vision for Modern Medicine] Meet the Denver doctor on a hilarious, heartfelt search for the healing ingredient in health care. Jeff Haanen [Your Struggling Church Can Turn Around Today – But Greatness Takes Time] [Your Struggling Church Can Turn Around Today – But Greatness Takes Time] If you’re pastoring a church that has or is turning around, here's some great news - and possibly your greatest challenge. by Karl Vaters [Patricia Heaton: My Career Floundered, Then Flourished Because of Faith] [Patricia Heaton: My Career Floundered, Then Flourished Because of Faith] Q+A: The star of ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ and ‘The Middle’ reveals the prayer that changed her life. Rebecca Cusey Follow Us [Facebook] [Twitter] [RSS] [Subscribe to this newsletter] In the Current Issue [Current Issue] [Luther's Return to a Gospel of Grace Is Still Relevant 500 Years Later] [Reading the Reformation in 2017] [Pro-Life's Reformation Ripples] [View Full Issue] [Subscribe Now] [Today in Christian History] Delivered via email to subscribers everyday. [Subscribe] | [Email Preferences] | [Unsubscribe] | [Privacy Policy] | [Advertise] | [Subscribe to CT] You are currently subscribed as: {EMAIL} Copyright ©2017 [ChristianityToday.org], Christianity Today, 465 Gundersen Drive, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved.