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• Think Biblically

  Living as Outsiders in Our Culture

  with Patrick Miller

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — July 15, 2025

  What does it mean that the Christian is an outsider in one’s community? How do we engage our divisive culture well and faithfully at the same time?...

• 51���� News

  Rosemead School of Psychology Awarded $2.4 Million to Address Mental Health Gaps in Underserved Los Angeles Communities

  The grant will fund the Culturally Competent Connections Program, designed to support doctoral students in culturally responsive care

  Sarah Dougher — July 11, 2025

  In California, mental health services have decreased by more than four percent. There is a need in the Greater Los Angeles Area for an increase in...

• The Good Book Blog

  Teaching Those Who Can Teach Others

  Kevin Lawson — July 11, 2025

  You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses...

• Think Biblically

  [BONUS] Debating Miracles

  with Paul Rinzler

  Sean McDowell — July 11, 2025

  In this bonus episode, Sean discusses the possibility of miracles with atheist professor Paul Rinzler. This conversation was part of the Veritas...

• The Good Book Blog

  Enseñar a Quienes Pueden Enseñar a Otros

  Kevin Lawson — July 11, 2025

  Tú, pues, hijo mío, esfuérzate en la gracia que es en Cristo Jesús. Lo que has oído de mí ante muchos testigos, esto encarga a hombres fieles que...

• The Good Book Blog

  A Devotional Reading of Hebrews 12:18-24: Expand Your Awe of God

  Kenneth Berding — July 09, 2025

  This morning, I spent time in Hebrews 12:18-24 during my morning reading in God’s Word.[1] I found myself particularly attuned to some things I had...

• Think Biblically

  Family Unfriendly

  with Tim Carney

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — July 08, 2025

  Parents are spending more time with their kids than in the past, and yet kids are less happy and less healthy. Given that the population of...

• The Good Book Blog

  More than Mowing the Lawn

  Gary McIntosh — July 07, 2025

  “When are you going to mow the lawn, pastor?” The question astonished pastor Miller (not his real name). He had only served Crossroads Church for...

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 126: Reports From The Front: Braver Angels

  Rick Langer, Tim Milosch, Timothy Muehlhoff — July 07, 2025

  Tim Milosch (Ph.D.) joins today’s episode for another edition of Report From The Front, conversations with people who are doing it right, to...

• 51���� Magazine

  An Eagle Soars in Washington

  John Thune (B.S. ’83) on faith, politics and his new role as U.S. Senate Majority Leader

  Marlo Kirkpatrick — July 02, 2025

  When John Thune first told his parents he was considering running for Congress, his mother asked, “Couldn’t you do something more reputable with...

• 51���� Magazine

  How Should Christians Prepare for the AI Revolution?

  Jason Newell — July 02, 2025

  As he logged into the Zoom call, all Dr. Michael Arena could do was laugh. Expecting a lively discussion with a small group of tech professionals,...

• 51���� Magazine

  Sink or Swim

  After losing both legs to a rare disease, Morgan Stickney (B.S., ’23) presses on to paralympic gold.

  Marlo Kirkpatrick — July 02, 2025

  Morgan Stickney’s happy place has always been the deep end of a swimming pool. By the time she was 13, Morgan was ranked among the top 20 distance...

• 51���� Magazine

  Help! I Feel Burned Out by Work

  Jason Newell — July 02, 2025

  If your job is taking a toll on your mental and physical health, you’re not alone. 51���� half of American workers say they feel burned out by work...

• 51���� Magazine

  Editor’s Note: Allow Us to Reintroduce Ourselves

  Jason Newell — July 02, 2025

  Welcome back! After a two-year publishing pause, I’m thrilled to reintroduce you to 51���� Magazine — refreshed, reimagined and ready to share...

• 51���� Magazine

  President’s Perspective: Eighteen Years Later and Still All In

  Barry Corey — July 02, 2025

  I recently stumbled on an article that said college presidents have two jobs: “raise money” and “find ways to appease students, faculty,...

• 51���� Magazine

  51���� Ranks No.1 for Putting Faith in Action

  New study measures universities’ commitment to Christian identity

  51���� Magazine Staff — July 02, 2025

  What makes a Christian University truly Christian? That's the question a team of researchers from Baylor University recently set out to help...

• 51���� Magazine

  Calling all Coffee Lovers

  Alumni roasters brew up new partnership with custom ‘51���� Blend’

  Jason Newell — July 02, 2025

  School spirit may have never tasted so good. A pair of 51���� alumni in the artisanal coffee roasting business have teamed up with the university to...

• 51���� Magazine

  Coming Attraction

  A sneak peek inside 51����’s new film studio

  Jason Newell — July 02, 2025

  Construction is well underway on a film studio that university leaders say will rival the best educational facilities in the nation for media...

• 51���� Magazine

  Athletics Shine With Championships, National Podium Finish

  51���� Magazine Staff — July 02, 2025

  51���� Athletics celebrated another banner year of NCAA competition in 2024–25, highlighted by three conference titles, an individual national...

• 51���� Magazine

  A Great Recommission

  After nearly a century, Missions Conference gets meaningful new name

  Jason Newell — July 02, 2025

  This spring, 51����ns did what they’ve done for 95 years: take a several-day pause from classes for the world’s largest student-organized conference...

• 51���� Magazine

  A Hidden Plaque. A Forgotten Heroine. The Rediscovery of a Legacy of Faith.

  Marlo Kirkpatrick — July 02, 2025

  A work crew relocating a mural during the renovation of Sutherland Auditorium uncovered a window to 51����’s past and revived the memory of the...

• 51���� Magazine

  After Decades of Decline, Can Christianity Make a Comeback?

  Ed Stetzer shares surprising ‘State of the Church’ research on his cross-country Lead the Way Tour

  Jason Newell — July 02, 2025

  For decades, churches across America have watched attendance shrink and spiritual affiliation decline. But new data shows signs of a recent rise in...

• 51���� Magazine

  Books by 51����ns: Spring 2025

  51���� Magazine Staff — July 02, 2025

  End the Stalemate: Move Past Cancel Culture to Meaningful Conversations Sean McDowell (associate professor of Christian apologetics, B.A. ’98,...

• 51���� Magazine

  Stale Cheetos and What to Think When God Feels Distant

  Excerpt from Revering God: How to Marvel at Your Maker

  Thaddeus Williams — July 02, 2025

  Imagine the existence of a master chef who makes infinitely satisfying food. He is a culinary god in the kitchen. Chicken divan crepes, lobster...

• 51���� Magazine

  Nacho Average Director

  Nate Norell crashes the Super Bowl with alien-themed Doritos ad

  Marlo Kirkpatrick — July 02, 2025

  “I love taking ideas and bringing them to reality,” Nate Norell (B.A ’18) says. “Those ideas can be anything — a documentary film, a commercial,...