Tag: human-rights
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On The Brothers Karamazov: An Unfinished Review
A couple of months ago, I finished reading Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s profound book, The Brothers Karamazov. As the pages drew to a close, I wondered how the truth and the beauty of what I was reading might be translated. So I made some notes in my journal with the hopes of returning to these thoughts and expanding them […]
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Ecstasy without Transformation
The other day I came across an article in a local newspaper from sometime in the summer, because, you know, I like to stay on top of things. The article was describing the best Christians in the city of Seattle, so naturally, I was looking for my own name. Hey, I’ve only been in town […]
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Grief & Hope: A Reflection on the Aurora Murders
There is no need to elaborate on the events of the past week. As the much-anticipated new Batman movie played, a 24-year-old man who had snapped, for one reason or another, opened fire in a crowded theater, injuring dozens of unsuspecting patrons and murdering 12. As the details come to light, we struggle to make […]