Category Archives: Culture commentary

The Pope and I

Posted on September 30, 2015 by PaulVK

Cynical A good friend had a response to my post yesterday about Pope Francis that stewed in me overnight, cynical. While I confess that cynicism is a problem for me and that yesterday’s post could well be seen as an … Continue reading →

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Pope Francis and the Magic Kingdom of Inconvenient People

Posted on September 29, 2015 by PaulVK

Pope Francis Visits America, Film at 11 Part of what has fascinated me about this papal visit was watching us watch him. On the surface the Roman Catholic church should be an institution that culturally left leaning Americans should hate, … Continue reading →

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Rod Dreher on Coates and the Civil Rights Movement

Posted on August 14, 2015 by PaulVK

Reading Coates

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Social Justice and Mercy

Posted on August 12, 2015 by PaulVK

It’s interesting how “social justice” has become a rallying cry of the left and an annoyance to the right. I think of Melinda Selmys’ paragraphs The irony is, that this lack of compassion is often promulgated in the name of … Continue reading →

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Presidential Candidates and Celebrity Pastors

Posted on August 11, 2015 by PaulVK

Why Rick Perry Probably Won’t Be President This morning I saw the news Rick Perry will be the first to drop out of his White House run because he’s stopped paying his staffers. What does this have to do with … Continue reading →

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So you want to start a revolution. What Do You Want the New Standard for the Church to Be Regarding Sex and Marriage?

Posted on July 18, 2015 by PaulVK

Call for the Church to Change My blog is filled with links passionate calls for the church (or rather conservative churches) to change their formal and informal positions on sexuality. The most recent, earnest effort is for churches to practice … Continue reading →

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What was Exposed by the Planned Parenthood Doctor’s Lunch? What we knew, feared, and dare not say.

Posted on July 17, 2015 by PaulVK

Why is this video so explosive? Because abortion has become (it wasn’t always this way) an issue that falls along American political partisan lines. Some people are defensive about it but it seems most Democrats with power are (probably politically … Continue reading →

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No Scout, “N-lover” really does mean something, and they’re commonly killed for it

Posted on July 15, 2015 by PaulVK

Watching the Revelation of Racist Atticus The book release for Go Set A Watchman was what every publisher dreams of. The iconic novel To Kill A Mockingbird‘s prequel of sorts paints Atticus as the kind of man you’d very much expect … Continue reading →

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The SCOTUS Decision as a “Come to Jesus” Moment for CRC Middlers in the context of Progressive Liberationism

Posted on July 4, 2015 by PaulVK

Progressive Liberationism: The Eschatalogical Doppleganger The narrative of progressive liberationism has become the dominant moral definer in the West. Churches that used to imagine themselves as the deciders of morality are now commonly judged as being immoral. It defines how … Continue reading →

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Dianna Anderson Writes About How Liberation Theology Saved Her

Posted on July 4, 2015 by PaulVK

It’s Time for White People to Be Quiet and Listen Baylor is also the place that introduced me to the wonder of liberation theology – theology that saved my faith, that kept me from losing myself in the spiral of … Continue reading →

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