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 … ∞
by Jeff Sajdak, Dean of Students Hockey is here! Slapshots and crisp passes have come to the Student Center. Students, staff, and faculty are playing table hockey. It doesn’t matter if you grew up with table hockey or have never played before, table hockey is a fun way to unwind … ∞
by Paul DeWeerd, 3rd year M.Div. “Hello out there. We’re on the air. It’s hockey night tonight.” Hockey is back! The National Hockey League (NHL) took their sweet time to start up the 2012-13 season. While hockey fans around the globe bit their finger nails in nervous anticipation of the … ∞
As we come to the end of the semester, and everybody’s schedules get busy with papers and exams and sermons and projects, we as the Kerux editors just wanted to take a moment here to thank you all for your wonderful support and encouragement over this past semester. We had … ∞
Greetings CTS students, We’ve made it through Canadian and American Thanksgiving! I suppose that thanksgiving celebrations aren’t too tough to live through – it’s the assignments, tests, papers, and exams that keep us hopping! I find it hard to believe that the end of the semester is just around the … ∞
by David Williamson, M.T.S. University Christian Outreach is new club at Calvin Theological Seminary. So what is UCO? What will it do at CTS? For four years UCO has been an official club at Calvin College, but this year it will take on new dynamics and new goals as a … ∞
by Adrian de Lange, M.Div. On Sunday, November 25th, a group of 11 students and faculty, in conjunction with the Church Planting and Revitalization Club, left John Calvin’s fair Seminary at seven o’clock in the morning and took a three-hour tour down the road to Detroit. And that’s about where … ∞
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 John Medendorp, co-editor-in-chief After a difficult start last year, the Student Senate Town Hall Committee realized the need to have a more regular schedule and more authority on the committee itself. The committee members last year did not realize how difficult of a process it would be. “Oh goodness,” … ∞
by Micah Schuurman Human trafficking… modern day slavery… While the two terms are distinct, they relate to the same practice: an image-bearer of the almighty God forced to labor for the benefit of another. Sex slavery, the practice of forcing girls and young women to work as prostitutes, is mostly … ∞
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 … ∞
by John Medendorp, co-editor-in-chief While many of us here at seminary complain about how much work we have to do, many of our professors impressively balance rigorous teaching loads while also performing incredible feats of research and publishing. Michael Williams is a prime example of this incredible ability to do … ∞
Last year, in the fall of 2011, Grand Rapids held a little fun competition: to describe Grand Rapids using only six words. All sorts of responses were submitted, and the top six that were finally awarded prizes were very creative. They were put up on billboards around the city, and … ∞
