Paul VanderKlay's Podcast

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My Substack https://paulvanderklay.substack.com/

Bridges of meaning https://discord.gg/UKg8k93c

Estuary Hub Link https://www.estuaryhub.com/

Retro PVK Merch by his daughter a few years ago: https://www.redbubble.com/people/raindoodles1/shop 

There is a video version of this podcast on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/paulvanderklay

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00:00 Welcome & Introduction (Paul Vander Klay)
00:39 Growing Up in Hastings, Michigan & Family Dynamics
04:45 Dyslexia, Theater Parents, & Finding a Love for Books
08:12 High School Rebellion, Blue-Collar Labor, & Self-Education
14:23 Searle's Chinese Room & Discovering Behavioral Psychology
24:17 Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) at Western Michigan University
31:06 Working in Mental Health, Marriage, & The Grief of Divorce
41:31 Deconstructing Atheism: Jordan Peterson, Jonathan Haidt, & C.S. Lewis
55:06 Visiting the Anglican Church & The Power of Sacred Liturgy
01:01:09 The Moment of Faith: Seeing the Whole Picture Cohere
01:02:29 Writing "The Evolution of Consciousness"
01:11:05 An Anglican Bishop's Call to Ordained Ministry
01:20:47 Managerial Breakdown & The Danger of Artificial Nostalgia
01:32:55 Faith, Works, & Serving "Bread to Celiacs" (The Estuary Project)
01:43:32 Session Wrap-Up & Closing Remarks 

In this conversation, Pastor Paul Vander Klay sits down with behavior analyst and author Nick Acker for a deep dive into his journey from a secular, theater-infused upbringing in Hastings, Michigan, to traditional Anglican faith. Nick shares how early struggles with dyslexia and high school rebellion eventually gave way to a voracious love for reading, leading him to study philosophy, John Searle's "Chinese Room" thought experiment, and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) at Western Michigan University. Following a painful divorce and season of grief, Nick began questioning strict materialist reductionism through the writings of Jordan Peterson, Jonathan Haidt, and C.S. Lewis. After visiting an Anglican church during COVID and being moved by the liturgy and sacraments, Nick experienced a profound spiritual conversion. Together, Paul and Nick discuss the evolution of human consciousness, behavioral psychology, the Anglican bishop's invitation for Nick to pursue ordained ministry, and the challenge of pastoring a generation navigating the collapse of modern managerial assumptions. 

 

What is the TLC? ("This little corner of the Internet" also know as "the corner" https://youtu.be/Y3vqSjywot8?si=IVS3bnriwje5syPO

TLC Search tool. https://thislittlecorner.net
The Flotilla List: https://thislittlecorner.net/channels

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Paul Vander Klay clips channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0jIcadtoxELSwehCh5QTg

https://www.meetup.com/sacramento-estuary/

My Substack https://paulvanderklay.substack.com/

Bridges of meaning https://discord.gg/UKg8k93c

Estuary Hub Link https://www.estuaryhub.com/

Retro PVK Merch by his daughter a few years ago: https://www.redbubble.com/people/raindoodles1/shop 

There is a video version of this podcast on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/paulvanderklay

To listen to this on ITunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paul-vanderklays-podcast/id1394314333 

If you need the RSS feed for your podcast player https://paulvanderklay.podbean.com/feed/ 

All Amazon links here are part of the Amazon Affiliate Program. Amazon pays me a small commission at no additional cost to you if you buy through one of the product links here. This is is one (free to you) way to support my videos. 

https://paypal.me/paulvanderklay

Blockchain backup on Lbry https://odysee.com/@paulvanderklay

https://www.patreon.com/paulvanderklay

Paul's Church Content at Living Stones Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh7bdktIALZ9Nq41oVCvW-A

To support Paul's work by supporting his church give here. https://tithe.ly/give?c=2160640

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n this conversation, Pastor Paul Vander Klay sits down with Beau (Bo) Erickson, a precision rifle machinist and doctoral student exploring cultural theology and the philosophy of Owen Barfield
. Beau shares his journey from a mountain childhood in Casper, Wyoming, and a formative missionary assignment in civil-war-era Albania to serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, where military hardship and loss triggered a deep sense of nihilism and spiritual disillusionment
. After years working in corporate megachurches and precision machining, Beau encountered the work of Michael Heiser and "The Little Corner" (TLC), eventually discovering Owen Barfield's Saving the Appearances and its framework on the evolution of human consciousness
. Together, Paul and Beau examine how Barfield shaped the imaginations of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, the danger of converting living faith into literalistic idols, and how local churches can cultivate participatory faith through story and faithful presence
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What is the TLC? ("This little corner of the Internet" also know as "the corner" https://youtu.be/Y3vqSjywot8?si=IVS3bnriwje5syPO

TLC Search tool: https://thislittlecorner.net
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Vanderklips channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0jIcadtoxELSwehCh5QTg

Bridges of Meaning Discord Link: https://discord.gg/UKg8k93c

https://www.meetup.com/sacramento-estuary/

My Substack https://paulvanderklay.substack.com/

Estuary Hub Link  https://www.estuaryhub.com/

For the audio podcast mirror on Podbean http://paulvanderklay.podbean.com/

To listen to this on ITunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paul-vanderklays-podcast/id1394314333 

If you need the RSS feed for your podcast player https://paulvanderklay.podbean.com/feed/ 

All Amazon links here are part of the Amazon Affiliate Program. Amazon pays a small commission at no additional cost to you if you buy through one of the product links here. 

https://paypal.me/paulvanderklay

Retro PVK Merch by his daughter: https://www.redbubble.com/people/raindoodles1/shop 

Also on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@paulvanderklay

https://www.patreon.com/paulvanderklay

Paul's Church Content at Living Stones Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh7bdktIALZ9Nq41oVCvW-A

To support Paul's work by supporting his church give here. https://tithe.ly/give?c=2160640

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What is the TLC? ("This little corner of the Internet" also know as "the corner" https://youtu.be/Y3vqSjywot8?si=IVS3bnriwje5syPO

TLC Search tool. https://thislittlecorner.net
The Flotilla List: https://thislittlecorner.net/channels

https://www.livingstonescrc.com/give

Paul Vander Klay clips channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0jIcadtoxELSwehCh5QTg

https://www.meetup.com/sacramento-estuary/

My Substack https://paulvanderklay.substack.com/

Bridges of meaning https://discord.gg/UKg8k93c

Estuary Hub Link https://www.estuaryhub.com/

Retro PVK Merch by his daughter a few years ago: https://www.redbubble.com/people/raindoodles1/shop 

There is a video version of this podcast on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/paulvanderklay

To listen to this on ITunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paul-vanderklays-podcast/id1394314333 

If you need the RSS feed for your podcast player https://paulvanderklay.podbean.com/feed/ 

All Amazon links here are part of the Amazon Affiliate Program. Amazon pays me a small commission at no additional cost to you if you buy through one of the product links here. This is is one (free to you) way to support my videos. 

https://paypal.me/paulvanderklay

Blockchain backup on Lbry https://odysee.com/@paulvanderklay

https://www.patreon.com/paulvanderklay

Paul's Church Content at Living Stones Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh7bdktIALZ9Nq41oVCvW-A

To support Paul's work by supporting his church give here. https://tithe.ly/give?c=2160640

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What is the TLC? ("This little corner of the Internet" also know as "the corner" https://youtu.be/Y3vqSjywot8?si=IVS3bnriwje5syPO

TLC Search tool. https://thislittlecorner.net
The Flotilla List: https://thislittlecorner.net/channels

https://www.livingstonescrc.com/give

Paul Vander Klay clips channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0jIcadtoxELSwehCh5QTg

https://www.meetup.com/sacramento-estuary/

My Substack https://paulvanderklay.substack.com/

Bridges of meaning https://discord.gg/UKg8k93c

Estuary Hub Link https://www.estuaryhub.com/

Retro PVK Merch by his daughter a few years ago: https://www.redbubble.com/people/raindoodles1/shop 

There is a video version of this podcast on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/paulvanderklay

To listen to this on ITunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paul-vanderklays-podcast/id1394314333 

If you need the RSS feed for your podcast player https://paulvanderklay.podbean.com/feed/ 

All Amazon links here are part of the Amazon Affiliate Program. Amazon pays me a small commission at no additional cost to you if you buy through one of the product links here. This is is one (free to you) way to support my videos. 

https://paypal.me/paulvanderklay

Blockchain backup on Lbry https://odysee.com/@paulvanderklay

https://www.patreon.com/paulvanderklay

Paul's Church Content at Living Stones Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh7bdktIALZ9Nq41oVCvW-A

To support Paul's work by supporting his church give here. https://tithe.ly/give?c=2160640

https://www.livingstonescrc.com/give