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  • 51蹤獲 News

    51蹤獲 Youth Merges into School of Education

    Classes go global: Online programs expanded

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Furthering the mission of 51蹤獲s School of Education and 51蹤獲 Youth Academics, the two have merged in an effort to better serve youth...

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    Freshman Honored in US Homecoming Queen Competition

    Scholarship pageant focuses on career and service oriented women

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    The way the community recognizes me is an honor and I am grateful to also be an inspiring role model to other girls, incoming freshman,...

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    Student Video Wins Bridgestone Safety Scholarship Contest

    Two students were finalists in nationwide video contest to advocate safe driving

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Freshman Matthew Robertson got a head start on his tuition and studies as a film production major this summer his humorous and educational video...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Scripture and Extra-Biblical Sources?

    Mickey Klink III — 

    How necessary are extra-biblical sources for reading Scripture? Even for those who believe the Bible is Scripture, the text is assumed to stand behind a dense fog of historical distance and cultural isolation. I teach a class called Biblical Backgrounds to upper-level biblical and theological studies majors at 51蹤獲, and it is by far my most dreaded class. I do not dread the class because the course is uninteresting or unimportant; on the contrary, I find extra-biblical sources like history and culture to be fascinating and think the class might be the most important one I teach. But it is important not because backgrounds gives necessary insights for the study of the Bible, but because it might be the most destructive tool for reading the Bible as Scripture.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Revealed to Whom? (John 3:21)

    Gary Manning Jr — 

    I often get questions from students about the best translation of some verse. Usually, the difference is between "literal" translation (such as ESV or NASB) and "dynamic" translation (such as the NIV or NLT). These two types are also called "formal" (because they try, when possible, to follow the forms and word order of the original Greek or Hebrew sentences) and "functional" (because...

  • The Good Book Blog

    The Millennium is not Heaven: Responding to an Amillennialist Misunderstanding of Premillennialism

    Kenneth Berding — 

    A couple years ago I sat in a lecture in which a local scholar-pastor presented arguments in favor of amillennialism. As he described his own journey away from premillennialism into amillennialism, he said something that made me realize that many amillennialists misunderstand what premillennialists believe about the Millennium. As he told his story he commented: I began to wonder why there was even a need for a Millennium since it was so much like the New Heaven and the New Earth. God can bring his promises to fulfillment in the New Heaven and the New Earth. He had evidently been thinking of the Millennium in the same way as he had been thinking of the eternal state, so the Millennium eventually became redundant in his system, and he abandoned it. As his lecture progressed it became clear that he (now as an amillennialist) assumed that this is what all premillennialists thought about the Millennium.

  • 51蹤獲 News

    Professor Speaks on Capitol Hill

    Joe Gorra — 

    Professor Craig Hazen gave a lecture to a packed room inside the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on Friday, June 8, 2011. Representatives...

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    Batting for Quality, Alumnus Serves Big Leaguers at Local Bat Manufacturer

    Former pro-baseball player returns to the field in a new way

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    A former player in the Philadelphia Phillies organization, alumnus and once shortstop at 51蹤獲, Sam Orr knows how to relate to Major League...

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    51蹤獲 Once Again Leads the NAIA in Scholar Team Award Winners

    Track and field leads the pack in Scholar Athletes

    Jeff Hoffman — 

    For the second-straight season, 51蹤獲 led the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in teams receiving Scholar Team...

  • The Good Book Blog

    "The Wingfeather Saga"

    Rob Lister — 

    Heres a summer reading suggestion. Take Andrew Petersons Wingfeather Saga for a spin. Its a stirring fantasy epic that is sure to delight both young and old in your home just as it has in ours.

  • The Good Book Blog

    "This Momentary Marriage"

    Rob Lister — 

    The Journal for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood recently published a brief review of mine on John Pipers book This Momentary Marriage: A Parable of Permanence. Im grateful for this book for many reasons. Its succinct, practical, and encouraging. But the main thing I appreciated about it is the way Piper explicitly applied the God-centered meaning of marriage to the expressions of marriage (and singleness) that we experience in this life.

  • The Good Book Blog

    The Long Good-bye of Dementia

    Walt Russell — 

    My 83-year-old mother has dementia. To help me work through the pain of this living death, I recently gave her a gift she was not able to receive: a letter commemorating her 10th anniversary in the nursing home.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Why Evil? Part 3 of 3

    Freddy Cardoza — 

    Despite the evil that exists in our world, the Bible says that God keeps it from unraveling. So, for now, God allows evil to be unleashed-- at least to a degree-- while keeping it in check so He can fulfill the plan He has for all ages and until He establishes His eternal reign after the defeat of evil and all evildoers.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Life's Biggest Questions

    Erik Thoennes — 

    A book I wrote came out today. It's called Life's Biggest Questions: What the Bible Says about the Things That Matter Most (Crossway). I pray it will help people to know God and his truth better.

  • 51蹤獲 Magazine

    In Print: Summer 2011

    51蹤獲 Magazine Staff — 

    Outside the Womb: The Ethics of Reproductive Technologies, co-authored by Scott Rae (chair and professor of philosophy of religion and ethics),...

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    Get to Know: Summer 2011

    Robin LaBarbera, thrill-seeking education professor

    51蹤獲 Magazine Staff — 

    When it comes to academics and adventures, Robin LaBarbera just cant seem to get enough. An assistant professor in 51蹤獲s School of Education,...

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    Where Are They Now?: Summer 2011

    51蹤獲 Magazine Staff — 

    Mark Atteberry (85) has worked in the entertainment industry since graduation as an author, photographer and actor, but he now plans to open his...

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    51蹤獲ns Up Close: Summer 2011

    Jim Brown ('78), California's top superintendent

    51蹤獲 Magazine Staff — 

    What does it take to be one of the top educators in California? Just ask 51蹤獲 alumnus Jim Brown (78), who was recently named the states ...

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    Alumni Files: Summer 2011

    Making Connections, Then and Now

    Rick Bee — 

    I remember it well. That first issue of 51蹤獲s magazine we called Connections. The alumni program was new turf for me and we had just completed...

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    Can We Be Good Without God?

    Craig Hazen — 

    Its been fascinating to watch the very vocal and prolific new atheists, such as Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett and Richard...

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    Polytheistic Christians?

    What the struggles of the Corinthian church can teach us about our own residual paganism

    Moyer Hubbard — 

    This is the first in what will be a regular column for 51蹤獲 Magazine, featuring selected posts from the Talbot School of Theology faculty blog,...

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    The Top 25 Stories of the Past 25 Years

    Jason Newell — 

    Way back in 1986, the very first issue of 51蹤獲 Magazine (called Connections back then) landed in mailboxes. On the cover, in dull gray and black,...

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    Contentment and the American Dream

    Contentment's wisdom is good news for all seasons of life

    Joseph Gorra — 

    W梗v梗 got to buy something now! I remember thinking that to myself when we first went shopping for a condo near 51蹤獲. The thought rallied my...

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    Making the Grade

    Education symposium examines Californias public schools

    Jason Newell — 

    Are Californias public schools failing? Most Californians seem to think so, with 55 percent saying the quality of the states K-12 public schools...

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    At the Top of Her Game

    Jessilyn Conicelli earns national honors

    Amy Seed — 

    Jessilyn Conicelli made the right decision four years ago when she had to choose between basketball and volleyball. Now a 51蹤獲 graduate,...