Essays

1. Volume 45.5 - 16 May 2011
   1. Listening to the Voices of Dissent
   2. On Being a Student Senator
2. Volume 45.3 - 11 March 2011
   1. Educational Ministry in the Church
3. Volume 45.2 - 9 February 2011
   1. What is Love?
   2. The Age of Adz by Sufjan Stevens
4. Volume 45.1 - 15 December 2010
   1. A Critique of Pure Capitalism
5. Volume 44.6 - 11 May 2010
   1. What Can We Learn From an Arab Perspective of Iran?
   2. Year’s End
6. Volume 44.5 - 19 March 2010
   1. Who is Responsible for Poverty?
   2. Easter Hope
   3. Letter to the Editor
7. Volume 44.4 - 24 February 2010
   1. Archbishop Elias Chacour
   2. Lenten Reflections
   3. Worth Fighting For
   4. Dividing Blood Brothers
8. Volume 44.3 - 14 December 2009
   1. Letter to the Editor
   2. Arab-Israeli Conflict: A Deeper Look
   3. Pass-Fail Grades and the CTS Community
9. Volume 44.1 - 26 October 2009
   1. Nobel Intentions
   2. Old Glory?
10. Volume 43.5 - 27 March 2009
    1. Herbal Remedies
11. Volume 43.4 - 3 January 2009
    1. Death with Dignity
12. Volume 43.3 - 16 December 2008
    1. Saving Christmas
    2. Preach with a Prophetic Voice
    3. Thank you, Pat Zandstra
    4. A Little Bit of Heaven on Earth
13. Volume 43.2 - 27 October 2008
    1. CPE, Death and Resurrection
    2. Leaving Church
14. Volume 43.1 - 22 September 2008
    1. Heat, Smoke and God
    2. Getting My Feet Wet
    3. The Gospel for Inmates
15. Volume 42.10 - 17 April 2008
    1. Naming the Gospel
    2. Dumbledore’s Secret
16. Volume 42.8 - 17 January 2008
    1. The Year of Living Biblically
17. Volume 42.7 - 20 December 2007
    1. The Elephant’s Been Painted
18. Volume 42.6 - 05 December 2007
    1. On Martyrdom and History
19. Volume 42.4 - 31 October 2007
    1. To Better Know a Neighborhood
20. Volume 42.3 - 17 October 2007
    1. Are We For the Professors?
    2. Prayer and Brokenness
21. Volume 42.2 - 03 October 2007
    1. Man is Wolf to Man
    2. When Did We Forget How to Say “Thank You?”
22. Volume 42.1 - 20 September 2007
    1. Editoral: Welcome to Grand Rapids
23. Volume 41.16 - 4 May 2007
    1. Have a little class
    2. The gift of prophecy
    3. A long Holy Saturday in Virginia
    4. Transforming God's kingdom: Leading by serving
    5. So you want to be a Minister of the Word
24. Volume 41.15 - 19 March 2007
    1. The Banner's immodest proposal
    2. Respect for professors lacking
    3. Why I am a complementarian
    4. Why I am a fundamentalist
    5. Editorial: Childcare, not children, needed at graduation
25. Volume 41.14 - 12 March 2007
    1. Eating, Ellen Davis, and economy
    2. Conscientious objector
    3. The day I became a Grand Rapidian
    4. Editorial: Bus fare fiasco symptomatic of deeper problems
26. Volume 41.13 - 5 February 2007
    1. Does one mistake deserve another?
    2. Editorial: Violence against worship in the name of curriculum?
27. Volume 41.12 - 29 January 2007
    1. The oral comprehensive exams: reflections of a senior
    2. Editorial: Are we serious about 'Unity and Diversity'?
28. Volume 41.10 - 15 January 2007
    1. Grand Rapids, in the shadow of a president
    2. Advantages of a semester scheduling system
    3. Come on, white people!
29. Volume 41.9 - 22 December 2006 (Christmas issue)
    1. The best Christmas ever
    2. Last-minute gift idea: The Christian Handbook
    3. Editorial: One hymn or a shelf of textbooks?
30. Volume 41.8 - 11 December 2006
    1. In defense of Grey's Anatomy
    2. Editorial: Urban ministry amidst Grand Rapids’ decay
31. Volume 41.7 - 4 December 2006
    1. To the reader: Five letters in seven issues?
    2. Stewardship at CTS doesn't extend to the environment
    3. Editorial: Quarter system not worth a dime
32. Volume 41.6 - 6 November 2006
    1. Blessings and curses: a reflection from Israel
    2. Stalin, Psalm, and salvation
    3. The image of God, or 300 million angry faces?
33. Volume 41.5 - 30 October 2006
    1. Civil religion in the CRC?
    2. How I am a feminist (Part 2 of 2)
    3. Yancey gives easy answers to hard questions about prayer
    4. Editorial: Enjoying the fight?
34. Volume 41.4 - 23 October 2006
    1. Why I am a feminist (Part 1 of 2)
    2. Reflections on writing
    3. Editorial: In October’s headlines, a bifurcation
35. Volume 41.3 - 13 October 2006
    1. Fair trade coffee brews a harmful cup
    2. Miroslav Volf on violence, memory, and reconciliation
    3. Service Learning reconsidered
    4. Editorial: A true romance
36. Volume 41.2 - 6 October 2006
    1. Right idea, wrong execution
    2. Responding to domestic violence
    3. A ministry in the gaps
    4. Editorial: Moving Kerux online
37. Volume 41.1 - 29 September 2006
    1. Telling the truth for God's sake