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• 51���� Magazine

  A Modern-Day Michelangelo

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

  Marlo Kirkpatrick — January 21, 2026

  “There have been moments in my studio — my tabernacle — when I have felt the Lord’s presence. I have sensed him lend his creativity to mine…” –...

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  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 — January 21, 2026

  It’s a new year — which, for many people, means it’s time to resolve to read the Bible more consistently. More than half of Americans say they want...

• 51���� Magazine

  Books by 51����ns: Fall/Winter 2025

  51���� Magazine Staff — January 21, 2026

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

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  You Are Like a LEGO Brick

  Carmen Imes — January 21, 2026

  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...

• 51���� Magazine

  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 — January 21, 2026

  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...

• 51���� Magazine

  Animated by Faith

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

  Marlo Kirkpatrick — January 21, 2026

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

• 51���� Magazine

  39 Years and Counting

  Mark (B.S. ‘84) and Andrea Strom’s first date was to Jerusalem.

  Marlo Kirkpatrick — January 21, 2026

  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...

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  Campus Safety Chief ‘Lived at the Intersection of Justice and Love’

  John Ojeisekhoba (1971-2025)

  Jason Newell — January 21, 2026

  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����...

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  ‘Camp 51����’ Forms Friends of Jesus

  Matthew Rouse — January 21, 2026

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

• The Good Book Blog

  Memorizing Scripture the ‘Bible Way’: An Interview with Ken Berding

  The Good Book Blog — January 21, 2026

  Good Book Blog (GBB): Congratulations on your new book: The Bible by Heart: The Bible’s Own Method for Scripture Memory . Ken Berding (KB): Thanks...

• 51���� News

  Student Film “Halfway” Nominated for College Television Emmy Award

  Directed by Snyder School of Cinema & Media Arts alumnus Markus Kashouh (B.A. ’25) and produced by alumna Ariana Molina (B.A. ’25), the film explores reconciliation and forgiveness

  Sarah Dougher — January 20, 2026

  Inspired by his own experiences growing up in the Middle East, Snyder School of Cinema & Media Arts alumnus Markus Kashouh (B.A. ’25) wrote and...

• Think Biblically

  Why We Are Protestants

  with Fred Sanders

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae, Fred Sanders — January 20, 2026

  Why are we committed to a Protestant understanding of Christianity? What is a unique Protestant view of the Bible, the gospel, and the ordinances?...

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 140: Your Heart Drives Your Life

  Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff, Todd Pickett — January 19, 2026

  In the biblical wisdom literature, Proverbs 4:23 says,”Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” This is sound wisdom, but this bit of advice can often seem irrelevant in matters of church quarreling and cultural rage. And yet, formation in civility, both for the health of the Church and for broader cultural engagement, is crucial.

• The Good Book Blog

  Setting Our Hope in God

  Kevin Lawson — January 16, 2026

  A Maskil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth! I will open my mouth in a parable; I will...

• The Good Book Blog

  Poner Nuestra Confianza en Dios

  Kevin Lawson — January 16, 2026

  Masquil de Asaf. Escucha, pueblo mío, mi ley; Inclinad vuestro oído a las palabras de mi boca. Abriré mi boca en proverbios; Hablaré cosas...

• Think Biblically

  Cultural Update: Is 2026 the year of AI slop?; Iran protests; Transgender athlete bans

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — January 16, 2026

  Topics this week: Will AI slop take over in 2026? How AI-generated media is breaking our ability to tell what’s real, and why rebuilding trust and...

• The Good Book Blog

  How Evangelicalism is Digging Its Own Grave

  Kyle Strobel — January 14, 2026

  One of the more prophetic and penetrating books I remember reading in the early years of my biblical and theological education is an often-ignored...

• 51���� News

  Spearheaded by 51���� Alumnus, Disney Short Film Nominated for Primetime Emmy Award

  Tim Pennoyer (B.A. ’07) and his team conceptualized the Disney holiday commercial “The Boy and The Octopus,” earning a nomination in the Primetime Emmy Award category for Best Commercial

  Sarah Dougher — January 13, 2026

  When Tim Pennoyer (B.A. ’07) walked across the graduation stage at 51����, he never imagined that one day he would be leading global...

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  Alumnus Found Intellectually and Spiritually Rich Guidance in Talbot’s Christian Apologetics Program

  Micah Sweeney (M.A. ’18) now uses his degree in the classroom and therapy clinic

  51���� Staff — January 13, 2026

  The questions that most deeply shape a person’s faith are often born not in classrooms, but in moments of loss, confusion and unmet expectations....

• Think Biblically

  Why The Church Still Matters Today

  with Carmen Imes

  Carmen Imes, Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — January 13, 2026

  With churchgoing in decline in the US, what is the relevance of the church today? What’s the significance of the Bible using the language of family...

• The Good Book Blog

  What Does it Mean that God has Power?

  William Lane Craig — January 12, 2026

  This is a Q&A blog post by Talbot School of Theology’s Visiting Scholar in Philosophy, William Lane Craig. Question Hi, Dr. William Craig. I...

• The Good Book Blog

  When Scholars Drift

  John Bloom — January 09, 2026

  Over my long academic career, one of my greatest joys is seeing students grow in their faith and confidence in the Lord; but one of my greatest...

• Think Biblically

  Cultural Update: Religious Trends Ahead in 2026; Is Killing Organ Donors OK?; Near-Death Experiences

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — January 09, 2026

  To kick off 2026, Sean and Scott discuss: The Top 5 Religious Trends to Watch in 2026 A federal judge's ruling about teachers' rights to inform...

• The Good Book Blog

  20 Truths From ‘Stand Firm and Act Like Men’

  Ed Stetzer — January 07, 2026

  My friend, Pastor Joby Martin, has a new book out about manhood. In a world where young men are in crisis, and where there are a lot of sources of...

• 51���� News

  70 Years Later, 51���� Honors Two Alumni Linked to Jim Elliot’s Martyrdom

  Alumni Ed McCully (’52) and Olive Fleming Liefeld (Ainslie, ’54) were students in the 51���� School of Missionary Medicine in the 1950s

  Sarah Dougher — January 06, 2026

  It was 70 years ago, on January 8, 1956, that five women, including the prominent Christian speaker and author Elisabeth Elliot, became widows in...