Category Archives: CRC

The Rage of Peter De Vries

Posted on July 2, 2015 by PaulVK

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Why I Think the Union of CRHM and CRWM Means the End of the “Home Missions” Era

Posted on June 26, 2015 by PaulVK

In Like A Lamb While the big spat over “All One Body” got all the drama at #crcsynod 2015 the big news was really the consolidation of Home Missions and World Missions (“don’t say the m-word”) and then the consolidation … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Synodical Big Mouth

Posted on June 26, 2015 by PaulVK
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I’m Richard Mouw and I’m an Alcoholic

Posted on June 20, 2015 by PaulVK
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The Lose-Lose-Lose-Lose Conversation of Synod 2015 on the Silencing of “All One Body”, and why the Path Beyond always goes through, not around

Posted on June 20, 2015 by PaulVK

Substance and Drama The CRC Synod 2015 is over. Synod did a number of large things with very little drama. Synod added deacons to Classis and Synod. Synod “unified” Home Missions and World Missions. Synod blew up the agency board … Continue reading →

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Rod Hugen’s “CRC Jobs I’ll Probably Never Get”

Posted on June 17, 2015 by PaulVK

The Poet Laureate’s Synod 2015 Contribution. “CRC Jobs I’ll Probably Never Get” And he receives a gift. CRC Jobs I’ll Probably Never Get

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The Most Important Thing that Happened at Synod Today, Why it was a lose-lose, why we will do it again, and maybe how God will refine us through it all

Posted on June 16, 2015 by PaulVK

When Do You Have Time to Blog? I get this question all the time at Synod. Here’s my answer. I don’t, but I do it anyway and tonight is a good example. I’m dog tired but I’ve got a couple … Continue reading →

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The Magnitude of Theological Change implicit in “Inclusion” Demands A More Substantive Theology

Posted on June 10, 2015 by PaulVK

Still Mulling and Probably Won’t Stop It’s the most Synodical time of the year and young delegates eyes all turn to the question of same sex marriage. When word broke this week that Tony Campolo “came out” I knew he … Continue reading →

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General George Marshall, The Road To Character, Chapter 5, Institutions (like the CRC) in Times of Change

Posted on May 2, 2015 by PaulVK

General George Marshall As a boy I was a World War II buff. I read histories, watched “The World at War”, was fascinated by all things WWII. I knew George Marshall’s name, knew he was central to the US war … Continue reading →

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Conversation with David Gushee at City Church San Francisco

Posted on April 29, 2015 by PaulVK

https://vimeo.com/126310514 A few notes:

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