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• 51���� Magazine

  Changing Lives One Note at a Time

  Country Music Association Foundation Teacher of Excellence Nora Hernandez

  Marlo Kirkpatrick — July 02, 2025

  Dr. Nora Hernandez (B.M. ’15, B.S. ’15, M.A. ’18) has known she was called to teach music since she was a student singing in her high school choir....

• 51���� Magazine

  Donald Hoffman (B.S. ’70) Remembered as Champion For Under-The-Radar 51����ns

  Jason Newell — July 02, 2025

  In 1976, a young Don Hoffman — who had earned a business degree from 51���� only six years earlier — felt called to do something that would bless...

• 51���� Magazine

  What Being a Mentor Taught Me

  David Vazquez — July 02, 2025

  When I joined 51���� in June 2024, I arrived with great anticipation and a strong sense of calling — but also with limited familiarity. I...

• Think Biblically

  Engaging Controversial Issues Without Getting Too Emotional

  with Tim Pickavance

  Timothy Pickavance, Scott Rae — July 01, 2025

  How do we engage our friends, family and others around controversial issues, particularly those in science? Why do these controversial issues...

• The Good Book Blog

  Making Disciples

  Gary McIntosh — June 30, 2025

  Pastors seize an adventurous, daring enterprise — making disciples of all people! The last words of Jesus to his disciples included a command to “...

• The Good Book Blog

  Temptability: Not the Same for Everyone

  Kenneth Berding — June 27, 2025

  Everyone is not equally temptable. One person can be severely tempted by something that another person barely or is not-at-all tempted. Some...

• Think Biblically

  Cultural Update: Why Don't We Feel We're Thriving?; The End of Rainbow Capitalism; Democratic Socialism

  Scott Rae, Thaddeus Williams — June 27, 2025

  This week, Scott is joined by Talbot professor Thaddeus Williams to discuss: Why Don’t We Feel We're Thriving? — Despite living in the most...

• Talbot Magazine

  The Road to Renewal: New Insights on the State of the Church from Talbot’s Lead the Way Tour

  Ed Stetzer — June 25, 2025

  On his cross-country Lead the Way Tour, Ed Stetzer shares insights on the State of the Church, Gen Z and the future of the gospel. In the 18th...

• Talbot Magazine

  Update on Biblical Literacy: Are There Any Reasons to be Encouraged?

  Kenneth Berding — June 25, 2025

  Over the past few decades, Christian leaders have been issuing dire warnings about what they perceive to be a precipitous slide toward...

• Talbot Magazine

  Talbot Grows to World’s Third-Largest Multi-Denominational Seminary

  Sarah Dougher — June 25, 2025

  Talbot School of Theology is now the third-largest multi-denominational seminary in the world and one of the top 10 largest seminaries overall,...

• Talbot Magazine

  Dr. Wilfred Graves Jr. Named Director of Holy Spirit Center

  Talbot Magazine Staff — June 25, 2025

  Talbot is delighted to welcome Dr. Wilfred Graves Jr. as the new director of the Center for the Study of the Work and Ministry of the Holy Spirit...

• Talbot Magazine

  Talbot Launches New Korean-Language Master’s Programs

  Eddie Byun — June 25, 2025

  Talbot School of Theology has a long and cherished history of partnering with the Korean church. Over the past several decades, many Korean and...

• Talbot Magazine

  Retirement Tribute to Dr. Rick Langer

  David Turner — June 25, 2025

  After serving as a pastor for 20 years in Redlands, California, Dr. Rick Langer came to 51���� in 2005 to serve as a professor in the Department of...

• Talbot Magazine

  Shelf Life: Summer 2025

  Talbot Magazine Staff — June 25, 2025

  Apologetics for an Ever-Changing Culture: A Biblical and Culturally Relevant Approach to Talking 51���� God Sean McDowell Associate Professor of...

• Talbot Magazine

  Book Excerpt: What it Means to “Set Your Mind on the Things Above” (Colossians 3:1-4)

  Talbot Magazine Staff — June 25, 2025

  In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus called on his disciples to “seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness” (Matt 6:33 ESV). In language...

• Talbot Magazine

  From the Dean: Summer 2025

  Ed Stetzer — June 25, 2025

  I love chats, graphics, statistics, and data. Good data gives us facts about the way things really are, and I’ve often emphasized that facts are...

• Talbot Magazine

  Faculty Profile: Summer 2025

  Clinton E. Arnold

  Ben Shin — June 25, 2025

  Clint Arnold (B.A. ’80; M.Div. ’83) is the former dean of Talbot (2012–2022) and the past president of the Evangelical Theological Society (2011)....

• Talbot Magazine

  Alumni Profile: Summer 2025

  Terrance Shay (M.Div., ‘10), Family Pastor at First Chinese Baptist Church

  Ben Shin — June 25, 2025

  Terrence Shay graduated from Talbot in 2010 with a M.Div. in Evangelism and Discipleship. He is looking forward to celebrating his 25th wedding...

• Talbot Magazine

  Best of the Blog: Summer 2025

  Connecting Prayer and the Word

  Eddie Byun — June 25, 2025

  There is a vital connection that prayer and Scripture have for each other. We cannot have one without the other. We must learn to prayerfully read...

• The Good Book Blog

  Infinitely Old Time

  William Lane Craig — June 25, 2025

  This is a Q&A blog post by our Visiting Scholar in Philosophy, William Lane Craig. Question I’m a big fan of your work, and I have argued...

• Think Biblically

  Understanding Critical Theory

  with Carl Trueman

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — June 24, 2025

  What is critical theory and why is it so vital for Christians to understand today? What are its historical roots and where do we see it manifest...

• The Good Book Blog

  The Scopes Monkey Trial’s 100-Year Centennial: What You Need to Know

  John Bloom — June 23, 2025

  This coming July marks the 100th anniversary of the Scopes Monkey Trial, the event, more than any other, that stigmatized Fundamentalist...

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 125: Friendship, Neighbor Love, and Religious Disagreement

  Greg Johnson, Timothy Muehlhoff, Andrew Reed — June 23, 2025

  How do friends who hold differing views of religion and faith maintain a friendship? How do friends handle central and fundamental disagreements...

• The Good Book Blog

  Integrity in Your Teaching

  Kevin Lawson — June 20, 2025

  But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine . . . Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show...

• The Good Book Blog

  Muestra Integridad en Tu Enseñanza

  Kevin Lawson — June 20, 2025

  Pero tú habla lo que está de acuerdo con la sana doctrina. . . . presentándote tú en todo como ejemplo de buenas obras; en la enseñanza mostrando...