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Author: Samuel B. Hislop

Samuel B. Hislop
Samuel B. Hislop is a writer in Utah.
Gospel Fare

Church Finances and the Doubting Soul

Is there a dollar amount of donations to the poor sufficient to allay concerns about how the faith spends its money?

Gospel Fare

An Ode to the Old Testament

The word “old” isn’t exactly the most exciting word in the English language. And it’s easy to miss out on the beauties of ancient prophetic witness if we allow that word to encapsulate our feelings about the Old Testament.

Holidays

How Islam Is Bringing Me Clarity This Christmas

As we think of Jesus during the holidays, let us consider His filial relationship with the Father and what it means to be a family ruled by love and unity.

Reading

How to Speak the ‘Whole Language’ of Jesus

Can followers of Christ speak the “whole language” without considering the entirety of the very language of Jesus that makes us whole? A review of Fr. Gregory Boyle’s book, The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness.

Photo by Sandy Millar on Unsplash
Health

Recognizing Our Need for Rebirth

The COVID-19 pandemic is a once-in-a-century experience that should be reforming us at the soul level. Is it?

books
Media & Education

Bites of the Best Books: April 2021

This month we feature passages from Tolstoy on the struggles of the spiritual life and David Brooks on
the importance of building moral character.

books
Media & Education

Bites of the Best Books: March 2021

This month, passages about the most potent moral figure in Western culture, the influences on Augustine,
and the enduring wisdom of the prophet Jeremiah.

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