How do people respond when their higher institutes and organizations make empty promises? Dr. James Bratt, a former Calvin history professor that retired in 2016, plans to discuss this question at his...
Graham Kort, General Assignment Editor February 24, 2025
In the mid-1990s, Calvin welcomed a Sunday evening worship service to campus in addition to daily chapels. The service was known as “Living Our Faith Together,” abbreviated as “LOFT.” According...
Addy Offutt, General Assignment Reporter February 17, 2025
In spring 2023, Professor Nate Glasper Jr., a campus worship associate, had an idea. He brought together five students and encouraged them to form a group for multicultural worship on Calvin’s Campus....
Anna Caruso, General Assignment Reporter December 9, 2024
Whether it’s the rich tones of the organ, the harmonies of a choir, or the familiar words of a liturgy spoken out over the congregation, worship can be an intensely hearing-focused experience for many...
Last week, the Healthy Dialogue Series featured a documentary showing and subsequent conversation about the issues of homosexuality in the Bible. Chimes followed up with Dr. David Lincicum, Associate Professor...
This Tuesday, Nov. 12, Calvin Philosophy Professor Matthew Halteman’s new book, Hungry Beautiful Animals: The Joyful Case for Going Vegan, will be released. In the book, Halteman aims to shift how people...
Last Thursday, Oct. 31, marked 507 years since a monk named Martin Luther posted his “Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences” — now known as the 95 Theses — to a church door in Wittenberg,...
Amid the Halloween decorations and excitement for parties and trick-or-treating surrounding October 31, one historical event tied to this date often goes unnoticed — even here at Calvin University, which...
In the book of Genesis, Abraham was willing to trust fully in God and obey his instructions. He was fully persuaded. He did so not knowing the outcome but trusting that God would not harm him. This story...
While one might not think of asking questions as a spiritual exercise, New York Times columnist David Brooks, in his book How to Know a Person, suggests that practicing curiosity is formative both in shaping...
Last week marked one year since Oct. 7, 2023. One year since Hamas’s brutal attack on Israel. One year of a devastating war on Gaza, an increasingly dire humanitarian crisis. One year of record-breaking...
Ashley Hamons, General Assignment Editor October 14, 2024
The fourth of the Ten Commandments — Sabbathing — is a well-known Biblical command, but not a well-practiced one. In the midst of Calvin’s busy Western lifestyle, how can we obey the Exodus 20:8...
