Category Archives: On the way to Sunday’s sermon

Why is a Decaying Windmill Glorious and a Cell Tower an Eye-sore?

Posted on March 20, 2015 by PaulVK

Attention Shoppers!  CS Lewis as he so often does perfectly captures our assumptions about how we think God should work in our world. We, with our modern democratic and arithmetical presuppositions would so have liked and expected all men to … Continue reading →

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How Will Humanity Receive Eternal Life?

Posted on March 13, 2015 by PaulVK

The leading project of the Scientific Revolution is to give humankind eternal life. In his book Sapiens, a Brief History of Humankind historian Yuval Harari lays out what he calls “the Giglamesh Project”. Just as in the ancient epic poem the … Continue reading →

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Why Religious Hopes Are So Corrupt and how Jesus Approaches the Dilemma

Posted on March 6, 2015 by PaulVK

Three Approaches to a Hard World Most people I know and meet tend to fall into three groups when it comes to finding hope for the world: Religious Hope: If this world’s great mess is going to be resolved it will … Continue reading →

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Can You Save the World From Oscar’s Podium?

Posted on February 27, 2015 by PaulVK

Oscar Speeches Oscar speeches have a predictable pattern: Be humble: express your surprise and elation at receiving this award Role the credits: Name all the people who were involved in the film that you received the award for. Promote a … Continue reading →

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Has Lent Become an Individual-Trinket-Lifestyle-Accessory?

Posted on February 20, 2015 by PaulVK

Rediscovering Lent I don’t believe I heard the word “Lent” until I was in college. Christmas I knew. Easter I knew, but not Lent. I don’t remember seeing kids with ashes smeared on their foreheads in the late winter or spring … Continue reading →

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Does God Talk To Katy Perry?

Posted on February 14, 2015 by PaulVK

No “God Talk” Please I completely understand the reason the secular west attempts to exclude “god talk” from public conversation. “God talk” is problematic. Katy Perry was raised in a Pentecostal Christian home, loves speaking in tongues and sees her spirituality … Continue reading →

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Will Bruce Jenner’s Search from Women to Womanhood Finally End His Quests of Desire?

Posted on February 6, 2015 by PaulVK

The Golden Life of Bruce Jenner If you visit the supermarket check out this week you’ll see the new shocking chapter of Bruce Jenner’s life. The rumors are confirmed that he is “transitioning into a Woman“. Having not kept up … Continue reading →

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Seeking God’s Will Does Not Eliminate Our Choices, but rather can through Gratitude Turn them to Glory

Posted on January 30, 2015 by PaulVK

The Sons of Marcus Sekkel Marcus Sekkel, a Jew, was born in 1719. He was born in Loppersum in the province of Groningen and married Leentje Heimans. They had four children, two boys and two girls. The girls kept the Marcus … Continue reading →

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Inviting Consumers To a Life They Don’t Think They Want

Posted on January 16, 2015 by PaulVK

Blue Sky God Last week we talked about the Blue Sky God, the God who always does what we approve of, establishes the morality that aligns with our own, whose words captivate everyone and everything. The advent of such a … Continue reading →

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Jesus Welcomes Mockers, Skeptics, Spitters, Abusers

Posted on January 15, 2015 by PaulVK

Defending Insecure Gods Reputation matters. We all know this. We get into it with each other on Facebook, at family gatherings, in magazines, through cartoons, even to the point of shedding blood. The lectionary text this week from the Gospel … Continue reading →

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