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  • 2014 Winter

    Get to Know: Winter 2014

    Andy Draycott, culture-crossing, cartoon-collecting theologian

    Amber Amaya — 

    As a self-described “freelance preacher and vagabond scholar,” Andy Draycott is a man with many homes, hobbies and degrees. Born in England,...

  • 2014 Winter

    Winning Ways: Winter 2014

    Volleyball coach Aaron Seltzer named national 'Coach of the Year'

    Neil Morgan — 

    ŷַ volleyball players have long felt that Aaron Seltzer is one of the nation’s best coaches. And now it’s official. In December, Seltzer was...

  • 2014 Winter

    ŷַns Up Close: Winter 2014

    Lawrence Tong (’89), International director of Operation Mobilisation

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    Lawrence Tong is a man on a mission. Last March, the 1989 ŷַ graduate became the new international director of Operation Mobilisation, a leading...

  • 2014 Winter

    Alumni Files: Winter 2014

    Networkers, Mentors and Hirers: Join Us!

    Rick Bee — 

    In January, the alumni office updated ŷַ’s senior leadership about our progress in implementing a leading program of career networking,...

  • 2014 Winter

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    A Reasonable Response: Answers to Tough Questions on God, Christianity and the Bible, by William Lane Craig (research professor of philosophy),...

  • 2014 Winter

    Amber Amaya — 

    Paul Pardi (M.A. ’98) has worked for Microsoft in some capacity for more than 10 years — currently as the senior content publishing lead. During...

  • 2014 Winter

    Wood on the Walls

    Editor's Note

    Jason Newell — 

    When you step inside ŷַ’s impressive new Mosaic Cultural Center, the first thing you notice is all the wood. It’s everywhere you look: walls,...

  • 2014 Winter

    Barry Corey — 

    About 60 of us are gathered in the Majesty Plaza ballroom, a chandeliered hall in a downtown Shanghai hotel. I’m writing this column from that...

  • 2014 Winter

    ŷַ's Religious Freedom Lawsuit Moves Forward

    Federal judge suspends government’s abortifacient mandate

    Jason Newell — 

    A federal judge in December granted ŷַ relief from complying with a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate that...

  • 2014 Winter

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    One of the key measures of a university’s health is the size of its endowment, a savings account of sorts that helps to provide strong financial...

  • 2014 Winter

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    Last December, Talbot Research Professor of Philosophy William Lane Craig was in fine form doing what he does best: making atheists squirm. On...

  • 2014 Winter

    A Master Maestra

    Alumna Julie McGough’s inspiring work with Spanish speakers earns her recognition as one of Los Angeles County’s top teachers

    Amber Amaya — 

    Photos by Greg Schneider Julie McGough (’91, M.A. ’94) has three goals for every student who walks through her classroom door — to love reading,...

  • 2014 Winter

    World Tour

    From Paris to Kenya, meet graduates who are putting their ŷַ educations to use in a broad range of careers, cultures and contexts

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    The Truth Is Not Negotiable Kenyan Journalist Bedan Mbugua ('80) chose prison over compromising his conscience “What happened to the sugar?” That...

  • 2014 Winter

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    We spend roughly a third of our lives sleeping — more than any other single activity. But while many of us are happy to thank God for a good night...

  • 2014 Winter

    Scott Smith — 

    Low standard test scores, serious budget crunches and more — our public schools face daunting challenges. But perhaps they face a deeper issue,...

  • 2014 Winter

    Steve Porter — 

    Recently I was reading through the Sermon on the Mount and I had to stop and chuckle. I got to the passage where Jesus is teaching not to worry...

  • 2013 Fall

    Get to Know: Fall 2013

    Julie Neiggemann, mentor in medicine and ministry

    Amber Amaya — 

    Julie Neiggemann views people as whole beings — mind, heart, body, and soul — and cares for people with her whole self. As a former pediatric and...

  • 2013 Fall

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    When Walter Weber (’56) graduated from ŷַ in 1956 with a Bible degree, he felt he could best serve the Lord “in some backwoods location instead...

  • 2013 Fall

    Alumni Files: Fall 2013

    Help Wanted: Alumni Mentors and Advice-Givers

    Rick Bee — 

    For those of us who have not only graduated from ŷַ but have also sent our children through the school, we know how great an influence our...

  • 2013 Fall

    ŷַns Up Close: Fall 2013

    Monica Busch ('07), making Facebook a great place to work

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    Monica Busch works for the world’s largest social networking company, and it’s her job to help make sure it’s also one of the world’s best places...

  • 2013 Fall

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    Wesley on the Christian Life: The Heart Renewed in Love, by Fred Sanders (associate professor of theology), Crossway, August 2013. It is hard to...

  • 2013 Fall

    Jason Newell — 

    One of the best parts of my job is getting to learn about your job. Really. It’s inspiring to see the many ways that God is using ŷַ graduates...

  • 2013 Fall

    Barry Corey — 

    This past academic year I was on a flight from Chicago to New York, seated in 29D. As I boarded the plane, I noticed a handful of Orthodox Jewish...

  • 2013 Fall

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    ŷַ has again been named one of America’s best colleges, earning high marks this fall on several annual college-ranking lists. In...

  • 2013 Fall

    A Spate of the Arts

    ŷַ Launches Center for Christianity, Culture and the Arts

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    On Sept. 20, ŷַ celebrated the official launch of its new Center for Christianity, Culture and the Arts (CCCA), with the unveiling of the brand...