Author Archives: PaulVK

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Husband, Father of 5, Pastor

James Schaap on Dutch Bluntness

Stuff in the basement

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Damon Linker on whether Public Schools should present traditional Christian belief concerning homosexuality as racist

The Week

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My Public Folly

Reading John Suk As regular readers of this blog will know I read all of John Suk‘s posts. John’s journey of doubt has fascinated me for a number of reasons. He’s from the same denomination, he was a high profile … Continue reading →

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Addressing the Divine Child Abuse Atonement Critique

Scot McKnight First, this accusation fails to represent the best thinking about how the Father and Son are related in the Bible and Christian theology. Inevitably, it turns the Father against the Son, bifurcates God, turns the Father into a … Continue reading →

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The Awful Truth about the Writing Life

HT Dreher link to Emily Gould

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Scot McKnight on the anti-institutional church

If there’s more than one of you and you have an agreement you’ve got an “institution”. 

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An Atheist Argues that the 4 Horsemen of Atheist are too religious

Link It has not been sufficiently noted that freedom of religion requires freedom from religion. If the foundational idea is that people should be free to follow their reasoning about the nature of the world where it takes them, then … Continue reading →

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Douthat blogs on Charles Taylor and the Tsunami Ghosts

NYT And Dreher follows up. Gets into the research on how much western research focuses on westerners and how much our culture impacts the findings. We Aren’t The World  

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Jesus’ Post-Resurrection Mission Shows the Breach

John 21 It’s fun to read John 21 and ponder the relational dynamics between Jesus and his disciples. My imagination fills up the gaps of the sparse text with my own experiences of course, but that is true of reading … Continue reading →

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CT on Anne Rice’s Departure from the Church

Interview by Sarah Pulliam Bailey Author Anne Rice made waves across the Internet when she posted a short message on her Facebook page: For those who care, and I understand if you don’t: Today I quit being a Christian. I’m out. … Continue reading →

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