Author Archives: PaulVK

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About PaulVK

Husband, Father of 5, Pastor

Why Religious Hopes Are So Corrupt and how Jesus Approaches the Dilemma

Three Approaches to a Hard World Most people I know and meet tend to fall into three groups when it comes to finding hope for the world: Religious Hope: If this world’s great mess is going to be resolved it will … Continue reading →

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CRC BOT Notes from Feb 2015

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CS Lewis Articulates the Great Materialist Myth

From his essay “Is Theology Poetry” The play is preceded by the most austere of all preludes: the infinite void, and matter restlessly moving to bring forth it knows not what. Then, by the millionth millionth chance—what tragic irony—the conditions … Continue reading →

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CS Lewis Meditation on the Third Commandment

Lewis What, then, will the Christian Party actually do? Philarchus, a devout Christian, is convinced that temporal welfare can flow only from a Christian life, and that a Christian life can be promoted in the community only by an authoritarian … Continue reading →

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Men’s genetic material expresses themselves more

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John Suk’s Interview with Karen Armstrong

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Evangelical Industrial Complex and the rise of the celebrity pastor, Christian Publishing

Skye Jethani Consider the scale of the evangelical industrial complex that survives by perpetuating this system. The Christian Booksellers Association, representing 1,700 Christian stores, sells $4.63 billion worth of merchandise a year. And that doesn’t count retailers like Amazon and … Continue reading →

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Old Video Footage of NYC, early 20th Century

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Climate Change and the Syrian War

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Mark Driscoll and Macho Christianity | The New Republic

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/121138/mark-driscoll-and-macho-christianity

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