Travelers Departing, or arriving Belated, or delaying Saying hi, saying bye Or pensive, saying naught Travelers Walking fast, walking slow Or lazily to kill the time Looking around, tak’n it in Or oblivious to it all Travelers Suitcase large, suitcase small Or just a carry on What’s precious, what’s not … ∞
I remember one of my challenging internships while in seminary. How could I forget it? The workload was too much, something that led me to organize a volunteer group. Every week I needed to do a series of regular tasks, such as organizing and distributing printed material, writing projects, and … ∞
There are hosts of good reasons for writing anonymously, and many bad ones as well. Some may be surprised to discover that C.S. Lewis asked if he could write The Problem of Pain anonymously. He asked this because he would “make statements of such apparent fortitude that they would be … ∞
The following is a transcript of Brian’s eulogy from the Service of Remembrance for Tom VanKeulen held at the seminary chapel on September 13, 2017. A special thanks to Brian and the IT Department for their contribution. Three simple words: “How are you?” But maybe they’re not as simple as … ∞
WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO GO TO SIERRA LEONE FOR YOUR INTERNSHIP? I decided to go there because of Kennedy, who’s from my formation group. He’s from Kenya and he was like, “Richard, you should go to Africa and have a tough time for your cross-cultural internship!” It was just … ∞
My curiosity regarding evangelism piqued during my cross-cultural internship in the Philippines last year, and it stayed with me when I went back to seminary. The truth is, seminary was really causing me to doubt a lot of things, and I began to wonder what the point of learning so … ∞
WHY DID YOU JOIN “SEA TO SEA” AND WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT? I had a chance to visit several places in Southeast Asia on mission trips before I moved to the U.S.A. While I was helping local ministries over there with educating children and building wells, I became aware … ∞
While working at Pine Rest, I often heard people saying, “I don’t see where God is when I am in trouble,” or “I don’t understand why God let this happen to me.” They cry out, “I am mad at Him because He is just staring at me and … ∞
How does the Chinese church go about “being the church” in the face of significant government opposition in their country? What I want to do is present a very brief, decidedly un-scientific case study of the ways in which four different Chinese churches answer this question. I chose these four … ∞
It was 4:06 p.m. on a Tuesday afternoon when I got the call from Kevin. “There’s been a passing in my family, I don’t know if I can make it to the retreat anymore.” I was stunned. People I knew in his family came crossing through my mind. “Who passed?” … ∞
When we walk into our local library my kids race to the familiar shelves in the young readers section. They brush their fingers along the spines of the books, grabbing favorites as they go. I usually head in the opposite direction to browse my favorite aisle: Religion and Self-Help—which strikes … ∞
Troubled times or difficulties in life have been part of humanity since our creation, whether we personally are going through times of trouble, or know someone who is. We can conclude that they are not the best of times, or fun at all. During difficult times, it is in our … ∞
Studying systematic theology, apologetics, ethics, doctrine, etc. when done with the right mindset can be truly devotional and transformational. Although the practice itself is purely intellectual, this process of study can be approached from a spiritual direction. When we are studying theology, we are deepening our understanding of God. Theology … ∞
WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO CALVIN SEMINARY? HOW HAS GOD GUIDED YOUR JOURNEY HERE? I was actually first introduced to Calvin Seminary not because I was raised in the Christian Reformed Church, but mainly through the Facing Your Future (FYF) program, which has now been transformed into Dig: Uncover Your Future. … ∞
The sun rose early welcoming another beautiful day in the African countryside. The clouds saluted each other respectfully as they joined hands to embark on their daily sojourn across the vast and endless sky. The birds exchanged their morning greetings cheerfully as did the cows and goats on their way … ∞
