Author Archives: PaulVK

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About PaulVK

Husband, Father of 5, Pastor

Moving Beyond Attracting the Dormant Zombies of Christendom

Posted on April 3, 2013 by PaulVK

What does Madison Avenue Have to Do with Jerusalem? In the late 90’s I was a pastor reading business books with my missional cohort in our Sacramento mission field. We were attending conferences at Willow Creek and Saddleback trying to … Continue reading →

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Andy Crouch on Institutions and Institutionalism

Posted on April 1, 2013 by PaulVK

Book blurb from IVP.  “Without individuals, nothing happens; without institutions, nothing survives.” Source Os Guiness’s book “The Call” Great Video clip. Posterity Gospel vs. Prosperity Gospel. “Institutions are very subject to institutionalism.

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Crowdsourcing Knowledge of God

Posted on March 29, 2013 by PaulVK

A Casual, Drowsy Grasp on the Almighty On my flight home from GR Wednesday night “The Life of Pi” was playing. In an early scene Pi’s uncle has told the Canadian reporter to hear Pi’s story and then he will … Continue reading →

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Proof of Heaven, by Evan Alexander III (or IV)

Posted on March 29, 2013 by PaulVK

Proof of Heaven: A Doctor’s Experience of the afterlife Eben Alexander MD I’m not the first person to have discovered evidence that consciousness exists beyond the body. Brief, wonderful glimpses of this realm are as old as human history. But as … Continue reading →

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Separating Morality from Legality

Posted on March 29, 2013 by PaulVK

Nice piece from ThinkChristian on a topic a lot of folks overlook.

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Gay Marriage Link List

Posted on March 29, 2013 by PaulVK

I do link lists to archive links to articles that seem to have some value. If you wish to use the links to discern my biases, be my guest. Whether you are right or wrong it about that it won’t … Continue reading →

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Superman Learns To Save the World

Posted on March 29, 2013 by PaulVK

Great Link, thanks Danny Fast! Wouldn’t Jesus have healed more people if he had given sanitation advice, told the Jews how to make penicillin or improved the quality of the drinking water? What were his miracles about? If you can answer … Continue reading →

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The Sacrifice of Laughter: On Losing Sons

Posted on March 29, 2013 by PaulVK

Losing His First Born At the feast for Laughter, its darker side, mockery, emerges. We normally forget the fact that Ismael was Abraham’s firstborn son. In Sarah’s zealous clutching at her own idols comes the first demand for the death … Continue reading →

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Edith Windsor’s Comments On The Supreme Court Case

Posted on March 28, 2013 by PaulVK

the spirit of my late spouse is right here watching and listening…

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Link List on Craig Keener’s Book Miracles

Posted on March 22, 2013 by PaulVK

J.P. Moreland’s review Huffpo piece written by Keener CT Piece Written by Tim Stafford YouTube Interview with Keener YouTube Interview with Keener on Skepticism Review from Uncrediblehallq

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