Category Archives: Culture commentary

The Imago Dei and the Genesis controversy

Posted on September 11, 2011 by PaulVK

More reflections on Woltersdorff’s video. I’ve been taking the video in chunks. W lays out two Christian resources for tolerance (I’m reversing the order), love of neighbor and the imago dei. He’s obviously been working on the connection between the … Continue reading →

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A Conservative Apology for Liberal Christianity

Posted on August 12, 2011 by PaulVK

This grew out of a conversation on CRC-Voices about the relationship between the Bible and history, Genesis and Science, and the controversy surrounding the professors at Calvin College and the historical Adam. We have many layers to us. 1. For … Continue reading →

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May 20, 2012

Posted on May 20, 2011 by PaulVK

I’m amazed at the legs that Harold Camping’s campaign has. My children are talking about it with their friends in school. Three Hispanic women who are primarily Spanish speakers quizzed me about it yesterday and I just got a random … Continue reading →

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Jesus’ Backwards Post-Resurrection Plan

Posted on April 28, 2011 by PaulVK

Jesus’ time management has always been a bit suspect for me. Let’s imagine Jesus had a life coach and he was going to map out his ministry. The first issue would be 33 years. Now we’ve got patriarchs living well … Continue reading →

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Franklin Graham’s definition of a Christian and the Evangelical Brand

Posted on April 26, 2011 by PaulVK

The two main interviews of “This Week with Christiane Amanpour” were with Franklin Graham and Tim Keller. I found both interviews very illuminating on a number of levels. The Franklin Graham caught my attention almost immediately. Amanpour began the interview … Continue reading →

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“People of Faith”

Posted on April 25, 2011 by PaulVK

This Week had a round table discussion with “people of faith”. As is usual for these types of gatherings it makes me ask the question what is meant by this term “people of faith” and how it is used? On … Continue reading →

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Rob Bell “Love Wins” Chapter 4 Review, Good Friday Edition

Posted on April 22, 2011 by PaulVK

Does God Get What He Wants? I haven’t written another chapter review from Rob Bell’s “Love Wins” for a while but today is probably as appropriate a day to answer the question posed by the title of chapter 4. “Does … Continue reading →

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The Evocative and the Descriptive

Posted on April 11, 2011 by PaulVK

A new quote from Rob Bell, his redux of the Apostle’s creed if you will. My name is Rob, and I live in Grand Rapids, Mich., and I’m a Christian. I believe in Jesus, and I believe Jesus is the … Continue reading →

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Why Liberals and Heresy are important for the Gospel

Posted on March 21, 2011 by PaulVK

This from a discussion on CRC Voices about classic liberalism and heresy. One of the contributions McGrath makes in his book is the observation that both orthodoxy and heresy are a process, probably a process vital for the growth and … Continue reading →

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Should I buy Rob Bell’s book?

Posted on March 17, 2011 by PaulVK

I love Amazon’s samples sent to my kindle. In this case the sample was disappointingly short, but like Velvet Elvis and most books pastors seem to write in today’s market Rob Bell is a very fast read. What I got … Continue reading →

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