Category Archives: theological

Word-gardening for Kingdom Traction

Posted on May 13, 2009 by PaulVK

In Sacramento the CRC pastors meet once a month to spend time together working on our mutual effort. Each month one of us is responsible for the topic, discussion, whatever. This is my month so this is what I prepared … Continue reading →

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Letter to a friend on Jesus and the end of the age of decay

Posted on May 13, 2009 by PaulVK

Repost from October 18, 2008. Posted this on Calvin-in-Common to a fellow with whom I tend to get into religious discussions with. Some of what I address here relates to the topics we’ve discussed over time. Updated Aug 1 2014. … Continue reading →

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Power-over vs. Power-under

Posted on May 8, 2009 by PaulVK

Repost from April 22, 2007. It’s fun reading some of these posts and tracking how my gospel vocabulary continues to morph. Power comes in different forms. We are all familiar with power-over physics. As a civilization we have excelled in … Continue reading →

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Fr. Reardon on Augustine v. Anselm and God's Honor

Posted on May 8, 2009 by PaulVK

http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/articles-2009/Reardon-The-Love-Of-God-And-The-Passion-Of-Christ.php It is in flash so no simply mp3 download šŸ˜¦ I found it necessary to listen closely. Very interesting (and technical) in terms of the precise language. It is interesting to think of Anselm coming up with his theory … Continue reading →

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Greg Boyd on the filter sin creates

Posted on May 8, 2009 by PaulVK

Repost from May 22 2007. I got this from a Greg Boyd sermon and found his approach to understanding sin through the story of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil very creative and helpful in understanding how … Continue reading →

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Getting what Jesus Got in the Age of Decay

Posted on April 27, 2009 by PaulVK

Iā€™m working through Revelation (still, week 41 and Iā€™m only in chapter 7) for our Adult Sunday School class and Iā€™m really struck by the tone of this book. The expectation of the book is that saints will suffer. Again … Continue reading →

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Is "inspiration" really so distasteful to moderns?

Posted on April 25, 2009 by PaulVK

I was reading some of Ben Witheringtonā€™s response to Ehrmanā€™s latest book. Thereā€™s a huge amount of complaint against the Bible that it is somehow offensive and wrong that Christians imagine this book to be authoritative and seek to use … Continue reading →

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Paul and Jesus on Slavery

Posted on April 24, 2009 by PaulVK

I just got Kenneth Baileyā€™s ā€œJesus Through Middle Eastern Eyesā€ in the mail today. I love Kenneth Bailey. I donā€™t know if youā€™ve ever read any of his work. Iā€™ve been preaching through Luke. Central to Luke is Jesusā€™ manifesto … Continue reading →

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The antithesis of the ages

Posted on April 23, 2009 by PaulVK

repost from March 14, 2009 This is a cut and paste job from something I wrote on a listserve but I wanted to keep it. Also within our tradition is the understanding of the two ages. I call them the … Continue reading →

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Gospel vs. Religion

Posted on April 22, 2009 by PaulVK

Repost Sept 25, 2006 A good illustration of what Keller means by “religion” is Earl Hickey in the TV sitcom “My Name is Earl”. Earl presents a very practical reduction of the notion of karma: “Do good things, good things … Continue reading →

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