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ears ago, Dr. Richard Halverson wrote a book titled Man to Man, which had an incredible impact on me. Dr. Halverson’s ministry included being the senior pastor at the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C., and then for many years as the chap-

lain of the Senate. The book is a series of short vignettes as he deals withthe special challenges men face.

In the first vignette in chapter one, “The Man’s Man,” Dr.Halverson writes:

Man was made “in the image of God.” Obviously the more God-like man is,the more man-like he will be, and conversely, the less like God he is, the lessof a man he is!

One of the most insidious, diabolical lies ever perpetrated on humanity is theinsinuation that God-likeness means shallow, blue-nosed piety. Jesus wasperfectly God-like, and He was a man of men, a man in the fullest sense of theword, a perfect man. In fact, He was the only normal man who ever lived.

If this is true, and I believe it is with my whole heart, then why isit we are not seeing men take a vital role in the institution that thegreatest man who ever lived established?

I am sure there are many different responses to this question,which we deal with in this issue of Biola Connections, and I trust that youwill be challenged to change this situation. For the men, there is no high-er purpose that you can do than to be involved in the work of theKingdom through the local church. For the women, we thank the Lord foryour involvement and ministry and would pray that you would see one ofyour roles as encouraging the men in your life to be involved.

I trust that all of us will understand and fulfill God’s purpose forour lives as we become more like our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Biola Connections is published quarterly by Biola University’s Department of Integrated MarketingCommunications and is sent to alumni, parents, supporters and friends of the University. Biola’s mission isbiblically centered education, scholarship and service – equipping men and women in mind and character toimpact the world for the Lord Jesus Christ.

Send correspondence to: Biola Connections, 13800 Biola Avenue, La Mirada, CA 90639-0001, e-mailconnections@biola.edu or call (562) 906-4516. For address changes, e-mail alumni@biola.edu or callConstituency Records at (562) 903-4774.

Staff: Editor in Chief, Rob Westervelt; Managing Editor, Holly Pivec; Design, Dwayne Cogdill / CognitionDesign; Editorial Board: Rick Bee (’79, M.A. ’90, Ph.D. ’01), Dwayne Cogdill, Joyce Miriam Brooks (Ph.D.’05), Adam Morris (’90, M.A. ’97, Ph.D. ’02), Irene Neller, Holly (Peters, ’99, M.A. ’05) Pivec, RobWestervelt (M.A. ’97), Wesley K. Willmer

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06. READER MAILYou tell us.

07. ASK AN EXPERTDana Chisholm (M.A. ’02) confronts the claim thatabortions are “quick and easy.”

08. BIOLA BULLETINBiola Media Conference strategizes to “$ave Holly-wood,” alumna opens art studio for kids, and more.

AROUND CAMPUS20. Student Life21. In Print22. Athletics24. Continuing Ed26. Development

AROUND THE WORLD28. Higher Ed Watch30. Alumni Files 31. Alumni News33. Biolans Up Close

34. NEWS & NOTESFind out what old (and young) friends are up to!

39. IN CONTEXTDr. Henry Holloman explains the judgment seat of Christ.

On the cover: Illustration by Aletha St. Romain

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Asking Intelligent Design the Tough Questions

Panel Discussion and Q-and-A Session

Speakers

Mike Behe, author of Darwin’s Black Box

Bill Dembski, author of The Design Inference

Paul Nelson, contributor to Mere Creation

Guillermo Gonzalez, coauthor of The Privileged Planet

Jonathan Wells, author of Icons of Evolution

To register or for more information, call (562) 906-4570 or visit

the Web site: www.biola.edu/id

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Food for Thought Students enjoy lunch in Biola’s Café, which was expanded and remodeled last summer.The expansion added 7,127 sq. ft. (for a total of 27,225 sq. ft.) and has eight food stations,featuring an extensive salad and deli bar, fresh fruits, homemade soups, pizzeria, fast-foodfavorites, a vegetarian selection, ethnic cuisines and home-baked goods. Biola’s award-winning catering service, Bon Appétit, has well-known clients, including DreamWorks,Nordstrom and the world-famous J. Paul Getty Museum.

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Controversial, Yet CrucialWhat a joy it was to receive and read over thewinter 2006 issue of Biola Connections. First ofall, Doug Geivett’s review essay on McLaren’sbook A Generous Orthodoxy was a profound,insightful, and much-needed response to agrowing problem within the evangelical com-munity. I look forward to more contributionsfrom Dr. Geivett. Second, in her cover story“Exorcising Our Demons,” Holly Pivec does anoutstanding job addressing the very controver-sial, yet crucial issue of the work of demons inthe world today. Regrettably, too many Christ-ians are skeptical of the extent to which demonicpowers are at work not only in non-Westerncultures, but ours as well. I truly hope her workwill be given serious consideration by those whoneed a worldview adjustment. I plan to providecopies of this material to my congregation toassist in their development of a biblical per-spective on the demonic realm.

Stephen RostDixon, Calif. (M.Div. ’87)

I Embraced ‘Generous Orthodoxy’Unlike Professor Geivett, I embraced McLaren’sGenerous Orthodoxy as a refreshing reminderthat the correct belief implied by orthodoxyought to include the embodied practice of eachbeliever. I do not dispute Dr. Geivett’s affirma-tion of the importance of accurate belief. I do,however, agree with what I take to be theemphasis of McLaren’s book: that right beliefmay not be a sufficient understanding of ortho-doxy. Any theology that encourages Christians tohold their beliefs with epistemic humility, whileurging a practical demonstration of what isunequivocally essential to Christian faith, need

not be “overly sensitive to the pressures ofpostmodern hipness,” but rather ought to becommended for being faithful to the message ofChrist. Reading A Generous Orthodoxy encour-aged me to avoid the Pharisaic emphasis onsmall details at the expense of “the moreimportant matters of the law — justice, mercy,and faithfulness” (Mat. 23:23). I understand theconcern of evangelicals in today’s postmoderncontext to refute any thought that could implythe undermining of truth, but I am also equallyconcerned with the thought that our culture mayconcede the truth of our arguments and yetremain puzzled as to their significance.

Jamaica Abare (’02)Arcadia, Calif.

We Can’t Cut and Paste ScriptureI found it refreshingly appropriate for you tohighlight Derrickson’s film and thereby open adialogue regarding the demonic in present-day society. I was also thrilled to read theresponses of the Biola faculty and to know Biolaoffers classes on the topic and will continue toteach biblical truth despite current post-modern philosophies. As a counselor, I havebeen increasingly convinced of the menace ofdemons in Christians’ lives. Recently in my owneffort to arouse my profession, I read andreviewed psychiatrist Scott Peck’s book Glimpsesof the Devil regarding his experience with clinicalmanifestations of demonic possession. (See“Daring to Define Evil” in Rosemead’s Journal ofPsychology and Theology, spring ’06). As thefaculty quoted in your article emphasize, wecannot cut and paste biblical Scripture to fit ourbeliefs. Rather, Scripture must always definewhat we believe, even if it goes against societal

trends or popular church teaching. What betterevidence of the devil’s deceit than the fact he hasso many Christians and churches downplayinghis attacks and ignorant of his methods?

Caroline (Smith, ’87) Timmins Port Orchard, Wash.

I Was HorrifiedWhen Biola’s magazine arrived [winter 2006issue], I set it aside until just the right quietmoment. I was not drawn to the cover story, but Iimagined the magazine would have someworthwhile information, as always. I washorrified by the images [in the cover story]. Thearticle and the cover went in the shredder. What ifany of my grandchildren had seen that? I believeit was inexcusable to print such graphic picturesin your magazine. When I open my magazinefrom Voice of the Martyrs, I brace myself knowingI may be faced with graphic pictures, but those areto draw attention to the fact that people are givingtheir lives for their faith in Jesus Christ. It neveroccurred to me that it wouldn’t be safe to leaveBiola’s magazine out for any visitor to my home topick up. I shudder to think how many copies of thewinter issue are out there for the honorablereputation of Biola to be darkened by such evilpictures. I certainly hope this never happensagain, or I will just shred the whole magazine andhave to assume your standards do not wish tohonor Christ.

Teresa PoindexterSaugus, Calif.

T E L L U S W H A T Y O U T H I N K ! — E-MAIL: connections@biola.edu — MAIL: Reader Mail, Biola Connections, 13800 Biola Avenue, La Mirada, CA 90639 FAX: (562) 906-4547 Opinions should be a maximum of 200 words and include full name, city and state, and class year (if applicable). They may be edited for length and clarity.

Provocative and ConservativeThanks for the excellent job that you and your staff are doing on Biola Connections. The magazine

has turned out to be a first-class periodical, and I appreciate the provocative articles and your

strong conservative and evangelical stand on the Word of God.

Mike Shiroma

Walnut Creek, Calif.

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Abortion is often presented as a quick and painlessprocedure, with no side effects. But, lately, pro-lifeleaders have argued that women who have had anabortion suffer physical and emotional effects.Recent legislation has also addressed “botchedabortions” — when babies are born alive. To findout more about these issues, Biola Connectionsinterviewed Dana Chisholm (M.A. ’02), the founderand director of the Women’s Resource Network, apro-life organization, based in Escondido, Calif.

How many abortions are performed in America?About 1.29 million abortions were performed inAmerica in 2002, according to the AlanGuttmacher Institute, the research arm ofPlanned Parenthood International. They reportthat half of all pregnancies are unintended andhalf of these end in abortion.

Are abortion procedures quick and easy?No, although RU-486 — the “abortion pill” — hasbeen touted as an easy way to terminate an earlypregnancy, many people are not aware that it is aprocess involving several steps and at least twomedical visits. During the first visit, the woman isgiven medication to prepare her body. A secondmedication must be taken orally or inserted intothe vagina, either at home or in the doctor’s office,one to two days later, which induces labor andexpels the dead embryo (a process that can takefrom four to 24 hours to occur). Most women willexperience two to four hours of cramping andbleeding. In a few cases, the woman may need totake another dose of medication. Then anothercheckup visit is required within two weeks tomake sure all the fetal parts were expelled. If not,a surgical abortion is required.

What are the physical risks for a woman who has had an abortion?Abortion carries a risk of several side effects,including the more common ones of abdominalpain and cramping, nausea, vomiting anddiarrhea. Though less common, other risksinclude sterility or a future tubal pregnancy. Thereis a risk of hemorrhage, especially if the uterine

artery is torn, which may require a bloodtransfusion. If all the fetal parts aren’tremoved by the abortion, this may causebleeding and infection requiring hospital-ization. Sometimes, the cervix or uterus istorn by abortion instruments, which mayrequire major surgery. The tearing may alsodamage nearby organs, such as the bowel andbladder. The risk of complications is about one out ofevery 100 early abortions and about one out of every 50later abortions, according to Planned Parenthood.

What are the emotional risks for a woman who has had an abortion?The emotional after effects of abortion — called “Post AbortionSyndrome” — are documented by researchers like Dr. Reardon(www.afterabortion.org). The symptoms include: preoccu-pation with the aborted child, flashbacks of the abortionexperience, feelings of craziness, nightmares relatedto the abortion, perceived visitation from theaborted child, and hallucinations related to theabortion. Other symptoms are guilt, shame,regret, anger, alcohol/drug abuse, depres-sion/suicidal thoughts, emotional numbing,and anniversary reactions (on the anniversary of the abortion).

What about “botched abortions”?The Born-Alive Infants Protection Act wassigned into law by Congress in 2002. Beforethe law, when a baby survived an abortion heor she was often left in the trash or in thehospital, and medical care was withhelduntil the baby starved to death or died frommedical complications. Unfortunately,there is evidence that this practice con-tinues. An article in The [U.K.] Times, onNov. 27, 2005, said the British governmentis launching an investigation after receivinga report that 50 babies a year are born aliveduring attempted abortions.

What Should Christians Know About Abortion Procedures?

Dana Chisholm earned a master’s degree in organization-al leadership at Biola. She can be reachedat www.womensresourcenetwork. org ordana@wrnetwork.org

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or years, Christians were working hard to get a foot into the door of Hollywood. Now that they’ve arrived, some are ask-ing, “What is the next step?”

This question will be addressed at the 11th

annual Biola Media Conference on April 29, thelargest gathering of Christian media profess-ionals in film and broadcasting. Last year’sspeakers included executive producer RalphWinter (Planet of the Apes, X-Men, Fantastic Four),producer Terry Botwick (former senior vicepresident for CBS Entertainment), and Disneyexecutive Mark Zoradi. This year’s roster willadd to this list Dean Batali (executive producerof Fox’s That ’70s Show) and Arthur Anderson(co-producer of Mission Impossible 3).

This year’s conference — “Out of the Closet:Can Christians $ave Hollywood?” — will explorehow filmmakers can leverage their new voice inHollywood. Topics will cover aspects of media-related careers, technologies, ministries, andproduction processes for media. Between 600and 800 people are expected to attend, accord-

ing to conference producer, Peggy Rupple.Rupple said the conference title referen-

ces the fact that there has never been a bettertime for filmmakers to affirm their faith —to come out of the “Christian closet.” Massaudiences have responded to The Passion ofthe Christ and The Chronicles of Narnia, open-ing doors as never before.

Christians in the past were marginalized intheir filmmaking endeavors, according to CraigDetweiler, the chair of Biola’s mass communi-cation department. Detweiler said audiencesdid not want to watch Christian films becausemost of the films lacked creativity andimagination. More emphasis was placed on thefilms’ messages than on their quality, he said.

Mel Gibson was one of the first filmmakersto recognize the significant group of Christianswho were not being reached by films. HisPassion of the Christ turned out to be one of thehighest grossing films of all time due, in largepart, to Christians buying tickets.

With the financial proof that there is a large

market for such films, Hollywood is makingmore of them. Many Christian media profess-ionals, like Detweiler, are calling this phase a“New Renaissance” for the arts, reflecting backto the Renaissance period when Christiansdominated the arts and the church served as thearts’ primary patron.

Christians in the entertainment industry arealso changing their perspective on what a “faith-friendly film” is, according to Detweiler. Ratherthan the Christian movies of the past — where itseemed to be required that the Four Spiritual Lawsbe included — Christians are using all genres offilm as a catalyst to engage non-believers,Detweiler said.

“We thought our job was to clean things up,but our job is to reflect the spark of our creativeGod and bring hope instead,” he said.

The impact of the new Christian-friendlyfilm culture is multi-faceted. Financially,Christian movies have never done better.According to Detweiler, Christians are placingtheir votes with their feet at the movie theaters.Even churches are stepping on board and buyingout theaters to support faith-based films.

Professionally, Christian films have becomehigher caliber, mainly because filmmakers arebeginning to realize the dollars that are in faith-friendly films and the enormous Christianaudience that is ready to watch.

Christian filmmakers are on the cusp of aburst of new creativity in Hollywood, but their realwork is just beginning, according to Rupple.

“Now that we officially have a seat atHollywood’s table, our challenge is to figure outhow to seize this opportune moment in history,”Rupple said.

For more information about the conference,visit: www.biolamedia.com. — Rae Lynn Rucker

Alumna’s Studio Inspires Young ArtistsWhen Cayce (Scurich) Ellison graduated fromBiola in 1999 with a degree in fine arts, shedreamed of finding a job that would combine hertwo loves — art and children. After graduation,she moved to Greenville, South Carolina, whereshe got a job teaching art in a public middleschool. But she had a hard time teaching the

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and a 33 percent rate for born-again Christians,according to Barna research. Of the alumnirespondents, 75 percent said Biola made a pos-itive contribution to the quality of their closerelationships. The survey findings are reliable,according to Dr. Todd Hall, the director of Biola’sInstitute for Research on Psychology andSpirituality. He provided oversight for the surveyto ensure that it was based on a random sampleof Biola alumni. He said the response rate of 19percent was good for this type of survey.

Alumni Land Jobs At Top NewspapersTwo recent journalism graduates have landedjobs at top newspapers: Gary Emerling (’04) is astaff reporter for the Metropolitan section ofThe Washington Times, and Christine De LaCruz (’05) is a copyeditor for Newsday, in LongIsland, N.Y. De La Cruz said her experienceworking on The Chimes, Biola’s studentnewspaper, helped prepare her for her work.Under the leadership of Dr. Doug Tarpley, thejournalism program has increased opportunitiesfor students to gain professional experience,including hosting annual conferences like theWorld Journalism Institute; housing an activechapter of the Public Relations Student Societyof America; and serving as the nationalheadquarters for the Association of ChristianCollegiate Media.

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Raising Awareness

EagleVision Trains Aspiring NewscastersEagleVision — a televised newscast producedby students in Biola’s mass communicationprogram — provides daily coverage of campus,regional and world events, providing hands-onexperience for aspiring newscasters. Recentreports have included the Iranian nuclearcontroversy, Supreme Court nominations, andBiola’s Narnia premiere. To watch EagleVisiononline, visit: www.biola.edu/eaglevision.

Most Popular MajorsThe five largest undergraduate majors byenrollment this past fall were: (1) businessadministration, (2) psychology, (3) liberal studies,(4) intercultural studies, and (5) nursing andbiblical studies (tied). Business administration is,by far, the fastest-growing major — growingfrom 230 students in 2001 to 359 today. The nextfastest-growing majors are: (2) interculturalstudies, (3) sociology and (4) biblical studies.

Alumni Survey Reveals Low Divorce RateAn alumni survey conducted by the Provost’sOffice found that Biola alumni have a significant-ly lower divorce rate than the general Americanpopulation and the Christian population. Only 5percent of the 1,518 respondents reported everhaving been divorced. This compares to a 34percent divorce rate for the general population

students, who showed little appreciation for art.And the large class size — 30 students — preventedher from giving them personal attention.

Then, Cayce moved to Santa Cruz, Calif.,with her husband, Jeremiah (’98), a former Biolastudent and high school teacher whom shemarried in 2001. That’s when Cayce got an idea.Why not open an art studio for kids? Cayce wantedto introduce them to art at an early age, which —according to some studies — will contribute tohigher academic achievement later in their lives.

So, she enrolled in a business class at acommunity college and developed a businessplan. Her dream became reality in March 2004,when Cayce and Jeremiah opened Blue AppleStudios in Santa Cruz, offering after-schoolclasses including painting, ceramics, drawing,knitting and building birdhouses.

In the first month, only three studentsenrolled. But, through word of mouth, the studiogrew and today has 100 students, ages fourthrough high school, with many on a waiting list.The classes are small — only eight students —which allows Cayce and Jeremiah to personallyknow the students and their families.

The studio has developed a reputation forbeing a safe, fun and educational place forfamilies to bring their children. Cayce andJeremiah say they aren’t only teachers, but alsomentors to the children, who open up abouteverything from school to pets that have died.

“The kids can’t wait to come to class. It’s ahighlight of their week,” Cayce said. “I’mhonored to be a part of the community and partof families’ lives like this.” — Rae Lynn Ruckerand Holly Pivec

Biola launched its first billboard campaign in January to raise awareness of the university. This campaign includes 101 billboards throughout Southern California.

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The leaders of a new, Christian movement think they’ve solved a centuries-old mystery: why menare absent from church. But their answer isn’t politically correct.

They believe Christianity has become feminized.There are generally more women than men in every type of church, in every part of the world,

according to church growth experts like Patrick Johnstone, author of Operation World.A traditional explanation is that women are more spiritual than men. But the leaders of this new

movement suggest that the church’s music, messages and ministries cater to women. One of theleaders is David Murrow, author of the provocative book Why Men Hate Going to Church (NelsonBooks), who spoke with Biola Connections.

The result of this feminization, he said, is that many men, even Christian men, view churchesas “ladies clubs” and don’t go — or they often go to please their wives. Murrow’s solution is torestore a masculine ethos. Many men’s ministers, including some Biolans, agree.

But isn’t the reverse true — that the church is controlled by men? True, 93 percent of senior pastors in America are men, according to evangelical pollster

George Barna. But, the majority of attendees in a typical church are women. Barna goes so far as torefer to women as “the backbone of the Christian congregations in America.”

“[I]t’s not too hard to discern the target audience of the modern church: a middle-aged toelderly woman,” Murrow said in an interview with Faithreader.com.

The same claim was made by an earlier, more academic book, The Church Impotent: TheFeminization of Christianity (Spence Publishing Company), by Leon J. Podles, a senior editor ofTouchstone Magazine. But Murrow’s book has had a bigger impact among evangelicals and has beenfeatured by the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal.

The book has resonated with many men — like Max West, from Payson, Ariz., who wrote in areview on Amazon.com: “[It] opened my eyes as to why I have had such a miserable churchexperience for the last 30 years.”

Robert York, from Tigard, Ore., wrote: “It has … helped me identify why I’ve been sofrustrated with church so many times.”

But Murrow said he addressed his book mainly to women, including married women whohave been disappointed over their husbands’ lack of involvement and to single women who havebemoaned the lack of single, churchgoing men. He said women — who have felt powerless gettingmen to attend church — actually have the most influence in the churches and, thus, the most powerto reverse this trend.

Even Murrow’s critics, who accuse him of promoting a “hypermasculinity,” agree that Murrowhas drawn attention to an alarming gender gap.

Mind the GapThe gender gap began as early as the 13th century, according to some church historians. Others —like Nancy Pearcey, a visiting scholar at Biola — say it began during the Industrial Revolution. Sheoutlines this theory in her book Total Truth: Liberating Christianity From Its Cultural Captivity(Crossway Books).

Pearcey said industrialization forced men to seek work away from home, in factories andoffices, which created a split between the public and private spheres of life. The public spherebecame secularized through the new values of competition and self-interest, and the privatesphere came to represent the old values of nurturing and religion, Pearcey said. Thus, religioncame to be seen as for women and children and not as relevant to the “real” world of business,politics and academia, she said.

Soon, in churches, women began to outnumber men, Pearcey said. So, male pastors began toadapt churches to their female demographic, she said.

But, interestingly, the gender gap is distinct to Christianity, according to Murrow and Podles.Other religions seem to have a gender balance or even more men than women — includingHinduism, Buddhism, Judaism and Islam, they said.

Men’s absence is especially noteworthy, they said, given that men were a strong force in theearly church.

An exception to the gender gap may be found in some Muslim countries, like Morocco, wherechurches of Muslim converts are, sometimes, almost entirely men, Johnstone told Biola

NANCY PEARCEY Visiting scholar at Biola and author of Total Truth

“As long as Christianityappeals to the emotional,therapeutic, interpersonal,relational areas, it’s notgoing to appeal to men asmuch as to women.”

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Connections. But he estimates that, worldwide,the church is 66 percent women.

In America, among evangelical churches, 57percent of members are women and, amongmainline Protestant churches, 66 percent arewomen, according to a 1998 book AmericanEvangelicalism (University of Chicago Press).

The imbalance is greatest in rural churches,small churches, older churches, traditionally blackdenominations, and in liberal churches, Murrowsaid, citing research from the 1998 NationalCongregations Study. It’s smallest in non-denominational and Baptist churches, he said.

About 23 percent of married women attendwithout their husbands, according to Murrow.

The men who do attend show lesscommitment, including less participation inSunday School, small groups and serviceactivities, according to Barna. Men also reportless practice of spiritual disciplines like tithing,Bible reading, evangelism and prayer.

Ladies ClubsGender differences explain why more women aredrawn to church than men, according to Murrowand Podles. They believe these differences arerevealed by the Bible, biology, anthropology,psychology and human experience.

Stereotypical gender differences havebecome so accepted that they are assumed instandardized psychological tests. The MMPI, forexample, seeks to measure whether a person ismore masculine or more feminine based on theperson’s interest in activities that are typicallypreferred by men or women.

To describe many women, Murrow liststraits like “relational,” “nurturing” and “peace-making.” He describes many men as “goal-driven,” “competitive” and “adventurous.”These differences show up in the types of moviesmany women and many men like: romantic vs.adventure films, Murrow said. In sum, womenthrive when secure, and men thrive whenchallenged, he said.

But Dr. Gary Strauss, a professor in Biola’sRosemead School of Psychology, warns thatMurrow may be promoting a “hypermasculinity,”the idea that all men should fit the stereotypicalnorm of a “man’s man,” like the Marlboro Man —tough, outdoorsy and self-reliant.

“He seems to place such a strong emphasison the hypermasculine image that he doesn’tadequately affirm men of a different type,”Strauss said. “To me, from the hyperfemininewoman, on the one end of the human spectrum,

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“The classic example [offeminized spirituality] is theworship pose of the eyes shutand the arms raised in thistender embrace, singing asong that says, ‘I’m desperatefor you. You’re the air Ibreathe.’ Guys don’t talk toguys like that.”

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to the hymermasculine man, on the other, andevery person in between (assuming psycho-logical health), reflects the breadth and image ofGod,” he said.

Strauss added that a study by Sandra Bem, ofCornell University, indicates that men (orwomen) with a blend of both masculine andfeminine traits may be more psychologicallyprepared to handle the range of challenges lifepresents than “hypermasculine” men (or“hyperfeminine” women).

Yet, because churches have more women,Murrow believes their stereotypical strengths aremore valued — and are even seen as more godly.Masculine strengths are often seen as unneededor as threats to the peaceful status quo, he said.

Johnstone believes the feminization of thechurch reflects a feminization of the larger culture.

“Our whole society has tended to deprivemen of their biblical and creational strengths andempower women,” Johnstone said.

As a result, many people think of churchonly as a nurturing place that addresses personalneeds, Pearcey said. Think: sitting in circles,sharing feelings, holding hands, singing softly,comforting members.

Love Songs andFeminine SpiritualityAn example of the feminization of the church isits music. Typical praise songs refer to Jesus as aChristian’s lover and praise his beauty andtenderness. Rarely do they praise his justice orstrength, or refer to him as the head of an army,leading his church into spiritual battle — like“Onward Christian Soldiers.”

“There’s definitely a trend toward a moreintimate music style, like the music from theVineyard,” said Dr. Barry Liesch, a professor ofmusic at Biola and author of The New Worship(Baker Books).

Feminized music concerns Steve Craig(’05), a graduate of Biola’s degree completionprogram and the director of a men’s ministry ofover 400 men at Yorba Linda Friends Church inYorba Linda, Calif.

“In our men’s ministry, we’re beginning totake out the flowery songs and replace them withthe warrior-type lyrics and more masculinethings that men identify with,” Craig said.

Mike Erre (M.A. ’04) — the director of amen’s ministry of over 400 men at Rock HarborChurch in Costa Mesa, Calif. — said feminineexpressions of spirituality are more validatedthan masculine expressions.

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“The classic example is the worship pose of the eyes shut and the arms raised in this tenderembrace, singing a song that says, ‘I’m desperate for you. You’re the air I breathe.’ Guys don’t talkto guys like that,” Erre said.

Feminized spirituality began in the 13th century, Podles said in his book The Church Impotent.One cause, he said, was women mystics who popularized “bridal imagery,” the metaphor of anindividual Christian as the bride of Christ. (The biblical metaphor is of the corporate church as thebride of Christ, not the individual person.) These mystics also used erotic imagery to describe theirsoul’s relationship with Christ. This feminization explains the abrupt departure of men from thechurch beginning in the 13th century, according to Podles.

Today, the bridal imagery continues. Many books, for example, have titles like Falling in LoveWith Jesus: Abandoning Yourself to the Greatest Romance of Your Life (Nelson Impact), released,ironically, by the publisher of Murrow’s book. This may be because Christian publishers knowwomen are the main consumers of Christian books: 70 percent of customers in Christian retailstores are women, according to Bill Anderson, the president and CEO of the Christian BooksellersAssociation and a member of Biola’s School of Business Advisory Board.

Even some men’s ministries have encouraged feminine expressions of spirituality, like PromiseKeepers, whose advertisements in the 1990s showed men singing, holding hands, hugging and crying,Murrow said. But Promise Keepers is now using more masculine tactics. The advertisements for their2006 conference, titled “Unleashed,” depict flashes of lightening and say: “It is not about learninghow to be a nicer guy. It’s about becoming the powerful man God designed you to be.” Whether theirnew approach works remains to be seen.

Men’s Ministry — A Church’s Lowest PriorityAnother example of feminization is a lack of ministries for men. Women have Bible studies, prayergroups, support groups, teas, and retreats and, of course, children have a plethora of programs. Butsome churches offer only an annual retreat for men. Yet, this is the opposite of the way Jesus didministry, according to Murrow. He said Jesus focused on men, knowing that women and childrenwould follow.

According to an oft-quoted statistic from Promise Keepers, when a mother comes to faith inChrist, her family follows 34 percent of the time, but when a father comes to faith, his family follows93 percent of the time.

“It’s very seldom you have a man in church whose wife is staying home,” said Dr. ErikThoennes, a theology professor at Biola and the teaching elder at Grace Evangelical Free Church inLa Mirada, Calif.

So, what will it take to get men into church?They need to see the greater purpose — their role in advancing the kingdom of God,

according to Erre. “The gospel that Jesus and Paul preached is revolutionary, and it’s worth giving your life to,”

Erre said. “But part of the reason guys aren’t involved is that we’ve sold them a milquetoast gospel.We don’t paint it as big enough — or God as awesome enough — to be compelling,” he said.

Instead, the church often leaves the impression that, once people get saved, their role is tobide time until they go to heaven, Erre said.

“If men think they’re going to church to check off a box, that leaves them totally uninspired,”said Danny Wallen (’88, M.Div. ’93), a director for Every Man Ministries in Trabuco Canyon, Calif.Wallen was raised in a Christian home, but said he was bored by church into his adult years. Lookingback, he realizes he didn’t see purpose.

Also, many church service opportunities are geared for women — like working in the nursery,teaching children, cooking and hospitality, according to Murrow. So, many men feel their optionsare limited to ushering, directing parking, or sitting on a committee — activities that might notallow them to use their skills or challenge them.

When men can’t contribute, they feel worthless, according to Gentry Gardner (’83), thefounder of Sure Passage, a men’s ministry in Colorado Springs, Colo.

“Once they feel discouraged, they pull back and disconnect,” he said.Even professionals who join church committees, like a building or finance committee, often

complain that the skills they contribute to the corporate world — like taking risks, making hard

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decisions, and thinking outside the box — aren’t welcome in many churches, whose governingboards tend to play it safe, according to Murrow. As a result, less gets accomplished, which can befrustrating to men who are results-driven, he said.

For example, some businessmen might suggest that a church cut an ineffective program thatis costing time and money and replace it with a more effective one. But inefficient programs oftenremain because a more feminine value — of not hurting people’s feelings — wins out.

The reason younger churches typically have more men than older churches may be because moreof men’s gifts — like vision casting and risk taking — are needed until a church becomes settled.

One way Murrow’s church involves men is through an automotive ministry that takes donatedvehicles, fixes them, and gives them to single mothers and the working poor. A side benefit is thatmen develop friendships with other men in the context of doing things together, which is morenatural for them than sitting in a circle talking — the typical church format, according to Murrow.

Social justice ministries that allow men to use their skills to help the weak and provideinteraction with business and politics are especially appealing to men, Podles said.

Craig said mission trips are exciting for many men in his church because they offer challenge,adventure and specific goals: “like construction projects, where they can get their hands dirty andsee a finished project in the end,” he said.

Touchy-Feely SermonsAnother turnoff for men is touchy-feely sermons. Pearcey said the modern church stressesemotions and inner spiritual experiences, while neglecting the intellectual side of the faith.

“The more traditionally masculine side of Christianity enjoys crossing swords with hostile,secular worldviews. So, as long as Christianity appeals to the emotional, therapeutic, interpersonal,relational areas, it’s not going to appeal to men as much as to women,” Pearcey said.

This is evidenced by the enrollment in the philosophy program at Talbot, Biola’s Seminary,which is 88 percent men.

Churches should engage men’s intellects to help them see the relevance of Christianity to the“real” world of politics, industry and business, Pearcey said.

“We have to recover the notion that Christianity is true on all levels, not just for your emotionallife or repairing relationships, as important as those things are,” she said.

Many churches emphasize Jesus’ softer teachings, like his love and his desire to save, and theyignore the doctrines of sin and hell, according to Podles. But men dislike liberal Christianity — “a mildreligion of progress and enlightenment” as opposed to a battle between good and evil, Podles said.

Men want to expend their lives for a great cause, even if it involves risk, according to Murrow.He said that’s why the U.S. military’s “Army of One” campaign was effective. Yet, Americanchurches rarely teach about Christian suffering and martyrdom, Murrow said. Instead, today’sChristianity is presented as an antidote to these things, he said.

“Men are more attracted to religion if it is presented as a quest, an adventure, a heroic exploit,”Pearcey said. “They want something challenging, bracing, demanding.”

To reach men, churches should stress the cost and dangers of following Christ — includingChristians’ conflict with the world, the flesh and the devil, according to Podles.

Yet, men should be reminded that their sacrifice won’t always be a “huge, glorious display likeWilliam Wallace stepping out on a battlefield,” Erre said. Many times it will be staying in a troubledmarriage, raising a handicapped child, or working a hated job to provide for a family, he said.

Girly-Men PastorsTouchy-feely sermons come from touchy-feely pastors. A feminized church tends to attract more“gentle, sensitive, nurturing” leadership, according to Pearcey.

“If religion is defined primarily in terms of emotional experience and is therapeutic, then whois it going to attract as ministers?” she said.

Pearcey said to consider a typical youth pastor.“He’s really into relationships, very motivating, but is he teaching good apologetics? Is he

teaching youth to use their minds and to understand deeper theological truths? At least the ones

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I’ve known haven’t,” she said. “Today, thecommon trajectory is for youth pastors to becomesenior pastors,” she added.

Murrow argues that the church needsstrong, masculine leadership because men followmen. He said Jesus’ disciples are a primeexample of this principle.

“Bold leadership attracts men. But evenmore attractive than a dynamic pastor is the sightof men in the pews who are true followers of JesusChrist,” Murrow said in his book.

Morrow anticipates concern from somewomen that he is promoting unilateral, maleleadership. He said he is not seeking maledominance, but male resurgence.

Thoennes is also concerned about a lack ofstrong, male leadership in the church. But hesaid, if the church has become feminized, thenthat’s not the fault of women or the church — butof men — who, he believes, have abdicated theinvolvement they should have.

“If the church doesn’t have enough strong,male influence, that’s not a reason for men to stopgoing, but a great reason for them to go,” he said.

To help male Biola students becomeleaders, Biola’s Student Ministries departmentplans to launch a chapter of the “Men’sFraternity” next fall, led by Jonathan Morrow, aseminary student at Biola.

Yet, much of the church is seeking furtherfeminization, through attempts to increasefemale clergy and to create gender-neutral Biblesand hymns. Many liberal seminaries nowgraduate equal numbers of women, or morewomen than men, like Yale Divinity School andHarvard Divinity School.

(Currently, Biola’s seminary, Talbot Schoolof Theology, is about 76 percent men.)

Johnstone believes the feminist movementin mainline churches has contributed to thedecline in male membership.

Restoring BalanceMurrow said churches that seek to reverse thisfeminization may face opposition, as the leadersin his church first did.

But he and other leaders in the men’smovement, like Gardner, believe a masculinespirit will bring men, and gender balance, tothe church.

“Once you start attracting a man’s full heart,soul, mind and strength — and he sees that thereare ways he can use all those in the church — thenwe’re going to start seeing a turnaround of theabsent man,” Gardner said. Bc

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“If the church doesn’t haveenough strong, maleinfluence, that’s not areason for men to stopgoing, but a great reason for them to go.”

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For example, biologist William Provine of Cornell travels the lecturecircuit telling university students that the Darwinian revolution is stillincomplete, because we have not yet embraced all its moral andreligious implications. What are those implications? Provine liststhem: “There is no ultimate foundation for ethics, no ultimatemeaning in life, and no free will.” Thus evolutionary psychologists aresimply completing the Darwinian revolution by drawing out its fullimplications. They are connecting the dots, by showing whatconsistent Darwinism means for morality.

The results can be quite abhorrent. A few years ago, conservativecommentators around the country gave a collective gasp when an articleappeared by a Princeton University professor supporting — of all things— sexual relations between humans and animals. The professor wasPeter Singer, already notorious for his support of animal rights.(Apparently we didn’t realize what kind of rights he meant . . . )

The article was titled “Heavy Petting,” and in it Singer makes it clearthat his real target is biblical morality. In the West, he writes, we have a“Judeo-Christian tradition” that teaches that “humans alone are made inthe image of God.” “In Genesis, God gives humans dominion over theanimals.” But evolution has thoroughly refuted the biblical account,Singer maintains: Evolution teaches us that “We are animals” — and theresult is that “sex across the species barrier [isn’t that a scientific-sounding euphemism?] ceases to be an offence to our status and dignityas human beings.”

These sentiments do not remain carefully contained withinacademia, but trickle down into popular culture — where they have amuch greater impact on the public. In 2002 a play opened on Broadwayto rave reviews called The Goat, or, Who Is Sylvia? featuring a successfularchitect who confesses to his wife that he has fallen in love withsomeone else. The object of his affection turns out to be a goat, namedSylvia. Apparently, playwrights no longer feel that they can get enoughdramatic tension out of an ordinary affair; to really create drama, theymust probe the theme of bestiality.

A culture is driven by a kind of logic: It will eventually begin toexpress the logical consequences of the dominant worldview. Ifevolution is true — if there really is an unbroken continuity betweenhumans and animals — then Singer is absolutely right about what he calls“sex across the species barrier.” Once again, all the dots connect back toyour view of origins.

In another example, a few years ago a song by a group called theBloodhound Gang soared to number 17 on Billboard’s top 200 chart. Itfeatured a catchy refrain punched out over and over again: “You and mebaby ain’t nothin’ but mammals; so let’s do it like they do on theDiscovery Channel.” The video featured band members dressed up asmonkeys in antic sexual poses.

Back in the 1940s, Alfred Kinsey, himself a committed Darwinist,said the only source of sexual norms for humans is what the othermammals do — whatever fits within “the normal mammalian picture.”What Kinsey stated in academic jargon half a century ago is now showingup in punchy rhymes for teenagers.

And not just teenagers. A friend tells me he heard two young boysbelting out a song while playing in the park, and as he came closer hecould make out the words — “You and me baby ain’t nothing butmammals.” The boys were only about eight years old.

Nancy Pearcey is a visiting scholar at Biola University’s Torrey HonorsInstitute and is a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute,where the focus of her work is on the cultural and

philosophical implications of the evolution controversy. Her book, TotalTruth, won the 2005 Gold Medallion Award from the EvangelicalChristian Publishers Association in the “Christianity and Society”category. Other books she has authored or contributed to include The Soulof Science (Crossway Books) and the bestselling, award-winning HowNow Shall We Live? (Tyndale House Publishers).

Adapted from Total Truth by Nancy Pearcey, (c) 2004, pps (213-215). Used by permission of Crossway Books, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers, Wheaton, IL 60187, www.crossway.com.

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In the past, it was Christians who warned that Darwinian evolution wouldultimately destroy morality, by reducing it to behavioral patterns selected only fortheir survival value. Back then, evolutionists would often respond with soothingreassurances that getting rid of God would not jeopardize morality — that“we can be good without God.” But in recent years, evolutionists themselveshave begun bluntly declaring that the theory undercuts the basis of morality.

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t’s not often these days that young men gather together to practice the art of, well, being a gentleman. But that’s what’s behind one of the campus’ newest student

clubs — The Royal Dart Society.Last spring, 35 dart-throwing enthus-

iasts gathered in a Hope Hall dorm room to“establish the most noble and dignifiedsociety through participation in friendly dartcompetition in the most formal, intellectualand gentlemanly atmosphere,” as theircharter states. If you’re confused about howdarts and gentlemanliness go together, thenallow Royal Dart member Christopher D.Becher to explain.

“First, there’s nothing like a good gameof darts. Second, there’s nothing like goodcompetition. And third, there’s nothing likehaving a consistent group of good guys totalk about the most important things with,”he said.

Some of the important things the Royalsdiscuss include how to accompany a woman,politeness toward strangers, table manners andhow to give introductions, properly. These areall topics listed in the club’s weekly etiquettetips, which are posted on the Biola BulletinBoard System (BUBBS).

According to the Royals, some of the finerpoints of being a gentleman include opening thedoor for a woman (until she passes all the waythrough), offering to carry heavy parcels orsuitcases “whenever there is a particularlydifficult moment,” and not wearing cologne as asubstitute for deodorant.

Ties and dressy attire are required for allRoyal events, especially their year-end tour-nament. Seeding at this event (the only eventwomen can attend) is according to the scoreeach member receives in the club’s yearlongdart-throwing tournament. These scores aretallied every Monday night after the club’s10:30 p.m. meeting.

The inspiration for the dart club camewhen Becher, a senior, received a dartboardfor Christmas in 2004. He and his friends,

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sophomore Brian Baird and junior JakeFeyereisen, had a lot of fun playing with it andrealized that dart throwing was conducive toconversation. So each Monday night, theRoyals get together, throw darts and talkabout what’s going on in their lives, fromchurch to the books they’re reading. “Some ofthe conversations last week after week,”Becher said.

But the conversation never strays too farfrom the topic of being a gentleman. Through-out the week, the young men discuss etiquettebooks, like How To Be A Gentleman by JohnBridges, and encourage each other to pursuemore noble lifestyles.

“People have a better time when they thinkabout the way they act,” Becher said. “When weall plan to act like gentlemen, we all have abetter time. So, being a gentleman makes yourlife and the lives around you better.”

Baird, the club’s president, believes thatsuch etiquette is missing in today’s society.

“Traditional etiquette has fallen out ofcommon society. As Christians, I thinkthat’s something we ought to know to berespectable,” he said.

In addition to the benefits of gentle-manliness espoused by the Royals, Baird hasone more to add — his recent engagement,which he attributes, in part, to his gentlemanlybehavior toward women.

Brian Baird, a senior, is a philosophy/humanitiesmajor at Biola and did not write thisarticle. But, being the distinguished

gentleman that he is, we felt his photo would onlyfurther enhance this story. Article by Rob Westervelt.

Gents: [L to R] Derek Friehe, Benjamin Agadoni and Adam Derentz are members of The Royal Dart Society, a new student club.

In Printbooks by biolans

Truth and the New Kindof Christian: EmergingEffects of Postmodernismin the Church,Dr. R. Scott Smith (Pro-fessor of ethics and Christ-ian apologetics), CrosswayBooks, Sept. 2005; Smithsurveys the influence of

postmodernism and presents the claims of sever-al Christian postmodern authors, including twokey leaders in the “emerging church” (BrianMcLaren and Tony Jones). He uses their ideas as astarting point for a thorough critique of postmod-ernism, testing it against Scripture, reason, andlogic, and evaluating its strengths and weakness-es. He assesses to what extent, if any, Christiansshould embrace “Christian” postmodernism.

The Devoted Life: An Invitation to thePuritan Classics, Co-edited by Dr. RandallGleason (’80), InterVarsityPress, Nov. 2004; Thisbook is designed to intro-duce you to a wide range ofinfluential Puritan writers

and a representative work for each that pushesthrough stereotypes to the heart and soul ofthese Christian pastors and theologians. Essaysare contributed by scholars like J. I. Packer, JohnCoffey, Mark Noll, Leland Ryken, RichardLovelace and Sinclair Ferguson.

Reconstructing Honor in Roman Philippi, Dr. Joseph H. Hellerman(Professor of New Testa-ment language and litera-ture), Cambridge UniversityPress, June 2005; This bookexamines Paul’s letter to thePhilippians against the social

background of the colony at Philippi. After an

extensive survey of Roman social values,Hellerman argues that the cursus honorum, theformalized sequence of public offices that markedout the prescribed social pilgrimage for aspiringsenatorial aristocrats in Rome (and which wasreplicated in miniature in municipalities and involuntary associations), forms the backgroundagainst which Paul has framed his picture of Jesusin the great Christ hymn in Philippians 2.

Management Essentialsfor Christian Ministries, Co-edited by Dr. Michael J.Anthony (Professor ofChristian education), Broad-man & Holman, Jan. 2005;Study of management prin-ciples is required courseworkfor seminary students today.

This book is a thorough examination of manage-ment principles for Christian ministries, includ-ing churches, denominations and parachurchorganizations, and it provides a theologicalgrounding for organizational approaches tochurch management. Contributors represent adiverse denominational cross section.

The Perfect Program and Other Fairy Tales:Confessions of a Well-Intended Youth Worker, David Chow (M.A. ’05),NavPress, Oct. 2005; OK, sothe perfect program doesn’texist. Fortunately, we servethe perfect Savior and He

makes the trials and tribulations of youth worketernally rewarding — even when you feel likegiving up. Chow has words of exhortation for fel-low youth pastors and volunteers: It’s not howyou do ministry; it’s what you are. His true con-fessions of a youth pastor will validate your ownministry growing pains while at the same timeencouraging you to keep pressing on toward thegoal: forging new disciples for Christ.

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Holmquist Cherishes the Ride to Milestone

to box out for rebounds.Losing is nothing new, he says. When

Fresno Pacific College gave him his first head-coaching job in the mid-1970s — he was 24,newly graduated from Biola — the team beganwith 10 consecutive losses.

But it took only a few years to get thingsturned around, and, in 1978, his alma materbrought him back as co-coach. A few seasonslater, Biola made the NAIA championshipgame, losing to South Carolina Spartanburg,and embarked on a string of 20- and 30-winseasons that would span, with few exceptions,the next two decades.

The 1990s brought milestone victories —No. 400, No. 500 — Holmquist now runningthe team on his own. In 2002, he won his600th game at age 50, his program known forsmart play and defense.

“A lot of defense,” said Joe Peron, whoplayed for Biola in the mid-1980s and nowcoaches the women’s team at Pasadena CityCollege.

“If he wants you to front the post, it doesn’tmatter how you do it, running or sliding, as longas you get there. You could say he has a passionfor what he does.”

No coach wins 700 games, at any level,without badly wanting to succeed. Holmquist’sfervor shows in deep-set eyes, an unruly tuft ofreddish hair atop his head. But this intensity isframed by meticulous dress — polo shirt, khakislacks, tasseled loafers — and a voice that playerssometimes tease about.

“He’s got this real slow, monotone way ofspeaking, there’s nothing exciting about it,”Peron said. “If you didn’t know him, you’dthink, man, this guy is really boring.”

Said Holmquist: “Some coaches yell a lotand some don’t.”

His style raises an obvious comparison,says Biola assistant Don Johnson, who played forUCLA and who says that Holmquist is cast fromthe same mold as John Wooden, “both highlyintelligent, highly principled.”

From one season to the next, formerassistant Scott Mossman says, “I never heard[Holmquist] say it’s important that we win

omething about those late nights, driving back from road games in distant gymnasiums, his team squeezed into a van, makes Dave Holmquist smile. An

honest-to-goodness smile. Followed by whatcould almost pass for a chuckle.

His reaction is noteworthy because a) he isnot the type of coach who shows much emotionand b) traveling by van is supposed to be thelousy part of small-time college basketball.

Holmquist talks about the camaraderie ofthose moments. The longer the trip — up thecoast, say, or across the Arizona desert — themore chance for players to open up.

“You learn about each other,” he said.“There are a lot of good memories.”

Memories that stretch across aquarter-century of coaching at BiolaUniversity, a Christian school tucked awayin the suburbs southeast of Los Angeles.Memories that suit a man who, beyond Xsand O’s, possesses a handful of master’sdegrees in subjects ranging from history tophilosophy to theology.

And what about the other part of his job, the

wins and losses? Mention to Holmquist that he ranks

among the winningest coaches in the nation.Ask him about the game at California Baptist aweek ago [Jan. 24], his 700th victory at therelatively young age of 54.

No hint of laughter. The reply is brief.“I haven’t thought much about it,” he said.Biola plays in the National Assn. of

Intercollegiate Athletics, an amalgam of smallschools at the fringes of the larger, swankierNCAA.

The NAIA has no billion-dollar tele-vision contract, no glitzy arenas, so the mediapaid little attention to Holmquist’s landmarkvictory. It didn’t help that the Eagles havestruggled this winter, lacking size and consis-tency, amassing a 14-7 record consideredso-so by their standards.

Holmquist has reacted with characteristicpoise. During a recent loss to Point LomaNazarene, he showed moments of fire, urgingharder play, even thumping his chest. Mostly,though, he spent timeouts calmly instructingplayers on defensive switches, reminding them

The 700 Club: Men’s basketball coach Dave Holmquist became one of the youngest coach-es to reach 700 wins, Jan. 24, when Biola beat Cal Baptist, 75-49.

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Rouwenhorst Invited to Train With AngelsIn his sixth season of professional baseball, formerBiola player Jonathon Rouwenhorst (’01) got hisfirst invitation to the Major League spring trainingcamp for the Los Angeles Angels. Rouwenhorst, asouthpaw pitcher, signed in 2001 as a non-draftfree agent for the Angels and has spent the pastfive seasons working his way through their minorleague system. He split time last season playingbetween Double-A, Arkansas, and Triple-A, SaltLake City. Rouwenhorst played at Biola from 1998 to2001, where he holds the record for most gamesplayed (209) and most at bats (727) in a career.

Baseball Team Takes Missions Trip to Dominican Republic

The baseball team took a pre-season trip to theDominican Republic, in January, to spread the loveof Christ, both on and off the ball field. The Biolaballplayers hosted a church baseball clinic forabout 150 kids, many of whom aspire to play profes-sional baseball in the United States. They also led achapel service at the Arizona DiamondbacksAcademy, where about 10 Dominican playersresponded to an invitation to accept Christ. And theBiola ballplayers donated jerseys and equipmentfrom past seasons to the local kids and the universi-ty. On the field, they played professional teams fromthe Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Athletics, andArizona Diamondback organizations, where theyfaced players from Major League rosters and cameback from the trip with an impressive 5-1 record.

Men’s Tennis ReturnsThe addition of six tennis courts at Biola and theplanned construction for two more has givenBiola’s athletics director, Dr. Dave Holmquist,reason to return the intercollegiate men’s tennisprogram that will begin during the 2006-2007 aca-demic year. “With the renewed enthusiasm forthe sport of tennis and the increase of facilities, amen’s tennis team seems to be the next logicalstep,” Holmquist said.

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Holmquist said. “You get to coach people youlike.”

Victories and defeats become secondary —Holmquist seems prouder about having stood asbest man at the weddings of several formerplayers — and the fact that Biola has come closeto a national championship, but never quitewon, is hardly critical.

“Some people have as their goal in life tobe happy; I think those people rarely end uphappy,” he said. “Whereas I think that if peoplepursue character and the right things in life,happiness kind of sneaks up on them.”

Take the other night, victory No. 700, forexample. Holmquist marked the occasion incharacteristic fashion.

“I celebrated with my guys,” he said.That meant getting his players back in

the van for the drive home from Riverside.Along the way, they stopped at a burger standoff the 91 Freeway for a late-night snack, a fewminutes to sit around and talk.

tonight, we’ve got to win, like a lot of coaches do.”“It was more about relating to kids and

letting them know he cares,” said Mossman, thecoach at Grand Canyon in Phoenix. “A muchhigher calling than just winning games.”

This approach draws upon another ofHolmquist’s passions — education. With no wifeor kids, he has devoted his free time to attendingclasses at various Southern Californiauniversities and accumulating those post-graduate degrees to accompany a coach’srequisite doctorate in physical education.

Sitting in an office of bare white walls,with plaques and team photos stacked uncere-moniously in a corner, he easily if not eagerlyswitches from talking about interior defenseto a discussion of Hegel and the nature ofnation-states.

“He cares a lot about life,” said PaulGuerrero, a senior guard on this season’steam. “He knows there are a lot of otherimportant things.”

Players say they can turn to him at any time,for anything, be it problems with finances,family or girlfriends. They describe a man whowill listen patiently to every word, then respondwith a saying or bit of wisdom.

The advice might be something gleanedfrom his philosophy studies, or while earninga degree in marriage, family and childcounseling. Maybe his eagerness to helpplayers in their personal lives has helped tobuild a winning program.

“In our conference, it’s a coaches’conference,” said Bill Odell, the coach at rivalAzusa Pacific. “You’ll find teams that overachievebecause of what the coaches give to the players.”

At Biola, it is hard to argue with theresults, Holmquist amassing a 700-243 recordfor a .742 winning percentage. Success hasbrought interest from larger schools such asPepperdine and Pacific, but he has remainedcontent to stay.

“You get kids who are Christians, who wantto be here for reasons other than basketball,”

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Staying put: Holmquist has received coachingoffers from larger schools, but likes coaching

the Christian students at Biola.

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Knowing YourselfThe Overlooked Key to Becoming a Leader

am often asked, “What is the secret to becoming a great leader?”Kevin Cashman in his book Leadership from the Inside Out encourages us to find

our authentic self and then base our actions asleaders on an honest expression of who we are.Although not limited solely to the study ofleadership, the idea of connecting to the authenticself is one of the more widely accepted principlesof modern leadership theory and a hallmark of themaster of arts degree in organizational leader-ship taught at Biola. The importance of actingauthentically is also found in Scripture (e.g.,Matthew 7:15, Luke 6:45). By getting a better senseof who we really are, we are on a firmer foundationto change into the person the Lord wants us to be.

On the surface, discovering our authenticself seems like a reasonable notion. Yet, as we allknow, it is easier said than done. It is an on-going process of peeling back and thenexamining layers of crust that we have built overa lifetime to protect ourselves from the starkrealization that we are often less than we hope tobe. Yet, only through such a process can we more

someone who knows you well and ask for his or herfeedback. Now compare the information you havegained and openly consider the differences.

Exercise 2: Identify six or so areas that representthe core values in your life. (Often students willtake the six pillars of character to includetrustworthiness, respect of others, responsibility,fairness, caring and citizenship, and then addanother representing their faith.) For each corevalue, write a paragraph or two that presents arealistic appraisal of how you act relative to thesevalues. For example, while you might aspire to becaring in all situations, you are probably not. Then,write a one- or two-sentence summary statementfor each value that accurately expresses this qualitybased on how you act. This statement becomes, ineffect, your personal expression of each value.Share each summary statement with someone whoknows you well, and ask the person if eachstatement reflects how he or she sees you actingout each value. Armed with this information,openly reflect on each statement and considerwhether or not you would like to change.

It can be scary to take on such a dauntingtask because deep down inside we know that weare far from perfect. Yet, when my clients andstudents are able to examine themselves in anhonest manner, they usually find that they arenot nearly as bad as their worst fears. As theybegin to understand who they are, they begin toaccept. As they accept, they begin to grow andchange in meaningful ways.

John L. Miller, Ph.D., is an associate professor at BiolaUniversity, teaching in the master ofarts program in organizational leader-

ship. He is also an executive coach serving Fortune500 Companies and an original founder ofHealthNet, one of the largest HMOs in the nation.He is author of the book, Succeed @ Work: AWorkbook for Effective Change (FastbreakPress), which is available at the Biola Bookstore.

realistically identify what needs to be changed. My realization of the importance of this issue

came into sharper focus through my work as anexecutive coach and in teaching the “Leadershipand Personal Change” class at Biola. In bothsituations, I discovered that the personal growthprocess was accelerated when clients and studentsclearly understood the difference between whothey were and who they wanted to be.

In class, I use a couple of simple exercisesto help students gain a more realisticperspective of their personal sense of self. Theexercises are designed to help bring thestudent’s current action into better synch withhow he or she wants to act. I encourage you tocomplete the two exercises below as well.

Exercise 1: Write a statement that reflects whatyou consider to be your purpose on this earth.Next, pretend that you are another person who hasintimate knowledge about you, your actions andyour innermost thoughts. Write a statement ofyour purpose in life from this person’s eyes, basedon how they have observed you. Share the two with

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hristian universities, like Biola, advertise that they foster students’ spiritual growth. Of course, making this claim is one thing; providing evidence

is another.To help schools measure spiritual growth

during the college years, a tool was created byDr. Todd Hall, a professor in Biola’s RosemeadSchool of Psychology and the director ofRosemead’s “Institute for Research onPsychology and Spirituality.”

Named the “Spiritual TransformationInventory,” Hall’s tool — an online survey — hasbeen adopted by the Council for ChristianColleges & Universities (CCCU) as part of their“Comprehensive Assessment Project,” whichhelps CCCU-member schools measure theoutcomes of their education. This springsemester, over 30 Christian colleges, universitiesand seminaries, including Biola, beganadministering Hall’s survey to their students.

Spiritual growth, in Hall’s study, ismeasured by the quality of students’relationships with God and others, includingtheir level of involvement in Christiancommunity.

“Spiritual development is fundamentallyabout relationships with God and others, and itoccurs through relationships,” Hall said.

In addition to questions about students’relationships, the survey includes questionsabout their level of commitment to Christianityand their spiritual practices, like prayer, Biblereading and church attendance.

Hall said his survey offers a combination ofat least four benefits that other spiritualmeasurement tools don’t. First, it’s focuses onChristianity, unlike many other spiritualmeasurement tools that lump all religionstogether, Hall said. Second, within the Christianframework, the survey is broad: it’s notdependent on a specific doctrinal perspective,but measures the spiritual growth of allChristians, he said.

“Whether a school is Baptist, Presbyterianor non-denominational like Biola, it can buyinto this approach,” Hall said.

Third, the survey is brief, even though it iscomprehensive, covering 21 aspects of spirit-uality. While other surveys can take severalhours to complete, Hall’s survey only takesabout 35 minutes. And, fourth, the surveydoesn’t only provide feedback to the university,but also to the students who take the survey, sothey can use the results to stimulate theirspiritual growth.

Hall saw a need for this survey whileadministering a questionnaire to Biola studentsas part of a longitudinal study on spiritualtransformation he is conducting with Rosemeadprofessor Dr. Peter Hill. This questionnaire, acollection of spiritual measurement toolscreated by Hall and other researchers, was firstadministered to Biola’s freshmen class of 2003and will be given to the same students eachsemester until they graduate in 2008. Byfollowing students through their college years,Hall and Hill hope to gain a betterunderstanding of students’ spiritual growth,including identifying the experiences andfactors that encourage their spiritual growth.(Biola Connections will report on the findings asthey become available.)

Hall joined Rosemead’s faculty in 1998. Healso serves as the editor of Rosemead’s Journal ofPsychology and Theology (www.biola.edu/jpt).

Dr. Pete Menjares [associate provost fordiversity leadership] gave one of the twokeynote addresses at the “Conference onChristianity, Culture, and Diversity inAmerica,” held Nov. 11-12, in Tulsa, Okla.,

co-hosted by the Council for Christian Colleges &Universities and Oral Roberts University. His plenarypresentation was titled, “From Multiculturalism toIntercultural Competency: Transitions, Trends, or LifeTransformation?” Dr. Menjares also spoke in Biola’schapel, Nov. 14, on the topic“One Flock Many Folds:The Challenge of Achieving Unity in Diversity.” His textwas John 10:16.

Dr. Michael Keas [history and philosophyof science] was quoted by The ChicagoTribune, Dec. 18, in a front-page articleabout how science is taught at Christiancolleges, titled “Students Bridge Science,

Faith at Christian Colleges.” Keas, a proponent ofIntelligent Design, was quoted saying: “I think they’re[Biola students] getting a much more open-minded,fairer assessment of the topic than many secular uni-versity courses offer because there’s almost a kind ofspeech code on secular campuses, that if you criticizeDarwin, you must be a fundamentalist.”

Dr. John Hutchison [Bible exposition]presented a paper at the 57th annualmeeting of the Evangelical TheologicalSociety, titled “The Christian View ofSuffering and Martyrdom in the Early

Centuries of the Church.” The conference was heldNov. 16-18 at Valley Forge, Penn., and the theme was“Christianity in the Early Centuries.” The topic of hispaper was inspired by his new book Thinking RightWhen Things Go Wrong: Biblical Wisdom forSurviving Tough Times (Kregel Publications). Toreceive an electronic copy of Dr. Hutchison’s paper,e-mail a request to: ets@zondervan.com.

Dr. Li-Shan Hung [piano] performed achamber music concert in San Jose,Calif., in August, with violinist Bin Huang,the winner of the 1994 Paganini MoscowInternational Violin Competition, and

cellist Sue Bae, the winner of the 2005 ConcertArtists Guild audition in New York. In November, Dr.Hung performed a solo recital for the MusicTeachers’ Association of California Lakewood-Cerritos [Calif.] Branch.

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Faculty Highlights

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uan Saldivar punched the time clock and headed for his post at a manufacturing plant in Southern California. He was extremely grateful to have this new job,

yet his mind was anxious as he wondered howhe was going to afford back-to-schoolsupplies for his three school-aged children.Fortunately, Juan worked at Omni DuctSystems in Anaheim, where CEO BobBrumleu and CFO Steve Philp are part of agrowing cadre of leaders who understand thattheir role as business leaders is not just aboutserving customers, making a profit andproducing products — it’s also about seeingtheir role as leaders in the marketplace as acalling from God.

During the lunch break, Juan was thrilledto see a lineup of pre-filled kids backpacks,three of which had his children’s names onthem. His foreman announced the backpackswere a gift from the company. For Juan, thegifts brought him dignity and worth as aservice worker. For Bob and Steve, thecompany leaders, it was their opportunity to

be the hands and feet of Jesus Christ rightthere on the shop floor.

Bob and Steve are in ministry right there inAnaheim. They don’t need to journey to Africa(although they’ve done that, too), nor feel likesecond-class Christians to their friends invocational ministry. For years, business leadershave seen their churches commissioning cross-cultural missionaries at the front of theirchurches, only to head home wishing that theytoo might someday be in “ministry.” Todaythese men and women are being commissionedto be “missionaries disguised as businessleaders” as they raise the cross of Jesus Christ atthe center of the marketplaces.

This clarion call is being sounded byleaders like Chris Duncan, CEO of BBLForum (www.bblforum.com), and BobShank, CEO of The Master’s Program(www.masterprogram.org), and ConnectingBusiness Men to Christ (www.cbmc.com),as they train and re-orient a small, butgrowing army of business leaders to thephilosophy that they are in ministry; that

they have a holy calling to bring the gospel totheir staff, customers and suppliers.

Eric Morgenson and his partner atNationwide Lending Corporation started abook club. The first book discussed was TheDa Vinci Code, which was followed up with aBible study that addressed the issues in thebook from a biblical basis. That meetingturned into a regular Bible discussion groupthat Eric’s team now leads. His staff memberscan attend the discussion on a voluntarybasis. At Easter, he invited the company’s 150team members to go to a local Good Fridaychurch service. Approximately 33 people,including some of his consultants, took himup on the offer. Eric sees his business as avehicle for use by God in the lives of thepeople he comes in touch with.

Jeff and Sue Grether own and operate aBest Western hotel in San Juan Capistrano,Calif. Jeff realized that his God-given platformof influence was the 50,000 people who stay inhis hotel over the course of a year. His pastor,Rick Warren of Saddleback Church, wrote the

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Marketplace MissionsCreative Ways Business Owners Are Using Their Influence to Share Christ

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Purpose-Driven business: Jeff Grether leaves a copy of The Purpose Driven Life for the guests who stay at his Best Westernhotel in San Juan Capistrano, Calif.

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The Crowell School of Business buildingproject received official bids for construc-tion in December 2005, and the actualcost of the building is now nearly $2 mil-lion higher than previously projected. Thiswas expected since the costs of energyand supplies have increased as a result ofthe hurricanes last summer.

The total project is now $14.8 million. Justover $2 million is still needed to fully fundthe project, so your gift can make a differ-ence. A friend of the University has offeredto match each gift for this project dollar-for-dollar. To help provide a facility to teachbusiness professionals to pursue businessas ministry and double your gift, give onlineor call us.

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New York Times best seller The Purpose DrivenLife, and Jeff and Sue began thinking of theirguests who spent the night in their hotel.Today, guests at the hotel can find a copy of thebook and a tent card sitting on their bedsidestands in their rooms. The tent card tells gueststhat the book is a free gift. Almost 200 bookshave been received by their guests.

Bob, Steve, Eric, Jeff and Sue all realizetheir marketplace role is a crucial one andare reaching their spheres of influence forJesus Christ.

At Biola University, we have an oppor-tunity as Christian educators to prepare thenext generation of Christian marketplaceleaders who will live culture-transforminglives. Biola University’s business programs— the undergraduate business track, themaster’s in business administration programand the master’s in organizational leadership— have been teaching these truths since theearly 1970s and have graduated 1,523 young

leaders who are deployed around the world inlarge corporations and small businesses —bringing to the marketplace the powerfultruth of the gospel of Jesus to change people’shearts and redeem the culture. These leadersare all deployed with the knowledge that theyare, indeed, in ministry and have a highministry calling to bring hope, meaning andpurpose to a world of people who are, in-creasingly, not showing up in church onSunday, but who walk through the front doorof their workplaces five days a week.

Greg Leith (’78) is Biola’s director of business andcorporate relations. He earned a degreein business administration at Biola.

Greg wants to hear how you represent Jesus Christ inyour marketplace. Send him your stories:greg.leith@biola.edu

Backpacking: The leaders of Omni Duct Systems in Anaheim, Calif., reach out to employees by providing their children with backpacks filled with school supplies.

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Christian Sahner, 20, a junior from Maplewood,New Jersey. So about a year ago, the studentsformed a group promoting chastity. Whilesimilar groups exist at other universities, it is afirst for the Ivy League.” Associated Press

Vagina Monologues, OK, but Bible, Not“What do the Bible and the ‘The VaginaMonologues’ have in common? Not much. Butsurely we can all agree that both are covered bythe First Amendment, guaranteeing freedomof religion and freedom of expression. Well,that’s not so at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. … Any resident assistant, or R.A. asthe live-in student counselors are called, canput on a performance of the play, and one has,but leading a Bible studies class in his or herown room and on his or her own time, isforbidden. … The director of universityhousing says the ban is necessary to enable theRAs to ‘share’ the perspectives of the students,to make RAs ‘approachable.’” [The universitylater suspended the policy pending a review.]Washington Times

University of California is Accused of Bias Against Christian Schools“Cody Young is an evangelical Christian whoattends a religious high school in SouthernCalifornia [Calvary Chapel Christian School inMurrieta]. With stellar grades, competitivetest scores and an impressive list ofextracurricular activities, Mr. Young hasmapped a future that includes studyingengineering at the University of California anda career in the aerospace industry, his lawyershave said. … They [Young, his teachers andfamily] say the public university system,which has 10 campuses, discriminates againststudents from evangelical Christian schools… Mr. Young, five other Calvary students, theschool and the Association of ChristianSchools International, which represents4,000 religious schools, sued the University ofCalifornia in the summer, accusing it of‘viewpoint discrimination’ and unfairadmission standards that violate the freespeech and religious rights of evangelicalChristians.” New York Times

What’s Happening in Higher Education

Under Fire: Professor Paul Mirecki, at the University of Kansas, resigned as a departmentchairman after proposing a course presenting Intelligent Design as “mythology.”

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Intelligent Design Gains Momentum“When Hannah Maxson started an intelligentdesign club at Cornell University last fall, ahandful of science majors showed up for the

first meeting. Today, the high-profile clubboasts more than 80 members. Until recently,the nationwide debate over whether intelligentdesign should be taught alongside evolution wascentered primarily in public elementary andhigh-school science classes. … Now thediscussion is spilling over onto universitycampuses. At nearly 30 public and privateuniversities across the country, students havestarted clubs aimed at promoting intelligentdesign. The clubs, sponsored by the IntelligentDesign and Evolution Awareness Center(IDEA), a small, nonprofit organization basedin San Diego, have been gaining members andvisibility.” Beliefnet

Princeton Group Promotes Chastity“The students who started one of PrincetonUniversity’s newest clubs remember theawkward moment when they realized they werein the minority: while watching a play called ‘Sexon a Saturday Night.’ The play is put on forincoming freshmen to inform them aboutsexual health and safety. … ‘I remember sittingthere and feeling really uncomfortable becauseevery single character … was talking abouthaving engaged in premarital sex,’ said

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recently received a letter of concern from a Biola graduate of the early 1970s. His note didn’t come with a lot of background, but was a question of where Biola faculty stand

on an important educational philosophy. His question was: Is it true that many

professors at Biola University now view theirmission as helping poor, right-wing, Christianchildren outgrow their parents’ faith?

I’m not sure where he had heard this rumor,but I responded from the perspective of both aparent and as the senior director of alumni atBiola. My assessment in talking to our faculty,graduating seniors, and watching my own twodaughters as they have attended Biola, is that themission of Biola remains unchanged. Thatmission is to provide biblically centerededucation, scholarship and service — equippingmen and women in mind and character to impact

the world for the Lord Jesus Christ. This is thecentral, driving theme of every class and activitythat takes place here on the Biola campus.

All of us who have done any study ondevelopmental theory, or even watched our ownkids, know that all college students are goingthrough a dramatic time of examining what theybelieve and what their parents have taught them.During this time, students are determining andforming their own worldviews.

I have heard, so many times, of studentsattending secular schools who have fallen away

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from their faith and are no longer serving Christ.What a heartbreaking experience for any parent.In fact, I recently heard the figure that as many as70 percent of students from Christian homes willleave their college experience in secular schoolshaving denounced their faith because of themessages they received in those schools. That’swhy I’m so glad that my girls, Andrea andBreanna, attend here at Biola because I knowthat classes are being taught from a biblicalperspective by men and women who love theLord and have a similar worldview to mine.

I have a high level of confidence, and youcan too, that our faculty and staff remain firmlygrounded in Scripture and utilize the Bible inteaching whatever subject they may be hired toteach. Biola remains true to the foundation uponwhich we were founded.

This question is great because it getsto the very heart of why Biola exists.What is taught in the classroom,and how it is taught, is so criticalto the students’ emergingworldviews. That is whyI’m so glad that Biola’sfaculty, staff and stu-dents are likemind-ed in their searchfor truth from thesource of alltruth, God’sWord.

Rick Bee(’79,’90,’01) Senior Director of Alumniand Friend Development

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ey! I’m Steve Smith, a 2005 Biola grad-uate and the new manager of young alumni relations (for alumni who grad- uated within the past 10 years). About a

year ago my boss, Rick Bee, realized there was aneed for representation in the young alumnidemographic, as it is the fastest-growing alumnigroup in Biola’s history. Since that time, I haveheard over and over again as I talk with alumniover lunch (hint: that’s a free lunch, if you call me)about your desire for Biola to help you network.This makes sense as Biola was founded on theconnection between a businessman and a pastor,and every job search manual says networking is,by far, the most effective method of landing agreat job. (And, of course, we all know plenty ofcouples who got their “ring by spring” usingadvanced networking techniques!) The greatestresource we have at Biola is our vast network ofpeople, and we want you to stay connected.

So, in that spirit, I’m excited to tell youabout Biola’s new online community, The

Hub (www.thehub.biola.edu). It comescomplete with personal profiles, pic-

ture galleries, networking groups,message boards, and classifieds, to

name just a few features. We hopeyou advertise and grow your busi-

nesses, that you find jobs, andthat you offer (and find)

professional advice andmentoring. We hopeyou make connec-tions for doing newand exciting min-istry. We hope thegreat conversationsthat started at Biola

would continue, thoughdistance may separate you.

We also hope you find ways to use itthat we haven’t even thought of yet.

The Hub is a tool that literally allowsyou to connect with Biolans acrossthe world at any time, in a dynamic,

safe capacity.

There are over 23,000 Biola alumni withdegrees from Biola all over the world, and thusour potential for influence is huge. Just think,every little bit that Biola grows, the more we areknown as a force for positive change in the world,the more the value of your degree grows, and thusyour potential for success is heightened. AsAlumni Relations, we want to aid you in thatprocess. We want you to know that when you paidfor your Biola education (and pay you did, Iknow, recent graduate, remember?), you alsobought a lifetime membership to a communitythat is constantly growing and making a world-wide impact for Christ.

So stay involved. Join The Hub. Hire a youngBiola grad. Partner with the senior students thisyear in the Senior Gift Project, where seniors areexcitedly giving a gift in an amount representativeof their graduation year, $20.06. (Feel free tomove that decimal around too, it’s ok! : ) Or justtake me up on that free lunch. I’ve got about 1,000ideas rattling around in my head about how thealumni program can benefit you. I would love tohear your thoughts on them. Please let us knowhow we can better serve you as lifetime membersof the Biola community.

Steve Smith (’05) Manager of Young Alumni Relations

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Working in the White HouseUrsula Williams (’04) works at the White House

in the Office of PublicLiaison as a deputyassistant to the direc-tor. Her responsi-bilities include out-reach to constituencies,including African-American coalitionsand groups concernedabout Social Security

reform and tax reform. She spends much of herday answering questions from these groups.She also reads newspaper articles to find groupswho are making positive contributions to theircommunities, like African-American church-es. She then surprises them with a phone callfrom the White House. “They’re grateful tothink that someone noticed them, and it’s greatto make people’s day,” Ursula said. She startedher job in October after serving as a WhiteHouse intern. At Biola, she majored in socialscience with an emphasis in political science.She also participated in the American StudiesProgram, a study abroad program in Washing-ton, D.C. She said Biola helped her developanalytical skills and her faith. When the newpresidential administration is appointed, sheplans to return to her hometown, Long Beach,Calif., to work with minority and underprivi-leged groups, helping them understand eco-nomics.

Fighting CrimeDan Rodriguez (’00, M.A. ’05) serves as an

elected council mem-ber for the City ofPomona, Calif., inDistrict Three, wherehe was born andraised. This is hisfourth year with thecity council, which hesees as “a mission andcalling.” His goal is to

help better the quality of life for Pomona’scitizens, especially by reducing crime.Several gang-related deaths have occurred inthe past six months, which continue to taintPomona’s image, he said. Gangs are a specialconcern to Dan. When he was 18, he was shotin the face after his car was misidentified bygang members. Dan is working to reducecrime by creating community engagementgroups with parents to increase academicachievement and by creating effective after-school programs. Before joining the citycouncil, Dan served as a pastor for over 10years at the Southern California DreamCenter in Pomona. He and his wife, Ana, havethree children: Christina (11), Eva (10) andDaniel (8). dan_rodriguez@ci.pomona.ca.us

Studying Law at GeorgetownJamie (Whitaker, ’04) Campbell majored in

humanities at Biolaand is now a student atGeorgetown Univer-sity Law Center inWashington D.C. “Ireally felt law waswhere God was callingme,” said Jamie, whowas raised in Japan,where her parents

still serve as missionaries. She plans to grad-uate in May 2007 and then work for a largefirm in Washington, D.C. Jamie said she willlikely specialize in appellate litigation. Whileat Biola, Jamie was a student in the TorreyHonors Institute, which, she said, helped herdevelop critical thinking skills. She saidGeorgetown is at the opposite spectrum ofBiola, politically, and that has broadened herexperiences. Jamie was married on March 4to Andrew Campbell, whom she met on ehar-mony.com. jyw5@law.georgetown.edu

Expanding Biblical ScholarshipDr. Lee “Ron” M. McDonald (’64, B.D. ’69)is the president of Acadia Divinity College, a

graduate theological seminary at AcadiaUniversity in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. He alsoserves as a professor of biblical studies and isan ordained Baptist minister, having servedas a pastor for three churches, a youthminister, a chaplain in the U.S. Army, and anarea director for Youth For Christ in SanGabriel Valley, Calif. Lee has authored oredited 13 books, including The Biblical Canon:Its Origin, Transmission and Authority(Hendrickson Publishers), which isscheduled to be released this year. Lee earneda B.A. in biblical studies from Biola and abachelor of divinity in New Testament fromBiola’s seminary, Talbot. He also earned aTh.M. from Harvard University and a Ph.D.from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.Lee said the encouragement and advice hereceived from Biola Greek professor Dr.Harry Sturz was pivotal in his educationalprocess and career in Christian service. “Myunderstanding of the Greek language hasserved me well over the years, and it allstarted at Biola with one who also became afriend as well as a mentor,” Lee said. He andhis wife, Mary, have four children and fourgrandchildren. lee.mcdonald@acadiau.ca

Where Are They Now?

“Ring, Ring.” It’s Biola Connections. We surprised these alumni with a phone call. Who knows, you may be the next alumnus to be featured in “Where Are They Now?”

Thomas Ward (’04) became the envy of C.S.Lewis fans when he was chosen to live in the lateLewis’ house, starting in November 2004, whilehe attends the University of Oxford, near London.The house was where Lewis wrote many of hisbooks, including The Chronicles of Narnia series.

When I had visited the Kilns (Lewis’ house),I learned that students could live there. So,after I was accepted to Oxford, I sent an e-mail to the president of the C.S. LewisFoundation, Dr. Stan Mattsen, to see if therewas any possibility we could move in. Itturned out they were in desperate need ofsomeone to live in, and manage, the house.

I’m a big Lewis fan. Everything I loveacademically can be traced back to my senioryear in high school when I ploughed throughmost of his non-fiction.

Reason and imagination, duty and longing,orthodoxy and whimsy — they all sitcomfortably together in the furniture of thatsaint’s mind. I started reading Dante, GeorgeMacDonald, Milton, Virgil — all becauseLewis made me long to get into the books thatmade this man.

The house isn’t that big. I’d estimate a littleover 2,000 square feet. But it feels like there isa lot to it because it is compartmentalized intolittle rooms with narrow, winding hallways. Ithas six bedrooms. Katie and I stay in the roomsthat belonged to Warnie (Lewis’ brother).

The house is very quaint, very old England,with a heavy, wrought iron, kitchen scale thatwe use for baking, an always-on Aga oven, adrying rack on a pulley, old rations pamphletsin the Common Room, and a program from thecoronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Each roomhas its own tiny fireplace where coal was onceused to heat the place. The floors are dark woodand creak, and in the winter a draft comes upthrough the boards. The windows are old-style,multi-pane glass, with curlicue levers. Photosof Lewis and his family are all over.

The house is decorated with trappings thatwould characterize a modest, middle-classhome in the 1950s. Some of the furniture isshabby. We tell visitors it’s more authenticthis way since Lewis was noted for his self-inflicted indigence, giving most of his moneyaway to charities.

It’s about three miles east of Oxford CityCentre, in a small village called Risinghurst.

Many people tell us there is somethingabout the place they can’t put their finger on,something good and welcoming. We sense itnow and then, too.

Since living in Lewis’ house I’ve learnedhow much he gave away. For several years, hewas unable to pay his taxes, even after hisbooks were bringing in more than enough tolive in modest luxury.

At Oxford, I’ve basically spent the last yearand a half reading Thomas Aquinas.

I want to contribute to the recovery of ourknowledge of Medieval philosophy. I’d liketo get a Ph.D., focusing on Medieval meta-physics and teach students how to think hardabout important issues.

THOMAS WARD AT A GLANCE

Personal: Age, 23; Originally from Murrieta, Calif.

Family: Married to Katie (Zanin), a Biolastudent, also from Murrieta, who hastaken a hiatus from school while livingabroad with Thomas

Education: B.A. philosophy (TorreyHonors alumnus), Biola University,2004; Currently attending Oriel Collegeat Oxford, pursuing a M.Phil. (two yearmaster’s course) in Medieval theology.He plans to graduate in June.

Right at Home Alumnus lives in c.s. lewis’ house while studying at oxford

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1940sBetty Jo (Gillett, ’48) Mings has a worldwideministry over the Internet, sharing the love ofJesus through poems she has written. Sheauthored the book Poems for the Common Man:Words of Comfort and Inspiration (2002), whichcan be ordered through amazon.com andbarnesandnoble.com. While a student at Biola,Betty Jo wrote poems for The Chimes newspaper.For many years, she sold custom poems, and shealso sold poems in decorative frames to Christianbookstores throughout Southern California. Shehas countless poems published in books,magazines, periodicals and anthologies. Betty Jolives in Garden Grove, Calif., with Rowland, herhusband of over 50 years. For more informationabout her poetry, visit her Web site(www.bettyjomings.truthpath.com).

1950sDavid Carver (’52, M.A. ’55) retired from Thruthe Bible Radio With Dr. J. Vernon McGee inDecember, having worked there since 1975 andwriting the introductions to the broadcast since1987. He and his wife also wrote to foreignlisteners and prisoners who requested help.David continues to write for Thru the Bible in hisspare time. At Lake Avenue Church in Pasadena,Calif., he is teaching a Bible study that goesthrough the Bible in two years.

William (’58) and Olivelle (’58) Uber reportthat, in the years following Biola, the Lord gavethem a blessed ministry, first as missionarieswith the American Sunday School Union andlater when Bill went into pastoral ministry.Olivelle wrote a booklet about their life storytitled God’s Nail, which Bill and Olivelle havedistributed to their fellow church members,family members and friends. Bill and Olivellesaid Biola played an important part in their lives,equipping them for the work of the Lord.

1970sTheodore D. Charles (’70) retired in 1999,from a teaching career of 27 years: for sevenyears at Rehoboth Christian School and for 20years at Gallup Mckinley County Schools. He isenjoying his art, is pastoring a church at Fort

Wingate, N.M., and traveling. He is also sharingtime with his grandkids.

Kathy (Blanck, ’74) Martens is teachingEnglish as a Second Language to adult students.She said it is a rewarding experience. Herhousehold (in Redlands, Calif.) has three rivalChristian schools represented. In addition toKathy having graduated from Biola, her oldestdaughter, Erin, just graduated from AzusaPacific University with a bachelor’s degree innursing. Her youngest is a sophomore atWestmont College. Kathy said the trio makes“quite a combination.” She sends greetings to allher classmates of ’74 and ’75.

Fran Seiford (’79) celebrates 25 years inbusiness. Fran founded Stampendous, Inc., tomanufacture her designs as rubber stamps. Herstamps are manufactured in Anaheim and soldin many major craft stores across the country.Fran enjoys many international business trips toteach stamping. She said, “To be able to make aliving and have this much fun at it is anincredible blessing.”

1980sSherilyn (Cooper, ’82) Morse married Doug,whom she met at Faith Academy in thePhilippines. They returned after a few yearsoverseas to work with Child EvangelismFellowship in Springfield, Ore. They have eightchildren who are homeschooled. Doug andtheir oldest son, Nathaniel (15), were able to goon a short missions trip to Zambia in 2005.Sherilyn said she appreciates the chance shehad to work with Child Evangelism Fellowshipat Biola and to be exposed to missions throughgreat conferences. She said those experiencesstill impact their family today.

Jim and Lisa (’83, Rockwell) Black have fourchildren. They served for eight years inNigeria with North American BaptistConference. They now live in Illinois whereJim is the senior leader of worldwide outreachfor their denomination. Lisa homeschoolsand works part-time in a local nursing home.jlblack59@comcast.net

David (’84) and Jenifer Gerlach left Oregon forTennessee six years ago. David continues towork at the ABC affiliate in Chattanooga as theirsatellite truck operator. He also serves as theassociate pastor of North River VineyardChurch, a new church plant in the Chattanoogasuburb of Hixson. Jenifer homeshools their fivekids, ranging from kindergarten to high school.David would love to hear from any 1983 “BiolaAbroaders.” dgerlach@newschannel9.com

Andy (’85) and Pam Holloman live inColorado Springs, Colo., with their threechildren: Joshua (14), Ainsley (13) and Luke(10). Andy is a multi-line insurance agentwith American Family Insurance. He hasbeen in the insurance business for the pastseven years. Prior to insurance, he worked inthe western suburbs of Chicago (CarolStream, Ill.) as the director of churchplanting and vice president of InterestMinistries (a service agency to ChristianBrethren and Plymouth Brethren churchesthroughout Canada and the United States).The Hollomans are involved at RockyMountain Calvary Chapel. Pam is finishingher master’s degree in education and plans tocontinue teaching in the public schoolsystem. aholloma@amfam.com

1990sJeff (’94) and Stacey (Ristagno, ’04) Mako livein Ann Arbor, Mich., with their son, Kieran (2),and two big rescue mutts, Lucky and Jock. Jeff isfinishing his second year of medical school atthe University of Michigan, made possible withthe support of Stacey who is a stay-at-homemom. Jeff would love to hear from old Biolafriends. jeffmako@umich.edu

Chad (’95) and Kendal (McMath, ’95) Owenswere recently accepted into Wycliffe as mission-aries to Papua, New Guinea. Chad will be doingcomputer support work while Kendal will focuson teaching. They’re supporting the translationwork going on in Ukarumpa with a departuredate of August 2007 (hopefully). Their son,Calvin (4), and daughter, Sydney (6), will begoing with them.

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Jason (’99) and Emily (Kette, ’01) Alley arebuilding a home in Parks, Ariz., just outsideFlagstaff. They will soon be living on 10 acres inthe middle of the forest, surrounded by pinetrees and (in the winter) snow. They love itthere. jalley@wusd2.org

MarriagesDavid and Kimberly (Klein, ’95) Lomakinwere married on May 15, 2005, in YorbaLinda, Calif. Biolans in the wedding wereDave Aspling (’94), Julie (Vander Dussen,’05) de Jong and Tami (Regier, ’95) Burnett.The couple lives in Orange, Calif. David andKimberly operate Regency Air, an air chartercompany based out of Orange County Airport.dklomakin@socal.rr.com

Neva Pineda (’99) married Jamilo Pendon, amusic minister, on June 11, 2005, in Bacolod,Philippines. They were childhood sweethearts.Jamilo is still in the Philippines, waiting to getapproval from the embassy to come to theUnited States. Neva serves at CornerstoneChristian Fellowship of Corona, Calif., as aChristian education director. She also teaches atThe Creek Preschool & Kindergarten.

Michael and Belen (’00, Rodriguez) Marchicawere married in Downey, Calif., on Oct. 23,2004. Sherra Estes (’02) was a bridesmaid.Michael is the vice president of a truckingcompany, and Belen is the office manager of anadvertising company in Long Beach, Calif. Herclients include Verizon, The Walt DisneyCompany, Sears and ABC.

Jill (Harrell, ’00) was married to JoseMarquez on December 31. Biolans in thewedding were Karen Boscia (’00) and EmilyHaager (’04). Jill and Jose met while teachinghigh school. Jill teaches history, and Joseteaches chemistry and coaches football. Theylive in Diamond Bar, Calif.

Derek and Kelly (Tooley, ’00) Watts weremarried June 11, 2005, in McKinney, Texas.Biolans in the wedding included MichelleKelman (’00), Melissa Martin (’00), Sarah

(McMartin, ’99) Shevlin, Sarah (Rider, ’99)Shilling, Jeanette Hagen (’00) and RachelBond (’00). Derek and Kelly honeymoonedin St. Thomas (on the U.S. Virgin Islands)and live in McKinney, Texas, where Kellyteaches at an elementary school, and Derekserves as the college pastor and sportsdirector at First Baptist Church of McKinney.kellywatts611@hotmail.com

Colin (’01) and Elizabeth (Langenwalter, ’03,’06) Anderson were married July 9, 2005. Thewedding party included Dave Barker (’99) andElena Dull (’01). Colin is serving with theMarines in Iraq. Elizabeth teaches eighth grademath and science in La Mirada, Calif.Elizabeth’s parents, Paul and Becky, work atBiola. Colin’s mother, Jane (’71), and sisters,Kristi (’02) and Heidi, attended or currentlyattend Biola.

Joe and Virginia (Knoll, ’02) Quistorff weremarried on Feb. 28, 2004, at the bride’s homechurch in Fresno, Calif. Biolans in the weddingparty included Shelley Grimm (’02). Joe ispursuing a career in firefighting, and Virginia iscompleting her master’s degree in schoolcounseling.

Ryan and Elizabeth (Schafer, ’02) Stutzmanwere married Sept. 25, in an outdoor weddingnear Mount Vernon, Wash. Biolans in thewedding included Katie Small (’04). Edward“Sonny” Massey, of La Mirada, performed thewedding. The couple honeymooned in PuertoVallarta, Mexico, and live in Burlington, Wash.,where Ryan is stationed with the Navy.

Allison (Hobbs, ’02) married Doug Wilsonon June 5, 2004. The maid of honor wasMarissa Okinaga (’03), and the florist wasAlicia Tweet (’04). Allison and Doug lived inSpringfield, Mo., until Doug’s graduation inDecember from Missouri State Universitywith a B.F.A. in graphic design. From Januaryto July 2006, they are serving with YWAM fora Discipleship Training School course,training in New Zealand, and then doingoutreach in East Asia.

Marius and Annie (Sproul, ’03) Bilaucawere wed Sept. 10 in Fullerton, Calif. Theyhappily live in Placentia, Calif., continuingtheir jobs at St. Joseph Hospital of Orange.Marius works as an emergency medicaltechnician, and Annie works as a registerednurse. Biolans in their wedding party wereJenny Doan (’02), Janelle (Pitman, ’01)Rhoads, and Alexiss Benoit (’04).

Michael Estrada (’03) and Marcy were marriedOct. 16, 2004. They were high school sweet-hearts in 1986, reconnected in 2001, and had asmall wedding ceremony in Honolulu, Hawaii.They live in Pasadena, Calif., and attend LakeAvenue Church.

Robby (’04) and Chelsea (Stemkoski, ’04)Boyd were married Nov. 13 on a yacht inNewport Beach, Calif. The wedding wasofficiated by Pastor Steve Rutenbar (’76). OtherBiolans in the wedding included Candace(Vander Kooi, ’04) Feely, Stephanie (Mohr, ’05)Sario, Tiffany Hartfield (’05), Chelsea VanderKooi (current senior), Jamin Goggin (’04), JoshWarren (’01) and Kyle Strobel (M.A. ’02, M.A.’05). Robby and Chelsea live in Rancho SantaMargarita, Calif., where Robby works for themissions staff at Saddleback Church, andChelsea works for the conference team atPurpose Driven Ministries.

BirthsDouglas (M.A. ’88) and Sharon Barnettannounce the birth of James Barnett, born July8, 2005. James joins his sisters, Elyssa andJenna, and his brother, Ben. Doug entered his13th year of working with the African Develop-ment Bank, which has offices throughout theAfrican continent. Doug was formerly aprofessor in Biola’s business department(1985-87).

Richard and Dee Dee (Spurgeon, ’90)Freeman joyfully welcomed the birth of theirthird son, Tanner Blake, on June 3, 2005. He joins his brothers, Hunter MacKenzie (9)and Brody Walker (4), in their RanchoCucamonga, Calif., home. Dee Dee is a stay-

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at-home mom and is highly involved in herolder boys’ schools, and Richard is anInternet consultant with AutoTrader.com.confettigirl@yahoo.com

Kenneth (’92) and Chamnan (Ros) Masonannounce the birth of Lake Joshua on Nov. 15.Ken teaches math and is the head football coachat John Glenn High School. The Masons live inLa Mirada, Calif., kmsword@aol.com

Jeff and Tami (Dershem, ’93) Allee celebratethe birth of their first child, Nathaniel Lewis,born on Oct. 11, 2004. The Allees live inCharlotte, N.C., where Jeff is a vice president fora custom homebuilding company, and Tami is afull-time, stay-at-home mom.

Craig and Kelly (Carver, ’95) Herring had theirfirst baby, a daughter. Camryn ElizabethHerring joined their family on Nov. 2, 2005.Craig and Kelly live in Northeastern Wisconsin,where Craig is a system administrator at a Biblecollege, and Kelly is a stay-at-home mom.herringinwi@yahoo.com

Eric (’96) and Hilary (Meadows, ’95) Trevizuannounce the birth of Hayley Monet, born Oct.31. She joins her big brothers: Micah (6), Isaiah(3) and Ethan (2).

Jill (Schreiber, ’97) and Rob (’94) Bredow,along with 3-year old Abigail, are proud toshare that Allison Riley joined their family onDec. 14. Rob and Jill live in Westchester,Calif. Rob works at Sony Imageworks and iscurrently working on Surf’s Up, due intheaters during the summer of 2007. Jill is astay-at-home mom and enjoys volunteeringat the Westside Pregnancy Resource Centerand starting a small at-home business(www.AllyZabba.com). bredow@185vfx.com

Jeff (’97) and Jessica Eschen (’99) humblyannounce their daughter Leah Elizabeth’sbirth. She joined her big brother, Andrew (4),and big sister, Gwendolyn (2), on May 13,2005. She was born at home in Canby, Oregon.eschenfam@canby.com

Daniel (’98) and Allison (’99) Feltonannounce the birth of their daughter, FaithMary, on Aug. 10. She joins her big brother,Ryder. The Feltons live in Anchorage, Alaska.Daniel is still working with Christian Surfersand is starting a chapter in Alaska.

Nate (’98) and Raluca (’98) Ploog were blessedwith the birth of their son, Landon Vander, bornDec. 9 in Whittier, Calif. nploog@charter.net

Anthony and Rebecca (’01) Blanchard cele-brated the arrival of their second son, DorianElijah, on Aug. 15. He has an instant best friendin his older brother, Silas (2). Rebecca feelsblessed to be able to stay home to raise her boys,while Tony is a car salesman at West Oaks Dodgein Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Timothy (’01) and Kelly (Feenstra, ’00)Pinkham announce the birth of their secondson, Tristan Edmund, born Jan. 12 in LongBeach, Calif. Tristan joins his big brother, Tidus(2). His proud grandparents are Roger and CarolFeenstra of Fresno, Calif., and Rick and MarilynPinkham of Littleton, Colo.

Andy (’01, ’03) and Leslie (Nederveld, ’02, ’03)VandenAkker are proud to announce the birthof their second son, Luke James. Luke was bornDec. 27. He joins his big brother, Andrew Paul(19 months). The VandenAkker family lives inRocklin, Calif., where both Andy and Leslie areteachers at an independent study high school.lvandenakker@surewest.net

Jonathon (’03) and Nicole (Menjares, ’03)Rouwenhorst are proud to announce the birthof their son, Jonah Jonathon, born on May 19,2005. Jonathon is playing professional baseballin the Angels organization, and Nicole is a stay-at-home mom.

Jake (’03) and Erin (Van Horn, ’03) Rutenbarwere married on May 8, 2004. Six months later,they found out they were pregnant. On Aug. 4,2005, they welcomed into their family abeautiful baby boy, Lucas Scott (Luke). Jakeworks at Saddleback Church, in Lake Forest,

Calif., in the high school ministries. Erin workspart-time, but loves being a full-time mom.

DeathsDr. Francis M. Altig (’28) died on June 27,2005, at age 97. Francis loved his years at Biolawhen it was still a Bible institute. Aftergraduating from Biola, he went to USC, where heearned a medical license. He worked as a full-time doctor until age 84.

Dr. Dick Hillis (’32, ’56) went home to be withthe Lord on Dec. 14. He died in his sleep at theretirement center where he lived in Ripon,Calif. Dick founded OC International, amissions organization based in Colorado,Springs, Colo. He graduated from Biola in 1932and departed for China in 1933, at age 20, as theyoungest missionary ever accepted by the ChinaIsland Mission, founded by Hudson Taylor.After many years of fruitful ministry in China,Dick and his family returned to the UnitedStates in 1950, when the Communist takeoverforced them to leave China. In 1951, Dickfounded OC International, which currently has425 missionaries to over 65 countries. Dickauthored many books on missions, includinghis life story, Steel In His Soul.

Gertrude (Trude) Cutler (’49, ’59) went hometo be with her Savior, Dec. 10, at age 85. Trudewas born in Hood River, Ore., and was a skilledpianist. When she was 18, she contracted polio,but, instead of bemoaning the disease as alimitation, she accepted it as the plan God hadfor her life. She enrolled in the Bible Instituteof Los Angeles (now Biola), which, in her wordswas a “new and thrilling experience for anuntaught believer!” Her favorite professor wasDr. J. Vernon McGee. After graduation, Trudestayed at Biola to serve as the secretary to theRegistrar and earned a B.A. in Bible. She wasthen invited to become Dr. McGee’s personalsecretary at his Church of the Open Door in LosAngeles and his Thru the Bible Radio ministry,a position she held until Dr. McGee’shomegoing in 1988. Not only was she Dr.McGee’s trusted helper, but she was alsoresponsible for the ministry’s publications

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department and was the major compiler andeditor of the 60-volume edited series on thebooks of the Bible, and the subsequent five-volume set of Thru the Bible With J. Vernon McGee.Trude also served in ministry to NativeAmericans at the First American Indian Churchof Lincoln Heights, Calif.

Rev. Clarence A. Ecker (’50) died June 20,2005, at his home in Barron, Wis. He was 85.Clarence served in the Army during WorldWar II in Southampton, England, where hereceived the Bronze Star Medal as a staffsergeant. He also accepted Jesus as his Saviorduring that time. After his discharge from themilitary, he moved to Los Angeles, where hemet his wife, Dorothy, and attended Biola andCalifornia Baptist Seminary. At Biola, Dr. J.

Vernon McGee was one of his belovedprofessors. Clarence and Dorothy served for26 years as missionaries in northwestWisconsin with American MissionaryFellowship. They also ministered to thementally disabled in Barron County. Clarenceserved as pastor of the Evangelical FreeMethodist Church in Barron from 1989 untilhis death. He is survived by his sons, Jamesand Paul; granddaughters, Pamela andKristina; great-grandson, Jeffery; andbrother, Alvin. Dorothy preceded him indeath in 1998.

Nathan Earl Waltz (’61) died May 16, 2005, atage 66. Nathan graduated from Biola withhonors in Bible and music. He also earned amaster’s degree in linguistics at the Universityof Michigan. He developed an interest in Bibletranslation at Biola and joined Wycliffe BibleTranslators at the Summer Institute ofLinguistics in 1961, where he met his wife,Carolyn. They traveled to Columbia and began40 years of service together, working with two language groups. They completed OldTestament summaries, hymnbooks, readingmaterials, the Guanano New Testament and thePiratapuyo New Testament. At the time of hisillness, Nathan was finishing an updatedsecond edition of the Guanano New Testamentand a Guanano dictionary. Nathan and Carolynhave three children: Annalisa, Christina andNathan Leland.

Sheldon Smith (’66) went to be with the Lordon Feb. 2. He was recovering well from arecent surgery when he died unexpectedlyfrom a blood clot. Sheldon spent a consider-able amount of his time serving the Lord byworking with the American Red Cross. Hisdaughter, Julie, said, “We will surely misshim here, but praise the Lord for the absolutesecure hope we have in Jesus of getting to seehim again one day!” Sheldon is survived by hisdaughter, Julie; his brother, Gaylen, andGaylen’s wife, Jude; his sister, Sandy, and herhusband, Buddy; two nephews, two nieces, sixgrandnephews and six grandnieces.

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E. Barbara Gearhart (’67) went to be with theLord she loved on Nov. 20. She died in Auburn,Calif., of complications from ovarian cancer.Barbara earned a B.A. in English and a teachingcredential from Biola and a master’s in Englishfrom California State University, Fullerton. Shetaught in public schools for 37 years, before sheretired in 2001. She was heavily involved in herchurch with children’s church. She regularlyattended Bible Study Fellowship classes, andshe volunteered at the New Life PregnancyCenter of Auburn, counseling women againstabortion. She and her husband, Gordon (’75),hosted alumni gatherings at their home.Barbara is survived by Gordon, who served inBiola’s development office for 21 years inNorthern California before retiring in 2002;their daughter, Kimberly Campbell (’91); twograndsons, J.J. and Zac; her mother, JuneMcIntosh; and sisters, Doris McIntosh, DonnaWare and Betty McIntosh. Over 425 peopleattended her memorial service, includingformer students who shared how she positivelyinfluenced their lives and led them to Christ.Scholarships will be awarded in her name tostudents entering the field of education. Checksmay be made out and sent to “NJUHDFoundation,” 11645 Ridge Rd., Grass Valley, CA95945. (Memo line: “Barbara Gearhart”)

Katy Lee Reel (’00) died in Phoenix, Ariz., onJan. 2, from complications of brain cancer. Sheearned a B.A. in liberal studies from Biola.After graduation, she taught first grade for twoyears in Whittier, Calif. For almost three years,she worked with children and teen moms forNeighborhood Ministries in Phoenix, Ariz.Her loved ones said of her, “Katy loved Jesusand His call to her was for the poor. Sheunderstood the sacrificial ways of giving herlife away to others.” She is survived by herparents, Rick and Patty Reel; brother, Lenny;sister, Amy; and grandparents James and JoWright and Ann Reel.

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ention the judgment seat of Christ, and don’t be surprised if Christians shudder and try to change the subject. Why? It’s because most Christians don’t under-

stand what the judgment seat of Christ is andhow to prepare for it.

The expression occurs only once inScripture: “For we must all appear before thejudgment seat of Christ, so that each one maybe recompensed for his deeds in the body,according to what he has done, whether goodor bad” (2 Cor. 5:10; cf. Rom. 14:15; 1 Cor.3:11–15).

God will judge all people (Acts 17:31; Rom.14:12), but only believers in Christ will appearbefore “the judgment seat of Christ.” “All” in 2Corinthians 5:10 is used in a restrictive sense tomean all believers rather than absolutely everyhuman. Contextual evidence from 2 Corinthians5:1–9 supports this:

“We” have an eternal house in the heavens (v. 1; cf. vv. 2–4).

God “gave to us the Spirit as a pledge” (v. 5). “We walk by faith, not by sight” (v. 7).“We … prefer … to be at home with the Lord”

(v. 8; cf. v. 6).“We also have as our ambition … to be

pleasing to Him (v. 9).

Since these truths about “we” and “us” arelimited to believers in Christ, what will be thebeliever’s recompense at the judgment seat ofChrist for deeds “whether good or bad” (2 Cor.5:10)? The issue here is the deeds or work ofbelievers — not their sins. Christ paid therecompense for all our sins (2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Pet.2:24–25), and we have been forgiven all our sinsthrough faith in His blood (Rom. 3:22–26; Eph.1:7; Col. 2:13).

Therefore, no sins will be punished at thejudgment seat of Christ (Heb. 10:17). Still, sincan make an otherwise good deed into a baddeed. For instance, Christian giving done in loveand secrecy is good and will receive heavenlyreward (Matt. 6:1–4; 1 Cor. 3:14; 13:1–3), buthypocritical giving is bad (though it may benefitthe recipient) and causes loss of heavenly

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reward for the giver (Matt.6:1–4; cf. Acts 5:1–11; 1 Cor.3:12–13, 15).

Christ’s judgment of theChristian’s deeds is present-ed as an evaluation by fire:“Each man’s work willbecome evident; for the daywill show it because it is to berevealed with fire, and thefire itself will test the qualityof each man’s work” (1 Cor.3:13). This judgment canhave two possible results.First, acceptable service orgood deeds are compared togold, silver, and preciousstones that can endure fire(vv. 12, 14). Good deedsremain and bring reward (v. 14). Second, unaccept-able service or bad deeds arecompared to wood, hay, andstubble that burn up (1 Cor.3:12, 15). Bad deeds perishand bring loss of reward (v.15); this is the recompensefor bad deeds done in thebeliever’s body (2 Cor. 5:10).

Your work can beacceptable to Christ. How?Pass these four tests (cf. 2Tim. 2:5): (1) love is yourmotive (1 Cor. 13:1–7), (2)faithfulness is your attitude (1 Cor. 4:2; cf.Matt. 25:21), (3) God’s glory is your goal(Matt. 5:16; 1 Cor. 10:31), and (4) the HolySpirit is your power (Zech. 4:6; Rom. 15:19;Gal. 5:22–23).

Can reward be a worthy reason for servingthe Lord? Yes, if we recognize reward as a meansto glorify God and not an end to gratify us (1 Cor.9:24–27; 10:31). If our “good works” on earthcan glorify God (Matt. 5:16), how much morecan our reward in heaven glorify Him. Just as theheavenly elders worship and glorify God bycasting their reward-crowns at the feet of Christ(Rev. 4:10), so believers will use their heavenly

reward to glorify Him (cf. Dan. 12:3; 1 Cor. 6:20).Think of our heavenly reward as a beautifulHallmark card to Christ saying that we lovedHim enough to give our very best in service (Acts20:24; 2 Tim. 4:7–8).

Henry Holloman, Th.D., is a professor of systematic theology atBiola’s seminary, Talbot School ofTheology. He authored The Forgotten

Blessing: Rediscovering the Transforming Powerof Sanctification (W Publishing Group) and theKregel Dictionary of the Bible and Theology.

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