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• 51���� Magazine

  51����ns Up Close: Summer 2012

  Tracy Romine ('91), golden-voiced manager of consumer support for McAfee

  51���� Magazine Staff — June 19, 2012

  In 1991, Tracy Romine had a rooftop revelation that propelled him into a fast-paced and successful radio career. Over the ensuing 20 years, Romine...

• 51���� Magazine

  Alumni Files: Summer 2012

  Remembering Rich Buhler ('68)

  Rick Bee — June 19, 2012

  A great friend of 51���� and of mine passed away on May 7, 2012. Rich Buhler (known as “Cotton” to those who attended 51���� with him in the ’60s), a...

• 51���� Magazine

  Where Are They Now?: Summer 2012

  Amy Seed — June 19, 2012

  If anyone could challenge the depth of a rabbi’s knowledge of Jewish studies, it would be the Rev. Yong-Soo Hyun (Ph.D. ’90). He is the founder and...

• 51���� Magazine

  Moving On: Summer 2012

  51���� Magazine Staff — June 19, 2012

  Dennis Dirks stepped down in June after 20 years of service as the fifth dean of Talbot School of Theology. While dean, Dirks initiated two...

• 51���� Magazine

  Get to Know: Summer 2012

  Jane Carr, adventurous educator and ministry leader

  Amy Seed — June 19, 2012

  Back in the ’80s when Jane Carr (’88, Ph.D. ’00) practiced evacuating capsized canoes in the 51���� swimming pool, she was a recreation and camp...

• 51���� Magazine

  Meet the 2012 Ruby Award Winners

  Amy Seed — June 18, 2012

  51���� presented three alumnae with Ruby Awards during a special chapel for Women’s History Month on March 28. Deborah Ruby Leadership...

• 51���� Magazine

  What are the Key Differences Between Mormonism and Christianity?

  Sean McDowell — June 18, 2012

  Mormonism is everywhere. The Republican nominee for president is a Mormon, there is a play on Broadway about the Book of Mormon and the LDS Church...

• 51���� Magazine

  What do Christian Teens Actually Believe 51���� Jesus?

  51���� Magazine Staff — June 18, 2012

  What does the faith of the next generation of Christians look like? When we examine the actual beliefs of Christian teenagers regarding Jesus and...

• 51���� Magazine

  Jesus at Work

  Why 'Secular' Jobs Aren't for Second-Class Christians

  Klaus Issler — June 18, 2012

  Imagine you were invited to observe that special planning session in eternity past when the Godhead considered creating this world and mapping out...

• 51���� Magazine

  Further Up and Further In

  Reflections on the Torrey Honors Institute from one of its 'Perpetual Members'

  Matt Anderson — June 18, 2012

  There is nothing about the Torrey Honors Institute on the rings that its graduates receive. These days, college rings tend to be extravagant...

• 51���� Magazine

  The Bus Stops Here

  Brett McCracken — June 18, 2012

  For a graduating senior at 51����, the walk across Metzger stage to receive one’s diploma can be a blur. It’s a journey packed with meaning, yet it...

• 51���� Magazine

  Winning Ways: Summer 2012

  Baseball coach John Verhoeven reaches 500 victories

  Amy Seed — June 18, 2012

  Pitching 500 wins in baseball is a rare feat, and only one professional player — Cy Young — has ever achieved it. But in February, former major...

• 51���� Magazine

  Meet Talbot's New Dean

  Jason Newell — June 18, 2012

  For the first time in 20 years, 51����’s Talbot School of Theology has a new man at the top. In May, 51����’s Board of Trustees approved longtime...

• 51���� Magazine

  A Conference Smorgasbord

  51���� Magazine Staff — June 18, 2012

  51����’s Spring 2012 semester was even more jam-packed with fascinating conferences than usual — giving students and thousands of visitors the...

• 51���� Magazine

  A Fond Farewell

  Trustee Ed Lehman retires after 47 years on 51����'s board

  Amy Seed — June 18, 2012

  When Ed Lehman (’57) first joined 51����’s Board of Trustees, Lyndon B. Johnson was president, The Sound of Music was the year’s film sensation and...

• 51���� Magazine

  14 Things for Every 51����n to do this Summer

  51���� Magazine Staff — June 18, 2012

  Who says summer should be filled with “lazy days”? There are all sorts of fun things to do! If you need any help deciding how to fill those moments...

• 51���� Magazine

  A Christian Worldview Champion Hands Off the Mantle

  President's Perspective

  Barry Corey — June 18, 2012

  I made the mistake a few years ago — before I came to 51���� — of doubting an idea Charles Colson shared with me. At the time I was serving as dean...

• 51���� Magazine

  The Medal Count

  51���� Magazine picks up publishing awards

  51���� Magazine Staff — June 18, 2012

  Olympians in London aren’t the only ones winning medals this summer. 51���� Magazine recently picked up gold, silver and bronze awards from CASE...

• 51���� Magazine

  The Worth of Work

  Editor's Note

  Jason Newell — June 18, 2012

  The worst job of my life, hands down, was a summer I spent in the basement of a photo processing plant in San Diego — a fumy facility where stores...

• 51���� News

  51����’s Public Relations Emphasis Receives Award of Excellence

  Orange County PRSA Honors Professor Carolyn Kim with Protos Award

  Ethan Froelich — June 18, 2012

  51����’s Public Relations emphasis program was honored with the Award of Excellence under the Community Relations and Institutional Programs...

• 51���� News

  Conservatory Students Minister Through Music in Europe

  51���� Chorale tours in Germany and Czech Republic

  Ashleigh Fox — June 13, 2012

  51����’s Chorale toured parts of Europe in April ministering to audiences through music. Thirty-three gifted students made up this year’...

• 51���� News

  51���� Awards Philosopher John Lennox for Contributions to Philosophy of Science

  Phillip E. Johnson award given by Master of Arts in Science and Religion program

  Jenna Bartlo — June 12, 2012

  51���� recently honored Oxford University philosopher John C. Lennox with the 2012 Phillip E. Johnson Award for Liberty and Truth, in...

• The Good Book Blog

  Adapting to Culture . . . Appropriately!

  Gary McIntosh — June 12, 2012

  Churches tend to approach culture from one of three perspectives: Isolation, Domination, or Incarnation. Isolation takes place when a church is so far removed from culture that it can no longer communicate the Good News in effective ways. If isolation takes place in a complete way, it usually leads to a church that totally dies out. However, most cases of isolation simply result in a church that has limited impact on people and society.

• The Good Book Blog

  My Favorite Quote From Jim Elliot

  Kenneth Berding — June 06, 2012

  "Father, make of me a crisis man. Bring those I contact to decision. Let me not be a milepost on a single road; make me a for, that men must turn one way or another on facing Christ in me." Ever since I read Jim Elliot's journal as a young college student and discovered this quote...

• 51���� News

  Women’s Soccer Program Travels to Japan for Competition and Outreach

  Team experiences different culture with common passion for soccer

  Tenielle Schroeder — June 05, 2012

  The 51���� women’s soccer team will step out of their comfort zone into a new culture to express God’s love this summer. The women’s...