Tag Archives: Moses

Moses’ Caitlyn Jenner Moment

Posted on June 4, 2015 by PaulVK

A Judgment Against Moses Numbers 20:1–13 (NET) 1 Then the entire community of Israel entered the wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh. Miriam died and was buried there. 2 And there was no … Continue reading →

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The Killing Fire of God

Posted on September 25, 2014 by PaulVK

Texts That Give God A Bad Name The occasion was the consecration of the Hebrew priests and the tabernacle. Moses had followed God’s commands (Rules for sacrifices are found in Leviticus 1-7) in consecrating Aaron and his sons (chapters 8 … Continue reading →

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What Backyard Tigers and Chuck-e-Cheese Bears Reveal About Our Hunger for God and the Ironic Way in which God Turns it Around

Posted on August 1, 2014 by PaulVK

Why we Hunger and Fear Glory Why are there more tigers in American back yards than in the wild? The practice of keeping exotic and dangerous animals is highly controversial. An illuminating question might be “why do we want them … Continue reading →

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Why Religion Doesn’t Work and Why God Is So Hidden

Posted on July 24, 2014 by PaulVK

Why Doesn’t Religion Work? I was a seminary student when this young man came to my church in Grand Rapids. He was in my small group and my elder district. He told me that he was unhappy but when he … Continue reading →

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Hell Hath No Fury…

Posted on July 17, 2014 by PaulVK

My “Naked” Truth This last week a Huffington Post piece went viral. It was written by Robin Korth who describes herself as an “international speaker and writer”. This description is supposed to convey status, is it not? She opens the … Continue reading →

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When Moses, Jethro, Phil Robertson and the Pope go into a Tent Together

Posted on December 27, 2013 by PaulVK

Tribes We are all born into tribes. We are born into families, into countries, into ethnic groups, into religions (or non-religions), and into allegiances. Some of these tribes we pick up as we go, some were passed on by our … Continue reading →

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