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About PaulVK

Husband, Father of 5, Pastor

You say you want a revolution…

Posted on January 2, 2014 by PaulVK

“The Failed Arab Spring” http://feedly.com/k/19N8blU

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What kills the mentally ill in America

Posted on January 2, 2014 by PaulVK

“Death By Mental Ilness” http://feedly.com/k/Jxegwf

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Why Churches Grind Up Pastors

Posted on January 2, 2014 by PaulVK

God’s Own Fool My post “God’s Own Fool” was picked up by the CRC Network and a number of pastors made comments about why pastors become bitter and burned out, unlike my father and those like him. I can understand how … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 1, 2014 by PaulVK

In 1964, Isaac Asimov Imagined the World in 2014 – Rebecca J. Rosen – The Atlantic – Bing News

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Posted on December 31, 2013 by PaulVK

Mangling A Myth, Ctd

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Andrew Sullivan on blogging

Posted on December 31, 2013 by PaulVK

“R.I.P. The Blog, 1997-2013″

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The Evil We Don’t See by Rod Dreher

Posted on December 31, 2013 by PaulVK

On Learning Not To See The Other There is something happening right now in your city, in your state, in your community, and maybe even in your family. There is some terrible injustice, or crime, or manifestation of inhumanity, and … Continue reading →

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Rod Dreher’s post on the Time Blog

Posted on December 31, 2013 by PaulVK

‘Duck Dynasty’ Mess Revealed That Not All Fundamentalists Live in the Bible Belt | TIME.com Haidt, a secular liberal, explores social-science findings that educated, upper-middle-class Americans are the most extreme moral outliers in the world. That is, the moral framework … Continue reading →

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Lessons from the Soviet Heyday

Posted on December 31, 2013 by PaulVK

Cold War Russian Heyday Because of his intense interest in the Soviet space program, my son Matt has become interested in the Soviet Union — how it came to be, and how it fell. One of his Christmas gifts was … Continue reading →

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The Miracle of Common Bible Reading as Compared to reading other Ancient Literature

Posted on December 31, 2013 by PaulVK

Reading Ancient Classics Rod Dreher is reading Dante, or rather a commentary on Dante. He comments on now this particular book helps him read Dante. I remember taking a class in college on Dante and I understood very little of … Continue reading →

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