Tag Archives: CS Lewis

How the Great Diver Shatters our Coma of Distraction

Posted on January 13, 2017 by PaulVK

New Years People often ask me where I get my links and stories I share in sermons or on Facebook. One of my sources is an app called Pocket. Pocket is a way for people to quickly store articles they … Continue reading →

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Helping Sensible People Believe the Crazy Stuff Christians Profess

Posted on December 28, 2016 by PaulVK

Tim Keller and Pete Enns Any reader of my blog has a clue of how much I owe to Tim Keller, but only a clue. I follow his sermons, lectures, and books very closely. I’ve gained immensely from him. My … Continue reading →

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CS Lewis and the strange justice of suffering and equality

Posted on December 16, 2016 by PaulVK

The Christian doctrine of suffering explains, I believe, a very curious fact about the world we live in. The settled happiness and security which we all desire, God withholds from us by the very nature of the world: but joy, … Continue reading →

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CS Lewis for Christmas by Cathy Smith

Posted on December 12, 2016 by PaulVK

http://www.christiancourier.ca/news/entry/c.-s.-lewis-for-christmas

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Why A Confessional Conversation about Same Sex Marriage is the best way forward keeping both Traditionalists and Liberationists from Using Power to Oppress the Other

Posted on May 16, 2016 by PaulVK

Why Church Fights over LGBTQ Issues and Same Sex Marriage Gets So Nasty So Fast I wrote before why we need to have a confessional conversation rather than a fight over church polity. Part of the difficulty we are having, … Continue reading →

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How Should We Respond to this “God of the Gaps” when he doesn’t fill them as we imagine he needs to?

Posted on April 14, 2016 by PaulVK

Coincidence, Miracle, or the Providential Hand of God Last week I told some of the story Joni Eareckson who while diving into the Chesapeake Bay became a paraplegic. She and her sister were swimming, playing on a raft. While her sister headed … Continue reading →

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Mental Health and CS Lewis Chronological Snobbery

Posted on March 31, 2016 by PaulVK

Mental Health in Pre-Urban Europe Yesterday I found a really cool piece in Slate Star Codex on mental illness. Among the many pleasures of that piece were some fascinating observations about mental illness prior to urbanization. Mental health care during the … Continue reading →

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CS Lewis Miserable Offenders

Posted on June 3, 2015 by PaulVK

Miserable offenders I wonder, would I be safe in guessing that every second person has in his life a terrible problem, conditioned by some other person; either someone you work for, or someone who works for you, either someone among … Continue reading →

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Why the Golden Rule is both Dysfunctional Tyranny and Invitation to Joy

Posted on May 8, 2015 by PaulVK

Presenting at the Art Institute Every few months a friend of mine invites me to present Christianity in his class “Myth, Ritual and Magic” at the Art Institute of Sacramento. I love presenting in that context. The classes are filled … Continue reading →

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CS Lewis Answers “Which Religions of the World will Give Greatest Happiness”

Posted on April 10, 2015 by PaulVK

Question 11. Which of the religions of the world gives to its followers the greatest happiness? Lewis: Which of the religions of the world gives to its followers the greatest happiness? While it lasts, the religion of worshipping oneself is … Continue reading →

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