Yes, many of us are still stuck at home. Most states have received government mandates regarding COVID19 restrictions including prohibitions of indoor gatherings, limited outside visits, closed bars...
“For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, 15 by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations...
Merry Christmas from the Center for Public Dialogue and the Office of Social Justice as you reflect on joy during the fourth week of advent. Poet Malcolm Guite writes, “Christmas sets the centre at...
Once it is gone, it is gone. If a child breaks a toy or if you inadvertently burn a letter to you from your grandmother, it is gone. It doesn’t come back. The world has a very special asset, located...
This week may you be filled with shalom as you reflect on the peace advent candle. “The Lord gives his people strength. The Lord blesses them with peace.” - Psalm 29:11 National Day of Remembrance and...
I was recently invited as a guest speaker for a webinar with ecumenical partners, to share some information on global forced displacement and migration. This time rather than throwing out a lot of...
I write this the morning after an election in a country not my own. An election in a country not my own, and yet this moment feels fraught even for me. So much depends on the votes counted, for those...
During my five-week internship with the Centre for Public Dialogue, I had the opportunity to create lesson plans to be used by independent schools in B.C., Alberta, and Ontario. These lesson plans...
Many of us have found it instructive that John Calvin, the theological father for reformed Christians, in the 1559 version of his Institutes of the Christian Religion wrote this about those in civil...
In a world with a litany of societal injustices, it’s fair to ask why the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRC) - through the help of the Office of Social Justice (OSJ) - focuses so much...
IR is an international student at Calvin University. She came to Calvin from Honduras and studied Economics and Data Science. Throughout this interview you’ll hear how proposed legislation around...
Kezia Tjahjanto lived in China and Malaysia before her dream of being accepted at a University in the U.S. came through with an acceptance to Calvin University. Kezia discusses making decisions about...
