Author Archives: PaulVK

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Husband, Father of 5, Pastor

Does opposing Gay Marriage Make you a Homophobe?

Brandon Ambrosino’s Atlantic piece that launched the conversation Rod Dreher from the American Conservative Slate Magazine

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Forgiveness For Bloated Selves

Forgiveness as Mental Health Exercise Two “forgiveness” pieces came across my screens today. One a link from Donald Miller, the other a daily message (12/15/13) from The Listserve.  Both make a pragmatic appeal to the audience to practice forgiveness for their … Continue reading →

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The Bible’s Authority: Thoughts

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Jesus: History’s Most Successful Meme

Pacific Standard Mag 1. Jesus 2. Napoleon 3. William Shakespeare 4. Muhammad 5. Abraham Lincoln 6. George Washington 7. Adolf Hitler 8. Aristotle 9. Alexander the Great 10. Thomas Jefferson

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Judge strikes down key parts of Utah polygamy laws

Salt Lake City Tribune The Dish

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St. Nicholas

Peter Enns

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Reading the Bible For Self Formation

From our Cultural Perspective We all come to the Bible with our own set of cultural filters we impose upon it. In the West, our enthusiasm at discovering the enormous power of science to arrive at a level of communal … Continue reading →

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How Reading The Church History of World Christianity Rescues Me from Me

The Church of What’s Happening Now Trying to see clearly and understand reality is probably my most enduring obsession. What is true? My main complaint against many Christian bloggers is that they are so thoroughly contemporary. Their agendas and commitments … Continue reading →

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Mark Noll “His Kingdom Stretch from Shore to Shore”

Books and Culture

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Yoga Practiced in Secular Indian Public Schools Challenged in Court

First Things The Dish

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