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  • The Good Book Blog

    Kenneth Way — 

    A frequently asked question from my graduate advisees is this: How do you keep up with the latest scholarship in your discipline? Or, how do you stay on the cutting edge in your academic field? There are at least five maintenance disciplines that come immediately to my mind.

  • 51蹤獲 News

    The Effects of War: Student Documents Personal Story

    Student uses journalism course to create healing video

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Plastic American flags dotted Metzger lawn last fall to commemorate service members lives. Each flag had a name, service details and date of...

  • 51蹤獲 News

    Jessica Airey — 

    Epsilon Kappa Epsilon (EKE), 51蹤獲s honor society, will induct 32 new students this spring during the 2012 commencement ceremony. The following...

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    Student Awarded Full Years Tuition

    Presidents Scholarship covers 100 percent of tuition for one full year

    Jessica Airey — 

    51蹤獲 annually grants one student a Presidents Scholarship that covers tuition expenses for a full year. During a campus chapel service...

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    Mark Nesbitt — 

    Good music has the ability to get people dancing, mend broken hearts, bring people together and cause quite the stir on YouTube. Two 51蹤獲 students...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Octavio Esqueda — 

    Formal education at educational institutions has become in many ways the most popular understood form of education that in general we have the tendency to equate our ability to learn with our GPA or success at school. In this way, if adults earned good grades at educational institutions, it is assumed they know how to learn because they were good students. For this reason, this kind of people perceive favorably words like Bible study or Sunday school and usually they like to be involved in them.

  • 51蹤獲 News

    Don Bernstein — 

    What a fascinating day students, friends and alumni spent in April touring four different worship spaces in the Los Angeles area. From St. Marks...

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    Students discuss presidential election with KKLAs Frank Pastore

    Scott Waller and four students shared their thoughts on big ticket items of presidential election

    Abbey Bennett — 

    Professor of political science, Scott Waller, invited four of his students to join him on the Frank Pastore Show May 17, 2012. The students each...

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    Pastor Appreciation Lunch Attracts 450 Pastors

    51蹤獲 hosts two KKLA events in one day

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    CEO and cofounder of FamilyLife, Dennis Rainey, addressed more than 450 pastors at the 14th annual KKLA pastors luncheon hosted by 51蹤獲...

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    Grateful Seniors Reflect on their 51蹤獲 Experience

    Video: Graduates express gratitude for their college education

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Life long friendships, professors who care and unforgettable dorm experiences are just a few of the reasons 51蹤獲 students are thankful for their...

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    51蹤獲 basketball star shines on and off the court

    Andre Murillo seeks Christ in everything since his radical transformation

    Mark Nesbitt — 

    Each week, as the 51蹤獲 basketball team charges up and down the court, junior captain Andre Murillo pours his heart and soul into the game. But it...

  • The Good Book Blog

    John McKinley — 

    I heard recently that the Jewish and (East) Indian mentalities expect life to be full of difficulties and pain as a matter of course. The American mentality expects the opposite: a happy life overall, and usually an improvement over the previous generation. Americanism includes the idea that we may, through hard work, ingenuity, and divine blessing, avoid pain and lack that others suffer. Some American Christians have even preached that material prosperity in this life, including healing of all physical ills, is Gods will for His people. Reality, however, counts against the so-called prosperity gospel.

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    Womens volleyball and tennis teams use sports to serve

    51蹤獲 athletics impact the local community

    Tenielle Schroeder and Ashleigh Fox — 

    The womens tennis and volleyball teams have eagerly adopted 51蹤獲s mission to impact the world for Christ by using their God-given talents to...

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    Mark Nesbitt — 

    51蹤獲 Media Conference inspires Christians in the film industry.

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    'Sparkle Producer, DeVon Franklin, Receives 51蹤獲 Media Award

    VP of Columbia Pictures honored at annual 51蹤獲 Media Conference

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Producer, author, writer and filmmaker, DeVon Franklin, was awarded the 51蹤獲 Media Award an award honoring Christian individuals who reflect...

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    51蹤獲 commemorates Rwandan Genocide and Jewish Holocaust

    Professor Judith Rood welcomed renowned guests for second annual awareness week

    Abbey Bennett — 

    Those affected by genocide and holocaust are in our midst here at 51蹤獲. Students, professors and even alumni have personal stories about their...

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    Talbots MA Philosophy Program Celebrates 20 Years

    Co-founder Scott Rae shares history of philosophy program

    Ashleigh Fox — 

    Twenty years ago, Scott Rae and J.P. Moreland co-founded the philosophy program at 51蹤獲s Talbot School of Theology with a main concern to equip...

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    Ashleigh Fox — 

    California leads the nation in the adoption count, according to the Intercountry Adoption Bureau of Consular Affairs under the U.S. Department of...

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    51蹤獲 provides opportunities for recovery and healing from sexual violence

    Sexual Violence Awareness Week gives voice to victims

    Ashleigh Fox — 

    51蹤獲 participated in Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April by hosting a Sexual Violence Awareness week on campus April 23-27....

  • The Good Book Blog

    Kenneth Way — 

    I was recently reflecting on my doctoral training and I realized that I learned a few things (ten, to be precise) beyond the actual subject matter of my discipline. For starters, I learned that footnotes can be overdone.

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    Freshman swimmer breaks NAIA record

    51蹤獲 races with success at national championships

    Jessica Airey — 

    With a pair of top eight finishes, the 51蹤獲 mens and womens swim teams enjoyed a fruitful season ending at the NAIA National...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Gary Manning Jr — 

    Earlier this semester, my good friend Ken Berding and I were discussing the different views on Romans 7:14-25 and decided that we would each write a blog post summarizing our reasons for holding opposing views on the passage. Last week, Ken gave a great defense of the view that Romans 7:14-25 is autobiographical and is thus about the Christian struggle with sin. I found Kens reasons 3, 6 and 7 very strong (Ken also gave a fine experiential discussion of that struggle in an earlier post). As Ken pointed out, there are many smart people on both sides of this issue, so this is not a slam-dunk interpretational problem. Throughout Christian history, there have been several opinions about what Paul meant in this passage. The two main options are 1) Paul is referring to his own experience as a Christian, and therefore the general Christian experience; or 2) Paul is referring to the experience of a pre-Christian Jew trying to obey the Law.

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    Alumna Creates Art Piece for Los Angeles Riots Anniversary

    Museum of Tolerance to host the multi-dimensional art installation

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Wrapping plaster vessels in bubble wrap, artist and alumna Maggie Hazen (10) prepared to transport her art installation piece commemorating the...

  • 51蹤獲 News

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    In honor of National Womens History month and to help unemployed Los Angeles women at the Dream Center, 51蹤獲 held a clothing drive to...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Mickey Klink III — 

    In an earlier post I mentioned a book on biblical theology that my colleague and I had nearly finished writing. The book is finally finished, and is entitled: Understanding BIblical Theology: A Comparison of Theory and Practice (Zondervan).