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  • The Good Book Blog

    Questions from a Muslim about the Trinity

    William Lane Craig — 

    Greetings Dr. Craig, I'm a Yemeni Muslim, born and raised in Saudi Arabia, currently studying for a short term in Canada. I came across your work, and highly appreciate your contributions to modernizing and polishing, the scholarship from great men like Imam Al Ghazali and Thomas Aquinas. As a fairly conservative Muslim (perhaps because of my biases?), I find your arguments specifically for the Christian faith to be overall weaker than those generally for monotheism ...

  • ŷַ News

    Coach Dave Holmquist Achieves Historic 900th Game Win

    ŷַ men's basketball coach Dave Holmquist wins his 900th career game

    Neil Morgan — 

    On Nov. 24, 2015, Head Coach Dave Holmquist became the eighth collegiate men’s basketball coach in history to hit 900 career coaching victories....

  • The Good Book Blog

    ¡Animo! / Cheer up!

    Octavio Esqueda — 

    ¡Animo! Es una exclamación que todos necesitamos escuchar con frecuencia. A pesar de la presión popular que nos obliga a mostrar siempre nuestra mejor cara y a declarar que siempre estamos bien cuando alguien nos hace la tan común pregunta ¿cómo estás?, la realidad es que todos batallamos con diferentes circunstancias y siempre necesitamos que alguien nos muestre su apoyo y nos anime. Es importante que tengamos personas cercanas que nos alienten a seguir adelante. ¡Todos necesitamos a alguien en nuestro equipo! ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Omnipotence and the Ability to Do Evil

    William Lane Craig — 

    Dear Dr. Craig, ... my question is regarding an argument against the existence of God that you have certainly heard before, however I have not seen the argument articulated in a way that I find satisfactory. The argument is essentially about the problem of whether or not God can commit evil acts (or whether or not it even is a problem). If God is all-powerful, and the ability to do that which is objectively morally wrong is contained within the concept of an all-powerful being, then there must be some possible worlds in which God does in fact commit evil acts. However, this seems to undermine God's perfect moral goodness, since a being who only does that which is morally good in every possible world is conceivable, and thus for there to be some possible worlds in which God commits evil acts would imply that God is not the greatest conceivable being ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Metaphors Revealing the Holy Spirit, Part Two: The Wind as a Metaphor of the Holy Spirit

    John McKinley — 

    In part 2 of this blog series, I present the second biblical metaphor revealing the Holy Spirit: the wind. We need to discern what the metaphor is, and what its meanings are within the biblical and ANE framework. I will be drawing some details from the Dictionary of Biblical Imagery. My goal is to recognize patterns of meaning that may be intended to expand our understanding of the Holy Spirit’s presence and action in subtle ways hinted at through metaphors ...

  • Business. Ministry. Life.

    Why Most Startups Fail (and How to Avoid It)

    Wes Wasson — 

    Have a great startup idea? Chances are, it’ll fail. According to a recent study from Harvard Business School, only 25 percent of startups earn back...

  • ŷַ News

    Study Reveals U.S. is Becoming a Less Religious Nation

    Sociology professor Brad Christerson offers insight and perspective on recently released Pew Research study

    Brittney Morales and Jenna Loumagne — 

    Young Americans are slowly shifting the U.S. towards becoming a less religious nation, favoring atheism and religious “nones” over organized...

  • Business. Ministry. Life.

    Book Review: Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead

    Laureen Mgrdichian — 

    A friend once commented to me that the difference between our moms and us is that when we asked our moms “What’s for dinner?” they actually knew. I...

  • ŷַ News

    ŷַ Announces a New School of Science, Technology and Health

    School will be housed in the new Alton and Lydia Lim Center for Science, Technology and Health

    Brenda Velasco  — 

    ŷַ is pleased to announce the establishment of a new school — School of Science, Technology and Health — effective summer 2016. The...

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    ŷַ Students Receive Scholarships from Christian Community Credit Union

    Christian Community Credit Union to donate $240,000 over the next five years to help support university scholarships

    Stephanie Kim  — 

    Seven ŷַ students received scholarships from Christian Community Credit Union’s (CCCU) “Scholarships for Success” program. The total...

  • ŷַ News

    Men's Soccer Wins Tournament Championship

    ŷַ men's soccer clinches NAIA Tournament berth with massive conference win

    Neil Morgan — 

    In a riveting game on Nov. 15, ŷַ men's soccer defeated No. 14 Vanguard 1-0 to clinch the 2015 Golden State Athletic Conference Tournament...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Was Christ a Contingent Being?

    William Lane Craig — 

    Dear Dr. Craig, Thank you for all your work in Christian Philosophy and Apologetics as it has influenced my walk with Christ tremendously. You're the reason I have decided to study Philosophy at my college (Miami University of Ohio to be exact!). My question for you concerns your proposed model of the Incarnation. The model you propose agrees with the principle "That which is not assumed is not saved." So, The Logos assumes a human nature and all that that entails. But, I'm a bit puzzled because it seems to me that an essential part of being human is also to be contingent. It is literally apart of the very essence of a human to be contingent. If this is true then it seems that Christ must also assume a contingency in order to redeem us since that too is apart of "That which is not assumed is not saved." But, this obviously seems incompatible with the nature of God which is to be necessary. So, how exactly does the Logos assume contingency? ...

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    ŷַ Students Create October Competition for Homeless Outreach

    Three 19-year-old ŷַ students involve their community in a self-started nonprofit.

    Olivia Bersin — 

    Three ŷַ students are making a difference in the local homeless community this month through a nonprofit organization they started...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Moral Responsibility and Emotional Rejection of God

    William Lane Craig — 

    Hello dr. Craig! I would like to thank you for your work,you really helped me a lot! I write you in time of great doubt and spiritual struggle. For years, my faith is going up and down and it is really exhausting. I do find your arguments very persuasive but this is where I hit the wall- the problem of evil ...

  • ŷַ News

    Faculty Spotlight: Joanne Jung

    Professor Joanne Jung shares about her new book, "Character Formation in Online Education"

    Jenna Loumagne — 

    ŷַ professor Joanne Jung challenges the status quo of online education with her new book “Character Formation in Online Education: A...

  • ŷַ News

    Eagles Sweep Major Conference Honors

    Joey O'Keefe, Leo Contreras and Todd Elkins lead the way as ŷַ claims all the big awards

    Neil Morgan — 

    LA MIRADA, Calif. --- ŷַ Men's Soccer earned its first Golden State Athletic Conference championship in 13 years so it seems only natural that...

  • ŷַ News

    Coffeen Goal Clinches Championship

    Brittni Coffeen's first half goal made the difference as ŷַ Women's Soccer won for the first time since 2004.

    Neil Morgan — 

    PHOENIX, Ariz. --- Even the toughest road trip within the Golden State Athletic Conference wouldn't be enough to derail the special kind of season...

  • ŷַ News

    From Sweden to California, ŷַ swimmer shares her experience of becoming an Eagle

    Student-athlete Dominique Kaijser on how her experiences living in Sweden shaped her time at ŷַ

    Brittney Morales — 

    Born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden, swimmer Dominique Kaijser lived as a Christian in a country where only 29 percent of the population claims...

  • The Good Book Blog

    The “Cool” Factor

    Joe Hellerman — 

    I came to Christ as a last resort after a year-long quest to find God back in 1975. With two thriving evangelical churches just a few blocks from my doorstep, why did I explore the Christian faith last instead of first? The cool factor, of course! I was a long-haired, pot-smoking keyboard player in a rock band. Eastern and New Age religion were “spiritual” and cool — Christianity definitely was not ...

  • ŷַ News

    Men’s Soccer Team Contributes Season Success to Unique Team Bond

    Captain Joey O’Keefe believes relationships within team are key to success

    Angelene Wong — 

    The men’s soccer team won the GSAC regular season championship for the first time since 2002 on Saturday, Oct. 31. Senior midfielder Joey O’Keefe...

  • ŷַ News

    Student Programming Introduces Chapel Series on “Gender, Faith, Culture”

    Chapel programs encourages students to discuss different perspectives on gender

    Angelene Wong — 

    ŷַ’s Student Programming Department is hosting this semester’s educational programming week, which will feature various chapel sessions...

  • The Good Book Blog

    What Did the New Testament Authors Really Care About?

    The Good Book Blog — 

    What Did the New Testament Authors Really Care About? The easiest way we know to answer that question is to pick up Matt Williams’s and Ken Berding’s (editors) book: What the New Testament Authors Really Cared About: A Survey of Their Writings. The second edition has just been released by Kregel in an attractive full-color format with some added materials ...

  • Business. Ministry. Life.

    Recap: Crowell Distinguished Speaker Series with Martha Daniel, CEO of IMRI

    Robert Curtis — 

    Martha Daniel – How to Manage with G.U.T.S. “Success is personal. It is defined by your dream, achieved by your desire, and measured by both.” — ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Joe’s Glory Story: Reflections for Reformation Day

    John McKinley — 

    ... Deeper than the recent history, we seem to be pushing against the same thing that Martin Luther identified as the theology of glory. Luther recommended to us the contrast of the theology of the cross ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    What about the Sincere Seeker?

    William Lane Craig — 

    Hello Sir, I have read a big deal of your work and I am really inspired by you and your work. But there is this one question that greatly troubles me; I always had it in mind since I was very young but having solved a lot of questions, I am concerned about this simple question that I am not able to solve or find a satisfactory answer from a scholar. I need your views on why God will send people to hell on the basis of their Religious beliefs. A person who sincerely researches on Religion and Theology trying to find if a God exists and if so, what Religion and fails to identify the right Religion, why is he to be punished? A person arrogantly denying the right Religion while knowing the truth might deserve to be punished somehow but what about the one trying his best but failing ...