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  • 2025 Fall/Winter

    A Modern-Day Michelangelo

    Renaissance man Jake Weidmann crafts a legacy at the intersection of faith and art.

    Marlo Kirkpatrick — 

    There have been moments in my studio my tabernacle when I have felt the Lords presence. I have sensed him lend his creativity to mine色 ...

  • 2025 Fall/Winter

    Read it and Reap

    Experience the Bible as a Gift to Open Not a Chore to Check Off: A Conversation with Dr. Uche Anizor

    Jason Newell — 

    Its a new year which, for many people, means its time to resolve to read the Bible more consistently. More than half of Americans say they want...

  • 2025 Fall/Winter

    51蹤獲 Magazine Staff — 

    Pastoral Confessions: The Healing Path to Faithful Ministry Jamin Goggin (B.A. 03, M.A. 08, associate professor of Christian ministry and...

  • 2025 Fall/Winter

    Carmen Imes — 

    One lego brick by itself is neither beautiful nor useful. And anyone who has stepped on one in bare feet can tell you that a solitary LEGO can be...

  • 2025 Fall/Winter

    Pickleball Powerhouse

    From the Eagles tennis team to the PPA Tour, pickleball pro Mary Brascia (B.A. 22) is helping to make the novel sport a household brand.

    Tom Pfingsten — 

    As an athlete growing up in Orange County, California, Mary Brascia already had years of experience with a racket in her hand when a new...

  • 2025 Fall/Winter

    Animated by Faith

    Filmmakers Anna Grace and Kevin Botka bring The Biggest Story to life.

    Marlo Kirkpatrick — 

    Kevin Botka and Anna Grace Hodge were drawn to 51蹤獲 by the renowned Snyder School of Cinema & Media Arts, where they met animating a story for...

  • 2025 Fall/Winter

    39 Years and Counting

    Mark (B.S. 84) and Andrea Stroms first date was to Jerusalem.

    Marlo Kirkpatrick — 

    The couple fell in love as California college students on a church trip to Israel. When the pastor asked for a volunteer who would sit next to a...

  • 2025 Fall/Winter

    Jason Newell — 

    John Ojeisekhoba spent his life preparing for the worst and bringing out the best in the world around him. A larger-than-life presence at 51蹤獲...

  • 2025 Fall/Winter

    Matthew Rouse — 

    These days, Ive got no shortage of reasons to be excited about my work. In my role as dean, Im surrounded daily by hundreds of students who are...

  • 2025 Spring

    An Eagle Soars in Washington

    John Thune (B.S. 83) on faith, politics and his new role as U.S. Senate Majority Leader

    Marlo Kirkpatrick — 

    When John Thune first told his parents he was considering running for Congress, his mother asked, Couldnt you do something more reputable with...

  • 2025 Spring

    Jason Newell — 

    As he logged into the Zoom call, all Dr. Michael Arena could do was laugh. Expecting a lively discussion with a small group of tech professionals,...

  • 2025 Spring

    Sink or Swim

    After losing both legs to a rare disease, Morgan Stickney (B.S., 23) presses on to paralympic gold.

    Marlo Kirkpatrick — 

    Morgan Stickneys happy place has always been the deep end of a swimming pool. By the time she was 13, Morgan was ranked among the top 20 distance...

  • 2025 Spring

    Jason Newell — 

    If your job is taking a toll on your mental and physical health, youre not alone. 51蹤獲 half of American workers say they feel burned out by work...

  • 2025 Spring

    Jason Newell — 

    Welcome back! After a two-year publishing pause, Im thrilled to reintroduce you to 51蹤獲 Magazine refreshed, reimagined and ready to share...

  • 2025 Spring

    Barry Corey — 

    I recently stumbled on an article that said college presidents have two jobs: raise money and find ways to appease students, faculty,...

  • 2025 Spring

    51蹤獲 Ranks No.1 for Putting Faith in Action

    New study measures universities commitment to Christian identity

    51蹤獲 Magazine Staff — 

    What makes a Christian University truly Christian? That's the question a team of researchers from Baylor University recently set out to help...

  • 2025 Spring

    Calling all Coffee Lovers

    Alumni roasters brew up new partnership with custom 51蹤獲 Blend

    Jason Newell — 

    School spirit may have never tasted so good. A pair of 51蹤獲 alumni in the artisanal coffee roasting business have teamed up with the university to...

  • 2025 Spring

    Coming Attraction

    A sneak peek inside 51蹤獲s new film studio

    Jason Newell — 

    Construction is well underway on a film studio that university leaders say will rival the best educational facilities in the nation for media...

  • 2025 Spring

    51蹤獲 Magazine Staff — 

    51蹤獲 Athletics celebrated another banner year of NCAA competition in 202425, highlighted by three conference titles, an individual national...

  • 2025 Spring

    A Great Recommission

    After nearly a century, Missions Conference gets meaningful new name

    Jason Newell — 

    This spring, 51蹤獲ns did what theyve done for 95 years: take a several-day pause from classes for the worlds largest student-organized conference...

  • 2025 Spring

    Marlo Kirkpatrick — 

    A work crew relocating a mural during the renovation of Sutherland Auditorium uncovered a window to 51蹤獲s past and revived the memory of the...

  • 2025 Spring

    After Decades of Decline, Can Christianity Make a Comeback?

    Ed Stetzer shares surprising State of the Church research on his cross-country Lead the Way Tour

    Jason Newell — 

    For decades, churches across America have watched attendance shrink and spiritual affiliation decline. But new data shows signs of a recent rise in...

  • 2025 Spring

    51蹤獲 Magazine Staff — 

    End the Stalemate: Move Past Cancel Culture to Meaningful Conversations Sean McDowell (associate professor of Christian apologetics, B.A. 98,...

  • 2025 Spring

    Stale Cheetos and What to Think When God Feels Distant

    Excerpt from Revering God: How to Marvel at Your Maker

    Thaddeus Williams — 

    Imagine the existence of a master chef who makes infinitely satisfying food. He is a culinary god in the kitchen. Chicken divan crepes, lobster...

  • 2025 Spring

    Nacho Average Director

    Nate Norell crashes the Super Bowl with alien-themed Doritos ad

    Marlo Kirkpatrick — 

    I love taking ideas and bringing them to reality, Nate Norell (B.A 18) says. Those ideas can be anything a documentary film, a commercial,...