Reports from around the Seminary
*trigger warning: this post involves subject matter that may be upsetting for some readers. please be advised and use discernment about whether you are ok to continue reading, and if you are not for any reason, please seek help. Calvin Seminary, your local church and private institutions can all offer … ∞
What brought you to Calvin Sem? God brought me here both times. I completed my MDiv at CTS and was eager to return as faculty when the opportunity arose. I am thankful to be a part of Reformed theological education grounded in Scripture for the sake of the world. Where … ∞
The Student Senate ad-hoc Hospitality Committee was formed this year to meet the needs of the international student body at Calvin Sem. When we began, we thought that the needs would be mostly logistical: transportation, help navigating the postal system, demystifying grocery shopping, etc. However, we found that the need … ∞
It is very unlikely that, over the last fews months, you have not heard the words and phrases “Ferguson,” “Hands up, don’t shoot!” “I can’t breathe!” “Grand Jury Indictment,” and the names Michael Brown and Eric Garner. Though the topic of race is often not very far from the national … ∞
The CTS Table Hockey League crowned a repeat champion this season, as Stanley’s Cup fought off the competition for a second title. In the Cup Finals, Anthony Vander Laan’s squad battled the top team during the season, Ryan Hoekstra’s Potential Problem. The Problem finished atop the table with a sterling … ∞
This year we are excited to welcome to Calvin Seminary 3 new professors: Amanda Benckhuysen, Danjuma Gibson, and Sarah Schreiber. To help you get to know them, we’d like to spotlight each in a different edition of the Kerux. Our first new faculty spotlight is with Amanda Benckhuysen. What brought … ∞
Greetings from Student Senate! I would normally start off an article like this with a quip about ‘How busy the year has been’ or ‘My hasn’t time flown’, but that would likely fall on deaf ears; life is always busy. I digress. This article is supposed to be an update … ∞
During this past reading break, from Wednesday to Saturday, representatives from several churches gathered at CTS to take part in the church Renewal Lab. The Renewal Lab was also available for seminary students to either take as a class or to audit. Churches involved in the lab sent representatives for … ∞
Safety and Security at Englewood/ Batchawana On Tuesday, October 8th, Batchawana and Englewood Housing residents met in the Seminary Auditorium for a Safety and Security Meeting. In attendance at the meeting were Calvin College’s Director of Campus Safety, Bill Corner, and Grand Rapids Police Officer, Joshua Mollen. The Residents had … ∞
On Wednesday, September 11, the CTS community gathered for its annual picnic. Despite the light rain shower early on, it ended up being a wonderful evening. Students, staff, and faculty gathered for food and fellowship. There were also two inflatable play areas and cotton candy for children. As the phrase … ∞
by John Medendorp, co-editor-in-chief This January, Joe Hamilton and I accompanied Dr. Rylaarsdam on a trip to La Comunidad Teológica de México, an ecumenical Protestant theological school in Mexico City, Mexico to teach a course on the theology of the liturgical year. It was an interesting topic, chosen by the … ∞
by Brandon Haan, 3rd year M.Div. Zip codes—those seemingly random five digit collections at the end of an address that designate different towns and localities. Often they seem indistinguishable. One zip code melts away right into the next, and we hardly know it. 49546. 49506. 49508. And so on, and … ∞
by Heather Stroobosscher, final year M.Div. Whatever your expectations are, multiply them.” Professor Nydam met us at the airport at 5:30 a.m. January 13 to bless us and pray us on our way. We were thirteen J-termers eager to observe what God is doing at the maximum security prison in … ∞
by Elly Boersma, 2nd year M.A. In Christ There is No East or West On Wednesday morning, the international guests for the Calvin Symposium on Worship Symposium descended upon the Seminary building, later than scheduled, but in eager anticipation for what was to come during their stay in Grand Rapids. … ∞
by Beverly Weeks, 3rd year M.Div. Moses and David – two people that I’d like to chat with some day. I’d like to know what it was like for Moses to be so impacted by being in God’s presence that his face became radiant (Exodus 34:29-35). And how did David … ∞
