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Tim Keller quotes BB Warfield in a sermon on miracles

Posted on March 16, 2012 by PaulVK

The sermon is entitled “Healing the Sick” an was from March 4, 2012. Great quote from BB Warfield. http://www.mbrem123.com/bible/miracle1.php WHEN OUR Lord came down to earth He drew heaven with Him. The signs which accompanied His ministry were but the trailing … Continue reading →

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Scene from Amadeus

Posted on March 16, 2012 by PaulVK

Amazing movie. Amazing scene where Salieri speaks his heart and declares God to be his enemy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOScT0wfYHI

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Links to Stoicism

Posted on March 16, 2012 by PaulVK

Stoicism was an important philosophy/religion in the Hellenistic world. Some understanding of it is important to understand the context within which the early church grew. From Stanford U. http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/stoicism/  

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Online Links to the Life of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha

Posted on March 16, 2012 by PaulVK

I think it is important that Christian ministers be informed of the teaching and practices of other religions. It is interesting to read the different brief accounts of the life of Siddhartha Gautama, especially given the secular filters of our … Continue reading →

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CRC Statistics Links

Posted on March 14, 2012 by PaulVK

Here is a breakdown of CRC membership by classis from 2000 to 2011 http://bit.ly/crcmembership_by_classis_2000_to_2011 Here are some more CRC membership stats from yearbooks. http://crcna.org/site_uploads/uploads/resources/membershipstats.pdf

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March 7 Links and Comments

Posted on March 7, 2012 by PaulVK

A nice piece from the NYT today on Rick Santorum’s story. I may not agree with his politics, or probably with a good bit of his theology, but I thought it was a good piece to read. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/04/us/politics/from-nominal-catholic-to-clarion-of-faith.html Part of what … Continue reading →

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March 6 Links and Notes

Posted on March 6, 2012 by PaulVK

Time for a few links and notes. http://gratefultothedead.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/how-important-was-the-closing-of-the-nt-canon-to-the-early-church/ on the closing of the canon. A very hot topic I get into today. Also in the comments a reference to a book http://www.amazon.com/Scripture-Authority-Evangelical-Ressourcement-ebook/dp/B001GCUBVY And via Tim Stafford’s blog, David Brooks on the will … Continue reading →

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March 5 links and thoughts

Posted on March 5, 2012 by PaulVK

Books and Culture is a wonderful product done by the CT people. Today I finally got a chance to read Dale Van Kley’s review of Brad Gregory’s “Unintended Reformation”. http://www.booksandculture.com/articles/2012/marapr/rotstarted.html?paging=off . My apology for the pay-wall. I like books and culture and … Continue reading →

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March 2, Links and Thoughts

Posted on March 2, 2012 by PaulVK

As you might have been noticing I’m trying to use my blog as link archive again. The old twitter, google buzz, system doesn’t work since buzz went the way of Google notebook so it’s time to play with something new. … Continue reading →

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Links and Quick Thoughts from March 1 2012

Posted on March 1, 2012 by PaulVK

Read a couple of nice pieces on http://thinkchristian.net . http://thinkchristian.net/coming-face-to-face-with-sex-offenders-in-lost-memory-of-skin is a haunting review of a very serious and reactive subject. Right now I don’t know of any other subject that so exemplifies the complexity of the disaster of humanity. Sexual abuse … Continue reading →

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