Author Archives: PaulVK

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Husband, Father of 5, Pastor

the divorce surge is over but the myth lives on

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David Bentley Hart Christ and Nothing

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TM Luhrmann the Appeal of Christian Piety

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5 insane facts about how America has gotten bigger

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/07/04/the-unbelievable-growth-of-americans-food-bodies-houses-and-cars-visualized/

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The SCOTUS Decision as a “Come to Jesus” Moment for CRC Middlers in the context of Progressive Liberationism

Progressive Liberationism: The Eschatalogical Doppleganger The narrative of progressive liberationism has become the dominant moral definer in the West. Churches that used to imagine themselves as the deciders of morality are now commonly judged as being immoral. It defines how … Continue reading →

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Dianna Anderson Writes About How Liberation Theology Saved Her

It’s Time for White People to Be Quiet and Listen Baylor is also the place that introduced me to the wonder of liberation theology – theology that saved my faith, that kept me from losing myself in the spiral of … Continue reading →

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Can we imagine an “affirming” church tradition flourish and grow or has “providential deism” made divine irrational demands nonsensical?

Can An “Affirming” Church Tradition Be a Flourishing Church Tradition? Many questions swirl around the debate over the church’s acceptance/celebration of sexual minority’s non-traditional relationships. Does it honor God? Is non-affirming unjust? What’s the harm? Does it violate God’s will … Continue reading →

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James Brownson’s Bible, Gender Sexuality

Gunning for Complementarity

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If you fix the bedroom do you fix the marriage?

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David Brooks “Fight the Culture War” and Federalist “Which War John?”

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