Month: September 2022
Misreading Jesus’ Command to Serve
Who Doesn’t Love Playing the Host? I love hosting dinner parties. I love researching new recipes for dishes like Moroccan lamb, Texas-style smoked brisket, and Bavarian pork shanks. I love…
The Gift of Hospitality
We are made in the image of God. That profound biblical insight grounds who we are and our place in this world. It also should affect how we treat one…
Hospitality in the Doctrine of Election
There are few topics in Reformed theology that cause as much general angst as the doctrine of election. At least this is true in my classroom. Everything is fairly comfortable…
Distinguished Alumni: Stanley Workman
Stanley Workman Stan Workman was born and raised in Muskegon, Michigan. He and his wife Mary Lee raised four children; today, they are blessed with thirteen grandchildren and seven great-…
A Milestone for the Calvin Prison Initiative
The Calvin Prison Initiative is well known in Michigan educational circles, but now it is recognized at the national level as well. James Kvaal, U.S. Under Secretary of Education, visited…
New Staff Member: Kim Benedict
Kim Benedict Development Data and Donor Communications Coordinator Hello, I’m Kim Benedict, the newest member of the seminary’s development team. I grew up in Seattle and also spent a…
The Hospitality of God
Over the years I’ve dipped into etiquette books quite often, particularly those of Judith Martin, aka Miss Manners. I do it because the books are deceptively important. On the surface…
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