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No Formation Without Repetition
Tim Hoiland 9/10/13 Tim Hoiland 9/10/13

No Formation Without Repetition

James K.A. Smith on embracing faithful repetition.

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How Soccer Explains the World
Tim Hoiland 8/27/13 Tim Hoiland 8/27/13

How Soccer Explains the World

My review of Franklin Foer’s “unlikely theory of globalization.”

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Failing in Love
Tim Hoiland 8/20/13 Tim Hoiland 8/20/13

Failing in Love

Eugene Peterson on something we have all gotten wrong.

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Giving and Forgiving
Tim Hoiland 8/15/13 Tim Hoiland 8/15/13

Giving and Forgiving

Miroslav Volf on the incognito work of God.

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Because We Are
Tim Hoiland 8/14/13 Tim Hoiland 8/14/13

Because We Are

My review of Ted Oswald’s novel Because We Are.

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Life Together
Tim Hoiland 8/7/13 Tim Hoiland 8/7/13

Life Together

Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Christian community.

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Center and Periphery
Tim Hoiland 7/31/13 Tim Hoiland 7/31/13

Center and Periphery

Makoto Fujimura on being centered while crossing borders.

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Jesus is Lord, Caesar is Not
Tim Hoiland 7/29/13 Tim Hoiland 7/29/13

Jesus is Lord, Caesar is Not

 My review of Jesus Is Lord, Caesar Is Not, edited by Scot McKnight and Joseph B. Modica.

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Bonhoeffer, Christ and Culture
Tim Hoiland 7/17/13 Tim Hoiland 7/17/13

Bonhoeffer, Christ and Culture

My review of Bonhoeffer, Christ and Culture, edited by Keith Johnson and Timothy Larsen.

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Every Faithful Act
Tim Hoiland 7/9/13 Tim Hoiland 7/9/13

Every Faithful Act

Lesslie Newbigin on how our work will find its place in the completed Kingdom.

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Debating Mission Trips
Tim Hoiland 7/3/13 Tim Hoiland 7/3/13

Debating Mission Trips

Thinking about mission trips – the good, the bad, and the ugly.

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Aliens in the Promised Land
Tim Hoiland 7/3/13 Tim Hoiland 7/3/13

Aliens in the Promised Land

My review of Aliens in the Promised Land, edited by Anthony Bradley.

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Neighborhood Film Co.
Tim Hoiland 6/25/13 Tim Hoiland 6/25/13

Neighborhood Film Co.

My Christianity Today profile of filmmakers Ricky Staub and Anders Lindwall.

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Kingdom and Cross
Tim Hoiland 6/24/13 Tim Hoiland 6/24/13

Kingdom and Cross

N.T. Wright on the meaning of the cross.

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The Lamb’s Agenda
Tim Hoiland 6/20/13 Tim Hoiland 6/20/13

The Lamb’s Agenda

My review of The Lamb’s Agenda by Samuel Rodriguez.

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The End of Reading
Tim Hoiland 6/18/13 Tim Hoiland 6/18/13

The End of Reading

Why do we read? Here are some thoughts on why I do.

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Privilege and Work
Tim Hoiland 6/10/13 Tim Hoiland 6/10/13

Privilege and Work

David Whyte on the meaning of work.

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Church as Refuge
Tim Hoiland 5/28/13 Tim Hoiland 5/28/13

Church as Refuge

Abraham Kuyper on the church as a safe place for those in need.

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Just Spirituality
Tim Hoiland 5/22/13 Tim Hoiland 5/22/13

Just Spirituality

My review of Mae Elise Cannon’s Just Spirituality.

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Reckoning with Power
Tim Hoiland 5/14/13 Tim Hoiland 5/14/13

Reckoning with Power

Thinking about Rios Montt’s faith and political leadership.

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