Opinion editorials
by Dylan Pahman, ’12 M.T.S. Introduction: Joy to the (Calvinist) World Outside of Reformed circles, Calvinism is often a dirty word. In popular theology it can connote a borderline fatalism and a privileged, exclusivist mentality. (Terms like “the frozen chosen” come to mind.) Furthermore, when one examines the history of … ∞
by Greg Vander Horn, M.Div. “You’re gonna do what? You’ll make a great pastor!” I heard that a lot when I started here at Calvin Seminary, but at the beginning of my time here in school, my old self was still outshining my new self and my calling. When I … ∞
by Ferry Yang, M.Div. On Saturday night, October 27th, 2012, an event called “Light in the Night” was presented at the Calvin College Knollcrest East Apartments. It was the 18th annual celebration. In the flyer there was a quote from Psalm 119:105 that says: “Thy word is a lamp unto … ∞
Dear Editor, Matthew Koh’s editorial on silence is an important one. As a fourth year student at CTS, I have participated in my fair share of serious conversations with strenuously argued theses. That being said, Koh’s experience has caused me to ask questions about my own experience. The reality is … ∞
by Dylan Pahman, ‘012, M.T.S Abraham Kuyper famously said that “no single piece of our mental world is to be hermetically sealed off from the rest.” His conviction is grounded in what follows: “and there is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which … ∞
by Kyle Brooks, M.Div ’12 It’s said that Christopher Columbus couldn’t shake the idea that the land he found in 1492 was the Asian continent. Even at the end of his life, and despite mounting evidence to the contrary, Old Chris just couldn’t accept that his famous sea mission had … ∞
