Category Archives: CRC

Synod 2017 ED State of the Church Address

Posted on June 11, 2017 by PaulVK
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How the habits of the ascending morality cut us off from our CRC history and identity

Posted on March 16, 2017 by PaulVK

I’m doing some short devotionals for the Inspire 2017 conference in Detroit this summer that I plan to attend. My assignment was to do it on the beginning of 1 Thessalonians but I’m also, in each one, picking up a … Continue reading →

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The Cheap Grace of the Ascending Civil Religion

Posted on March 16, 2017 by PaulVK

https://twitter.com/PWRBTTMBAND/status/800758685219819520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw In 2008 Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were against Same-sex marriage and for “civil unions”.  While we don’t know what they believed personally.  Politicians prevail by reading the room. From 2000-2012 the cry was “don’t you judge me!”. From 2012 to … Continue reading →

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The Theological Emphasis List of the CRCNA

Posted on January 11, 2017 by PaulVK

In preparing for talk I need to give I hauled out my CRC Church History notes from maybe 1989-1990? Jim De Jong, then president of CTS was giving the class. On the first day he gave a list of theological … Continue reading →

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Reaction to Richard Swinburne’s lecture on Christian Sexual Ethics

Posted on September 26, 2016 by PaulVK

Dreher Edward Hackett Includes a comment from the President of the Society of Christian Philosophers and Calvin College Prof. Christina Van Dyke Did Swinburne get Swindled? HT Dreher Michael Rea Facebook apology Wisdom and Folly blog The Federalist ht: Al Mohler “The … Continue reading →

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Clarifying the Synod 2016 Decision on Same Sex Marriage

Posted on September 22, 2016 by PaulVK

The Banner So what we have here is the Banner attempting to clarify, via the Synodical Study Committee reporter what their work meant by offering interpretation and application. It’s not unusual for Synods to leave us with muddled and garbled … Continue reading →

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The CRC can’t answer the identity question until it addresses the discipleship question

Posted on August 31, 2016 by PaulVK

5 Steps to Denominational Renewal My friend Pete posted this piece by Sam Hamstra on CRC Voices for discussion. Since putting over 1000 words in a comment section isn’t polite I thought I’d engage the piece here on my blog. … Continue reading →

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The Loss of Christian Intellectuals

Posted on August 30, 2016 by PaulVK

HT: MereOrthodoxy and Francis Shaeffer Mere Orthodoxy Podcast discussion Alan Jacobs The Watchmen The model of separate-but-equal domains that Father Neuhaus chose may be the best that is generally available for most Christian intellectuals, but it means that the larger public sphere, the … Continue reading →

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Tim Bosma’s family launches a civil suit

Posted on August 23, 2016 by PaulVK

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Post CRCSynod 2016: A Growing Divide

Posted on June 29, 2016 by PaulVK

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