Print this issueTim Brown: An Inspiring and Inspired Lecture
Dr. Tim Brown is enthusiasm. His personality is compelling, persuasive and contagious. From the moment a person walked into the room for his December 6 lecture, she knew she was about to experience something different. Dr. Brown captured our undivided attention, and he used it well.
The Elephant’s Been Painted
A Response to "The White Elephant in the Room"
Since I’ve never met Mr. Walton or Mr. Galindo, I do not question the sincerity of their intentions in their conversation on racism. However, I’m quite troubled by these kinds of discussions on racism, and I wish to debate some of the assumptions and conclusions they’ve made. Here is the heart of my response: We ought to oppose racism fundamentally and out of unchanging principles (e.g. all descend from Adam; all are made in God’s image); we ought not oppose racism merely contextually.
"The Cry of the Heart"
A featured student sermon
A Sermon on Psalm 13
When I was a kid Sundays were a special day because on Sundays we would go to church. Going to church was for the most part, a peaceful, ritualized habit---the same things would happen every Sunday---I’d wake up, put on special clothes, suffer through my mother’s grooming, sit quietly in the pew, sing some songs, drop a quarter in the collection plate, take a short nap through the congregational prayer, listen to some guy talk for half an hour, and then go to Grandma’s for cake and pop after. Sunday after Sunday after Sunday this was, for the most part, my experience. One particular Sunday however, the peacefulness of that constant ritual was blown apart-- right in the middle of the sermon...
The Sweetest Thing
A Quest for Candy in the Corridors of CTS
I was talking with Amy Vander Slik the other day while helping myself to some Smarties from her candy jar. Many of us wander past her office in the hallway and partake of the various forms of sugar that she so generously offers. "Generously" isn’t an overstatement either, as she confessed to spending $20 a month in order to stay stocked. This must be, in part, due to Amy’s office being in a "high-traffic" area. All of this got me to thinking: "How many other candy jars are there at CTS, and which ones are the best?" The following is what I’ve discovered and I am passing it on to you with the hope that it will help pacify your sweet tooth. Be sure to say "please" and "thanks" when you partake of other people’s gifts (sorry, but I had to channel my mom there for a second).
The Twelve Days of Christmas
A Song for Seminarians
I realize that the 12 days of Christmas technically begin on Christmas and end at Epiphany, but I thought it would be appropriate to share my struggles of the days leading up to Christmas in this manner. As both a student and a Mom, I must always seek to keep in balance the responsibilities of these roles. While this is not an easy task, most of the time it is doable, especially when I know that God has called me to do both and is leading the way.