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About PaulVK

Husband, Father of 5, Pastor

“Embrace Equality, Don’t be afraid to see a penis!”

The Charlotte Observer This is what the Obama administration nudged the rest of the country toward Friday. Yes, the thought of male genitalia in girls’ locker rooms – and vice versa – might be distressing to some. But the battle … Continue reading →

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Maya Angelou ponders what it is to be human

“nothing human can be alien to me”

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The Fractured Society

David Brooks Church attendance has declined twice as fast among people without high school diplomas as among people with college degrees. With each additional year of education, the likelihood of attending religious services rises by 15 percent. We’re also less … Continue reading →

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How the Pain of a Barren Woman Revives God’s Faltering Redemptive Project

Lives of Quiet Desperation The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks … Continue reading →

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Social Work Professor Talks about her Autistic Daughter’s FtM Transition

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Tylenol decides its corporate brand can defines family

HT. Dreher Walt Mossberg: Are Brands Really Your Friends?

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Pastoring is sometimes like…

Leanne Friesen

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What is Gender Anyway?

The New Statesman (hmm, not “statesperson?” 🙂 ) Something in the body, something in the culture, or something in the brain? A fetish, a flight from pain, or an attempt to deal with a baffling social world? Making it even … Continue reading →

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Can Democrats Become the Party of God?

Slate If liberal Christianity is ultimately going to thrive, however, it’s hard to imagine it doing so without reviving the local churches that have been shrinking over the decades. Conservative congregations ask for serious commitment; they expect their people to … Continue reading →

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Trump Can’t Bring Back Our Jobs | New Republic

https://newrepublic.com/article/133603/trump-cant-bring-back-jobs

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