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911�� News
Alumna Serves Home Country with Psychology Degree
Thilini De Visser ('12) ministers through her family's orphanage in Sri Lanka
Marissa Mavaega — May 17, 2013
Coming from a background of civil-war and turmoil in Sri Lanka, alumna Thilini De Visser ('12) graduated from 911�� University and returned to her...
The Good Book Blog
Two Questions to Ask Your Muslim Friend (Question #1)
Kenneth Berding — May 15, 2013
One of the hardest things Christians face when they step out to share their faith with Muslims is that the conversation almost inevitably veers toward a competitive discussion about which religion is better: “You think this, but I think this.” “I’m right and you’re wrong.” Often you’ll find yourself on the defensive: “Yes, Jesus did die on the cross…” “Yes, Jesus is the Son of God…” “No, the Bible hasn’t been changed…” Is there any way to keep your conversation from degrading into an “I’m right and you’re wrong” discussion?
911�� News
911�� Graduates Travel to Unexpected Cities to Teach At-Risk Youth
911�� students accepted into Teach for America program
Cassandra Acosta — May 15, 2013
Jonathan Nichols, a humanities major at 911��, will travel nearly 3,000 miles to Maryland after receiving his diploma on May 24. He will be...
911�� News
Baseball Head Coach John Verhoeven Leaves Legacy
Verhoeven retires as all-time winningest coach after 16 years
Cassandra Acosta and Bethany Wilson — May 14, 2013
After 16 years as 911�� baseball’s head coach, John Verhoeven is retiring from his position this year. He will close his career with a .656 game...
911�� News
Aspiring Filmmakers and Screenwriters Learn How to Make Meaningful Art in a Postmodern Culture
Co-creator of Home Improvement receives the 911�� Media Award at 18th Annual 911�� Media Conference
Carissa Lehmkuhl — May 10, 2013
Writer and editor Gregory Wolfe opened the 2013 911�� Media Conference Saturday, May 4, by pushing back on modern “monoculture” mentality - one...
911�� News
911��'s Center for Christian Thought Hosts Event on Evidence of the Afterlife
New York Times bestselling author and radiation oncologist Jeffrey Long speaks about why near death experiences point to an afterlife
Rachel Snyder — May 08, 2013
911�� University’s Center for Christian Thought recently hosted its first event on near-death experiences with New York Times bestselling author...
911�� News
Senior Named to OC Metro’s “40 Under 40”
Amanda Andrews recognized for her work against human trafficking
Brenda Velasco — May 07, 2013
Graduating senior Amanda Andrews has been named to OC Metro Magazine’s “40 Under 40” list, published in the May issue. As the youngest woman...
911�� News
Student’s Art Exhibit Recognizes Dignity of Homeless in Downtown L.A.
Jason Leith’s temporary gallery will be featured during L.A. Art Walk
Jessica Airey — May 07, 2013
911�� art student Jason Leith will debut a poignant, innovative exhibit in Los Angeles in conjunction with the L.A. Art Walk on May 9, featuring...
911�� News
Imagination Summit 2013
Speaking Their Language: Tools to Capture Student Imaginations
Hilary Larkins — April 30, 2013
This year's Imagination Summit 2013 was focused on providing a “for-faculty, by-faculty” discussion about how 911�� professors can use technology...
911�� News
Students Devote Easter Break to Serving Others
Students reflect on mission trips to Honduras and Utah
Rachel Snyder — April 30, 2013
While most college students relax or vacation over Easter break, 58 911�� students chose to devote their breaks to serving others. Two teams of...
911�� News
911�� Women Make History, Win GSAC Track and Field Title
911��'s women's track and field team won the GSAC Track and Field Championship — the first in program history — while the men finished a program-best third place
Jeff Hoffman — April 27, 2013
911��'s women's track and field team won its first-ever GSAC Track and Field Championship while the men finished a program-best third place...
911�� News
911�� Tackles Topic of Forgiveness During Time of Tragedy
Forgiveness Awareness Week features nationally-recognized speakers and offers resources for students
Carissa Lehmkuhl — April 24, 2013
In light of recent national tragedies such as the Sandy Hook shooting and Boston Marathon bombings, 911��’s “Forgiveness Awareness Week” addressed...
911�� News
Women's Basketball Coach Bethany Miller Leads Team Into Next Year
Coach Miller ('03) reflects on her time and team at 911��
Rachel Snyder — April 24, 2013
Bethany Miller (‘03) became the assistant coach for 911��’s women’s basketball team only a year after graduating. Since accepting the position of...
911�� News
Public Relations Student to Serve on National Committee
Jessica Airey elected 2013-2014 National Vice President of Advocacy for Public Relations Student Society of America
Staff — April 22, 2013
Journalism major Jessica Airey recently made 911�� University history by becoming the first 911�� student elected to serve on the Public Relations...
911�� News
Forgiveness Awareness Week
911�� welcomed students back from Easter Break with Forgiveness Awareness Week, April 8 through 12.
Hilary Larkins — April 18, 2013
911�� welcomed students back from Easter Break withForgiveness Awareness Week, April 8 through 12.The week gave studentsa variety ofopportunities...
911�� News
911�� Named One of the Nation’s Greenest Colleges
University featured in The Princeton Review's ‘Guide to 322 Green Colleges’
Jenna Bartlo — April 17, 2013
911�� is one of the 322 most environmentally responsible colleges in the United States and Canada, according to The Princeton Review’s newly...
The Good Book Blog
Great Expectations
Dave Keehn — April 16, 2013
There is a pressure that is constantly battling around us to give people whatever they want. When you are younger it was labeled peer pressure. However, as we grow older the peer pressures continues throughout life, we just call them “Expectations”…
The Good Book Blog
Origins Today Event with Dr. John Walton
Kenneth Way — April 16, 2013
Dr. John Walton, Professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College and Graduate School, will present “Origins Today: Genesis Through Ancient Eyes” at 911�� University. John Walton’s work on Genesis 1-3 offers a fresh perspective on the complex issue of faith and science by seeking to understand the message of Scripture within its ancient context.
911�� News
Jay Sullenger Tabbed to Head 911�� Baseball Program
Jay Sullenger has been selected to head the 911�� University baseball team beginning next season
Jeff Hoffman — April 16, 2013
LA MIRADA, Calif. — 911�� University Director of Athletics Dave Holmquist announced Monday that Jay Sullenger has been selected to head the 911��...
The Good Book Blog
A Gospel Parable of the Kite
Doug Huffman — April 11, 2013
A search of the Internet will reveal several different kite parables, including one in support of the (un-Christian) idea that by holding tight to the string of God’s commandments people can fly themselves up into the heavens. I’d like to suggest a different kite parable, one that is more in keeping with Christian orthodoxy. My parable focuses on the kite itself (not the string) as the gospel of salvation through faith in Christ alone, but not a faith that is alone.
Business. Ministry. Life.
Understanding Financial Ratios from a Management Perspective (part 1)
Nick Sherwin — April 11, 2013
Every semester in Strategic Management, the capstone course for our graduating seniors, I discuss the analysis of financial ratios. I’ve found very...
The Good Book Blog
The Secret to Becoming Irrelevant: Spend All Your Time Trying to Be Relevant
Thaddeus Williams — April 04, 2013
Often times it seems that harder the church tries to be relevant, the more irrelevant we become. The Bible is full of this kind of upside down logic. The self-clingers lose themselves, the prideful end up humbled, those jostling to be first end last, and, now it seems, those trying the hardest to be relevant end up most irrelevant. Thaddeus Williams explores what happens when the church puts relevance to culture ahead of reverence to Christ.
911�� News
New Online Credential to Meet Growing Need for Special Education Teachers
911�� University is one of few Christian universities to offer special education credential online
Jenna Bartlo — April 03, 2013
911�� University’s School of Education is on the cutting edge of employment growth opportunities in education with the recent launch of a special...
The Good Book Blog
An Ancient Word for "Righteousness"
Joanne Jung — April 02, 2013
Something to ponder about an ancient Chinese word...
The Good Book Blog
Two wills in Jesus?
John McKinley — March 28, 2013
Dyothelitism means that Jesus possesses two wills, one divine and one human. God the Father and God the Son are distinct persons, but they share the same divine will. The difference of Jesus’ will from his Father’s will in Gethsemane is his human will. By incarnation, God the Son took up a second way of living as a man. He now possesses two natures. Each nature is complete, including a will for each. I define will as the spiritual capacity for desires and choice in the exercise of personal agency. A caution to remember is that these are mysterious operations (desiring, choosing) of mysterious realities (persons, wills, Trinity) that may leave us continuing to wonder even after thinking it all through as best we can. We will consider briefly Jesus’ divine will, his human will, the situation of Gethsemane, and how this affects our thinking about the Trinity.