Category Archives: CRC

Dawn Wolthuis on Calvinism and Gay Marriage

Posted on April 22, 2015 by PaulVK
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My Initial Read of the 2015 TFRSC Report: From Voltron to Kickstarter

Posted on April 8, 2015 by PaulVK

Thank the Committee The 2015 Agenda for Synod is out complete with the final report from the Task Force Reviewing Structure and Culture. This committee has done a lot of work over the last few years. They have clearly done a … Continue reading →

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Synod 2015

Posted on April 7, 2015 by PaulVK

Agenda for Synod

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CRC Restructure, Factions and the Hope of a Unified Vision

Posted on April 6, 2015 by PaulVK

Clay Libolt wrote this piece for the Banner This is hard to discuss until we see the report, or easy. So now we get the disclosure of the COD option. OK. A few more weeks and we’ll get the whole … Continue reading →

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A Little Culture War Chiasmus

Posted on April 2, 2015 by PaulVK

A. Why Isn’t the Bible or the Church So Obviously Better?!  This question in my experience is the seedbed of skepticism and doubt for Christians and non-Christians alike especially when it comes to specific practicalities of life. B. 20th Century … Continue reading →

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What I want from my Conversation with Bryan and Others.

Posted on April 1, 2015 by PaulVK

OK, I’m Game I’ve been wanting to talk.  Today Bryan Berghoef on his blog Pub Theologian wrote a piece to discuss, well, lots of things. Let’s walk through it. Some may say “shouldn’t you do this privately?” Bryan and I don’t know … Continue reading →

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Riders, Elephants, Why there is probably no “third way” yet we must find “a way” through the question of same sex couples

Posted on March 28, 2015 by PaulVK

Moral Feelings In August of 2013 Thabiti Anyabwile set off an Internet firestorm with his TGC post on the “Ick Factor” in the discussion of gay marriage. One blogger wrote “Your Gagging Isn’t Loving”  While you can’t base community morality … Continue reading →

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How Affirming Same Sex Marriage Is Part of the Modern Secular State telling Christianity as a Religion to Learn its New Place

Posted on March 26, 2015 by PaulVK

The Growing Target of Affirming I mentioned in a previous post that church open and affirming statements are vague and I suspect will increasingly be outdated. The affirmation that I suspected is being asked or demanded is this, that the … Continue reading →

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Why I Sometimes Feel the Church’s Traditional Position on Same Sex Marriage Sucks and my Hunger for the Age to Come

Posted on March 24, 2015 by PaulVK

My Turtle Feelings are Inconsistent As I blog on the subject of the church’s position on sexual minorities I must confess that my feelings are inconsistent even if over the years my position on the subject hasn’t changed much. A … Continue reading →

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Has “Open and Affirming” as a Church Response to Gender Plurality Already Peaked?

Posted on March 23, 2015 by PaulVK

The Language of Open and Affirming When I started this I knew enough that “Affirming” was a label. Yesterday I thought I’d try to figure out how the label is used. Apparently it isn’t use with precision. The “open and … Continue reading →

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