Author Archives: PaulVK

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Husband, Father of 5, Pastor

Why mainline churches are in decline

This is from Tim Keller By the way, mainline churches, for example, just don’t start new churches. And part of the problem — Lyle Schaller, who was kind of a church consultant pundit, said years ago because mainline churches flooded … Continue reading →

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Frankie Schaeffer

I blame God for the shutdown

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Peter Enns, N.D. Wilson, and James: Mouths open and shut

I read some of Peter Enns blog posts earlier this week. I find Peter helpful because he tries to both keep his crunchy faith and wrestle seriously with contemporary biblical criticism. He shows guts in this. In this post he … Continue reading →

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John Suk’s Clearest Status of His Faith Statement Yet

My Strange Lord, on Post-Theism

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How Moses Becomes God to Pharaoh

I am YHWH God breaks the boredom of Moses’ desert shepherding by lighting up a bush that isn’t consumed. God’s “offer you can’t refuse” to Moses achieves its result, Moses and Aaron carry the message to Pharaoh. The outcome of … Continue reading →

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James Schaap on Physical Spirituality

The heart of the article 1. Medical-statistical evidence that prayer improves people’s health and recovery. 2. Christians suffer along with everyone else. What can you surmise from both ideas?

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Skye Jethani cell phone piece

“Smokescreen” http://feedly.com/k/19jk2ZQ

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Greg Boyd interview

“Faith, Doubt and the Idol of Certainty: An Interview with Greg Boyd” http://feedly.com/k/1dm0shC

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How the pope described himself

“I Am a Sinner” http://feedly.com/k/158iELC The original interview

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Post antibiotic age

“CDC Threat Report: ‘We Will Soon Be in a Post-Antibiotic Era’ – Wired Science” http://feedly.com/k/17EpVAQ

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