Category Archives: On the way to Sunday’s sermon

Kim Davis and the Sons of Maccabee meet the Jericho Quandary

Posted on September 4, 2015 by PaulVK

Religious Freedom Crusader or Ignorant Religious Bigot?  The big twitter-fight story of this week in America was of course Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who refused to provide a marriage license to a same-sex couple. Her refusal to, as a … Continue reading →

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Time Warner’s Hypocrisy in calling out Huckster Evangelists through John Oliver and the Message of the Book of Joshua

Posted on August 28, 2015 by PaulVK

TV Prosperity Gospel Preachers Exposed John Oliver a couple of weeks ago did an expose on wealthy TV televangelists and the IRS regulations about churches. Some of us are old enough to remember that this is pretty much a stock … Continue reading →

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How the Opportunistic Madam Gambles on Yhwh and Wins

Posted on August 12, 2015 by PaulVK

From Exodus to Joshua As we travel through the Old Testament we’ve seen a mighty and powerful God rescue enslaved Israel from superpower Egypt. Pharaoh was the leader of a world class power and had an ego to match and … Continue reading →

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Of Monuments and Morals

Posted on August 7, 2015 by PaulVK

Van Orden vs. Perry (Gov. of Texas) In 2005 the Supreme Court of the United States decided that a 10 Commandments monument could remain on the grounds of the Texas state house. As a protest movement the so called “Temple … Continue reading →

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Religious Tyranny and Moral Liberty as understood by the Coconut, the Tomato and the Peach

Posted on July 30, 2015 by PaulVK

Religious Liberty and Imagery Religious Liberty is a hot topic: In 2001 the Taliban destroyed two Buddhist statues that were on the historic Silk Road. This destruction was condemned throughout the West but the action is part of a long … Continue reading →

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You Have to Remember the Coal Miner to Enjoy the Grand Ole Opry

Posted on July 23, 2015 by PaulVK

Coal Miner’s Daughter by Loretta Lynn Well I was born the coal miner’s daughter in a cabin on a hill in Butcher Holler We were poor but we had love that’s the one thing that daddy made sure of He … Continue reading →

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How Can the Liberator and the Former Slaves Live Together?

Posted on July 16, 2015 by PaulVK

Rescued Let’s imagine a wealthy and powerful person rescued a group of young adults from a life of slavery in a brothel. Let’s imagined this person brings these poor unfortunates to this person’s great estate. On the estate are all that … Continue reading →

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What the 5 Daughters of Zelophehad Reveals about our Narrative of Progressive Liberation and the Mission of God

Posted on July 9, 2015 by PaulVK

“The Bible is against Women, Especially the Old Testament” This is something I regularly hear either spoken outright or intimated. “women were treated as property, not persons” “women were not free to express themselves, their desires, needs or rights” “women … Continue reading →

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Foist the Leader and Save the People

Posted on July 2, 2015 by PaulVK

Telling Instincts When we are in trouble and look for help we look for it in predictable places. We need more money to pay a debt or to fix a problem We need better connections (human or divine) to get … Continue reading →

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The Plight of Jesus our Victim at the Hands of Religious Consumers

Posted on June 24, 2015 by PaulVK

What Do You Do When You Face an Existential Threat? At a pastoral retreat a number of years ago a group of pastors discussed what it would take to spark a broad revival of Christian faith. One pastor answered “an … Continue reading →

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