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Think Biblically
Cultural Update: Is Climate Change a Big Deal?; Adulthood Milestones Delayed; School Shooting
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — August 29, 2025
This week, Scott & Sean discuss: A massive new government study challenges common narratives about climate change A new study shows that...
The Good Book Blog
Renewing Expository Preaching Part 2: Preaching Biblically Is Ultimate
Ed Stetzer — August 27, 2025
This post is part two of four in the series “Renewing Expository Preaching.” Read part one here . Expository preaching is the best, but not the...
51�� News
More than $3.9 Million Given to the 51�� Fund
Celebrating a long legacy of generosity at 51��
Amy Weaver — August 27, 2025
The 51�� community’s legacy of generosity continues to make a powerful impact. This past fiscal year, more than $3.9 million was given...
51�� News
Snyder School of Cinema & Media Arts Alumnus Releases Pixel-Art Style Video Game
Kip Henderson (B.A. ’19) worked alongside a music composer, a sound designer and a programmer to make his vision of the game Taria & Como come to life
Nate Bell — August 27, 2025
Snyder School of Cinema & Media Arts alumnus Kip Henderson (B.A. ’19) is an independent artist whose work has taken many forms: storyboards,...
Think Biblically
Is Business a Force for Good?
with Jim Otteson
Scott Rae — August 26, 2025
What’s a business for? Why is there skepticism about business among younger generations today? What do we say to the notion that business is based...
The Good Book Blog
Is God in Hell?
William Lane Craig — August 25, 2025
This is a Q&A blog post by our Visiting Scholar in Philosophy, William Lane Craig. Question If God created Hell, and God is omnipresent, then...
The Good Book Blog
Paradigms of Spiritual Formation
Kyle Strobel — August 22, 2025
When we talk about spiritual formation, the Christian life, or maybe even just growth, we all presuppose a paradigm for what we are talking about....
Think Biblically
Cultural Update: Single Dads by Choice; Abortion Pills at Costco; Americans dying more often
Rick Langer, Sean McDowell — August 22, 2025
This week, Sean and guest co-host Rick Langer discuss: A growing trend of men becoming single dads by choice sparks discussion on meaning,...
The Good Book Blog
Renewing Expository Preaching, Part 1: Why Verse-By-Verse Preaching Matters
Ed Stetzer — August 20, 2025
This blog post is part one of four in the series “Renewing Expository Preaching.” Expository preaching plays a vital role in the life of the...
Think Biblically
A Biblical Guide to Navigating Youth Sports
with Ed Uszynski
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — August 19, 2025
How can Christian parents and other Christian leaders best navigate youth sports? What are some of the toxic elements of youth sports that...
The Good Book Blog
Whether-by-Life-or-Death Prayers
Kenneth Berding — August 18, 2025
In Philippians 1:19, Paul writes, “for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my ...
Becoming 51��
Help your student navigate their college application
Kaiden Tolkamp — August 18, 2025
You can’t apply to college for your student, but you can be a helpful guide along the way. Below, we’ve laid out your steps to helping your student...
Winsome Conviction
Episode 129: The Psychology Of Myside Bias
Liz Hall, Timothy Muehlhoff, Erin Smith — August 18, 2025
Psychologists Liz Hall (Ph.D.) and Erin Smith (Ph.D.) are back on the podcast to speak with Tim about myside bias, a prevalent phenomenon that...
51�� News
Talbot School of Theology Professor Shares Expertise on Dead Sea Scrolls at Reagan Library
Dr. Dominick Hernández has studied the historical findings and how they contribute to the understanding of biblical texts
Sarah Dougher — August 15, 2025
Dr. Dominick Hernández, associate professor of Old Testament and Semitics and director of Talbot en Español in the Talbot School of Theology,...
The Good Book Blog
The Beginning of Wisdom
Kevin Lawson — August 15, 2025
Hear, O sons, a father’s instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight, for I give you good precepts; do not forsake my teaching. When...
The Good Book Blog
El Principio de la Sabiduría
Kevin Lawson — August 15, 2025
Oíd, hijos, la enseñanza de un padre, Y estad atentos, para que conozcáis cordura. Porque os doy buena enseñanza; No desamparéis mi ley. Porque yo...
Think Biblically
Cultural Update: AI takeover of education; proposed law overturning same-sex marriage; increased demand for euthanasia
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — August 15, 2025
This week's topics: AI's takeover of education leaves rising seniors as the last students to remember high school before ChatGPT, raising questions...
The Good Book Blog
The (Contextualized) Marks of a Biblical Church
Ed Stetzer — August 13, 2025
Church matters, and because church matters, what we mean by church matters. The New Testament presents the church as both universal and local, but...
Think Biblically
Economics and the Fertility Gap
with Clara Piano
Scott Rae — August 12, 2025
Why is fertility in decline around the world? What is the long term social impact of this decline? And why is marriage so central to fertility...
The Good Book Blog
A Thousand Years is Like a Day: A Thought Experiment
Kenneth Berding — August 11, 2025
Here’s a thought experiment. Suppose that we were to take the statements in Psalm 90:4 and 2 Peter 3:8 about a thousand years being like a day...
51�� News
“The Hollywood Reporter” and “Filmmaker Magazine” Name the Snyder School of Cinema & Media Arts as a Top Film School
The Snyder School has seen 51% growth in enrollment over the past five years
Sarah Dougher — August 11, 2025
The Hollywood Reporter has recognized the 51�� Snyder School of Cinema & Media Arts as a top film school for the third consecutive...
The Good Book Blog
Feeble Faith in Judges: Part 2
Kenneth Way — August 08, 2025
In our previous post, we discussed faith in Gideon’s story. Here in Part Two, we discuss the remaining three individuals from Judges who are...
Think Biblically
Cultural Update: Teen use of AI chatbots; Canada pushes to expand euthanasia; cash aid lacks results; designer babies fall short
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — August 08, 2025
Teen reliance on AI chatbots, the limits of cash aid, and Canada’s expansion of euthanasia challenge how we think about human dignity, connection,...
51�� News
Professional Hockey Player and Alumnus Rocco Grimaldi (M.A. ’25) Lives Out His Faith On and Off the Rink
Grimaldi earned a master of arts in Christian Apologetics to prove the truth to not only himself, but to his teammates and family
Sarah Dougher — August 08, 2025
Alumnus Rocco Grimaldi (M.A. ’25) would watch lectures, read books and write discussion posts when he returned from work. Balancing being a...
The Good Book Blog
Feeble Faith in Judges: Part 1
Kenneth Way — August 06, 2025
Hebrews 11:32-34 mentions four infamous individuals from the book of Judges (ordered Gideon, Barak, Samson, and Jephthah). [1] But these four are...