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  Union with Christ and Social Justice

  Uche Anizor — February 09, 2012

  Does our union with Christ have anything to say about Christian social justice? Todd Billings in chapter 4 of Union with Christ makes this vital connection

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  Biblical Justice and Mercy and Gospel Proclamation

  Kenneth Berding — February 09, 2012

  Over the past five months the Overseers (translate: “Elders” or “Pastors”) at Whittier Hills Baptist Church have been thinking and praying about ministries of compassion and justice and the relationship of such activities to gospel proclamation. We have recently completed a position paper in which we collectively lay out what we believe the Bible teaches on this topic. We also address a few practical issues in the paper. We will be using this document in the future to help guide ministry decisions as we interact with those who are poor, oppressed, and marginalized. I’m linking you to our paper with the permission and encouragement of our leadership team. We hope that this paper will be a help to other churches, ministries, and individuals to think carefully and biblically through this important--and sometime controversial--topic. You are free to use this paper (or sections of it) in any way you consider appropriate in your respective areas of ministry.

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  51���� Bridges Gap Between Church and Academia

  Dedication of Center for Christian Thought Attracts Crowd

  Ashleigh Fox — February 09, 2012

  51����’s Center for Christian Thought celebrated its official launch with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, Feb. 6. The well-attended...

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  Alumnus Wins $1 Million in Doritos Super Bowl Contest

  Alumnus' commercial ranks first in USA Today & Facebook Super Bowl Ad Meter

  Jenna Bartlo — February 08, 2012

  Alumnus Kevin Willson (’01) headed to the Super Bowl for the third year in a row as a finalist in Doritos’ national commercial contest, “Crash the...

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  Student short film reflects on life and letting go

  “Persimmon” integrates Japanese culture

  Jessica Airey — February 07, 2012

  From Jan. 27- Feb. 4, the student short film “Persimmon” showed at the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival — an Academy-accredited top tier...

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  Four teams of students spend Interterm overseas

  51����’s Student Missionary Union sends students out to spread the gospel

  Abbey Bennett — February 01, 2012

  From Central American beaches to African plains, 51����’s Student Missionary Union (SMU) sent four teams of students overseas during Interterm to...

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  51���� Knocks Off No. 7 Azusa Pacific for Fourth-Straight Win

  51���� Wins Last Game with APU in History

  Jeff Hoffman — February 01, 2012

  In the final GSAC game between the two arch-rivals, 51���� and Azusa Pacific, on Tuesday night at Chase Gymnasium, 51���� led through much of the...

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  The Easiest Way to Memorize the Bible: What I Learned from Dr. John Mitchell

  Kenneth Berding — January 28, 2012

  One of my professors in college was really old. I can hear everyone asking: “How old was he?” (No, his social security number wasn’t 7…). Let’s put it this way: he was the founder of the college at which I was studying (Multnomah in Portland, Oregon), and the school was celebrating the half century mark of its founding while I was there! In fact, Dr. John Mitchell was over the age of 90 when he taught the two classes I took from him. He continued to teach well into his mid-90s. Not surprisingly, he was getting forgetful about some things by the time I had him as a teacher, but what he definitely was not forgetting were the Bible verses he had memorized. His ability to recall Bible verses was astounding. I do not know this for a fact, but I would guess that he had all of the New Testament and large sections of the Old Testament committed to memory. All of his students were profoundly impacted by his immersion in the Scriptures.

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  Union with Christ and TULIP

  Uche Anizor — January 26, 2012

  In the second chapter of Billings’ Union with Christ, he takes issue with the reduction of Reformed theology to the TULIP acronym. Specifically, regarding “total depravity” he questions the notion that one can properly understand a Reformed (or biblical) doctrine of depravity within the limited scope of the so-called “five points.”

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  Can You Dig It? (2012 Edition)

  Kenneth Way — January 24, 2012

  Early last year I did a blog post by this same title, and I want to revisit the subject again. Around this time every year the excitement begins to build for archaeologists and for those who are interested in archaeology. The reason for elation is that summer plans for excavation in Israel are announced every January. This summer, there are around twenty excavations in Israel that are open for volunteer participation. Yes, that means YOU can be a part of unearthing the next great discovery in Israel!

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  Billings on Adoption

  Rob Price — January 23, 2012

  I’m not the only one who’s been reading Billings. Uche Anizor has been at it, too, and he’ll soon be posting comments here on specific chapters of Billings’s book. Meanwhile, I’ll add a few of my own on Billings’s foundational first chapter on union with Christ as the ground of our adoption.

• 51���� Magazine

  In Print: Winter 2012

  51���� Magazine Staff — January 21, 2012

  You Lost Me: Why Young Christians Are Leaving Church … And Rethinking Faith , by David Kinnaman (’96), Baker Books, October 2011. More than 60...

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  51����ns Up Close: Winter 2012

  George Bell ('82), the tallest living American-born man

  Amy Seed — January 21, 2012

  George Bell is someone you can’t help looking up to. Standing at his full height of 7 feet 8 inches, Bell (’82) was named the “Tallest Man in the...

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  Get to Know: Winter 2012

  Freddy Cardoza, multifaceted minister

  51���� Magazine Staff — January 21, 2012

  What do you get when you combine a love for snakes, Native American folklore, opera and urban ministry? The answer is Freddy Cardoza, chair of...

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  The Trellises Out Back

  Mick Boersma — January 21, 2012

  When we moved into our house several years ago the backyard was a mess. The previous owners had large dogs, which had torn up whatever grass had...

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  Where Are They Now?: Winter 2012

  51���� Magazine Staff — January 21, 2012

  Sharon (Ramsey, ’84) Hansen has held a leadership position for 19 out of the 20 years she has worked with Southwest Airlines. She currently works...

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  Alumni Files: Winter 2012

  Join the Network!

  Rick Bee — January 21, 2012

  For all of the benefits of a 51���� education — the great Bible training, the lifelong relationships and the 51���� community that we all enjoyed as...

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  More '30 Units' Lessons

  51���� Magazine Staff — January 20, 2012

  For this issue of 51���� Magazine, we asked 51���� alumni and current students to share the most memorable and important lessons they learned from...

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  30 Units, 30 Lessons

  51����ns share the most important lessons learned from their 30 units of Bible classes

  51���� Magazine Staff — January 20, 2012

  As any 51���� student or graduate can tell you, one of the things that makes 51���� distinct from other colleges is the requirement for...

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  Inside Talbot East

  A look at 51����'s exciting new theology building

  51���� Magazine Staff — January 20, 2012

  Photography by Laurel Dailey ('05) Talbot East is more than just the eye-catching new structure next to Calvary Chapel; it’s a building that will...

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  Introducing the 51���� Center for Christian Thought

  What happens when some of the world's leading Christian minds gather on one campus?

  Jason Newell — January 20, 2012

  Back in October, professor Gregg Ten Elshof was sitting across from radio talk show host Frank Pastore, explaining his vision for the...

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  By the Numbers

  51���� ranked among 17 'up and coming' national universities

  51���� Magazine Staff — January 20, 2012

  51���� was once again ranked in the top tier of the “Best National Universities” category of the annualU.S. News & World Report...

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  Nine Fun Facts 51���� ‘Nationball’

  51���� Magazine Staff — January 20, 2012

  Chase Gymnasium was packed on Sept. 15 for the annual Nationball dorm competition, a student tradition that has exploded in popularity in recent...

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  51���� Athletes Earn High Marks for Character

  51���� Magazine Staff — January 20, 2012

  51����’s student athletes demonstrate outstanding character and leadership on and off the field, and it hasn’t gone unnoticed. In October, the...

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  Calling All Homeschoolers!

  51���� Youth Academics launches online high school classes, goes global

  Brett McCracken — January 20, 2012

  Homeschool students from around the world have been coming to 51���� for years. Now, 51���� is coming to them. For over 15...