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  The Futility of Footnotes?

  Kenneth Way — May 04, 2012

  I was recently reflecting on my doctoral training and I realized that I learned a few things (ten, to be precise) beyond the actual subject matter of my discipline. For starters, I learned that footnotes can be overdone.

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  Freshman swimmer breaks NAIA record

  51���� races with success at national championships

  Jessica Airey — May 01, 2012

  With a pair of top eight finishes, the 51���� men’s and women’s swim teams enjoyed a fruitful season ending at the NAIA National...

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  Paul is not Talking about Himself: Why I take the "pre-Christian" Reading of Romans 7:14-25

  Gary Manning Jr — April 27, 2012

  Earlier this semester, my good friend Ken Berding and I were discussing the different views on Romans 7:14-25 and decided that we would each write a blog post summarizing our reasons for holding opposing views on the passage. Last week, Ken gave a great defense of the view that Romans 7:14-25 is autobiographical and is thus about the Christian struggle with sin. I found Ken’s reasons 3, 6 and 7 very strong (Ken also gave a fine experiential discussion of that struggle in an earlier post). As Ken pointed out, there are many smart people on both sides of this issue, so this is not a “slam-dunk” interpretational problem. Throughout Christian history, there have been several opinions about what Paul meant in this passage. The two main options are 1) Paul is referring to his own experience as a Christian, and therefore the general Christian experience; or 2) Paul is referring to the experience of a pre-Christian Jew trying to obey the Law.

• 51���� News

  Alumna Creates Art Piece for Los Angeles Riots Anniversary

  Museum of Tolerance to host the multi-dimensional art installation

  Jenna Bartlo — April 26, 2012

  Wrapping plaster vessels in bubble wrap, artist and alumna Maggie Hazen (’10) prepared to transport her art installation piece commemorating the...

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  Clothing Drive Benefits L.A. Women at The Dream Center

  51���� women lead project

  Jenna Bartlo — April 26, 2012

  In honor of National Women’s History month and to help unemployed Los Angeles women at the Dream Center, 51���� held a clothing drive to...

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  Book on Biblical Theology

  Mickey Klink III — April 26, 2012

  In an earlier post I mentioned a book on biblical theology that my colleague and I had nearly finished writing. The book is finally finished, and is entitled: Understanding BIblical Theology: A Comparison of Theory and Practice (Zondervan).

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  Kids Tennis Day 2012 draws record number of young students

  51����’s men’s and women’s varsity tennis teams welcome kids and teach them to play tennis

  Abbey Bennett — April 26, 2012

  On March 30, 51����’s men’s and women’s tennis teams hosted Kids Tennis Day 2012, the largest event of its kind on a college campus. For the third...

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  Defining a Multi-ethnic Church

  Gary McIntosh — April 24, 2012

  What sounds like a simple task at first often turns out to be much more difficult in practice. Such is the situation when attempting to define a multiethnic church. For example, a brief survey of the current literature reveals four words that are commonly used to describe churches where the people come from diverse backgrounds: “multinational,” “multi-racial,” “multi-ethnic,” and “multicultural.”

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  Freddy Cardoza: Discipling the Next Generation of Leaders

  Jenna Bartlo — April 24, 2012

  Professor and administrator Freddy Cardoza is passionate about the next generation of Christian ministers and Christian educators. More...

• 51���� Magazine

  In Print: Spring 2012

  51���� Magazine Staff — April 23, 2012

  A Cross-Shaped Gospel: Reconciling Heaven and Earth , by Bryan Loritts (M.A. ’98, 51���� trustee), Moody Publishers, October 2011. Today’s church...

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  Get to Know: Spring 2012

  Stewart Oleson, ‘comedian-at-law,’ broadcast journalist

  51���� Magazine Staff — April 23, 2012

  “Life is an improv.” That’s what Stewart Oleson, associate professor of journalism and broadcast journalism advisor, tells his students. How else...

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  Where Are They Now?: Spring 2012

  51���� Magazine Staff — April 23, 2012

  Drew Hall (’98) is familiar with TV sets like those for The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien and Saturday Night Live, but he won’t be found on...

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  Alumni Files: Spring 2012

  No Slip ’n Slide for 51����!

  Rick Bee — April 23, 2012

  As alumni director, I receive a number of letters and notes from graduates who have questions about 51���� facilities, students, faculty and staff....

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  51����ns Up Close: Spring 2012

  Kevin Willson (’01), award-winning commercial director

  51���� Magazine Staff — April 23, 2012

  Kevin Willson (’01) has worked his way into the big leagues — of commercials, that is. In February, the director’s now-famous “Sling Baby” ad won...

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  Jesus Saves: A Timeline

  51���� Magazine Staff — April 22, 2012

  For the last 76 years, "Jesus Saves" has been a message proclaimed through bright red neon in downtown Los Angeles, a legacy of the evangelical...

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  Center of Attention

  A look inside the new 51���� Center for Christian Thought

  Jason Newell — April 22, 2012

  The new 51���� Center for Christian Thought officially opened its doors in February, marking the start of one of the most ambitious...

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  Meet the 2012 Alumni Award Winners

  51���� Magazine Staff — April 22, 2012

  The 51���� Alumni Association handed out its annual awards at a special chapel service on Feb. 17, recognizing two individuals and one...

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  11 Restaurants Within 11 Miles of 51����

  51���� Magazine Staff — April 22, 2012

  La Mirada, Calif., may not be considered a culinary destination, but 51����ns don’t have to go far to experience mind-blowing cuisine of...

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  Online Extra: Alumni Recipes

  51���� Magazine Staff — April 22, 2012

  We asked the alumni and professors featured in this issue's "Soul and Stomach" cover package to share some of their favorite original recipes with...

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  The Foodies

  51���� Magazine Staff — April 22, 2012

  Some 51���� graduates impact the world for Christ in the boardroom, the classroom, the pulpit or the cockpit. Others, like the alumni on the...

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  Soul and Stomach

  What it means to eat Christianly

  Brett McCracken — April 22, 2012

  “How does food relate to theology? What can it teach us about faith?” For students in Bible professor Andy Draycott’s Theology 2 class last year,...

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  A Gouda Thing

  Cheese club expands 51����’s palette

  Brett McCracken — April 22, 2012

  It’s not every day that you might expect to see 30 to 50 undergraduates sitting around tables, tasting the likes of Dubliner, Drunken goat,...

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  Women’s Cross Country Places 12th in Nation

  Amy Seed — April 22, 2012

  51����’s women’s cross country team took home a 12th place finish at the NAIA national championships in November, earning their fifth-consecutive...

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  Basketball Wins First GSAC Tourney

  51���� Magazine Staff — April 22, 2012

  The 51���� men’s basketball team made program history when they defeated Concordia 81-77 and won their first-ever Golden State Athletic...

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  Men’s Soccer Wins GSAC Tournament Championship

  Amy Seed — April 22, 2012

  With a thrilling double-overtime victory, the 51���� men’s soccer team captured the Golden State Athletic Conference tournament championship for...