Category Archives: Links

A particularly good Sunday

Posted on October 6, 2009 by PaulVK

Sometimes things just click and it seems as if God is doing stuff in a vivid way. I felt that way about both the Sunday School class and the sermon on Sunday. It usually isn’t both. The Sunday School class … Continue reading →

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The "emergent" promise isn't different from the "seeker" promise for those who wannabee "successful" at doing church

Posted on July 31, 2009 by PaulVK

Don Heatley (or Heat Donly as we used to call him sometimes) went to high school with me and we did the drama club together. A bit ago we found each other via Facebook and I discovered he was a … Continue reading →

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Urban Mission "Case Study" from 89

Posted on July 31, 2009 by PaulVK

Found these online. Articles written by my parents and myself back in 89

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What is hell like?

Posted on July 23, 2009 by PaulVK

WNYC Radio Labs is a terrific show. Every single episode I find to be challenging and thought provoking. In two episodes Robert Krulwich (a practicing Jew) goes it alone and wanders into the area of science and religion. (In Silence, … Continue reading →

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Why we say yes to drugs

Posted on July 20, 2009 by PaulVK

This is from a Salon piece that is a book review of “This is Your Country on Drugs: The Secret History of Getting High in America” This is the money quote: For Grim, most of these mistakes have roots in … Continue reading →

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Three Forgiveness Myths

Posted on July 16, 2009 by PaulVK

This is from a free online chapter from the book “Mad Church Disease”. Forgiveness Myth #1: You Can Forgive and Forget Many people think the phrase “forgive and forget” is an ancient proverb, rich with wisdom. Actually, it comes from … Continue reading →

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Gene Lyons Salon piece on the rise of idiot America

Posted on July 16, 2009 by PaulVK

This is an anti-Palin piece so some of you might not want to click on it, but some of the lines are worth it: http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/07/16/lyons/index.html July 16, 2009 | “The rise of Idiot America … is essentially a war on … Continue reading →

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My own experience with rationing health care

Posted on July 16, 2009 by PaulVK

This NYT piece I think laid out a lot of the issues involved with the current US debate on medical care. This was my own journey into rationing health care. When I was a fairly new missionary an old pastor … Continue reading →

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Ephesians on Men, Women, Children and Slaves

Posted on July 15, 2009 by PaulVK

This is just a list of links to material I’ve done in the past on the subject to help a twitter friend working on a sermon. This is from my Adult Sunday School classes I did in 2008 while I … Continue reading →

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Diff btwn Solid and Incredible

Posted on June 15, 2009 by PaulVK

Great Tim Keller quote from the CT article: It should give some comfort to church planters plagued by church-growth-ecclesiastical-porn: “The difference between a solid church and a terrible church is pretty much up to you,” he tells one group. “The … Continue reading →

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