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    51蹤獲 Receives $500,000 Grant from Kay Family Foundation

    Grant will fund initiatives to bolster universitys global impact

    Jenna Loumagne  — 

    51蹤獲 has received a $500,000 grant from the Kay Family Foundation to enhance 51蹤獲s Talbot School of Theology s global impact. The...

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    Amy Jungkeit Hired As Assistant AD for Compliance

    51蹤獲 Athletics brings on board an alum of The Master's College.

    Neil Morgan — 

    Amy Jungkeit officially began duties as 51蹤獲's Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance on Aug. 24, 2015. She joins 51蹤獲's staff following...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Can One Person Change the World? Questions Over Breakfast #12

    Kenneth Berding — 

    The dialogue between Michael and Jim comes to a close: Michael: But what if it doesnt happen the way I hope? What if I set out on a course of action and my impact turns out to be minimal? Jim: I dont believe that anyone who lives a life of whole devotion to God will only have minimal impact. But its not until eternity that we will be able to see all that has occurred through our lives. In other words, we dont always see fully now. But, lets say that you really dont make an impact; you cant even see a dent. Even then, youve lived life according to the purpose for which you were created, and that can never be called an empty life. Michael: But if your ministry is unsuccessful, you havent succeeded. Jim: Not necessarily ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    The Key to Successful Debating

    William Lane Craig — 

    Dear Dr. Craig, You were the first Christian apologist I came across when I was researching a credible answer from Christianity to Atheist and Islam in 2002. Since then I have been following you through different medium on the internet. May God bless you for bringing the Christian truth with precision and clarity and with so much needed nuances. I was re-watching your debate with Dr. Richard Carrier on the Resurrection of Jesus. I can't remember anyone really dismantling his case as you did. So I wondered how do you do to prepare for a debate? Most speakers are good at their opening speech but fair less well during the rebuttals, failure you seem immune to. Do you also prepare the rebuttals before your debates? If yes, how on earth do you do that since you can't possibly know what the opponent would say? ...

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    51蹤獲 Welcomes New Faculty for Fall 2015

    From gourmet food trucks to 18th century British literature, 51蹤獲s new faculty bring a diverse set of experience to the classroom

    Jenna Loumagne — 

    51蹤獲 welcomes 30 new faculty members this fall each of whom represent the universitys aspiration to attract and retain the finest...

  • 51蹤獲 News

    Faculty Spotlight: Greg Peters

    The Story of Monasticism: A Q&A with Greg Peters on his new book

    Quinn Clark and Jenna Loumagne — 

    Some evangelicals perceive monasticism as a relic from the past, a retreat from the world or a shirking of the call to the Great Commision. But...

  • The Good Book Blog

    What 51蹤獲 All the Hypocrites? Questions Over Breakfast #11

    Kenneth Berding — 

    The dialogue between Michael and Jim continues: Michael: I think Ill never find a church I can take my family to. Jim: WHY NOT?! Michael: Theres just too much hypocrisy! Jim: I have to agree with you there. Michael: (not listening to Jims answer) I know its hard for you to hear this, since youre in the ministry and everything (all of a sudden catching on) did you say you agree?! Jim: Of course I do ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Christians in the World: A Triumphal Church or a Persecuted Minority? Questions Over Breakfast #10

    Kenneth Berding — 

    The dialogue between Michael and Jim continues: Michael: I admire your courage. But I still think that what youre trying to do is almost impossible. Jim: Thats one of the reasons were trying it. God is the one who makes the impossible possible. What do you think, Michael? Is the church a triumphant church, or are we just a band of persecuted idealists? Michael: In your case Id say that you look more like a group of persecuted idealists. At the same time, the church does seem to be making strides in many places in the world ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Are There Uncreated Abstract Objects?

    William Lane Craig — 

    ... I've been reading "Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview" for the past few months and have repeatedly been fascinated by what I am reading. One of my favorite areas of philosophy is ontology, and I was particularly interested in abstract objects. I had heard you explain abstract objects briefly and often in your debates and lectures as one of the only two options for a first cause of the universe. As you've said, abstract objects do not stand in causal relations. In thinking about this, however, something has come to mind. If abstract objects do not stand in causal relations, what is their relationship with God? Both God and abstract objects are metaphysically necessary beings, meaning that they exist in every possible world. This seems to me to conflict with a theological view that God is the creator of everything. If God didn't exist, nothing would. Though it seems to me that if God didn't exist, abstract objects still would. Thus, it seems that mathematical entities, for instance, would and do exist independently of whether or not God exists ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Do We Make Decisions through Wisdom or Guidance? Questions Over Breakfast #9

    Kenneth Berding — 

    The dialogue between Michael and Jim continues: Jim: The issue, as I see it, is this: Are we supposed to make decisions according to wisdom or should we look for special guidance from God? Michael: Thats the question. Jim: Proverbs tells us that were supposed to seek after wisdom in every area of life.[1] Michael: So wisdom is obviously important. Jim: Definitely. But Paul describes the believer as one led by the Spirit.[2] This description may be broader than simply the internal processes in decision-making, but also probably includes those as well. The Bible also presents many examples of God giving specific guidance to individuals for specific situations by various means ...

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    51蹤獲 Named a Best In The West College by The Princeton Review

    Annual rankings honor 51蹤獲 for its academic excellence

    Jenna Loumagne — 

    51蹤獲 is one of the best colleges in the West according to newly released college rankings from The Princeton Review . 51蹤獲 is one of...

  • The Good Book Blog

    How Do You Know If Youre Doing Okay in Your Spiritual Life? Questions Over Breakfast #8

    Kenneth Berding — 

    The dialogue between Michael and Jim continues: Michael: How do you know things are going well? How do you know youre not actually doing badly in your walk with God and that you just dont realize it? Jim: What kind of question is that? Michael: A question to frustrate you. Jim: Thanks ...

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    51蹤獲s Chief of Campus Safety Named Campus Safety Director of the Year

    Campus Safety magazine awards John Ojeisekhoba for outstanding leadership in campus safety

    Quinn Clark — 

    51蹤獲s Chief of Campus Safety, John Ojeisekhoba, has been named Campus Safety Director of the Year an honor annually awarded by...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Intransigence about Objective Moral Values

    William Lane Craig — 

    Hello, The last few weeks I have been working my way through On Guard (and was, needless to say, thrilled by it, just as I was by Reasonable Faith). I just had a long conversation with a fellow student of our local university. He knows that I am a Christian, and since the topic shifted toward values and ethics, I began asking him questions about his beliefs on the existence of subjective and objective values - based on the premises that 1. If God does not exist, then objective values do not exist. 2. Objective Values exist. 3. Therefore, God exists. It was a very tough conversation (albeit a cordial one), and I am very glad that my friend is still interested in picking up the conversation where we left off (it is now past 3am in Germany) - he seemed surprisingly hooked by the debate, took his time to think his answers through, and was the one to suggest continuing it sometime soon. (I am praying for him to find Christ) ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Are Self-Disciplined People More Spiritual? Questions Over Breakfast #7

    Kenneth Berding — 

    The dialogue between Michael and Jim continues: Jim: Even in areas of sin, simple confession is often not enough to rid you of the habit that has been formed through patterns of sin. Sin has two main dimensions, the rebellion side and the habit side. Rebellion is dealt with through confession. Ungodly habits are usually eliminated by putting good habits in their place. And the only way to develop permanent good habits is by implementing self-discipline. Michael: (looking frustrated) By raising the issue of discipline, youve really hit a sensitive nerve with me. Ive heard countless messages on self-discipline and am extremely uncomfortable whenever I hear them. Is a disciplined person like you more spiritual than a lazy bum like me? ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    La Comida y la Vida Espiritual Food and Spiritual Life

    Octavio Esqueda — 

    En el 2006, Ken Ferraro, un profesor de sociolog穩a de la universidad Purdue public籀 un interesante art穩culo en la revista especializada Journal for the Scientific Study of Religi籀n en el que reportaba los resultados de su investigaci籀n acerca de la relaci籀n entre la religi籀n y el 穩ndice de masa corporal. En su estudio, Ferraro descubri籀 que s穩 existe una relaci籀n entre algunas religiones y la tendencia de sus miembros para ser obesos. Lamentablemente, los cristianos tienen la masa corporal m獺s alta y los bautistas, en particular son los m獺s obesos en los Estados Unidos. De hecho, cerca del 27 por ciento de los bautistas son obesos y, por lo tanto, el grupo religioso con mayor sobrepeso en un gran contraste con religiones no cristianas como la jud穩a, musulmana y budista donde menos del uno por ciento de sus miembros son obesos ...

  • 51蹤獲 News

    Men's Soccer Serves In Japan

    The men's soccer team took a 12-day service trip to Japan.

    Neil Morgan — 

    Photos (courtesy Gil Mellis) LA MIRADA, Calif. --- 51蹤獲 Men's Soccer had the opportunity to take 12 days from its busy preseason schedule to...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Do Mature Christians Struggle More or Less with Sin? Questions Over Breakfast #6

    Kenneth Berding — 

    The dialogue between Michael and Jim continues: Jim: Maybe we should talk about sin today. Michael: That sounds like a good way to mess up a nice morning Jim: At least its a useful subject. Michael: Im not so sure about that. Jim: Maybe it would be good to try. Michael: OK, if you insist ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    One-on-One Discipleship: Identifying Someone to Disciple

    Freddy Cardoza — 

    As we consider doing personal discipleship, who we disciple is an important factor. It's important to keep in mind that who God might have you disciple may not be the ideal candidate at first glance ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Blind Faith

    William Lane Craig — 

    Dr. WIlliam Lane Craig, On October 21, 2013, you responded to a question by a lifelong Christian who said they were having trouble believing because of reading material from people like Richard Dawkins, and from discussions they had with their atheist friends (http://www.reasonablefaith.org/garbage-in-garbage-out). You chided this person (and other Christians like them) very strongly for the "cavalier way" that they "expose themselves to material which is potentially destructive to them." ... ... Personally, I don't understand what the value is of asking questions is, if you consider anyone who doesn't agree with the answers you already have to be "the wrong people." But that's not my main point. I'm more concerned about that first sentence, which sounds more like something you might hear from an imam of ISIS than a prominent Christian philosopher, who believes so strongly that Christianity is a reasonable faith. If Christianity truly is consistent with reality itself, then shouldn't it hold up to scrutiny? ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Is There Such a Thing as Balance? Questions Over Breakfast #5

    Kenneth Berding — 

    The dialogue between Michael and Jim continues: Michael: You said that the issue is whether the world determines the look of our lives, or whether the Bible determines it. Jim: Sometimes, biblical truths look extreme to us because were using the values of the world as our yardstick. Michael: So you think we should all be fools for Jesus. You think that we all need to make a decision to live radical, cut-loose lives for Jesus. Right? Jim: Right. Michael: I thought you said that the Lord has been teaching you about balance recently ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Remembering Edward John CarnellSome Reflections of a Great Apologist

    Doug Geivett — 

    On April 25, 1967, the church lost a great Christian philosopher and apologist named Edward John Carnell. He was almost 48 years old. Today marks the 48th anniversary of his death. He was a graduate of Wheaton College and of Westminster Theological Seminary. He later earned doctoral degrees in theology and philosophy, at Harvard Divinity School and Boston University, respectively ...

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    51蹤獲 Welcomes Athletes for Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015

    Hundreds of athletes enjoy an afternoon of food and festivities on 51蹤獲's campus

    Staff — 

    On July 22, nearly 400 special olympics athletes were welcomed to the United States at a special event hosted by 51蹤獲. The 51蹤獲...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Do You Ever Reach What Youre Aiming For? Questions Over Breakfast #4

    Kenneth Berding — 

    The dialogue between Michael and Jim continues: Michael: Do you remember last weekone of the final things you said to me was, I hope that youre able to take hold of the life that the Lord has planned for you? I think I responded with an I hope so, too. Ive been thinking about this all week and I have another question I want to talk about. This ones really nagging me. Jim: Shoot. Michael: Dont start that again! Jim: OK. Michael: Do we ever actually get what were seeking? Were told many times in the Bible that were supposed to seek the Lord. Is the Christian life all seeking, or is there any finding involved? ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Lessons from Time and Creation

    William Lane Craig — 

    Dear Dr. Craig I am Samuel, I am 20 years old, and I am currently studying for a science degree in Biology and Chemistry at the university of Malta. An argument which was brought up by my Atheist friend, which is currently studying physics and Chemistry, regarding the origins of the universe. My friend argued that because there was no time prior to the big bang, therefore there was no causal relation involved, because causes require time in order to occur. My response was that this thus implies a cause which transcends time, and I brought up an analogy to help explain it. I said that when a writer writes a story, the cause of the story goes beyond the reality of story timeline. But that does not mean that the story timeline lacks a cause because the cause didn't happen within the parameters of the story's reality. Anyway, my friend was not convinced, so I wanted to see how you would respond to such an argument. Does the universe have a cause, even when time didn't even exist prior the big bang? ...