From the Kerux Staff

An Introduction to Kerux

by Nate Van Denend

Welcome on behalf of the Kerux staff to another academic year at Calvin Theological Seminary. The Kerux is the student newspaper for the seminary community. We carry articles ranging from News to Opinion to Informed Reflection. We are interested in articles and writers. If something strikes you as good or even as a little off, we are interested having you write about it. We hope the Kerux can become a forum not only for reporting on the events taking place in the Calvin Seminary community but also reporting the thoughts and pulse of this community in the form of reflection, feature, humor and opinion. The audience of Kerux stretches beyond our local seminary community to the greater CRC community via the pastors and others who have passed through the doors of the seminary.

This year Kerux is being co-edited by Kristin Palacios and Nate Van Denend. During the first quarter, Kristin will be the main editorial contact while Nate is in Seattle, WA participating in the Clinical Pastoral Education program at Swedish Medical Center. Issues of the Kerux will usually appear on a regular basis but during the fall quarter will be less frequent.

For this first issue we were interested in articles pertaining to summer internships or other ministry experiences. Within this issue you can read Kristin Palacios’ article on her Cross-Cultural Internship in California, Nick Bierma’s epistle from Iowa, and Anthony Sytsma’s article about prison ministry. We have also included a poem about preaching. Finally, we have a review by Mic Altena of the 1996 movie release Hard Eight. Perhaps these thought provoking articles will provoke your own thoughts. The theme for the next issue will be alternative worship experiences. Have you worshiped in a foreign place or with a different denomination? What was that experience like? We’d like to know. Lastly, if you are interested in joining the Kerux staff please contact Kristin or Nate via email.

Blessings,
Kerux Staff
NVD

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