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About PaulVK

Husband, Father of 5, Pastor

The Pleasures of Pessimism | by Tim Parks | NYR Daily | The New York Review of Books

Posted on May 26, 2017 by PaulVK

http://www.nybooks.com/daily/2017/05/25/the-pleasures-of-pessimism/

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In the Ascended Christ You Will One Day Make Our Imagined Superheroes Look Frail and Withered by Decay

Posted on May 25, 2017 by PaulVK

Meta-Stories We live in the age of meta-stories. We call the “franchises”. Star Wars Harry Potter Lord of the Rings The Marvel Universe These franchises have nearly taken over the movie industry. Check out the numbers on the Marvel Cinematic … Continue reading →

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Thoughts from CS Lewis’ Miracles for Ascension Day

Posted on May 25, 2017 by PaulVK

In the Walking on the Water we see the relations of spirit and Nature so altered that Nature can be made to do whatever spirit pleases. This new obedience of Nature is, of course, not to be separated even in … Continue reading →

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Dear Future Mom Video Banned by France

Posted on May 25, 2017 by PaulVK

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/442735/dear-future-mom-down-syndrome-anti-abortion-video-ban-france 

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Pontiff Hand Holding

Posted on May 25, 2017 by PaulVK

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Peter Leithart Ascension DAy

Posted on May 25, 2017 by PaulVK

https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2016/05/ascent-descent-and-human-destiny 

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Ascended Not Absent

Posted on May 25, 2017 by PaulVK

https://brianzahnd.com/2017/05/ascended-not-absent/ This very much fits into the ascending paradigm of “calling out” government. This becomes the church’s prophetic mission. How different really is this from the old Religious right? What seems to divide right and left on this is simply … Continue reading →

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Betsy De Vos and Abraham Kuyper

Posted on May 25, 2017 by PaulVK

http://mailchi.mp/uchicago/martin-e-marty-religio-secular-again-213493?e=7b4ad80a6d

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The Doom and Glory of Knowing Who You Are: James Baldwin on the Empathic Rewards of Reading and What It Means to Be an Artist – Brain Pickings

Posted on May 25, 2017 by PaulVK

https://www.brainpickings.org/2017/05/24/james-baldwin-life-magazine-1963/

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As Losses Mount, Presbyterian Official Declares: “We are not dying. We are Reforming” – Juicy Ecumenism

Posted on May 24, 2017 by PaulVK

https://juicyecumenism.com/2017/05/24/pcusa/

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