Category Archives: Daily Links and Notes

The Way we Were CRC-Voices edition

Posted on February 20, 2026 by PaulVK

Rereading Swierenga’s piece brings back memories in me from the 70sand 80s. I really wasn’t old enough to have much of a scope in the 70sbut I spent most of the 80s at CC and CTS. https://swierenga.com/BurnWoodenShoesOrigPaper.html The generational transitions … Continue reading →

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Why the CRC Golden Age Failed

Posted on February 19, 2026 by PaulVK

Written for CRC-Voices. So let’s assume peak CRC was around the early 70s. We had Report 44,the start of WICO, and even the 73 homosexuality report was considered“enlightened” at the time. Richard lists lots of RJ articles, bringing the receipts … Continue reading →

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Lila Rose and Nancy Pelosi go to the same church

Posted on February 18, 2026 by PaulVK

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/losing-faith-in-atheism Excerpts from an upcoming book. It’s a good piece. The path he shares with us is not unfamiliar. I’veheard many renditions of this. He’s a good writer so its moreskillfully articulated. I thought the “romantic idealism” section was particularly … Continue reading →

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The New Metagelical elites and Christian Education

Posted on February 17, 2026 by PaulVK

The Christian education thread is fascinating and I think haseverything to do with the transformations in the CRC through Synods2022 to 2025. 1. The CRC has followed the broader trend (see Ryan Burge on Catholicclergy who would and wouldn’t officiate … Continue reading →

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Today’s real conservatives

Posted on October 22, 2025 by PaulVK

Ryrie opens up his book with Bonhoeffer who suggests that part of what led to the invisibility of religion and the obsession with the political was the inability of the church to prevent the Holocaust.  We are proceeding towards a … Continue reading →

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Midwestuary 2025 Reviews

Posted on August 30, 2025 by PaulVK

https://roddreher.substack.com/p/fish-who-know-what-water-is https://roddreher.substack.com/p/first-thoughts-after-midwestuary https://jimfield.substack.com/p/the-estuary-effect https://jimfield.substack.com/p/notes-from-midwestuary https://morefullyalive.substack.com/p/dispatches-from-across-deep-divides https://terimurphybothworlds.substack.com/p/midwestuary-2025-part-4-three-magic https://www.furtherup.net/p/the-conference-of-misfit-souls https://www.rigelthurston.com/p/gargoyles-at-the-belongapocalypse https://substack.com/home/post/p-171515304

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NYT Mankeeping

Posted on August 4, 2025 by PaulVK
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PVK’s plan for Rebuilding the CRCNA

Posted on July 9, 2025 by PaulVK

Sea change, vibe shift… Whatever you want to call it. It’s done. It’s time to start building the next CRCNA. If we don’t then it’s done.  I still think the CRCNA has a lot to offer the North American church. It’s … Continue reading →

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world’s sexiest man dance

Posted on July 3, 2025 by PaulVK
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heidelblog summary Synod 2025

Posted on July 1, 2025 by PaulVK
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