Author Archives: PaulVK

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About PaulVK

Husband, Father of 5, Pastor

Why the Church Must Have a Solid, Confessional Self to do Embody God’s Mission to the World

Posted on July 7, 2014 by PaulVK

The Authenticity Demand In my previous post I outlined Tim Keller’s diagnosis of the emerging common culture firmware. No moral authority other or higher than the self. My personal happiness is the highest good. In the end the good of the … Continue reading →

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Hobby Lobby and Sphere Sovereignty

Posted on July 7, 2014 by PaulVK

This Ross Douthat piece made me ponder Reformed thinking on Sphere Sovereignty in the wake of the uproar over the court’s decision on Hobby Lobby. My feelings on the Hobby Lobby ruling are mixed. On one hand I’ve felt the uproar over … Continue reading →

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the Religion of Whatever Suits me Now

Posted on July 7, 2014 by PaulVK

Rod Dreher There is something truly unprecedented about how people in affluent societies like our own feel free to manipulate, or as Daniel Bell put it, “ransack,” religious traditions for their own ends. It usually did not occur to people … Continue reading →

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Internet Outrage

Posted on July 7, 2014 by PaulVK

Anger spreads more easily than joy

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Shopping for a Womb With a Baby

Posted on July 6, 2014 by PaulVK

NYTimes

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Finding Divine Guidance in History or Science

Posted on July 5, 2014 by PaulVK

I wrote this for Calvin in Common The question of divine guidance in creation doesn’t seems as complex as the question of divine guidance in history. It seems easier however to take divine guidance in history more personally. I’m walking … Continue reading →

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The CRC and Its Confessions

Posted on July 4, 2014 by PaulVK

Why the CRC Needs to Figure Out What Confessions Are For How We Don’t Live Out Our Confessionality, Why it is Unintelligible and Offensive to Many, and Why We Need to Stop It Why the Church Must Have a Solid, … Continue reading →

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6.5 Years of Selfies

Posted on July 4, 2014 by PaulVK

This is haunting. It communicates.

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How We Don’t Live Out Our Confessionality, Why it is Unintelligible and Offensive to Many, and Why We Need to Stop It

Posted on July 4, 2014 by PaulVK

How does a Common Cultural North American understand a church “confession”? Tim Keller in a video on his book  Center Church talks about the common baseline assumptions North Americans have with respect to God and religion. He describes it in … Continue reading →

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Mega Church Surveys

Posted on July 4, 2014 by PaulVK

Hartford institute

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