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About PaulVK

Husband, Father of 5, Pastor

The God TXBlue08 Really Wants

A Woman In Texas Complains About The God Taught To Other’s Children TXBlue08 Wrote “Why I Raise My Children Without God” on the CNN site. This woman is raising her children in a community in which she feels herself a … Continue reading →

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Would more power make you a superhero or a super villain?

What does power do to us? 

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Abe Lincoln Freed the Slaves but…

Did he pay attention to the human cost? NY Times Opinion piece. 

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6 New Ways to Be Happy (If You Believe the Studies) – The Daily Beast

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/02/06/6-new-ways-to-be-happy-if-you-believe-the-studies.html Here they are: Be gay Be powerful Have great sex the first time around (dummy) Desire things but don’t buy them Don’t look at pictures of your stupid, happy friends Eat your fruits and vegetables.  

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Notes from Tim Keller’s Sermon Hero of Heroes

From the sermon Hero of Heroes.  Quote from Walter Truett Anderson “Today our leaders are stars not heroes. Stars are surrounded by crowds, heroes walk alone. Stars consult focus groups. Heroes consult their conscience. ” The very idea of heroism … Continue reading →

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Straight Men who Watch Porn Are More Supportive of Gay Marriage

From the Huffington Post

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Links and Notes from Phil Vischer Podcast 37

The title of the podcast was “Does God Intervene in Sports?”  First topic for discussion was on athletes who thank Jesus for their victories. Does God care or control who wins the Superbowl? (Note prior links from the Olympics on … Continue reading →

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A Parable about Bible Teaching vs. Charismatic Prophesy

Prophesy vs. teaching: a parable (I wrote this for CRC-Voices) There was a man marooned on a deserted island. The man’s goal was to construct a boat that would take him back to civilization. There were trees and other natural … Continue reading →

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When Ego and Church Commit Adultery

Nice post from Leadership Journal 2. With God’s help, less and less do we engage in subtle and not-so-subtle judgments of other churches in the area (pick one): “too liberal,” “too fundamental,” “too shallow,” “not missional enough.” In fact, we can … Continue reading →

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Evangelical Cry Babies

Jonathan Fitzgerald pokes the bear a bit on worldly amusements (See Bill Harris’ excellent comment too).  The piece seems a bit simplistic, like the caricature he’s pushing back against. I do like this paragraph out of it, however, because he … Continue reading →

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