Category Archives: theological

Forgiveness, Abusers and Power

Posted on March 11, 2012 by PaulVK

David Snapper has a wonderful schema of understanding hurts and forgiveness that he shared on CRC-Voices. Cathy Smith raised some very good and legitimate questions about abuse and forgiveness which I thought David answered well. This was my contribution to … Continue reading →

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CS Lewis, Tim Keller, and the Sex Therapist

Posted on February 7, 2012 by PaulVK

Intimacy and Desire by David Schnarch is the most helpful book I’ve read on theological anthropology in a long time. That may sound strange because the book is written by a secular sex therapist who bases his findings on science … Continue reading →

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Will New Brain Science Encourage Calvinists?

Posted on December 5, 2011 by PaulVK

Scot McKnight is doing some blogging on Calvinism. He kicks off the series with this piece on Roger Olson saying this: Roger Olson is right: at the heart of the debate between Calvinism and Arminianism (or non-Calvinism) is this question: Is grace … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs and the God-like Pursuit of Excellence

Posted on November 13, 2011 by PaulVK

After a number of posts about Steve Jobs I’m sure some folks think I have a very negative fixation about the man. That isn’t true. I want to take a page from John Van Sloten’s book and do some reflecting … Continue reading →

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Answering Young Steve Jobs: The Problem of Expectations

Posted on November 5, 2011 by PaulVK

There is a lot of wisdom in the old AA adage “expectations are preconceived resentments.” It recognizes the problem of judgment, that our judgments are based on our expectations and that we seldom own our own expectations. Young Steve Jobs … Continue reading →

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Answering Young Steve Jobs: The Problem of Judgment

Posted on November 1, 2011 by PaulVK

The story of Steve Jobs’ last day at church highlights a number of issues, one of which is judging. Judging is a bad word in our culture today. The last thing you want to be known as is “judgmental”. This … Continue reading →

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Answering Young Steve Jobs: The Idolatry of Answers

Posted on October 31, 2011 by PaulVK

One of the things JRR Tolkien got very right in his epic “Lord of the Rings” was the pull of “mastery” on our hearts. It’s not hard to see that below our strivings with technology, our market strivings, our relational … Continue reading →

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Should you give yoga your time and your heart?

Posted on October 3, 2011 by PaulVK

This is still in my ThinkChristian.net conversation on Yoga. “All things are permissible, not all things are beneficial.” There are a lot of things that help cope with the difficulties of life. A nice drink at the end of the … Continue reading →

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Is Yoga Helpful?

Posted on September 29, 2011 by PaulVK

A Methodist minister responded to the ThinkChristian piece talking about how helpful Yoga has been to her. Here was my answer to her. 1. Has Christianity borrowed from other religions? Let’s rephrase the question: How has Christianity borrowed from other … Continue reading →

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Is Yoga a Religion?

Posted on September 29, 2011 by PaulVK

In discussions on whether a Christian should practice Yoga this claim comes up regularly. Is Yoga a religion? Here is how I responded to it in the TC thread. It’s pretty tough to argue that Yoga isn’t a religion. Again, … Continue reading →

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