President’s Letter

Making Immigration Our Problem

Even as I write this, a caravan of thousands of Hondurans is making the dangerous and harrowing journey north, heading toward the US border in search of a better life.…

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Why Go To Seminary? Hoop, Hurdle or Vital Necessity? 

As both a pastor and now seminary president, I have had the privilege of walking with many who are thinking about seminary. They wonder about finances. They wonder “is God…

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Welcome to This Special Forum Edition

This publication is offered for two important audiences: first, for the men and women whose hearts are pricked by the Spirit’s prodding as they wonder about theological education in their…

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On The Potter’s Wheel 

“But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him” (Jer.…

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From the President: What Can Catholics and Protestants Learn From One Another Today? 

On November 1, 1944, a woman from the Christian Reformed Church married a man from the Catholic Church. The wedding took place in Roseland, Illinois. Even before their wedding, the…

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From the President: More Than a Slogan

President’s Note: Dr. John Cooper is completing nine consecutive years of service on the Forum Editorial Committee. In this role, he has always sought to bridge the conversation between the…

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From the President: Loving Your Neighbor Today (and Tomorrow!)

Jackie and I stood outside our neighbors’ doorway getting ready to welcome the family that had just moved into the house next to our home in New Lenox, Illinois. We…

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From the President: The Challenge and Opportunity of Hospitality

I still remember moving from Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Fulton, Illinois, when I was in the first grade. A new home also meant a new school. I started a few weeks…

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From the President

Dear Brothers and Sisters, From biblical times till the present, Christians have united the church, fought heresy, testified to outsiders, defied persecution, taught newcomers, and worshiped God—all by the use…

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