Author Archives: PaulVK

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About PaulVK

Husband, Father of 5, Pastor

40 maps that help make sense of the world

or its nonsense. 

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“I’m so sick of RHE…”

Nice post. File it under “what happens when you get what you want only to realize it wasn’t all that you hoped it would be.”  

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When You Don’t Fit In At Church

Yep, She nails it here. Every day, all over the world, misfits gather and find love. That’s been my experience too.

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Rev. Naked on Rev. Steepaks

Why he wouldn’t go to his church.  Shame Scapegoating Bad Modeling

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The Frustrating Refuge for Fearful Hearts

Not Useless We are a utilitarian society. We value people based on what we value that they can “produce”. The aged and dying are considered useless, perhaps maintained if sufficient funds are available to afford the sentiment value. The account … Continue reading →

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A Guide for Miracles

Jesus Creed And he has an explanation of why there are so few miracles: “groups of believers frequently figure out how do to supernatural ministry, but they have a hard time figuring out how to live with the ministry. Revivals … Continue reading →

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The Mood Economy

From the Boston Globe, interview with Jennifer Silva. I was trying to get at this idea that milestones are no longer these shared common or recognizable rituals, like getting married in a church in front of your friends or getting … Continue reading →

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SBNR: Spiritual But Not Religious

First I’ve seen that acronym. Anyway this piece on Lillian Daniel.  Hmm. Have you reached the point of being dismissive when you give someone an acronym? 🙂 This one is shaping up to be the meme of the fortnight. Millennials … Continue reading →

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Mark Galli on Rob Bell’s Theology

Rob Bell’s ‘Ginormous’ Mirror To read his book is to read about our fascination with ourselves.

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To love him we must know him

Lots of great quotes here.

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