Author Archives: PaulVK

Unknown's avatar

About PaulVK

Husband, Father of 5, Pastor

When did receiving pity fall out of favor?

Posted on March 17, 2014 by PaulVK

This got asked on Calvin in Common. I don’t know the answer, but it is a very interesting question. This is what I wrote. There is a great and vast theme in the Bible about humbling yourself to allow God … Continue reading →

Posted in Saved CRCVoices Posts | Leave a comment

Has Donald Miller started his own religion or relaunching his career as self-help guru or something else?

Posted on March 17, 2014 by PaulVK

Interesting blog post by Donald Miller reflecting on Victor Frankl and the success that didn’t bring Miller what he was looking for. The more I read it I wonder if Donald Miller has basically started his own religion. If I … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Links and Notes | Tagged , | Leave a comment

My Calvinism

Posted on March 17, 2014 by PaulVK

The Christian Reformed Church Given the rise of emergent Calvinism the word has become (again) a hot potato. I’m not a Calvin scholar so for a more academic treatment I’ll defer to a real Calvin scholar like Richard Muller who … Continue reading →

Posted in How to become a Christian, theological | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Free Will vs. Real Moral Agents

Posted on March 17, 2014 by PaulVK

We are limited by what we CAN do I may wish to choose to do or to have or to be many things. I can’t fly. I can’t live in a different time. I can’t change other people (much). We … Continue reading →

Posted in philosophical reflection | Leave a comment

Mark Driscoll’s Open Letter of Apology

Posted on March 17, 2014 by PaulVK

Relevant Magazine

Posted in Daily Links and Notes | Leave a comment

From “hurt people hurt people” to “Graced people grace people”

Posted on March 17, 2014 by PaulVK

Religion and Mental Illness Read this interesting interview on Sam Harris’ blog where the interviewer was connecting religion with mental illness. I do think there is sound anthropological evidence that the first “priests”, the shamans of Siberia, were probably psychological … Continue reading →

Posted in Pastoral Identity, the self, theological | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

The Age of Atheists

Posted on March 17, 2014 by PaulVK

HT the Dish, Sam Harris interviews Peter Watson  

Posted in Daily Links and Notes | Leave a comment

And Did you think the days of cultural imperialism were over?

Posted on March 17, 2014 by PaulVK

Manifesto for a skeptical Africa. I wonder if they’re teacher literacy and build hospitals and schools, or just tell them what to think?

Posted in Daily Links and Notes | Leave a comment

Douthat on Millenials and Individualism

Posted on March 17, 2014 by PaulVK

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/16/opinion/sunday/douthat-the-age-of-individualism.html HT to Dreher with a TS Eliot quote

Posted in Daily Links and Notes | Leave a comment

A Metaphor of How both freedom of options and Divine decision can coexist

Posted on March 16, 2014 by PaulVK
Posted in Daily Links and Notes | Leave a comment