Dear Lord: I pray Lord that you would continue to bring to Calvin Seminary a diversity of students and perspectives so that we will fully represent the spectrum of your church. I pray Lord that all women who enter the doors would feel affirmation of who they are, as they … ∞
The results of the April 15 Senate Elections are in. Next years Student Senate President is Brian Tarpy. He ran against Ricardo Traverez and James Lee. There was no contest for Vice President, Secretary, or Treasurer and thus Robert Van Zanen was approved to VP, Monica Brands to Secretary, and … ∞
Here are some thoughts from the Senate Executive team on their hopes for Senate next year. President Brian Tarpy hopes that Senate will fully represent all members of the CTS community. He explains, “My vision for Senate is to faithfully represent both residential and distance students at Calvin Theological Seminary. … ∞
Hi, I’m Monica Brands. I am completing my first year as an MTS student at CTS. I’ve really enjoyed this year of editing the Kerux. It’s given me a chance to get to know my classmates better, and get a sense of what issues students at CTS are really wrestling … ∞
Through the conversations leading to and following both editions of the Kerux this academic year, we have been further convicted of the importance of those in the CTS community listening to and hearing each others’ voices. The December edition talked about the way in which a calling to marriage and … ∞
My name is Fikre H. Norcha and I am an Ethiopian. I grew up in South West Ethiopia in a strict Coptic Orthodox family. My father was a part-time Coptic Orthodox Church priest and influenced the family in Orthodox beliefs. Consequently, I grew up in the Orthodox tradition and my … ∞
You may or may not realize that Student Senate elections have been postponed. You may or may not know that they have been postponed because of a lack of nominations for the senate positions. Due to the lack of nominations, half of the regularly held senate elections (2nd and 3rd … ∞
I need first to state the obvious: social media is a tool. Social media is a tool that is often used poorly, and social media is a tool that lends itself to misuse by nature of its ease of access. Social media has not necessarily made people more self-involved, more … ∞
If you heard peals of laughter coming from the upstairs classrooms on the Friday before Reading Week, it was probably the international discussion group. The group is hosted by Student Senate’s Hospitality Committee. While we laughed many times, perhaps we all laughed the hardest when one international student asked, “Am … ∞
If you weren’t able to make it to Dies Natalis (The Seminary’s Birthday Party) here is what you missed: Grant Hofman instructing the group in Seminary calisthenics: stand, sit, pick up your textbook, page through, put it down, the end. A wonderful breakfast of eggs, bacon, waffles, fruit, and more … ∞
What brought me to Calvin Seminary? Honestly, in a name, God. I remember one day in November, walking on the Calvin College path between the library and the Commons Annex, and looking out onto the sugar maple tree that sits off to the southwest side of the Commons field, when … ∞
I was asked to write a piece for Kerux about my previous career and how it shaped me for seminary. Well, that is not a simple question. First of all, I have had a couple of careers, the first one was a nurse and the second and last career I … ∞
The date is April 3, 1968. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, having arrived only a few hours earlier in the city of Memphis, hoped to retire to his hotel room for the evening. He is weary. At just 39 years of life, he carries the weight of a nation … ∞
I was born in China. In my hometown, although people don’t really know who God is, they still see their lives as precious gifts. They have a deep appreciation for the world we live in and live their lives seriously and responsibly. They are kind, hardworking, brave and have few … ∞
As I attended this year’s Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) conference held here at Calvin March 5th through the 7th, I could not believe what I was hearing. Michigan has over 700 collateral consequences for incarceration. Simply put, collateral consequences are sanctions and disqualification that are placed on offender as … ∞
