By Dhanushka Dilshan Amid huge political tension due to the previous presidential election, the majority of Sri Lankans are disappointed because of dishonorable political leaders. Because of present dishonorable […]
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Become an Interfaith Engagement Leader–Certificate in Interreligious Understanding
“Enabling constructive encounters with diversity is a primary pastoral task of congregations and theological institutions.” Rev. Dr. Brad Braxton In our increasingly diverse and interconnected world, leaders will need to […]
Racial Justice and the Vocabulary of Faith by Denguhlanga Julia Kapilango
This week my mind has been left to reflect on ‘Racial Justice and the Vocabulary of Faith’ presentation by Dr. Yolanda Pierce. Dr. Yolanda Pierce spoke in a small language […]
Kith or Kin By Gregg Hunter
“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.” Matthew 6:24. “And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.” Mark 3:25 This has been a very trying couple of weeks for every U.S. citizen. Seven deaths, seven lives lost, two regular black citizens and five police offices. Outrage, frustration and hopelessness have cycled through just about everyone’s minds. People have shed tears for their lost loved ones and for the lack of progress on race relations in our country. I attended a memorial service at my seminary, McCormick Theological Seminary, on July 11 to grieve with my fellow students and citizens of our wounded nation. Earlier that day I listened to an expatriate from the Dominican Republic who grew up in Brooklyn and now attends seminary in Cuba accuse the U.S. of being the primary problem with not just Cuba, but the world and especially for violence towards those of African descent. So much anger, so much pain, I have witnessed in the last few days. At the service, we couldn’t even bring ourselves to sing songs of healing because what good are our songs when they paper over feelings of a wound that still has not healed. I could barely bring myself to speak and cried later that night in the solitude of my apartment. I thought I had no more tears to cry and had moved forward, but it turns out I still had a reservoir of emotion that I had left untapped. I am wounded, black people are wounded and our nation is wounded. Yet, black people get wounded by the state and its institutions. We might not be considered ⅗ human, but instead one could say ⅗ American, not fully woven into the fabric of the American Dream and not melted into the pot fully. And therein lies the predicament I find myself in. I am divided and I try to serve two masters and I am not standing. I am black and American; I love my country yet my country has a strained relationship with people that look like me. I suffer from the disease of “doubleconsciousness”, trying to be fully black and fully American. […]
Muddling through Transformation — Student Noah Kruis
McCormick’s tagline, “Cross-Cultural, Urban, Reformed, Ecumenical,” was incredibly compelling to me as I was discerning my own call to ministry. Rooted in the Reformed tradition, in a small denomination with […]
Senior Reflections — Fern Brown
I was accepted in McCormick in 2012. When I was going through the process, I thought I was applying for 2013, because I thought I had passed the deadline for […]
The McCormick Herald — April 18, 2016
In this week’s McCormick Herald, you can find community announcements, an interview with senior Leslie Deslauriers, and Derek Elmi Burrsma’s great run-down of the Christian Reformed Church’s current initiatives to combat […]
Senior Reflections — Alicia Hanner
In just 30 short days I will graduate from McCormick. I will put on a robe and a hat and be handed a piece of paper that will say I […]
The McCormick Herald — April 3, 2016
In this issue of the McCormick Herald you’ll find reflections on privilege, safe space, the Mental Health Advocacy conference, games, puzzles and more! Our feature story is from Je Myoung Lee, […]
McCormick Prize 2016 Finalists
McCormick Theological Seminary and the Center for Innovative Ministry are pleased to announce the winning entries of the 2016 McCormick Prize for Innovation. The annual prize recognizes “impactful use of […]