Category Archives: Link Compilations

New Calvinists and Old Calvinists

Posted on March 23, 2014 by PaulVK

Challies had a post about the “new Calvinists” Oliphant conpiled the same list from the Piper talk D.G. Hart responds with some of his own comparisons

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Fred Phelps

Posted on March 21, 2014 by PaulVK

The Dish: The Bigot Everyone Loved to Hate (lots of links and excerpts) Dreher: The Wrathful Fred Phelps and Sand in the Gears

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Hobby Lobby Goes to the Supreme Court

Posted on March 21, 2014 by PaulVK

The two sides are pitching this case in different ways, but the issues themselves are far more complex. This gets into the “Citizens United” case that established that corporations are people. Christianity Today Slate When Corporations get saved Mother Jones: … Continue reading →

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Esther Sermon Series

Posted on March 21, 2014 by PaulVK

Esther and the Christian Canon Esther Act 1: The Seduction of the People of God Esther Act 2: What Haman Saved Esther From Esther Act 3: How We Undo Ourselves In Empire Esther Act 4: Rhyming Our Way Through the … Continue reading →

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Lent 2014

Posted on March 13, 2014 by PaulVK

Lenten Series 2014 Following the Common Lectionary Matthew 4:1-11: The Temptations of Christ John 3: Nicodemus comes to Jesus John 4: Jesus and the Woman at the Well, the premi sermon, the one I preached.  John 9: the man born … Continue reading →

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Atheists and Porn

Posted on March 12, 2014 by PaulVK

Also in the blogs this week by Andrew Sullivan  and Damon Linker about the morality of pornography. Not only are the young more in favor of Same Sex Marriage but also for porn. One article argues (predictably) that societal attitudes concerning pornography are a residue of asserted negative … Continue reading →

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The Ten Commandments Sermon Series

Posted on March 8, 2014 by PaulVK

Introduction: God Makes a Public Appearance You Shall Have No Other Gods Before Me You Shall Not Make For Yourself A Graven Image You Shall Not Take the Name of the LORD in Vain Honor the Sabbath Day and Keep … Continue reading →

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Ukraine Link List

Posted on March 4, 2014 by PaulVK

I hope this will be a short term list. George Will on misreading Putin and History Dreher: “the wrong side of history” Ukrainian Airmen and Russian threats Why Obama shouldn’t follow Putin’s folly

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How Parenting Shapes the Brain

Posted on February 24, 2014 by PaulVK

NPR: Romanian Orphan Adoption Washington Post:  “The brain is dependent on experience to develop normally,” he said. “What happens in situations of neglect, such as kids raised in institutions, is that the experiences are lacking. So the brain is sort of … Continue reading →

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Polyamory

Posted on February 19, 2014 by PaulVK

Atlantic: Up for Polyamory? Slate: Is Polyamory a choice? and the Polyamory Closet both by pseudonym Michael Carey Slate: Perv: example of only thinking about “harm” as morality

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