Welcome back, Calvin Theological Seminary Students! Whether you are an MDIV student like me or in a different program here at Calvin, it’s a new year and a new semester. With this fresh start, remember your goals, whether they were from the year you started or from the beginning of … ∞
In a previous writing, I introduced a scenario where one singular episode of Bluey was introduced to a group of adults, and that one video induced enough emotion to cause a full-grown man to cry. After I wrote that, I thought to myself; “Are we weird?”. Or is the power … ∞
A group of fully grown men were sitting around a table discussing deep theological principals and the doctrines of the faith. At some point the conversation shifted to their families, and the children who had to go a week without fathers and mothers as they were at Calvin that week … ∞
I have yet to find a place wherein expectation and reality lay together.These are the individuals we find at odds;Ones optimistic vision of utopia me by the bulwark of pessimism spoken by realityThe expectations of this world are built upon reality;A reality wherein lies a conflict. A conflict between the … ∞
I woke up today. I woke up to a world filled with rich hue.To a world bursting at the seams,With colour, intrigue, flavor, busy-nessSuch a world where noise abounds, there comesIntrinsic desire, a coveting jealousy; For silence. Through the day we trudge along the spirited paths of joyous hurry.Like a … ∞
Are we there yet?We’ve passed so many borderlines, Timelines,And exit signsAre we there yet? From the uncomfy chair to the dependent glares, We say: are we there yet?In this stuffy air and imminent despair,On this road we ask:Are we there yet? Friends and family are waiting there as heirs But … ∞
The notion that lust doesn’t do harm to anyone is one of the most problematic ones. Two willing adults are involved in fornication. Fornication is not a sin since no one is harmed; it is a carnal action that is enjoyable and joyful, so what could go wrong? This may … ∞
YesterdayWhat a silly concept.A day prior to today,Yet displaced by something even worse The present. Yesterday is filled with missed opportunitiesOr alternative plots that can be commemorated with “What if” Yesterday can be remembered as“Dodging disaster”Yet a time sullied with regret“It feels like only yesterday” What a way to describe … ∞
By Amanda Mason Attending an intensive week at Calvin Theological Seminary as a hybrid distance student can be of great value. Although balancing work and personal commitments can be challenging, the benefits of such programs are immense. The immersive learning experience provides an opportunity to gain knowledge and skills quickly. … ∞
Our culture is not a community that exudes the love of Christ, but rather a perilous web of control and deception where we can easily become ensnared and perish in the process. The alluring forces of our dark world have already had a profound impact on us, making us busy … ∞
By Amanda Mason As a mother of four, this film hit home in so many ways. Some I expected to feel after seeing the trailer, but others hit home in unexpected ways. In mid-August, my husband and I had the chance to go on a date night, and I decided … ∞
Emmanuel Lutheran Church Yola, is one of the Lutheran churches in northern Nigeria Adamawa State. I worship with Emmanuel Lutheran church and have the opportunity to converse with the church secretary on power and the potential abuse of power. His response is as follows: Power, in my opinion, is the … ∞
Anxiety, coercion, exclusivism, and multitasking are Brueggemann’s four examples of four specific situations in which Sabbath is an act of resistance. The church may experience less abuse of power if these four areas are put into practice. Against anxiety: Sabbath works to “counter anxious productivity with committed neighborliness.” While we … ∞
Sometimes having power seems to mean success and happiness, but when we haveit, it comes with greater temptations. Are we owning power, or owned by power? Sometimes, power comes alongside leadership. Power itself might be neutral.Nevertheless, not everyone is ready and capable to wrestle with what power can bringto us. … ∞
When studying the doctrine of creation, as with most theological topics, one must choose how and from which axiom they will begin their examination. Typically, at least within most theological topics, there are two general places one starts – one, from a systematic perspective, and the other from a biblical … ∞
