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Welcoming Back Kerux
You hold in your hand the first copy of Kerux for the 2010-2011 school year. Some of you are probably wondering what, exactly, this thing is.
Accountability in Anonymity
Student Senate recommends changes to end of semester evaluations
On Friday, December 3rd, the CTS Student Senate recommended to the Faculty Status Committee and the Office of the Vice President of Academic Affairs (VPAA) that "student names on evaluations be always visible to the VPAA and optionally visible to professors, unless the VPAA is the professor of said course, in which case the students will be given the option of full anonymity." This marks a change from current CTS policy, by making every student's name visible to the VPAA, while still giving students the choice about whether or not their name is visible to their professor.
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
Recipe
The Descent into Leadership
Four months ago I walked through the doors of Calvin Theological Seminary to begin what I thought was a new chapter in my life story. Well aware of my gifts and confident in my abilities, I entered into this new adventure fully expecting to be changed. But I am beginning to realize that the nature of this change is not at all what I expected. I came to this institution to be trained for fruitful ministry—to increase my knowledge of God and his Word; to improve my skills of communication and presentation; and to be exposed to ministry needs and opportunities around the world. Don't get me wrong, these are important and vital things. But what surprises me about my formation here so far is that it has just as much to do with tearing me down as it does with building me up.
Hints of Greater Glory
The Day Metallica Came to Church by John Van Sloten
Book Review
There are few things I love more than getting new books. What's even better, though, is getting new books for free, which was what happened when the other first years and I visited HQ (aka 2850) during Gateway. While there, after running into Iron Man, the Hulk, and the other Avengers, each of us received a plastic bag full of brand new CRC publications, which included a copy of John Van Sloten's recent release, The Day Metallica Came to Church: Searching for the Everywhere God in Everything.
Buffet Boot Camp
A Critique of Pure Capitalism
Capitalism is notoriously difficult to define. However, for the sake of this essay, I will define it as an ideology that sets forth a economic system that emphasizes the principles of private ownership, the free market and personal responsibility. These phrases are buzz-words today. Politicians regularly use them in speeches. These ideals conjure up warm feelings in the heart of many and for good reason. But, when implemented, they often yield unintended results.