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  Five Tips for Better Bible Reading

  Kenneth Berding — May 29, 2014

  Want to get the most out of your Bible reading, better grasping what God wants you to understand in his Word? These five guidelines from Kenneth...

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  Open the Book

  Centuries ago, Christians risked their lives to bring us the English Bible. Today, we forsake life by ignoring it.

  John Rinehart — May 29, 2014

  Every morning when you wake up a battle begins in your heart. You feel the pressure to get going. Your responsibilities rush at you like the...

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  The Crisis of Biblical Illiteracy

  Christians used to memorize and meditate on the Bible. We don’t do that anymore, and in a sense we’re starving ourselves to death. A look at the problem, how we got here and what needs to change.

  Kenneth Berding — May 29, 2014

  Stacey Irvine ate almost nothing but chicken nuggets for 15 years. She never tasted fruits or vegetables. She occasionally supplemented her diet...

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  Winter Sports Highlights

  Neil Morgan — May 29, 2014

  Indoor Track And Field The women’s indoor track and field team notched its sixth consecutive Top 10 finish at the National Association of...

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  ŷ����ַ Chorale Consoles South Korean Mourners

  Student group prays, sings hymns near site of ferry disaster

  ŷ����ַ Magazine Staff — May 29, 2014

  Just days after the tragic sinking of a ferry off the southern coast of South Korea, President Barry H. Corey and a group of ŷ����ַ students were...

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  ŷ����ַ Announces New Applied Psychology Completion Program

  New hybrid program targets adult learners

  Molly Magee — May 29, 2014

  In September, ŷ����ַ will launch a new undergraduate degree completion program in applied psychology — a program that is different from any other...

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  Solidarity Against Secularism

  Ravi Zacharias and Dennis Prager speak to sold-out crowd

  Brett McCracken — May 29, 2014

  “Does God matter?” That was the question of the hour at ŷ����ַ on Feb. 22, as well-known Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias and nationally...

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  The End of Emerson

  Something new is in store for ŷ����ַ’s oldest dorm

  ŷ����ַ Magazine Staff — May 29, 2014

  ŷ����ַ’s oldest residence hall is headed for retirement. Emerson Hall, a campus landmark that has served as a home to hundreds of ŷ����ַns over the...

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  A Problem of Biblical Proportions

  Editor's Note

  Jason Newell — May 29, 2014

  More and more people care less and less about the Bible. That was one of the sad (but not surprising) findings researcher David Kinnaman (’96)...

• The Good Book Blog

  Did YHWH Condemn the Nations When He Elected Israel?: The Canaanites in the Torah

  Charlie Trimm — May 27, 2014

  The Canaanite destruction is the major ethical problem in the Old Testament. How can we serve a God who commanded genocide? In this post, we will look at the Torah’s presentation of the Canaanites to see how YHWH viewed the Canaanites in the time before the Conquest of Canaan.

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  Boone Farrington Named Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American

  Senior third-baseman wins national academic recognition.

  Neil Morgan — May 27, 2014

  CoSIDA RELEASE Boone Farrington stood out on the diamond all season long as ŷ����ַ’s most polished offensive weapon, and now he becomes ŷ����ַ’s...

• The Good Book Blog

  Why Every Church Will Always Need a Women’s Ministry, Part Three

  Nell Sunukjian — May 26, 2014

  In this third post about women’s ministry, I’d like to reflect on the condition of Women’s Ministry in the local church as I see it.

• The Good Book Blog

  Still More Reflections on the Sean Carroll Debate

  William Lane Craig — May 23, 2014

  In this week's Q & A, Dr. William Lane Craig finishes answering questions related to his debate with Sean Carroll, sharing his stance on fine-tuning.

• The Good Book Blog

  Pre-Marital Counseling Asian-American Style, Part Three

  Ben Shin — May 21, 2014

  In my last blog, I explored some of the key differences of the dynamics of Asian-American weddings specifically in relationship to “honoring” the parents and their guests at the wedding ceremony. In this blog, I’d like to discuss some of the challenges related to the relational dynamics of the different families prior to marriage. This will include “family matching,” approval of different vocations, and the transfer of authority from the father/mother to the husband and bride ...

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  ŷ����ַ Grieves Loss of Employee

  University statement on tragic death of April Jace; donations welcomed to support family

  Staff — May 20, 2014

  The ŷ����ַ community has received word, with deep sadness, of the tragic death of one of our employees, April Jace, who had worked as a...

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  Kathryn Ashford Earns All-American Status

  First ŷ����ַ tennis All-American since 2004.

  Neil Morgan — May 19, 2014

  In the nearly 60 years of women's tennis at ŷ����ַ the Eagles have had just 10 All-American student-athletes, including just one in the time since...

• The Good Book Blog

  When The Church Was A Family—Even From Town To Town!

  Joe Hellerman — May 19, 2014

  ... Among the unique aspects of early Christianity, when compared to other religious options in the ancient world, are the relationships the early Christians shared across geographical boundaries. The church was a family—not only locally but also from town to town ...

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  Further Reflections on the Sean Carroll Debate

  William Lane Craig — May 16, 2014

  In this week's Q & A blog post, Dr. William Lane Craig continues to respond to last week's questions regarding his debate with Sean Carroll, touching on the Boltzmann Brain problem and fine-tuning.

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  Pole Vault Reaches New Heights for ŷ����ַ Track and Field

  Team becomes more nationally competitive with the increased focus on vault event

  Camryn Hudson — May 16, 2014

  For the second time in ŷ����ַ’s history, the women’s track and field team placed first in the outdoor Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC)...

• The Good Book Blog

  A Hill to Die On: How Biblical Backgrounds Help Make Scripture More Engaging

  Joe Hellerman — May 15, 2014

  Last Saturday evening, my wife and I had a delightful dinner out with two of our very best friends, John and Leah Hutchison. Before we left the house, I had about fifteen minutes to kill while Joann was still getting ready. The nerd in me has something laying right on my nightstand for just such occasions: a volume of Josephus’ Antiquities. I picked it up, intending to read a little Greek, and stumbled across a story that had escaped my memory but is worth revisiting ...

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  Five Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District Awards Leads District

  Five Student-Athletes Get High Academic Honors

  Jeff Hershey — May 15, 2014

  CoSIDA RELEASE LA MIRADA, Calif. --- With five Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District selections among its at-large sports, ŷ����ַ's...

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  Acts of Life for Every Day

  Joanne Jung — May 14, 2014

  Maybe it’s because I’m on sabbatical. Then again, maybe it’s because I just became a grandmother. For whatever reason, I collected these thoughts: acts of life for every day ...

• Business. Ministry. Life.

  Control Systems Gone Bad?

  Nick Sherwin — May 12, 2014

  Management has four primary functions: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Controlling is the process of measuring performance and...

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  Some Reflections on the Sean Carroll Debate

  William Lane Craig — May 09, 2014

  I wanted to ask you about the latest debate with Sean Carroll. There were some strong points made in that debate that as a layman in cosmology make me want to seek further and further what are the theoretical physicists really saying on their theories. The media is not always clear on separating the cosmologist opinion/belief vs what their theory actually says without bias ...

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  ŷ����ַ Leads GSAC In Scholar-Athletes

  27 ŷ����ַ athletes earn academic awards in spring.

  Neil Morgan — May 07, 2014

  GSAC RELEASE LA MIRADA, Calif. --- Westmont has long been known as the cream of the crop among Golden State Athletic Conference schools when it...