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  • ŷַ News

    Student short film reflects on life and letting go

    “Persimmon” integrates Japanese culture

    Jessica Airey — 

    From Jan. 27- Feb. 4, the student short film “Persimmon” showed at the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival — an Academy-accredited top tier...

  • ŷַ News

    Four teams of students spend Interterm overseas

    ŷַ’s Student Missionary Union sends students out to spread the gospel

    Abbey Bennett — 

    From Central American beaches to African plains, ŷַ’s Student Missionary Union (SMU) sent four teams of students overseas during Interterm to...

  • ŷַ News

    ŷַ Knocks Off No. 7 Azusa Pacific for Fourth-Straight Win

    ŷַ Wins Last Game with APU in History

    Jeff Hoffman — 

    In the final GSAC game between the two arch-rivals, ŷַ and Azusa Pacific, on Tuesday night at Chase Gymnasium, ŷַ led through much of the...

  • The Good Book Blog

    The Easiest Way to Memorize the Bible: What I Learned from Dr. John Mitchell

    Kenneth Berding — 

    One of my professors in college was really old. I can hear everyone asking: “How old was he?” (No, his social security number wasn’t 7…). Let’s put it this way: he was the founder of the college at which I was studying (Multnomah in Portland, Oregon), and the school was celebrating the half century mark of its founding while I was there! In fact, Dr. John Mitchell was over the age of 90 when he taught the two classes I took from him. He continued to teach well into his mid-90s. Not surprisingly, he was getting forgetful about some things by the time I had him as a teacher, but what he definitely was not forgetting were the Bible verses he had memorized. His ability to recall Bible verses was astounding. I do not know this for a fact, but I would guess that he had all of the New Testament and large sections of the Old Testament committed to memory. All of his students were profoundly impacted by his immersion in the Scriptures.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Union with Christ and TULIP

    Uche Anizor — 

    In the second chapter of Billings’ Union with Christ, he takes issue with the reduction of Reformed theology to the TULIP acronym. Specifically, regarding “total depravity” he questions the notion that one can properly understand a Reformed (or biblical) doctrine of depravity within the limited scope of the so-called “five points.”

  • The Good Book Blog

    Can You Dig It? (2012 Edition)

    Kenneth Way — 

    Early last year I did a blog post by this same title, and I want to revisit the subject again. Around this time every year the excitement begins to build for archaeologists and for those who are interested in archaeology. The reason for elation is that summer plans for excavation in Israel are announced every January. This summer, there are around twenty excavations in Israel that are open for volunteer participation. Yes, that means YOU can be a part of unearthing the next great discovery in Israel!

  • The Good Book Blog

    Billings on Adoption

    Rob Price — 

    I’m not the only one who’s been reading Billings. Uche Anizor has been at it, too, and he’ll soon be posting comments here on specific chapters of Billings’s book. Meanwhile, I’ll add a few of my own on Billings’s foundational first chapter on union with Christ as the ground of our adoption.

  • ŷַ Magazine

    In Print: Winter 2012

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    You Lost Me: Why Young Christians Are Leaving Church … And Rethinking Faith , by David Kinnaman (’96), Baker Books, October 2011. More than 60...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    ŷַns Up Close: Winter 2012

    George Bell ('82), the tallest living American-born man

    Amy Seed — 

    George Bell is someone you can’t help looking up to. Standing at his full height of 7 feet 8 inches, Bell (’82) was named the “Tallest Man in the...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    Get to Know: Winter 2012

    Freddy Cardoza, multifaceted minister

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    What do you get when you combine a love for snakes, Native American folklore, opera and urban ministry? The answer is Freddy Cardoza, chair of...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    The Trellises Out Back

    Mick Boersma — 

    When we moved into our house several years ago the backyard was a mess. The previous owners had large dogs, which had torn up whatever grass had...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    Where Are They Now?: Winter 2012

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    Sharon (Ramsey, ’84) Hansen has held a leadership position for 19 out of the 20 years she has worked with Southwest Airlines. She currently works...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    Alumni Files: Winter 2012

    Join the Network!

    Rick Bee — 

    For all of the benefits of a ŷַ education — the great Bible training, the lifelong relationships and the ŷַ community that we all enjoyed as...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    More '30 Units' Lessons

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    For this issue of ŷַ Magazine, we asked ŷַ alumni and current students to share the most memorable and important lessons they learned from...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    30 Units, 30 Lessons

    ŷַns share the most important lessons learned from their 30 units of Bible classes

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    As any ŷַ student or graduate can tell you, one of the things that makes ŷַ distinct from other colleges is the requirement for...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    Inside Talbot East

    A look at ŷַ's exciting new theology building

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    Photography by Laurel Dailey ('05) Talbot East is more than just the eye-catching new structure next to Calvary Chapel; it’s a building that will...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    Introducing the ŷַ Center for Christian Thought

    What happens when some of the world's leading Christian minds gather on one campus?

    Jason Newell — 

    Back in October, professor Gregg Ten Elshof was sitting across from radio talk show host Frank Pastore, explaining his vision for the...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    By the Numbers

    ŷַ ranked among 17 'up and coming' national universities

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    ŷַ was once again ranked in the top tier of the “Best National Universities” category of the annualU.S. News & World Report...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    Nine Fun Facts About ‘Nationball’

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    Chase Gymnasium was packed on Sept. 15 for the annual Nationball dorm competition, a student tradition that has exploded in popularity in recent...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    ŷַ Athletes Earn High Marks for Character

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    ŷַ’s student athletes demonstrate outstanding character and leadership on and off the field, and it hasn’t gone unnoticed. In October, the...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    Calling All Homeschoolers!

    ŷַ Youth Academics launches online high school classes, goes global

    Brett McCracken — 

    Homeschool students from around the world have been coming to ŷַ for years. Now, ŷַ is coming to them. For over 15...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    The Best Books of All Time

    Professors and alumni guide readers through the classics of Western thought

    Brett McCracken — 

    What can Christians learn from writers like Aquinas, Marx, Nietzsche and Erasmus? What about Chaucer, Locke, Dante and de Toqueville? A lot,...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    Lessons Learned

    Editor's Note

    Jason Newell — 

    The summer before I arrived at ŷַ as an undergraduate, I attended a massive worship service at a local stadium. One of the speakers who got up...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    Talbot’s New Building: Built on a Sure Foundation

    President's Perspective

    Barry Corey — 

    Oct. 14, 2011, was a historic day at ŷַ. It was a day of remembrance, thanksgiving and reflection on the blessings God has bestowed...

  • ŷַ Magazine

    What Hath Football to do with Faith?

    ŷַ Magazine Staff — 

    For many Christians, Sunday mornings are about going to church, while Sunday afternoons are about watching pro football games, or basketball, or...