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Husband, Father of 5, Pastor

How China used more cement in 3 years than the U.S. did in the entire 20th Century – The Washington Post

Posted on March 24, 2015 by PaulVK

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/03/24/how-china-used-more-cement-in-3-years-than-the-u-s-did-in-the-entire-20th-century/

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Why I Sometimes Feel the Church’s Traditional Position on Same Sex Marriage Sucks and my Hunger for the Age to Come

Posted on March 24, 2015 by PaulVK

My Turtle Feelings are Inconsistent As I blog on the subject of the church’s position on sexual minorities I must confess that my feelings are inconsistent even if over the years my position on the subject hasn’t changed much. A … Continue reading →

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Zero-tolerance school drug policies only make drug use worse, a study finds – The Washington Post

Posted on March 23, 2015 by PaulVK

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/03/23/schools-with-zero-tolerance-school-drug-policies-have-more-drug-use-study-finds/

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The steep costs of living so far apart from each other – The Washington Post

Posted on March 23, 2015 by PaulVK

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/03/23/the-staggering-costs-of-living-so-far-apart-from-each-other/

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Has “Open and Affirming” as a Church Response to Gender Plurality Already Peaked?

Posted on March 23, 2015 by PaulVK

The Language of Open and Affirming When I started this I knew enough that “Affirming” was a label. Yesterday I thought I’d try to figure out how the label is used. Apparently it isn’t use with precision. The “open and … Continue reading →

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Kara Tippetts Mundain Faithfulness has passed away

Posted on March 23, 2015 by PaulVK

Her-meneutics Rod Dreher Washington Post Her Blog Mundane Faithfulness Letter to her readers

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The History of the Vatican

Posted on March 23, 2015 by PaulVK

Review of God’s Bankers by Damon Linker NY Times

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What Churches Say They Mean by “Affirming”

Posted on March 23, 2015 by PaulVK

UCC First Cong Portland Maine In the context of our statement, affirming means that we go beyond tolerance. The policy of “don’t ask, don’t tell” often leaves the impression that we must hide who we are in order to be … Continue reading →

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How Ken Wilson Sees a “Third Way”

Posted on March 22, 2015 by PaulVK

Post on CRC A1B Website A third way for evangelicals on same-sex marriage I studied the scriptures on divorce and remarriage extensively as a younger pastor. I studied the early church fathers and the Protestant Reformers. Their grounds for allowing … Continue reading →

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CRC and RCA Affirming Groups

Posted on March 22, 2015 by PaulVK

CRC: All One Body (Facebook) RCA: Room for All All One Body

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