Author Archives: PaulVK

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Husband, Father of 5, Pastor

The “I love Jesus but not his church” meme is an expression of pride

Jesus Creed

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Pastor tries “a year without God” and learns to live without pay

CNN blog Rod Dreher comments Salon wants a year without stunts Jesus Creed Links to his story from his own blog

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Does God Take Risks?

Does God take risks? Does God make decisions that look risky to us? Those are really two different questions, only one of which we can probably answer. This is actually a very large debate among Christians. The debate is called … Continue reading →

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Do We Seek God or does God Seek Us?

So do we look for God or does God look for us? Who initiates? Like many questions there is some “both-and” to this one. As a Christian do I believe that people should be truth seekers and God seekers? By … Continue reading →

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MTD Glasses for Bible Reading

http://adam4d.com/glasses/

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The Evangelical Hammer

The Naked Pastor has a moving and perceptive piece on another moving and perceptive piece by Ted Haggard. Both are worth reading. Haggard notes the one dimensionality problem of some evangelicals. In my case, I was taught that life transformation took place … Continue reading →

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“Why does Jesus turn decent people into Jackasses” from Jesus needs new PR

Jesus Needs New PR

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Satanists unveil design f…

Satanists unveil design for Okla. Capitol monument Associated Press | Associated Press – Mon Jan 6 21:30:00 UTC 2014 The New York-based Satanic Temple released an artist’s rendering of the monument Monday. A spokesman says the group has formally submitted … Continue reading →

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As cohabitation gains fav…

As cohabitation gains favor, shotgun weddings fade HOPE YEN | Associated Press | Associated Press – Mon Jan 6 21:00:00 UTC 2014 No longer taboo, living together has become a more common arrangement for America’s couples who become pregnant while … Continue reading →

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Theists and Atheists, what is real

Rod Dreher

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