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About PaulVK

Husband, Father of 5, Pastor

Bonhoeffer on Visionary Community Dreamers from Life Together

Posted on August 17, 2017 by PaulVK

“God hates visionary dreaming; it makes the dreamer proud and pretentious. The man who fashions a visionary ideal of community demands that it be realized by God, by others, and by himself. He enters the community of Christians with his … Continue reading →

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On Trump and Repentance

Posted on August 17, 2017 by PaulVK

https://mereorthodoxy.com/trump-evangelicals-charlottesville/ Here is the simple, disturbing, and depressing fact that we must lead with: Evangelicals aided and abetted in the election of a man whose sympathies with neo-Nazis can no longer be in doubt—and, honestly, should not have been in … Continue reading →

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Confederate Statues

Posted on August 17, 2017 by PaulVK

Confederate monuments are abt the deconstruction of Reconstruction. Their defenders fear a #ThirdReconstruction pic.twitter.com/VwYgYOEqYE — Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II (@RevDrBarber) August 17, 2017 http://www.tampabay.com/news/perspective/politifact-did-confederate-symbols-gain-prominence-in-the-civil-rights-era/2334054

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I’d love to see complementarian CRC churches figure out the challenge of authority in women’s ministry in and beyond our walls

Posted on August 17, 2017 by PaulVK

Necessity is the Mother of Invention I teach in a little classical program called “Sierra Leadership Network” which usually attracts gifted and interested individuals who either aren’t quite ready for formal ministry training through a seminary or for one reason … Continue reading →

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Is Trump really the biggest threat a free press has?

Posted on August 17, 2017 by PaulVK

http://splinternews.com/everything-about-disney-and-abcs-pink-slime-settlement-1797827920

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Earl James on Racism as Sin

Posted on August 17, 2017 by PaulVK

#TBT to this 2010 biblical and theological reflection on racism as sin. https://t.co/4IdH3Xg8n5 — Reformed Church (@RCAonline) August 17, 2017

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Alister McGrath on Creation

Posted on August 17, 2017 by PaulVK

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/jesuscreed/2017/08/17/emergent-creation-rjs/

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Activism for its own sake

Posted on August 17, 2017 by PaulVK

Things are so chaotic and moving so fast I need some sort of scorecard to keep up with all the activism all the different sides want to promote. It’s not completely clear in my mind what or who the “alt-right” … Continue reading →

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Pastoral Care as Public Theology: A Conversation with Tim Keller | Comment Magazine

Posted on August 17, 2017 by PaulVK

https://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/5109/pastoral-care-as-public-theology-a-conversation-with-tim-keller/?_cldee=cGF1bHZhbmRlcmtsYXlAZ21haWwuY29t&recipientid=contact-f346d77826d1e5118104fc15b428d6ec-79ef6cf278b1460d8415aecef1c31073&esid=8695df4b-4f83-e711-8118-e0071b6ad061

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On Ending White Supremacy – Everyday Feminism

Posted on August 17, 2017 by PaulVK

http://everydayfeminism.com/2017/08/on-ending-white-supremacy/

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