Author Archives: PaulVK

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Husband, Father of 5, Pastor

Paul’s Collection for the Jerusalem Church

Posted on May 7, 2013 by PaulVK

I posted this last year as a part of sermon post. It informs the adaptive change conversation too. I really hadn’t thought of the Paul story and the Jerusalem collection from this perspective before. I was suspicious, partly because of … Continue reading →

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Pondering Adaptive Change in the CRC

Posted on May 7, 2013 by PaulVK

Adaptive change and I noted in my previous posting is sometimes called deep change or transformative change. There are a number of thoughts that this provokes: Is it the case that adaptive change is already upon us because of contextual change? Is … Continue reading →

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The Executive Director Position and Adaptive Change

Posted on May 7, 2013 by PaulVK

The withdrawal of the candidate for the Executive Director position in the CRC has prompted various discussions about the structure, purpose and meaning of the denomination. This is a good discussion to have. For this discussion I want to distinguish … Continue reading →

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Andy Crouch on Power, Idolatry and Justice

Posted on May 6, 2013 by PaulVK

Link to the video. Notes Expand your functional Bible to include the beginning and the end. Story begins in the good world of Gen 1 and extends into the glory of a remade world in the new earth. Is there a … Continue reading →

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CRCNA Executive Director Search 2013 Links

Posted on May 6, 2013 by PaulVK

Official Search Website Search Renewal Press Release The Banner piece from May 3 On the Network: Who Will Lead Our Denomination? Places it’s being discussed Facebook CRC Pastors Group (It’s a closed group, email me if you want an invite) … Continue reading →

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A Quick and Dirty History of the CRC Denominational Story

Posted on May 5, 2013 by PaulVK

It’s easy when we lift our heads up from our local and classical ministries, when viewing this thing way off in GR to ask “how did that happen?” The ED position, together with the BOT emerged and was shaped by … Continue reading →

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Should the CRC Even Have An Executive Director Position?

Posted on May 4, 2013 by PaulVK

I wrote this for CRC Voices responding to a comment that the CRC hasn’t had the position for most of its life, and in fact the years it has had it have been years of numerical decline. The church in … Continue reading →

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Self-objectification

Posted on May 4, 2013 by PaulVK

Does the Dove Beauty Ads groom us for self objectification. TC

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4 Foundations of Science by the Cappadocian Theologians

Posted on May 4, 2013 by PaulVK

Of special significance for the subsequent development of Europe is the work done during the latter part of the fourth century by Christian theologians in discussion with the science of their day. Christopher Kaiser, in his book Creation and the … Continue reading →

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Receiving Glory From the Hand of Grace

Posted on May 3, 2013 by PaulVK

Here I am standing next to my big sister looking at my grandmother’s bird. I don’t remember the moment but it isn’t hard to know what is going through my toddler mind. I like the bird. I want to touch the … Continue reading →

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