Author Archives: PaulVK

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About PaulVK

Husband, Father of 5, Pastor

Crucifying Defensiveness

Posted on February 14, 2014 by PaulVK

The Gospel Coalition

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Burn Victims both Wanting and Fearing the Embrace of Another: Woody, Mia and the Third Commandment

Posted on February 14, 2014 by PaulVK

Hurt People Hurt People On Feb 1 of this year Dylan Farrow published an open letter in the New York Times telling her story of being sexually abused by her then adopted father Woody Allen when she was 7 years … Continue reading →

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Aubade by Phillip Larkin

Posted on February 14, 2014 by PaulVK

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The Gay Gene?

Posted on February 14, 2014 by PaulVK

DNA study

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Adap Gopnik’s piece in the New Yorker “Bigger than Phil”

Posted on February 13, 2014 by PaulVK

HT: @EricJDirksen for this one Adam Gopnik at the New Yorker “Bigger than Phil”, James Wood interviews Gopnik here Ross Douthat’s response

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Faith swap experiment

Posted on February 13, 2014 by PaulVK

The Blaze Christianity today Unbelievable radio program intro and conclusion (end of the program) Facebook Page

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Ryan Bell’s Interview on “Unbelievable”

Posted on February 13, 2014 by PaulVK

Nice interview with Ryan Bell (year as an atheist) on “Unbelievable” UK radio program.

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Why You Might Think Some of my Blog Posts “Let Down Our Side” and Why I Still Do It

Posted on February 13, 2014 by PaulVK

Betrayal? Some of what I write (or link to) might be viewed by some of you as betrayal. Truth seeking involves facing evidence that doesn’t necessarily line up with your beliefs or paradigms. Truth seeking involves dealing with doubt. Too … Continue reading →

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What Phil Vischer has learned about Debating Atheists on the Internet

Posted on February 13, 2014 by PaulVK

http://philvischer.com/phil-news/adventures-in-atheist-land/ My friend Skye warned me when I said I was engaging with some online atheists.  “Are you SURE you want to go there?!?” I believe is what he said.  Not that he felt I would lose my faith or … Continue reading →

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Atheistism as the next stage in human evolution

Posted on February 12, 2014 by PaulVK

Assume Darwin’s Mechanism for Humanity Thought experiment. Let’s accept the assumption that humanity’s capacity for knowledge and thought is the product not of a truth knowing bias but of a survival bias. (This is at the heart of Alvin Plantinga’s critique … Continue reading →

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