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The Atonement of all Crimes
Tim Hoiland 8/1/15 Tim Hoiland 8/1/15

The Atonement of all Crimes

The eschatology of Fyodor Dostoevsky.

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Beauty is Never Necessary
Tim Hoiland 7/25/15 Tim Hoiland 7/25/15

Beauty is Never Necessary

Alexander Schmemann on beauty as an expression of love.

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The Greatest Game Ever Played
Tim Hoiland 7/13/15 Tim Hoiland 7/13/15

The Greatest Game Ever Played

A fan's recollection of his first big league game, twenty years ago today.

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Right Place, Right Time
Tim Hoiland 6/20/15 Tim Hoiland 6/20/15

Right Place, Right Time

Nan Ellin on living in Phoenix in the early 21st century.

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I Too Believe
Tim Hoiland 6/6/15 Tim Hoiland 6/6/15

I Too Believe

They believed. I believe too.

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Divine Love Made Food
Tim Hoiland 5/30/15 Tim Hoiland 5/30/15

Divine Love Made Food

Everybody’s got a hungry heart.

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Latin American Evangelicalism
Tim Hoiland 5/23/15 Tim Hoiland 5/23/15

Latin American Evangelicalism

Learning from René Padilla and the Latin American church.

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In Defense of Books
Tim Hoiland 5/16/15 Tim Hoiland 5/16/15

In Defense of Books

Books are dead. Long live books.

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Under the Sour Sun
Tim Hoiland 5/15/15 Tim Hoiland 5/15/15

Under the Sour Sun

My review of Under the Sour Sun by Elmer Hernán Rodríguez Campos.

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Life Together in Christ
Tim Hoiland 5/9/15 Tim Hoiland 5/9/15

Life Together in Christ

Ruth Haley Barton on community and transformation as two sides of the same coin.

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Responsibility and Reform
Tim Hoiland 5/2/15 Tim Hoiland 5/2/15

Responsibility and Reform

The saints are responsible for the structure of the social world in which they find themselves.

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Making Violence Untenable
Tim Hoiland 4/25/15 Tim Hoiland 4/25/15

Making Violence Untenable

Gary Haugen on the pervasiveness of violence in the lives of the poor – and what it takes to stop it.

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Guaranteeing a Respect for Mystery
Tim Hoiland 4/18/15 Tim Hoiland 4/18/15

Guaranteeing a Respect for Mystery

Flannery O'Connor on religious belief in the life of a writer.

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Six Lessons from MLK
Tim Hoiland 4/11/15 Tim Hoiland 4/11/15

Six Lessons from MLK

What I learned from Selma and the autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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No Accident
Tim Hoiland 4/4/15 Tim Hoiland 4/4/15

No Accident

Francis Spufford on the scandal of the gospel.

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The Great Irony
Tim Hoiland 3/26/15 Tim Hoiland 3/26/15

The Great Irony

Richard Rodriguez on the sad irony of the Mexican-American border.

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Tradition vs. Traditionalism
Tim Hoiland 3/18/15 Tim Hoiland 3/18/15

Tradition vs. Traditionalism

Oliver O’Donovan on an overlooked distinction.

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Liturgy and Christian Formation
Tim Hoiland 3/9/15 Tim Hoiland 3/9/15

Liturgy and Christian Formation

Highlighting a series of events with James K.A. Smith in Phoenix.

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All Is Not Well
Tim Hoiland 2/10/15 Tim Hoiland 2/10/15

All Is Not Well

Someday all will be well, but that day is not yet here.

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The True and Living Way
Tim Hoiland 2/3/15 Tim Hoiland 2/3/15

The True and Living Way

Lesslie Newbigin on the paradox of following Jesus.

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