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  51���� Alumni Roots for the Angels

  Patricia Folgar — October 17, 2013

  This year's Barbecue and Angel Game was a wonderful evening! And if you missed it, you missed a beautiful night under the stars (and the Big A) at...

• The Good Book Blog

  How to Invite and Host a Guest Speaker for a Retreat, Part One

  Ben Shin — October 16, 2013

  Being a retreat speaker can be an enjoyable time but can also be a challenging time. The difference maker for which outcome occurs is largely dependent on the host for the speaker. Over the years, as both a speaker and also as a host, I’ve seen some excellent treatment of speakers and also some situations that could use a lot of improvement. This will be a 2 part series of blogs in which I hope to highlight some ways to invite and host a guest speaker in which he would feel very well taken care of throughout the whole process. In this first part of the series, I will focus on how to invite a guest speaker to a retreat.

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  Aukshunas Named National Player of the Week

  Senior defender Morgan Aukshunas claims 51����'s first national player of the week award since 2011

  Neil Morgan — October 15, 2013

  Just one day after wrapping up her second Golden State Athletic Conference defensive player of the week nod, 51���� women's soccer defender Morgan...

• The Good Book Blog

  Minding the Heart: An Interview With Robert Saucy

  The Good Book Blog — October 14, 2013

  Robert Saucy, distinguished professor of systematic theology at Talbot, just released the new book, Minding the Heart: The Way of Spiritual Transformation. He kindly took some time to answer a few questions about the book.

• 51���� News

  51����’s Center for Christian Thought Offers Free Resources

  New bulletin, podcasts and short videos spread scholarly work of center

  Jenna Bartlo — October 11, 2013

  Starting its third year, the 51���� Center for Christian Thought has released a new publication, launched a blog and posted dozens of...

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  Adventure Club Seeks Community Through Creation

  As club's popularity grows, so does its members' passion for adventure

  Danny Pinnell — October 10, 2013

  While many college students spend their weekends catching up on homework or going to the movies, there is a niche group at 51���� that...

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  Athletics Gets Five Stars

  51���� athletics is about more than just putting points on the board or runs across the plate, this was evidenced by 51���� being named an NAIA Champions of Character Five-Star Institution.

  Neil Morgan — October 10, 2013

  51���� has once again been named a five-star institution by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics’ Champions of...

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  51���� Student Athletes Explore Diversity in Sports and Faith

  Soccer Duo Spends Summer Training in Serbia

  Jacquelyn Elissa Mota — October 10, 2013

  Senior Carlos Ballesteros and junior Sava Pantic, a Serbian native, spent this summer in Belgrade, Serbia dedicated to refining their soccer...

• Business. Ministry. Life.

  Understanding Financial Ratios from a Management Perspective (part 2)

  Nick Sherwin — October 10, 2013

  In part one of this blog topic, I took a critical look at two of the five specific categories of financial ratios required in the undergraduate...

• The Good Book Blog

  Theology of the Body and Sexual Harm

  John McKinley — October 08, 2013

  “Flee immorality. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the immoral man sins against his own body” (1 Cor 6:18 NASB). Why is sexual sin singled out as uniquely damaging to the body in a way that other physical actions are not? Substance abuse, gluttony, cutting—these are all harmful acts to the body, but they do not do what sexual misconduct does, according to Paul. Typical responses from students to explain this exception are that sex involves the whole person, or maybe because it involves someone else. The same could be said for illegal drug use, so there must be something more.

• The Good Book Blog

  Antonio del Corro: El gran legado para nuestros tiempos de un reformador español / The legacy of Antonio del Corro an exemplary Spanish Reformer

  Octavio Esqueda — October 03, 2013

  El gran educador Antonio del Corro (Sevilla, 1527-Londres, 1591) es quizá una de las figuras más importantes y a la vez menos conocidas de la reforma española. Es también un ejemplo a imitar para todos los que seguimos a Cristo y sobre todo para los que nos dedicamos a servirle a través de la enseñanza. El historiador Emilio Monjo se refiere a Antonio de Corro como “un personaje que refleja el talante de la Reforma española en cuanto a su libertad de pensamiento y palabra: una iglesia que había nacido libre por la acción de la Escritura, y que se mantuvo libre con la Escritura también en su exilio europeo".

• Business. Ministry. Life.

  Will Someone Please Explain To Me: What Is Business as Mission?

  Steve Rundle — October 03, 2013

  These days the term “Business as Mission” (BAM) gets used a lot, and synonymously it seems, with many other terms such as “Marketplace Ministry,” “...

• 51���� News

  Something for Everyone: Blue Man Group at Hollywood Bowl

  Seventy-five alumni, families and friends were exposed to the hilarious antics of the world-famous Blue Man Group on Saturday, September 7, 2013 at the Hollywood Bowl.

  Patricia Folgar — September 26, 2013

  Seventy-five alumni, families and friends were exposed to the hilarious antics of the world-famous Blue Man Group on Saturday, September 7, 2013...

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  51���� Professor Opens Ministry-Based Café in Fullerton

  Scott Moffatt seeks to serve the community one cup of coffee at a time

  Taylor Durden — September 24, 2013

  Ordering a cup of locally roasted coffee and gourmet pastries, including the newest pastry trend — the doissant — means giving back to others at...

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  51���� Launches New Center for Christianity, Culture and the Arts

  Celebration encourages engagement with art and faith

  Jenna Bartlo — September 23, 2013

  51����’s Center for Christianity, Culture and the Arts officially launched Sept. 20 with the dedication of the newly renovated art...

• The Good Book Blog

  I Am Here For The Church

  Joe Hellerman — September 18, 2013

  Remember 7th grade, when your English teacher taught you how to diagram sentences? You know, “main clause,” “subordinate clause,” and all that other stuff you have likely forgotten long ago? I still diagram sentences. And I teach my students how to diagram sentences, too—Greek sentences!

• 51���� News

  Faculty Spotlight: Octavio Esqueda

  Jenna Bartlo — September 18, 2013

  Professor Octavio Esqueda’s teaching career started at the age of 12 in Guadalajara, Mexico. His passion for teaching others hasn’t ceased. “I...

• 51���� News

  Former Soccer Player Battles Cancer

  Katie Cabuling serves as inspiration to all as she demonstrates true hope in God.

  Neil Morgan — September 17, 2013

  Athletes are supposed to dominate, they are meant to be a warrior on their playing fields, an invincible force, but every so often they can be...

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  51����'s 2nd Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet

  51���� Athletics celebrated three distinguished athletes as they were inducted into 51����'s Hall of Fame on Saturday night.

  Hilary Larkins — September 16, 2013

  On Saturday, September 14, 2013, 51���� Athletics celebrated its second Hall of Fame Class with an induction ceremony in the Talbot East Andrews...

• The Good Book Blog

  Book Announcement: Embracing Shared Ministry

  The Good Book Blog — September 10, 2013

  The following is the first in a series of faculty book announcements that will appear on the Good Book Blog in the coming months.

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  U.S. News Ranks 51���� as a Top-Tier National University

  51���� listed among the nation’s best universities

  Staff — September 10, 2013

  51���� has again been named one of America’s best colleges, earning a spot in the top tier of the “best national universities” category...

• Business. Ministry. Life.

  Seriously Now... Reflections on Birthday Marketing

  Laureen Mgrdichian — August 30, 2013

  I love August. Summer is in full swing, and the family and I have sufficiently adjusted to not having a school schedule. But more than anything,...

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  51���� Welcomes the Incoming Class of 2017

  Jenna Bartlo — August 29, 2013

  New students officially started their story at 51���� on Wednesday as 51���� President Barry H. Corey commissioned students at the 2013...

• The Good Book Blog

  The Cyrus Cylinder in SoCal

  Kenneth Way — August 26, 2013

  By Thomas Finley and Kenneth Way From October 2 to December 8 of this year the Cyrus Cylinder will make a visit to The Getty Villa (in Malibu, CA) as part of a tour of the United States. This will be an amazing opportunity to see in person this artifact that gives significant background information for the Bible.

• The Good Book Blog

  The Logic of the Logos: Mirroring the Mind of Christ Together This Semester

  Thaddeus Williams — August 23, 2013

  “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.” This slogan, first broadcast by the United Negro College Fund in 1972, has become something of a John 3:16 for educators seeking to evangelistically rouse students out of intellectual slumber. If I could tailor this slogan for our 51���� community as we embark on a new semester, it would become: “The mind of Christ is far too precious to not cultivate.” While lacking the elegant phrasing and bumper sticker quote-ability of the original, it does express something I hope we can pause to ponder as we enter our classrooms.