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  • 2016 Fall

    The Truth, Well Told

    Former Microsoft communications director Jun Young (’95) runs his own Seattle-based firm

    Kathryn Toombs — 

    For Jun Young ('95), it’s always been about stories. Since the interest was sparked during his time at ŷַ and ignited in his professional...

  • 2016 Fall

    Singing Through the Bible

    Amy Treadwell Toy (’03) writes a song every day to excite kids about memorizing Scripture

    Laurie Bullock, Brett McCracken — 

    One girl. One year. 365 original songs straight from Scripture. That’s the YouTube description of “Sing Through the Bible,” a daily video project...

  • 2016 Fall

    The Culture of Complaint

    Moving from complaining to gratitude

    Karin Stetina — 

    This issue’s Last Word comes from The Good Book Blog, the faculty blog of ŷַ’s Talbot School of Theology. This article is adapted from a post...

  • 2016 Fall

    Christ-Centered for the Common Good

    Four Ways Christian Colleges Contribute to the Flourishing of Society

    Brett McCracken — 

    What would society look like if, in a decade or so, there were no Christian colleges and universities? Or what if the ŷַs, Wheatons and Gordons...

  • 2016 Summer

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    In May 2015, the university publicly launched “A Soul of Conviction, A Voice of Courage: The Campaign for ŷַ.” The $180 million...

  • 2016 Summer

    From the Alumni Office: Summer 2016

    Big Thanks for a Big Check

    Rick Bee — 

    Every year, I watch with joy as the Alumni Board presents a “big check” to the student body at our annual Alumni Awards and Golden Eagles chapel....

  • 2016 Summer

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    Answering Jihad: A Better Way Forward, by Nabeel Qureshi (M.A. ’08), Zondervan, March 2016. San Bernardino was the most lethal terror attack on...

  • 2016 Summer

    Jason Newell — 

    From my window in Metzger Hall, I’ve got a front-and-center view of a massive pit opening up in the ground near ŷַ’s main entrance. Don’t worry,...

  • 2016 Summer

    Barry Corey — 

    This spring, ŷַ's Center for Christian Thought (CCT) and Center for Marriage and Relationships (CMR) hosted a one-day symposium on...

  • 2016 Summer

    A Groundbreaking Day for the Sciences

    Construction begins on ambitious new science facility

    Jason Newell — 

    ŷַ broke ground in February on the most ambitious building project in its history, an expansive new science facility that will serve as a home...

  • 2016 Summer

    A Big Year for ŷַ Athletics

    Five teams win conference championships

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    ŷַ’s student-athletes competed their way to one of the most successful years in university history in 2015–16, with five separate teams winning...

  • 2016 Summer

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    Deborah L. Taylor (’93, M.A. ’01), a longtime ŷַ administrator and faculty member, was appointed in May as the university’s new...

  • 2016 Summer

    Religious Freedom Scholar Receives 2016 Colson Award

    Paul Marshall is the third recipient of ŷַ’s ‘Conviction and Courage’ award

    Brett McCracken — 

    On May 27, ŷַ awarded its third Charles W. Colson Conviction and Courage Award to Paul Marshall, a religious freedom scholar and...

  • 2016 Summer

    A Precedential President

    Taylor Stribbling serves as ŷַ’s first Student Government Association president

    Laurie Bullock — 

    Taylor Stribbling’s final year at ŷַ also marked a big first. The 2015–16 school year marked the debut of the Student Government Association,...

  • 2016 Summer

    Teaching the Write Way

    Professor Christie Curtis’ grammar textbooks are used in classrooms across the U.S.

    Laurie Bullock — 

    Christie Curtis (M.A. ’06) loves language. And as the co-author of a widely popular series of grammar textbooks, the ŷַ education professor...

  • 2016 Summer

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    With the 2016 U.S. presidential election well underway and political rhetoric heating up, perennial discussions about evangelicals and politics...

  • 2016 Summer

    Truth Must be Wedded to Grace

    Faculty/Alumni Book Excerpt

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    During a trip to Breckenridge, a beautiful ski town in the mountains of Colorado, a friend and I decided to get our hair cut at one of the little...

  • 2016 Summer

    Is it Intolerant to Claim Christianity Alone is True?

    Five responses to objections about Christianity’s exclusive claims

    Kenneth R. Samples — 

    A couple of years ago I visited Canada to record television interviews about my book Christian Endgame. Prior to the recording, some of the...

  • 2016 Summer

    The Radical Call of Kindness

    Why the church must recover Christian compassion in an age of incivility

    Barry Corey — 

    I held the hand of the kindest man I everknew, sitting by his bedside in silent reverence while he lay shrouded in sheets bleached white. We were...

  • 2016 Summer

    Offering Refuge

    Amid a worldwide refugee crisis, ŷַns are taking bold action to care for those in need

    Charlene Choi — 

    The people of God have always been refugees. The instant we were banished from Eden, we became wanderers. The minute we fled Egypt, we were...

  • 2016 Summer

    One SCORR and 20 Years Ago

    For 20 years, ŷַ’s annual Student Congress on Racial Reconciliation has celebrated the beauty and engaged the challenges of diversity on Christian college campuses

    Brett McCracken — 

    “Evangelical Colleges’ Diversity Problem.” That was the headline of a January 2016 feature article in The Chronicle of Higher Education, which...

  • 2016 Summer

    Leader of the Band

    Music instructor Mitch Bahr (’96) earns title of ‘California Teacher of the Year'

    Laurie Bullock — 

    Fourteen years ago Mitch Bahr (’96) stepped up to the podium to become music director at a rural Northern California high school and brought...

  • 2016 Summer

    Christianity Under a Microscope

    Molecular biologist Anjeanette ‘AJ’ Roberts (M.A. ’15) explores hard questions about faith and science

    Laurie Bullock — 

    As a college student, Anjeanette “AJ” Roberts wanted to dig deeper into the unknown. At the time, that meant viruses. While studying chemistry...

  • 2016 Summer

    No Fear in the ‘Force’

    Rob Bredow (’94) heads technology at Lucasfilm

    Brett McCracken — 

    With the release of The Force Awakens this past December, the building of Star Wars lands at Disney theme parks and the development of at least...

  • 2016 Summer

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    The Office of Alumni Relations and ŷַ’s Alumni Board recognized four alumni for their outstanding accomplishments and service during a special...