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Letting Go!

  For me, a sign of the upcoming academic year is when a large garbage can is wheeled into my office. It even comes at my request! It shows up…

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Distinguished Alumni: Neal Plantinga, Jr.

During Calvin Theological Seminary’s 150th anniversary year, we are honored to recognize Rev. Dr. Cornelius “Neal” Plantinga, Jr. as one of the two recipients of the 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award.…

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Distinguished Alumni: Jim De Jong

During Calvin Theological Seminary’s 150th anniversary year, we are honored to recognize Rev. Dr. James “Jim” De Jong as one of the two recipients of the 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award.…

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Dr. Karin Maag Travels to Indonesia to Teach and Connect with Alumni

Representing the H. Henry Meeter Center for Calvin Studies, Calvin University, and Calvin Theological Seminary, Dr. Karin Maag recently spent ten days in Jakarta, Indonesia to teach and connect with…

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Guatemala: Day 8 Reflections

Written by CTS Student Shelly Billiald Today was our last official full day in Guatemala, and it was a lovely way to end our trip.   Reflecting on the week,…

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Guatemala: Day 7 Reflections

Written by CTS Student Candace Bright We started our day in the lakeside town of San Juan La Laguna listening to the neighborhood’s local rooster (he’s not particular about times,…

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Guatemala: Day 6 Reflections

Written by CTS Graduate Jennifer Fortosis “Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.” Psalm 96:3 I was deeply thankful when I found out we would…

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Guatemala: Day 5 Reflections

Written by CTS Student Ursula Rivers This morning we began with coffee. The best part of the day is drinking Guatemalan coffee. My first gesture of gratitude was, “thank you…

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Guatemala: Day 4 Reflections

Written by CTS Student Debra Chee On Thursday, June 12, our day was bursting with heroes. First, Justin, our fearless and reserved leader, accidentally dumped the entire salt shaker on…

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