This will be a Virtual Gathering on Zoom. The link to join will be emailed out at the end of May.
SCHOLARS SHARE THEIR STORIES
Manhee Yoon in The Gambia:
More Graduates in the Christian Religious Studes Program!
News from the Gambia - 2nd Convocation!
Manhee writes recently about the 2nd round of graduates from the Christian Studies Program at the University of The Gambia: "I believe we are writing the history of the Gambian Church together, so we should be encouraged by this."
John & Anne Span - Life on the Deployment Roller Coaster
The Spans write: "Here are a few highlights of our wild ride (as they used to say on a sports channel) as we experienced the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. With the blessing of Peter Schuurman, we purchased our tickets in mid-October..."
Anonymous Scholar Shares About Their Experiences in Asia
Reflections on More Than Two Decades of Service with GSC ...
Please enjoy this insightful piece written by a GSC scholar who returned home to Canada in June 2020 after more than 20 years of teaching and reaching the people of Asia, both on campus and in the community. No photos are included to continue...
They rested on the Sabbath in obedience to the commandment.
- Luke 23:56
The gospels are incredibly detailed on the terrible tortures of Good Friday and recount all the marvelous mysteries of Easter morning. But they say very little about Holy Saturday, that time in-between when the brutality has stopped but the uncertainty lingers. Saturday lacks the drama of the other two days, and feels gloomy.
As I write we live in-between pandemic and vaccination. Its not time to celebrate yet, but there is hope for tomorrow. What to do in the meantime?
The disciples were obedient and rested. They didn’t know resurrection awaited their Lord, but they seem to have been quiet in their dejection and uncertainty. I like to think they trusted the God of their Lord to carry them through the perplexity and loss.
As scholars we are scattered across the globe, and travel remains dangerous. Maybe the disciples can be our inspiration here: resting, trusting, awaiting with patience what comes next. Our God is a God of surprises, of renewed promises, of resurrected life. Let us see this not as the day after a tragedy, but as Easter’s Eve, the twilight before the dawn of a new day.
Go to University and Get Rich: The Temptation to Seek...
This guest blog was written by Global Scholar Dr. Stephen Ney, now serving in Sierra Leone. He maintains that "the neoliberal university encourages students to think about their entitlement and implicitly sanctions their consumeristic goals." One ...
The Lucky Son of a Barber-Philosopher: The Serendipity...
Albert Wolters was my Greek professor, a columnist for The Christian Courier, expert on the Copper Scroll, and preached regularly through the decades in Christian Reformed churches, but he is best known internationally as the author of Creation...
