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About PaulVK

Husband, Father of 5, Pastor

Illustrations from Tim Keller’s Sermon “The Gospel in a Pluralistic Culture”

Posted on January 19, 2013 by PaulVK

Tim Keller sermon from 1/13/2013 Time Stamp 11:30 in the sermon. A longer version of the Toyohiko Kagawa quote about his conversion can be found here. I am grateful for Shinto, for Buddhism and for Confucianism. I owe much to … Continue reading →

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Mixed Messages on Suicide in the Wake of the Aaron Swartz Suicide

Posted on January 18, 2013 by PaulVK

The suicide of Aaron Swartz has the attention of the tech community. While going after prosecutorial harassment most commentators are rightly measuring their statements because of the role depression played in the suicide. One of the podcasts I regularly listen … Continue reading →

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NYT A Church Diverted by Sex and Gender

Posted on January 17, 2013 by PaulVK

Interesting piece from the NYT on the church of England.  Will rising Islam be as tolerant as the Anglicans were?

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Aaron Swartz Links

Posted on January 17, 2013 by PaulVK

The Atlantic on prosecutorial harassment. NY Times piece on his death. 

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Some nice delineation between anger and abuse

Posted on January 16, 2013 by PaulVK

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The Green After

Posted on January 14, 2013 by PaulVK

This UU meditation on “the green after”. Again, this very much gets into the question of what is “you” or “me”. Am I a story? Am I the carbon atoms that make up my body? What I am?

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The Self in Self-Help

Posted on January 14, 2013 by PaulVK

From NY Mag

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You Can’t Help a Self You Don’t Have

Posted on January 14, 2013 by PaulVK

You Can’t Help a Self You Don’t Have http://www.patrolmag.com/2013/01/09/david-sessions/you-cant-help-a-self-you-dont-have/

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Figuring out how to be a Jesus follower in an Islamic Culture

Posted on January 11, 2013 by PaulVK

Link from CT

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Thought Crimes Against Persons and the Weightiness of God

Posted on January 11, 2013 by PaulVK

“What does it matter what I think about God?”  Does it matter if one mentally ascents to the Trinity? Does it matter if I call him/her/it Yhwh, Allah, “the man upstairs”, “the big guy”, or “a higher power”? Does it … Continue reading →

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