Category Archives: Saved CRCVoices Posts

Finding Divine Guidance in History or Science

Posted on July 5, 2014 by PaulVK

I wrote this for Calvin in Common The question of divine guidance in creation doesn’t seems as complex as the question of divine guidance in history. It seems easier however to take divine guidance in history more personally. I’m walking … Continue reading →

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The Kingdom’s Terrible Keys

Posted on May 29, 2014 by PaulVK

From a CRC-Voices Discussion The forced exile from the garden into the field is a consequence of the decisions of the man and the woman. I think we too often flatten the action. It is amazingly nuanced in that brief … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Confession and this Good Friday

Posted on April 18, 2014 by PaulVK

Voices is good for confession. It’s obscure enough that you can (probably) confess nearly anything and word wouldn’t get out. Happy are we. Our big confessions are of course not the organist we’re sleeping with or the money we’re embezzling, … Continue reading →

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When did receiving pity fall out of favor?

Posted on March 17, 2014 by PaulVK

This got asked on Calvin in Common. I don’t know the answer, but it is a very interesting question. This is what I wrote. There is a great and vast theme in the Bible about humbling yourself to allow God … Continue reading →

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On Secularity’s Shallow Appropriation of Religious Artifacts

Posted on February 24, 2014 by PaulVK

Figuring out how to relate to people of other faiths (or within our own faith, see the Pope’s extraordinary gracious step ) will likely continue to be one of the most difficult and important things we need to grapple with. It … Continue reading →

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Stuck with You

Posted on February 21, 2014 by PaulVK

I wrote this for a friend on Calvin-in-Common who confessed to being stuck by the evil he sees in the world. Are you stuck because Christians should be better than this but aren’t? Because they have at the center of … Continue reading →

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On Bible Translations

Posted on December 8, 2013 by PaulVK

Someone on CRC Voices posted someone’s review of the 2011NIV. I’ve been playing with the 2011 NIV for a couple of months now. I’ve been fairly pleased with it but, as the article says, all translations are translations. Pastors and … Continue reading →

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Should the CRC Even Have An Executive Director Position?

Posted on May 4, 2013 by PaulVK

I wrote this for CRC Voices responding to a comment that the CRC hasn’t had the position for most of its life, and in fact the years it has had it have been years of numerical decline. The church in … Continue reading →

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Why Divine Election Makes Our Story Better

Posted on April 30, 2013 by PaulVK

Take Your First Lessons on Election from Genesis I’m doing a lot of pondering election while preaching through Genesis. I have a couple of thoughts. I think the way CRC folks talk and think about election isn’t very Biblical. Genesis … Continue reading →

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A Parable about Bible Teaching vs. Charismatic Prophesy

Posted on February 6, 2013 by PaulVK

Prophesy vs. teaching: a parable (I wrote this for CRC-Voices) There was a man marooned on a deserted island. The man’s goal was to construct a boat that would take him back to civilization. There were trees and other natural … Continue reading →

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