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05 Reader Mail

06 The Big Picture

08 President’s Perspective

10 Red ReportNews about the University, its students, alumni and faculty

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30 Ask An ExpertSelf-publishing

32 Devotional Finding contentment

33 In Print

34 Alumni News & Notes

35 Alumni Files

37 Where Are They Now? Dennis Wadley, Steve and Kathy Grant,Louima and Dephanie Lilite, Jerre White

39 Biolans Up Close Bill and Pam Farrel

43 About the Bible Alumnus leads effort to preservedeteriorating Scriptures

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Publisher Biola UniversityPresident Barry H. Corey

Senior Vice President / ProvostGary A. Miller

Vice President for UniversityAdvancement Wesley K. Willmer

Vice President for Financial Affairs andInformation Technology Carl Schreiber Vice President for University Services

Greg Balsano

Editor-in-Chief Rob Westervelt Managing Editor Holly Pivec Art Director Dwayne Cogdill

Copy Editor Jason NewellIntern Emily O’Dell

Editorial Board Rick Bee (’79, M.A. ’90,Ph.D. ’01), Adam Morris (’90, M.A. ’97, Ph.D.’02), Irene Neller, Holly (Peters, ’99, M.A.

’05) Pivec, Rob Westervelt (M.A. ’97), Wesley K. Willmer

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To the right of this column is one of the most popular sections of themagazine, “Reader Mail.” Each time we publish an issue, someonewill approach me with a grin on his or her face and ask whether I had

read such and such letter in the latest magazine. When I ask them which one(not reminding them of the role I play in publishing the letters), their browsraise as they fill me in on the details and tell me how much they absolutelyagreed or disagreed with the person who wrote it.

Receiving letters from readers (and hearing about them from otherreaders) is one of the things I’ve enjoyed most during my 10 years aseditor of Biola Magazine. And since readers seem to enjoy them too, Ithought I would share some memorable Reader Mail moments from thelast decade.

Most of my personal favorites don’t get published. Like the onefrom a gentleman early in my tenure who had attempted several timesto have his name removed from our mailing list. Thinking we weren’tunderstanding his request, he described a dozen ways this could bedone and ended the letter with “deep-six or otherwise obliterate myname from your mailing list.” His letter was handled so many times itwas eventually lost, but not forgotten.

Another unforgettable letter came from a reader who complainedthat we only featured people who were successful or famous. Sherequested that we do an entire issue on those who consider themselvesfailures and asked that she be featured. This letter was not onlysaddening, but taught me early on that you can’t please everyone.

Some of the kindest letters come from alumni who have lost lovedones or suffer from poor health. I’m often moved by their letters ofappreciation both for the school and for the magazine that helps themstay connected to it. I keep some of these letters in my desk and pray forthose who have written them. One letter I keep close by is written in ashaky hand by an alumnus who, in mid-life, suffers from an incurabledisease. In it he prays for God’s grace and mercy upon all his church.

Thank you to all who have written us over the years. Whetherpositive or critical, your letters tell us that you care about Biola and themagazine. So please continue to write us, and if you’ve never written usbefore, we’d love to hear from you — as would the 60,000-plus who readBiola Magazine.

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Rob Westervelt (M.A. ’97), Editor

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Readers Respond to Reader Mail The criticisms leveled by a few in last month’s“Reader Mail” seemed awfully disingenuous tome. An undergrad publication with the qualityyou young people present each month should-n’t take too seriously such picayunishness.Hard, rational critique — yes! Trivialness — no!By the way, I loved the “Rare Find” piece onpage 39. Lousy location for it, however! A col-umn entitled “About the Bible” should be wayup front … don’t you think?

John Gillmartin (M.Div. ’86)Tucson, Ariz.

Editor’s note: Actually, in magazines, the frontinside cover and back inside cover are primereal estate. We chose the back inside cover forour “About the Bible” department because it’sthe anchor of the magazine, just as the Bible isthe anchor of Biola.

In the Fall 2007 issue, Gordon Prepsky’s letterencourages unity among Protestants andCatholic doctrine. How might one further this“unity” when there is his assertion thatProtestants ignore pertinent portions of the NewTestament? Our esteemed leader in theReformation period, Martin Luther, did not“ignore” Romans 1:17. In meditating on this

Text, Luther said: “I grasped that the justice ofGod is that righteousness by which through graceand sheer mercy God justifies us through faith.”There cannot be misunderstanding that it is faiththat starts the new birth in the person whom theFather breathes His life upon, by the Holy Spirit!The Father does this because He honors the pas-sionate work of His Son on Calvary. Mr. Prepskysurely isn’t suggesting that man can start thework of grace. My initial response to the invita-tion to understand Catholic theology is that weProtestants understand it all too well!

Rev. Kenneth GrissomLa Crescenta, Calif.

Giving the Masoretic a Bum Rap?Your article “Rare Find Supports Book ofJeremiah” suggests that translators using theMasoretic text have wrongly placed the Nebophrase; therefore, the Masoretic itself must bemistaken. However, if the Masoretic text has nei-ther spacing nor punctuation marks, then thedifferences you cited are with the Septuagint andtranslations such as the NASB and NKJV. Yourarticle (though inspirational as for the tabletfind) did not directly demonstrate fault with theMasoretic. Do you have a clarification?

Sean MauerWashington Crossing, Pa.

Editor’s note: According to Thomas Finley(one of the Hebrew professors cited in thearticle), the Masoretic text does have punctu-ation – accent marks that, in effect, serve aspunctuation. So, the Masoretic text, itself,was mistaken.

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Love the Magazine

After reading the Editor’s Note, “Outnumbered,” I’m glad you’ve

decided to stay in the game. I love reading your magazine (ever since

our eldest daughter, Mackenzie, started going to Biola in 2006), and

I save them so I can refer to them again or pass them on to a friend. We are

serving as missionaries here in the Philippines, so we don’t often have the

opportunity to stop by the campus. It’s great to read about what is happening

through your magazine and the parent connection online. Oh, by the way,

I think the contrast between your Summer 2007 cover with Sam Harris and your

Fall 2007 cover with Barry Corey is remarkable. Both men are created in the

image of God, but they are clearly moving in different directions. May God keep

your keyboard crackling and your eyestrain down!Chris Wassell

Manila, Philippines

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Making HistoryWith pomp and pageantry, Biola University formally installed Barry H. Coreyas the eighth president in its 100-year history on Nov. 2. More than 3,500witnessed the inauguration, held in Chase Gymnasium. Read more about thishistoric moment on page 10.

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It was a strange moment for me, that latemorning in late August. Lunch was about to beserved to the 1,350 parents under the big tent

on Biola’s Metzger Lawn. These mothers andfathers, from as near as La Mirada and La Habraand as far as Bahrain and Kenya, found their wayto the seats around tables of 10 and began mixingwith others who were also letting go of daughtersand sons.

As I stepped to the podium to share somewords of appreciation and assurance, I was inuncharted waters. And I knew it. Unlike myable and godly predecessor, Dr. Clyde Cook, Ihad never addressed as president a group ofnew parents. And as a father of three childrenwho have yet to see a high school classroom, Icould not empathize with the emotions of myaudience. I have never been a parent of acollege student.

So I shared with these parents not so much

my kindred spirit with them, but the commonbond we as a Corey family shared with theirchildren. Like these new students, we as a Coreyfamily were going through the sting andadventure of a transition, uprooting from ourfamiliar world and beginning a new leg of thejourney here at Biola. Never again will we sharethis bond with an incoming class.

What I wanted these parents to know is thatwhat attracted their children to Biola was alsowhat attracted us. For the more I understoodthe story and the soul of Biola, the more Ithought what a wonderful place this would be tospend some of the choice years of my life. Whenwe were certain of God’s call to leave our homeand community in New England, we cameexcited to serve on a team of others allcommitted to the same mission of providing abiblically centered education, equipping ourstudents in mind and character to impact the

world for the Lord Jesus Christ.How humbled we are as a family that God has

called us to Biola to stand alongside faculty, staff,administrators and student leaders who pourtheir lives into these daughters and sons of Biolaparents, day after day, year after year. And as welanded here, we have realized how much we needto learn.

So what I have been paying most attention toduring my first few months in the office of thepresident are the voices of others. My informalmotto has been to “hit the ground listening.” Andthe refrain I hear time and again is that thecommunity of Biola knows the foundation onwhich this university stands.

We are tirelessly committed to the authorityof God’s Word, evident among other places in the30 units of required Bible courses. We caredeeply about our students’ spiritual maturity anddepth of character. We hold high the standards

Our Promises to Parents

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for integrating faith with academic excellenceand professional preparation. We have alwaysstood for the mandate of Jesus to be people of theGreat Commission, and as a result we want ourstudents to understand global realities andexperience the breadth of the Kingdom of God.We are a community marked by grace, healthyrelationships and selfless service. And we are aplace where students flourish in their strengthsto be all God has called them to be.

I assured these lunching parents that ourfaculty and staff have as a priority to invest in ourstudents as they develop into the adults thisworld needs … in business and education, in thesciences and the arts, in media and healthcare,in law and public service, in the church and inthe home. We feel confident that a Biolagraduate will be shaped in mind, heart, skillsand relationships that will bear fruit for thecause of Christ. For we provide an education thattakes place in the classroom, through globalimmersion programs, in the arts and athletics,through community service projects andchapels, through spiritual retreats, Bible studiesand accountability groups, in relationships withprofessors and other students.

Biola faculty and staff pour their lives intothese sons and daughters of Biola parents sothat, as students, they might not only beadmitted into a good graduate school or enter acareer well prepared, but so that they will livelives glorifying to God and graduate with theconfidence to serve the Lord with imaginationand courage, with a biblical worldview and ahumility of spirit, with a profound love for Jesusand a desire to take the gospel wherever Godcalls them to serve.

So if parents were to ask me about ourcommitment to them as mothers and fathers, Iwould answer by saying that:

n We will strive to prepare your sons anddaughters to leave Biola with a servant’s heart,who live in hope by seeing the world a placeGod wants to redeem.

n We will strive to invest our lives as Christianfaculty, staff and student leaders into yourdaughters and sons so they know theirpotential and the extraordinary talents theypossess.

n We will strive to come alongside them and toask the questions, to challenge their stereo-types, to deepen their faith, to hone their skillsand to push them into new ways of interactingwith others.

n We will strive to model for them that it is anoble endeavor to live a life of bold faith, takingon challenges that demonstrate their commit-ment to a cause greater than they are.

n We will strive to treat your sons and daugh-ters as adults, a commitment we believe willhelp them in making responsible decisionsas they go through these wonderful years ofcollege life.

n We will strive to demonstrate that the commu-nity of Biola at its heart is a place that caresabout students and draws out their inherentstrengths.

n We will strive to prepare your children to speakcourageously and compassionately about theTruth of God’s Word to an increasingly skeptic-al generation.

n We will strive to help your children understandthe Word of God as the Bread of Life so theymight clearly and passionately proclaim not

only that there is truth, but that Jesus Christ isthe Truth.

n We will strive to equip these you have entrustedinto our care, as the apostle Paul writes, to“prepare [them] for works of service, so thatthe body of Christ may be built up.”

n We will strive to glorify God as we lead from aposition of biblical strength and not from oneof fear or intimidation.

n We will strive to graduate Biola students whowill take the gospel and proclaim it and teach itand live it and pray it toward a great spiritualrenewal our world needs.

I closed my comments under that luncheontent by asking these parents to join with us inpraying Ephesians 2:10 over their children, ourstudents. For we believe that whether it’sDanielle or Stephen, Calvin or Christine, Oliviaor Ryan … he or she is “God’s workmanshipcreated in Christ Jesus to do good works whichGod prepared in advance for him or for her todo.” This is what we believe. This is the truth onwhich we stand.

— President Barry H. Corey

‘We have always stood forthe mandate of Jesus to bepeople of the Great Com-mission, and as a result we want our students tounderstand global realitiesand experience the breadthof the Kingdom of God.’

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Over 3,500 Attend Historic Inauguration of President Barry H. Corey

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W ith pomp and pageantry, BiolaUniversity formally installed BarryH. Corey as the eighth president in

its 100-year history on Nov. 2.And with reverence and humility, Corey

promised to lead with a steadfast commitment tothe Word of God and a desire to see God glorified.

“Let the record show that today’s pageantryis not about me,” Corey said in an address thatcapped off an elaborate inaugural convocation.“This is a moment for all of us, one more time, togive God glory for who He is and for what He hasdone through Biola University for 100 years. Westand in expectation for what is still to come.”

The inauguration, witnessed by more than3,500 people in Chase Gymnasium and in satel-lite locations on campus, was the highlight of aweekend of festivities that also included an ele-gant inaugural dinner, a community luncheonand Biolafest, a homecoming revival.

The inauguration marked a significant

moment in the history of the University, which isin the midst of celebrating its centennial year.The most recent inauguration had come 25 yearsearlier, meaning many in the Biola communityhad never experienced such an event.

Eight tolls of a historic bell from Biola’s orig-inal downtown Los Angeles campus — symbolic ofeach of the University’s eight presidents — her-alded the ceremony’s start.

As the voices of the Biola University Choraleswelled, a procession of brightly robed delegatesthat included presidents, provosts and officialsfrom 25 colleges and universities marchedsolemnly into the gymnasium.

Following a prayer, Scripture reading andhymn, a series of speakers issued presidentialcharges and words of encouragement to guideCorey during his time in office.

President Emeritus Clyde Cook, who retiredin June after 25 years of leadership, presentedCorey with the first of four presidential symbols

of office: a Bible, symbolizing Biola’s commit-ment to the Word of God.

Also presented were a cross, symbolizing acommitment to the Great Commission; a replicaof the cornerstone at Biola’s original downtownLos Angeles location, symbolizing a commitmentto Biola’s founding mission; and a medallion,symbolizing a commitment to academic excel-lence.

In a 52-minute address, Corey emphasizedthe need for all members of the Biola communityto believe God’s Word with conviction andcourage — not just knowing and affirming theBible as truth, but being transformed by it.

“It’s not merely grasping God,” he said. “It’sbeing grasped by God — the mind and the heartalike, with conviction and with courage.”

Making frequent allusions to Biola’sfounders, Corey made clear his resolve to stayrooted in the University’s founding missionwhile “envisioning stronger and ever morecourageous ways to fulfill our vision.”

In coming years, he said, the University willseek to strengthen its academic programs,broaden its reach, build upon its commitment tospiritual transformation and provide studentswith greater cross-cultural experiences.

“Our vision is to be a global center forChristian thought and spiritual renewal,” Coreysaid. “And the goal of this vision is not our ownprestige or renown or to bask in our gains. Thegoal of our vision is to see the glory of God.”

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President Emeritus Clyde Cook presentedPresident Corey with a Bible.

President Corey kneels during a prayer of dedication for his leadership.

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Five Exhibits Showcase Alumni Talent

For more than three decades, Biola artstudents have combined their art andtheir faith — sometimes overtly, some-

times subtly. This year, the art department is showcasing

a sample of that talent, devoting five shows in thegallery to alumni work.

Professor Barry Krammes, the gallery’sdirector, came up with the idea as a way to cele-brate the department’s 35th anniversary and theUniversity’s centennial.

The art department is also producing a cata-logue of alumni work and hosting a major sym-posium in March that will feature internationallyrecognized art historian and author James Elkinsdiscussing the interaction of contemporary artand religious faith.

“It’s a multifaceted project,” said Krammes,who is in his 24th year of teaching at Biola. “I justthink we have some pretty outstanding peoplemaking art, and I wanted to see what would hap-pen if we brought them all together.”

Each of the five exhibits features a variety ofmedia unified thematically: abstraction, place,portraits, design and faith.

The final show will feature artists using theirart to directly speak about their faith. Krammessaid that exhibit will include work by liturgicalartists and a meditative box that people can enter.

About 550 people have graduated with art

degrees in the last 35 years, Krammes said. Theshows feature the work of about 125 of them.

What Biola graduates have done since thenruns the gamut: Some graduates are supportingthemselves as artists; others continue making artin their spare time while working full-time jobs.

“I feel like the Biola art department pre-pared me very well for the kind of things to expectwhen I left the safety zone, that security blanket ofthe art department,” said Zach Kleyn, a sculptorwhose work was featured in the first two shows.Kleyn, who graduated in 2004, is now an adjunctinstructor at Biola.

“The faculty does a good job of getting you tostart thinking like a visual artist,” Kleyn said. “To be

thoughtful Christians. To not be naïve. To not beoverly concerned with conquering the art world.”

The art has arrived at the gallery in a variety ofways. Nathan Opp (’97), now a professor of paint-ing at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla., senthis pieces through an art shipper — at a cost of$400 one way. Others have sent things throughUPS. And some have dropped off paintings at thegallery or leaned on friends or associates to do so.

Tim Timmerman, who graduated in 1989and now chairs the art department at GeorgeFox University in Oregon, came to Biola severaldays before the opening of the portrait show torender large images from his pieces on gallerywalls, a process that can take anywhere fromfour to 20 hours.

“Biola has a phenomenal art department,”said Timmerman, who credits the instructorswith nurturing and encouraging him.

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“My artwork very much is about this journeythat God has me on now, my frustrations, or myhopes, how I’m processing that,” he said. “Thoseroots very much come from Barry and Dan(Callis) and others in the department.”

Callis opened up his studio to Timmermanafter Timmerman had graduated. Timmermansaid Callis gave him the keys and told him he hada wall on which to work.

“That kind of support I think is very Christ-like and since then Dan has been like family tome,” Timmerman said.

Krammes said he’s enjoyed reconnectingwith former students.

“To me that’s the best part of teaching: to seepeople succeed at what was taught and to take thetruths you’ve helped cultivate and watch as theyrun with them.” — Lisa O’Neill Hill

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Nathan Opp’s portrait of his wife, Heather(Hardgrove, ’97), titled “Red Couch Painting”

The third alumni exhibit, held Oct. 24 to Nov. 15, featured portraits.

Erica (Ryan, ’03) Stallones’ “Apron Series”

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A lthough the term “Gothic” conjures upimages of ghosts and monsters lurkingin dank passages, professor Cassandra

Van Zandt says, when you’re dealing withAmerican Gothic, stories are often less aboutghosts and more about suffering, guilt andhumanity’s need for redemption.

Van Zandt, who teaches American Gothicliterature at Biola, said these themes offer uniqueinsights into Christian spirituality.

Gothic literature is known to explorehumanity’s deepest, darkest fears, whether realor imagined. The genre that began in Britain inthe 18th century gets its name from the Gothicarchitecture that often provides the setting for itsstories, like Dracula’s stormy medieval castle.But as it began to flourish in the United States inthe 19th century, castles were exchanged for oldfamily homes and spiritual conflict took centerstage as characters discover — sometimes too late— the reasons behind the dark foreboding strug-gle taking place within themselves and others.

And like British Gothic, Van Zandt said thespooky specters in American Gothic literatureserve a symbolic purpose.

One of the most popular American Gothicauthors is Edgar Allen Poe, best known for hispoem The Raven. The bird’s mocking cry serves asa symbol of unrelenting and painful memories.But another of Poe’s works, the short story TheCask of Amontillado, portrays the personal haunt-ing that can result from man’s sinfulness. Theopening line of the story captures the narrator’sdesire for vengeance against a friend: “The thou-sand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I bestcould, but when he ventured upon insult, I vowedrevenge.” This quest for revenge spirals out ofcontrol, ending with the narrator gleefully bury-ing his friend alive — a symbol for the psycholog-ical effects of revenge.

Yet, Gothic stories don’t just deal with indi-vidual failings, but also cultural failings, like slav-ery and the social conditions of women, accord-ing to Van Zandt. Louis May Alcott, an American

Professor Says Dark GenreExplores Christian Themes

novelist famous for her work Little Women, pub-lished a lesser-known American Gothic work,under the pseudonym A.M. Barnard, titledBehind A Mask: Or, A Woman’s Power. In it, Alcott’smain character, Jean Muir, an outcast due to hergender and social status, faces moral compro-mise in order to survive in a Victorian society.

“American Gothic gives us the opportunityfor human failings to be more present in our dis-cussion,” Van Zandt said.

Van Zandt, who started teaching at Biola inthe fall of 2006, said she’s always encouragedafter reading the journals she assigns her stu-dents to write regarding the Gothic works they’veread in her class. She said she’s been impressedby the maturity of their reflection on the themesof the sinfulness of man and humanity’s need forredemption. Prior to Biola, Van Zandt taught atVanguard University, and she earned a doctoratein English with specialization in American andGothic literature from the University of Califor-nia at Riverside. She’s currently preparing apaper on the seeming paradox between Christ-ianity and Gothic literature for a Christian litera-ture conference that Biola will host in May.

Van Zandt’s own interest in the genre beganwhen she was 10 years old, after her mother gaveher a collection of stories by Poe. But one of herfavorite American Gothic writings is a poem byEmily Dickinson. Van Zandt feels the poem’sopening line captures the psychological conflictof the entire genre:

One need not be a chamber to be haunted,One need not be a house;The brain has corridors surpassingMaterial place.

— Emily O’Dell

Beginner’s Guide to Gothic Literature Professor Van Zandt recommends the follow-ing stories as an introduction to AmericanGothic literature.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington IrvingThe Man of Adamant, Young Goodman Brown,

The Minister’s Black Veil or The ScarletLetter, all by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Tartarus of the Maids by Herman MelvilleThe Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins

GilmanThe Turn of the Screw by Henry JamesThe Eyes by Edith WhartonA Rose for Emily by William FaulknerThe Lovely House by Shirley JacksonBeloved by Toni MorrisonAny works by Flannery O’Connor, Edgar Allan

Poe or Charles Chestnutt

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Alumnus Produces First African Bible Commentary Theologian John Stott hails ‘publishing landmark’

One article that praises the African value ofhospitality stands in contrast to American culture,where many next-door neighbors rarely talk toone another. The article notes that most Africanlanguages use the same word for “stranger” and“guest,” and Africans often prepare extra food formeals in case someone drops in.

Another article, “Worship and Praise,” writ-ten by Adeyemo, gives biblical support for theexpressive worship found in African churches,including bowing down, kneeling with handsraised above one’s head, and prostrating oneselfbefore God.

The book’s article “Polygamy” may helpWestern Christians think about whether prac-tices they forbid are merely cultural preference.The author, Isabel Apawo Phiri, of Malawi, arguesthat, while the Bible mostly portrays polygamy ina negative light — and church leaders weren’tallowed to have more than one wife — it doesn’texplicitly forbid the practice among non-churchleaders. So, Phiri supports the consensus of mostAfrican evangelical denominations that promotemonogamous marriage as God’s ideal, yet stillbaptize converted polygamists and accept themin their churches.

The reception of the commentary has beenoverwhelmingly positive, and Adeyemo is en-couraged that both Catholic and Protestant book-shops are selling it.

All the contributors were required to em-brace an evangelical Protestant statement offaith, though they were allowed different views onissues like the role of women in the church.

— Holly Pivec

If you’re a Christian living in the West, you’llnever lack Bible commentaries to consult. Butuntil a year and a half ago, not one complete

commentary had ever been produced in Africafrom an African perspective.

That’s an entire continent of Christianswithout one.

Biola graduate Tokunboh Adeyemo (M.Div.’75, M.Th. ’76), a Nigerian, undertook the firstAfrican commentary at the close of his 25-yearterm as general secretary of the Association ofEvangelicals in Africa, an organization repre-senting 70 million evangelicals. As general edi-tor, Adeyemo brought together 70 African schol-ars who interpreted and applied the Bible in lightof African cultures and realities. The scholarsinclude men and women from more than 20countries and many denominations.

Besides commentary — brought to life withAfrican proverbs, songs and folklore — the1,586-page volume features over 70 articles onpressing issues like refugees, AIDS, war andwitchcraft.

Over 52,000 English-language copies havealready sold in Africa. A French edition is due outnext year, followed by translations in Portuguese,Swahili and Hausa — some of the most used lan-guages in Africa.

“Just think of that, 52,000 pastors andchurch leaders in Africa who never had this kindof resource before now have it,” said Stan Gundry

(’63), vice president and editor in chief atZondervan, which published the English versionof the commentary outside Africa.

Theologian John Stott, who wrote the fore-word, called it a “publishing landmark.” And theUnited Kingdom’s Christian Booksellers Conven-tion named it the 2007 Reference Book of the Year.

But the most meaningful response has beenfrom Africans themselves, according toAdeyemo.

“Individual comments reaching us includestatements like, ‘Thank you for opening the Bibleto me,’ and ‘This is great, I don’t know of anythinglike it,’” Adeyemo said.

One of the articles, titled “Refugees,” is rel-evant for a continent where 13.5 million peoplehave been displaced by political violence andpower struggles, according to the article’s author,Celestin Musekara, of Rwanda. After pointing outGod’s care for refugees in the Bible, Musekaraurges African Christians to reach out to them —not just with basic necessities and the gospel —but also by helping them get work and findingsolutions to the problems that create refugees. Asa Rwandan proverb goes, “inda irimo ubusa ntigi-ra amatwi” (an empty stomach has no ears).

One of the more controversial articles tack-les a custom that has been hushed for centuries:female genital mutilation. The author, SicilyMbura Muriithi, a Kenyan, calls for pastors tocondemn this practice, which she says occurs inmore than 26 African countries. Muriithi arguesthat it’s oppressive and inconsistent with theBible’s teaching that God created the female bodyand declared it good. Yet, some Christians defendthe practice by misapplying the biblical practiceof male circumcision, she says.

By helping African Christians gain a moresolid understanding of the Bible, the commentarycan challenge such flawed views, according toAdeyemo. The Association of Evangelicals in Africasponsored the commentary after the Second PanAfrica Christian Leadership Assembly was held in1994. There, Protestant leaders identified defi-cient knowledge of the Bible as the main weaknessof the church in Africa.

Yet, the commentary doesn’t offer correc-tives just for African Christians. It also challengesWestern Christians who can sometimes see theirown cultures better through another lens,Adeyemo said. Tokunboh Adeyemo

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More than 140 years ago, a presidentialcampaign played a key role in thedeath of the world’s first Mormon.

Now, in a role reversal, it’s Mormonism thatcould kill one candidate’s shot at the WhiteHouse.

Or so says Biola alumnus Adam Christing(’86), who has produced and directed a new doc-umentary — just in time for election season —that parallels the presidential pursuits ofMormonism’s founder, Joseph Smith, and for-mer Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

“I don’t think Romney is a bad candidate atall, but I think he’s in for a big surprise,” saidChristing, whose A Mormon President is set forrelease on television and DVD in early 2008.“Just as Joseph Smith’s campaign for presidentled to his death, I think that (Romney’s)Mormonism is really going to kill his chances ofwinning.”

Already, much has been made of Romney’sreligion; untold hundreds of articles, talk radiosegments, blogs and books have examined thefaith angle with a fascination not seen since thedays of John F. Kennedy. But while JFK was able

to allay concerns abouthis Roman Catholicism,Romney seems to face asteeper challenge, espe-cially among evangelicalChristians, who make upa significant bloc of hisRepublican Party.

A quarter of allAmericans say they’reless likely to vote for aMormon for president, arecent survey from thenonpartisan Pew Forumon Religion & Public Liferevealed. Of those whobelieve that Mormonsare not Christians, a full42 percent said they’d bereluctant to support aMormon.

One major reason isthe potential for such ahigh-profile Mormon toattract converts to a clear-ly anti-Christian faith,

said Rob Sivulka (’88, M.A. ’89, M.A. ’93), a long-time missionary to the Mormon community in Utah.

“I know that Mormon missionaries would begoing door to door asking, ‘Would you like toknow about the religion of the president?’”Sivulka said.

It’s that prospect of “normalizing”Mormonism that is rightfully causing evangelicalresistance, said Kevin Lewis, an assistant profes-sor of theology and law at Biola’s master’s pro-gram in Christian Apologetics.

“You have to ask yourself: In good con-science, can you knowingly make it easier forMormons to sheep-steal?” he said. “A Romneypresidency is going to lower the wall and make iteasier for them to convert others.”

In that light, Christians ought to rule out a votefor Romney, even if it means supporting a candi-date who is less politically appealing, Lewis said.Electing a Mormon as president “has eternal con-sequences,” he said. “Bad government has tempo-ral consequences.” [As a nonprofit organization,Biola does not make political endorsements.]

But other evangelicals have rallied strongly

behind Romney — or have at least been receptiveto the idea of supporting him — arguing that theelection is for president, not pastor. And as pres-ident, Romney seems to be the only electablecandidate who would share their conservativeprinciples on key social issues such as traditionalmarriage and abortion, they say.

Besides, the increased attention on Mor-monism could actually have a negative effect onthe Mormon Church, as more people learn aboutwhat it really teaches, said Craig Hazen, director ofBiola’s master’s program in Christian apologetics.

“If Romney got elected, it could actually bethe worst thing that could happen to the MormonChurch,” said Hazen, who interacts regularly withMormon scholars and is featured in a pro-Romney book authored by Christian radio per-sonality Hugh Hewitt.

“I could actually see this heightened profilepushing the Mormon Church away from some ofthe teachings of Joseph Smith and BrighamYoung” that many Mormons already tend to dis-tance themselves from — including the notionthat a Mormon in good standing can become adeity, Hazen said.

For his documentary, Christing — who wasraised in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christof Latter-day Saints but converted before attend-ing Biola — said he didn’t attempt to answer thequestion of whether people should or shouldn’tget past Romney’s faith. Instead, he simply want-ed to offer an objective look at why they’re gettinghung up on it in the first place.

He retraced Smith’s steps, crisscrossing thecountry to film reenactments in historic loca-tions and speak with historians, scholars, activeMormons, Christian evangelists and everydaycitizens, he said.

The finished product tells the story of a manwho founded a new religion, married 33 women,assembled an army of 5,000 and established a20,000-person city in Nauvoo, Ill., where hebecame mayor. Six months into his run for pres-ident, a mob of people angered by Smith’s teach-ings and growing power shot and killed him,Christing said.

While Mormonism has certainly evolvedsince then, the enduring notoriety of its founderand enduring skepticism about its teachings maysimply be too much for Romney to overcome,Christing said. — Jason Newell

New Documentary Explores Implications of a Mormon President

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Biola parents and administrators areworking to develop a sanctuary for stu-dents, called “Olive Grove Park,” amid a

historic olive orchard on campus.The goal of the project is to restore the

health and accessibility of what remains of pub-lishing giant Andrew McNally’s olive orchard,which was planted around 1890.

Officials have raised over $220,000 of the$525,000 needed to complete the park, whichwill feature rustic walk paths and irrigation sys-tems to keep the trees healthy.

Parents are trying to raise $100,000 for awalking bridge that will go over a creek that runsthrough the property. La Mirada Creek flowsalong the eastern edge of Biola’s 95-acrecampus, spanning nearly 4,000 linear feet. InOctober, two separate anonymous donorsoffered a combined matching gift of $58,000toward the project.

“The purpose of asking Biola parents tocontribute to this project is to give them theopportunity to add to their students’ enjoy-

ment of campus by enhancing its beauty andincreasing its available quiet space,” saidColleen Heykoop, manager of Parent Relations.“Many people do not realize that capitalprojects are not funded by tuition dollars.Therefore, this is an opportunity that parentscan take to make a significant contribution toBiola’s fundraising goals.”

The grove, designated as an historic land-mark by the La Mirada City Council, has between60 and 70 trees.

Ken Bascom, senior director of facilitiesplanning and construction, said there will be nowi-fi service in the park.

“The vision for this area is to make it a get-away from the increasingly urbanized campus, aplace for students to go have a quiet place,” hesaid. — Lisa O’Neill Hill

To support the project, make a donation onlineat www.biola.edu/parent/olivegrove or call(562) 903-4714.

Parents Help Preserve Olive Grove and Provide Park for Students

Alumnus Puts ‘In God We Trust’ inClassroom DisplaysAlumnus Chad Vegas (M.A. ’04) made nationalheadlines in early November after his proposalwas passed mandating the display of the nation’smotto, “In God We Trust,” and other foundingdocuments in schools throughout the nation’slargest high school district in Kern County, Calif.Vegas — a pastor in Bakersfield, Calif., and atrustee for Kern High School District — previous-ly stirred controversy in December 2006 after get-ting the terms “winter break” and “spring break”changed to the religious terms, “Christmasbreak” and “Easter break.” Speaking of his latestvictory on the motto, Vegas told Fox News, “I’mextremely pleased the measure was passed andwas in fact expanded beyond what I had original-ly proposed.” The documents are being donatedby a non-profit group, In God We Trust, and willbe displayed in over 2,300 classrooms, librariesand district offices.

Centennial Web Site LaunchedBiola launched a centennial Web site last fall,featuring Biola’s rich history and upcoming cen-tennial events. Highlights include alumni stories,a Hall of Fame (featuring the founders and pastpresidents) and a gallery of photos. Oral historyinterviews will be added. To see the site or sub-mit your alumni story, visit 100.biola.edu.

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Jan (Barker, ’80) Lynnserves on the AlumniBoard. The summer be-fore I came to Biola, anelderly gentleman said tome, “Never let yourstudies interfere withyour education.” I prettymuch took that to heart.

In high school, I was fairly rebellious, alwaysin trouble. As a result, my parents insisted Iattend a Christian college. I defiantly choseBiola because it was the farthest away from ourhome in Iowa. (A moving testimony to share atthe candlelight floor meetings in Alpha Chi!)But it’s true that while we think we plan ourown steps, God orders our paths. In spite ofmy defiance, he brought me to Biola, gave melifelong friends, and the opportunity to servehim with my whole heart. I learned that Godcould take all my misplaced plans and stillwork them together into something good.

Paul Poelstra retired lastsemester, after serving 36years as a psychologyprofessor. One of themost important lessons Ilearned early on in mycareer at Biola was what todo with arrows that landin one’s heart. We allshare a fallen humanity and thus, even atBiola, it is inevitable that people are going tobe wounded. In the early years, I watchedsome individuals develop a spirit of bitternessin response to being “sinned against” in someway by other members of the community (Heb12:15). As I witnessed the effects this had onthem and on those around them, I determinedthat I was not going to allow that to happen tome. By God’s grace, on the rare occasionwhere I took a hit, I was eventually able toforgive and move on. More recently I havelearned to use these hurts as a way to exploremy own heart. As I write this, I realize that thiswill be read by some whom I may haveoffended over the many years I served at Biola.I would hope that they would find the grace toforgive me, recognizing that I was still inprocess and continue to be.

Dennis Strellman (’82) isCampus Crusade forChrist’s prayer coordinatorfor Eastern Europe andRussia, based in Buda-pest, Hungary. One Fridayin 1981, while a student atBiola, I was intrigued by afew simple posters that

read “Bible Recital on Romans at 7 p.m.” Thatnight a Talbot student dramatically presentedthe entire book of Romans from memory toabout 30 of us. It was fantastic! His expressionof the text made it seem like Paul was therepouring out his heart. This is the way theseletters were originally presented to the earlychurch. His example challenged me, and Iadopted the hobby of memorizing the epistles.When I began to memorize multiple chapters, Isaw new connections, making it easier toremember, and, at the same time, my memory“muscles” got stronger, requiring less time toremember more. In 1990, I traveled throughChile with a backpack and presented 2 Peter inSpanish to about 20 groups in 10 cities. In the1990s, I lived in Moscow and memorized theletters of John in Russian. MemorizingScripture can be a great tool for languagelearning.

Kangwon Lee Kim teachesviolin and chamber musicat Biola. The most impor-tant lesson I learned in mycollege years is that Godtakes care of me whereverI go. As an internationalstudent, I lived in a smalltown in Ohio far awayfrom my home in Seoul, Korea. Many thingswere new and strange to me; however, I feltquite comfortable and did not feel lonely. I hadwonderful church families that invited me totheir Thanksgiving dinners, friends whom Ifelt I could trust and communicate with, evenin my broken English, and teachers that wereinspiring and caring. During the summers, Ialso traveled alone to Canada and Europe formusic festivals. God always took good care ofme. I met many great people and grew a lot as amusician and person.

John Mark Reynolds di-rects Biola’s TorreyHonors Institute. A lessonI have learned is that weare, all of us, just one stepfrom the eternal King-dom. In 1999, a group ofabout 20 Torrey Honorsstudents and my familywent to Mongolia at the invitation of CampusCrusade and the Mongolian government to doa series of meetings in the schools. Iremember seeing an upperclassman, AngelaGood, come into her own. She loved missions,education and great conversations, and wewere involved in all three. We were all movedby teachers forced to do great work with poorresources. Angie came home and began aTorrey project to send school supplies to thoseteachers. It was one of her last acts. She wouldgraduate to a greater school that fall, followinga car accident. I have never forgotten Angie,and I have never forgotten the truth that anyone of us might turn a corner and findourselves with Christ in Paradise.

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A Century in Pictures

A Century in Pictures

A Century in Pictures

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The Bible Institute of Los Angeles was founded Feb. 25, 1908, shortly after the first NewYear’s ball dropped in Times Square and seven months before the first Model T rolled offHenry Ford’s assembly line. The founders, Unocal founder Lyman Stewart · and the

Rev. Thomas Corwin Horton ¸, were troubled by the rise of liberal theology in seminaries andchurches. They saw a need for a Bible institute — similar to Moody Bible Institute — on the WestCoast. The first classes met above a downtown pool hall and drew students from the Fishermen’sÏ and Lyceum Ð clubs — Bible and evangelism groups led by “Daddy” Horton and his wife“Mother” Anna Horton. Four years later, a groundbreaking ceremony º was held for the firstpermanent campus at Sixth and Hope streets in downtown Los Angeles ¶. Besides two 13-storytowers, this modern marvel boasted an elevator, roof gardens and a skylight that illuminated its4,000-seat auditorium. Here, the school’s first dean — renowned American evangelist andformer Moody Bible Institute dean, Reuben Archer Torrey ¹ — drew thousands to the Church ofthe Open Door, started in partnership with the Institute. From the get-go, the foundersembraced God’s Word as inerrant, reflected in their four-volume publication, The Fundamentals— now a classic defense of the Christian faith. They adopted a statement of beliefs that hasremained the official doctrine held by Biola University for 100 years.

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By the early 1920s, the Institute had become a champion ofconservative Christianity through national outreachesincluding The King’s Business ¿ (a nationwide monthly

magazine), the Biola Press (which distributed Christian literatureworldwide) and KTBI radio · (the first religious station in LosAngeles). The Institute expanded overseas in 1916 with the HunanBible Institute — called BIOLA in China — which trained ChineseChristians º. Graduates were becoming influential leaders, likeCharles Fuller (’21)½, who went on to found Fuller TheologicalSeminary. But in 1925, a controversy erupted after John MurdochMacInnis (Ï, first row, second from right), R.A. Torrey’s successor,made a statement that left room for evolution as the manner ofcreation and published a book called Peter, The Fisherman Philosopher.The Institute lost financial supporters at a time when donations hadalready declined due to the Great Depression, and MacInnis wasforced to resign. Afterward, William P. White Ð — a noted pastor andspeaker — became the Institute’s first president and inspired hopewith his signature proclamation, “The Institute shall not die but liveand declare the works of the Lord.” His successors Louis Talbot (apopular radio minister) and Paul Rood, founder of the TorreyMemorial Bible Conference ( , standing), led fundraising effortsthat eliminated the debt. On Sept. 11, 1938, Talbot led a jubilantmortgage burning ceremony ¾.

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first actions as president was reinstating the radio broadcasts at hisown expense. His weekday Bible studies — first called The BibleInstitute Hour and then The Biola Hour — forged a national audienceand support base that helped keep Biola afloat through theDepression ¹. The Biola Hour remained a popular Christian radioprogram for 60 years, airing until 1992. Other outreaches includedevangelistic rallies ½, ministry to soldiers Ð, and the annual springMissions Conference ·, which got its start in 1929 and continuestoday. The Institute now offered four-year degrees in theology,Christian education and sacred music. This led to a name change in1952 from the “Bible Institute of Los Angeles” to “Biola BibleCollege.” By the time Talbot retired, Biola had outgrown its campus,and his successor, Samuel Sutherland º, began a search for a newlocation.

¶ In 1943, more than 60 men from the Institute left for thearmed forces.

¸ An Institute student “studies” math. Non-religious studies wereadded to the curriculum in the 1940s to better prepare students toimpact the world for Christ.

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¿ The School of Missionary Medicine, launched in 1945, providedmedical missionaries for organizations eager to get back into thepost-war mission field. Pictured: Ed McCully (’51) — one of the fivefamous missionaries including Jim Elliot who were killed in Ecuadorin 1956 — stands in the second row from the top, far left.

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W ith enrollment swelling, the decision was made in 1954 tofollow the newly created Santa Ana Freeway south to a 75-acre plot of sprawling olive groves in the Los Angeles

suburb of La Mirada ¶. That same year, Walt Disney broke ground ona citrus farm in Anaheim, Calif., for the construction of Disneyland,and business began to expand in Orange County. President Suther-land, chairman of the board Ray Myers ·, and business manager RussAlder led the transition, but it wasn’t without challenges. A number offemale students were required to make a daily bus trip from downtownLos Angeles to the new campus until enough residence halls, likeGamma Chi ¸, could be built to accommodate the growing studentbody. Sutherland also worked tirelessly to raise the school’s academicstandards. By the late 1950s, a liberal arts degree had becomenecessary for almost any profession, including missions. Sutherlandwas convinced that Christian leaders needed to be equipped in a broadcurriculum that included science Ï, mathematics and the humanities,

not just biblical studies. So, he worked to transform Biola from a Biblecollege to a biblically centered liberal arts college and changed thename of the school to “Biola College” in 1961. He also led the school tosecure regional and professional accreditations, includingaccreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Collegesand the American Association of Theological Schools. And he added agraduate theology program, Talbot Theological Seminary (now TalbotSchool of Theology).

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Chase also oversaw the acquisition of Rosemead School of Psychology,one of the first Christian graduate psychology programs in the nation.Meanwhile, the Eagles athletics teams soared to district and nationalchampionships Ð. Other extracurricular activities — like The Chimesstudent newspaper ¸, the award-winning forensics team ¿ and drama¶ — also thrived. To better reflect Biola’s diverse programs, Chasebegan advocating a university structure. While the Board of Trusteesand administration agreed that Biola should strengthen its academicprograms, they opposed any plan for expansion that would lessen theschool’s historic Christian commitments. After much prayer andevaluation, they agreed that a university structure coupled with the 30units of Bible requirement was God’s direction for the school.

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¹ Ron Hafer, Biola’s beloved chaplain since 1967, will retire at the endof this school year.

ºThe “Biola Egg” tradition involves groups of students hiding and huntinga 300-pound lump of cement. The original “egg snatchers” (left to right):Stan Herod (’69, M.A. ’78, Ph.D. ’91), Baxter Swenson (’67), Larry Allen(’68) and Galen Borden (’68).

Ï Inspired by its School of Missionary Medicine heritage, Biola estab-lished a nursing department in 1966 that combined professional trainingwith ministry.

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Conference, even though it takes three days away from classes. In 1983, headded the Welch Computer Lab ·. Cook also oversaw the addition ofnationally recognized programs, like the Torrey Honors Institute, theundergraduate film program and the master’s degree in philosophy ofreligion and ethics. By the time Cook retired last spring, enrollment hadnearly doubled to 5,752 and several new buildings were completed, includinga new library, a business building and the school’s largest dorm, Hope HallÏ. Biola had also risen to national prominence, receiving national newscoverage on shows like ABC’s Nightline¿ for its conservative Christian views.After a nationwide search for a new president, Barry H. Corey Ð was chosento lead Biola into its second century. At his inauguration in November, Coreysaid, “This is a moment for all of us, one more time, to give God glory for whoHe is and for what He has done through Biola University for 100 years. We

stand in expectation for what is still to come.”

¸ The men’s 2005 baseball team finished first in GSAC.

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º “The Word,” also called the “Jesus Mural,” was painted on Bardwell Hallin 1990 by muralist Kent Twitchell.

½ The Biola Chorale performed a portion of The Passion of the Christ sound-track on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on March 11, 2004.

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A S K A N E X P E R T

Is Self-Publishing for You?

Have you ever wanted to write a book?The challenge of getting a publisherdeters many would-be authors. But

now your manuscript doesn’t have to be adusty dream.

Once scoffed, self-publishing companiesare now producing books that are indistin-guishable from traditionally published books.They’re sold through all the major outlets,from Ingram (the major distributor to book-stores) to online retailers like Barnes & Nobleand Amazon.com.

Some of these books have sold so welltheir authors have been offered contracts bytraditional publishers (ever heard of Rich Dad,Poor Dad?). Yet — get this — some authors areturning down contracts for the perks of self-publishing. These include higher royalties,faster production and greater control ofproduction — since authors retain the rights totheir books. Plus, self-publishing has becomeaffordable, thanks to print-on-demandtechnology, which allows books to be printed afew at a time.

To learn the pros and cons of self-pub-lishing, Biola Magazine spoke with two Biolansin the publishing industry: Jerry “Chip”MacGregor (M.A. ’84), founder of MacGregorLiterary Agency, based in Hillsboro, Ore.; andStan Gundry (’63), senior vice president and

editor in chief at Zondervan, one of the largestChristian publishing houses. We also spokewith Athena Dean, founder of WinePressGroup, a Christian self-publishing company inEnumclaw, Wash., that’s known for raising theself-publishing bar.

Chip, as someone who makes a living getting contracts for authors,what do you think of self-publishing?

In that industry, there’s ahistory of ripoffs. But if youreally know how to self-publish, you can actually makemore money self-publishingthan you can publishing abook through a regular royalty

publisher. People don’t understand theeconomics of publishing. The fact is, if you doa book with a regular royalty publisher — let’ssay it’s a $20 hard cover book and you’regetting a 10 percent royalty on the retail price— then you’re making $2 a book. But if youself-publish that same book and you have a bigenough print run, you could probably have itproduced for about $5. And if you sell that for$20, you make $15 a book. That’s why peoplewho have a ministry or another platform willsometimes self-publish. I’ve successfully self-published four of my own books on magic, in

addition to dozens of others I’ve authored orco-authored that have been publishedtraditionally.

Stan, as an executive at a traditionalpublishing house what do you think ofself-publishing? Does a self-publishedbook automatically equal junk?

No, a self-published book doesnot automatically equal junk.Zondervan has far more man-uscripts presented to us eachyear — even good manuscripts— than we can possibly publishsuccessfully. And there have

been books that have been self-published verysuccessfully by individuals. You might beinterested to know that I have self-published ahighly specialized book of my own. I restored arare Studebaker called an Avanti, and I won twofirst places nationally with the car. After doingthat, I realized I had acquired an incredibleamount of information that no one had collectedin one place. So, in 1999, I wrote a book calledWhat the Shop Manual Won’t Tell You: StudebakerAvanti Restoration and Maintenance. I hired afreelance editor and proofreader. My daughter,who is a graphic artist, created the cover. Icreated a Web site (www.avantipublishing.com),and I advertise in two different club magazines. Ihave sold almost 500 copies of this book, whichis not bad at $55 a copy.

Athena, have any WinePress books become success stories?

Yes, many WinePress bookshave been successful. DanMiller, a Christian speaker,came to us in 1997, about fivemonths before he was going tobe on Robert Schuller’s Hour ofPower television program. Since

then, Dan’s book Living, Laughing and Loving Life!has sold 80,000 to 90,000 copies, but he’sturned down numerous contract offers becausehe likes self-publishing. While most authorsdon’t have that kind of a platform, we’ve had anumber of authors who’ve been successful bystarting with print on demand, building aplatform and proving there’s a market, thenbeing picked up by a royalty publisher. We

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publish between 300 and 350 books a year, andabout 2 to 3 percent get picked up. And about 20to 25 percent of WinePress books make theirmoney back or make a profit. That’s better thanthe industry norm. Most people don’t know this,but across the board 85 percent of bookspublished by traditional publishers do not maketheir money back, and 80 percent sell less than100 copies per year.

Stan, would you recommend self-publishing?

Self-publishing isn’t a goodoption for most authors becausethe average author can’t edit hisown book, can’t proofread hisown book, likely does not knowhow to design a book interior orcover in a manner that looks

professional, and — even if he goes to an outsidefreelance vendor to do these things for him — heprobably has very little basis on which to judge theprofessionalism of the vendor’s work. So oftenself-published books come off looking like they’re

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self-published. And it’s extremely difficult for anindividual to be successful in making his bookknown and getting book retailers to put it on theshelf. So usually the only party who ends up makingany money on self-publishing is the company thatis publishing it for you because they generally donot have effective means of selling and marketing.

Chip, who should consider self-publishing?

Only those who have theknow-how. The reason I warnmost people away from tryingto self-publish is becausemost people don’t have theknowledge to be successful atself-publishing. They think

they can create a Web site for their book andeverybody’s going to flock to it. With mybooks, I’ve spent my life with words so I knowhow to write. I took my books to a professionaleditor. Then I used an art company thatdesigns book covers, and since the booksrequired drawings inside I also hired a line

artist. There are a lot of companies that willactually produce a pretty good product interms of the physical book. But understand,with a number of companies what you send inis what you produce. So if it’s filled witherrors, if it’s poorly organized — certainly ifit’s poorly written — most companies are notgoing to fix that for you. More importantly, Iknew how to market a book. The fact is, thereason most writers, even good writers, don’tmake any money on a self-published book isbecause they don’t know how to market or selltheir books.

That’s why I’ve sent many authors toWinePress Group. They’ll do a professionalediting job. And they work with a sales group andmarketing group to try to market and sell theirbooks. As far as I know, they’re really the onlycustom publisher who offers that option whichputs them way ahead. But there are somelimitations. They can only work with what yougive them. If you give them a bad manuscriptthey’re not going to turn it into a bestseller. Butno publisher is.

l Make sure you have credibility on your book’ssubject. Stan Gundry said he never could havesold so many copies of his book on Avantirestoration if he hadn’t first restored his ownaward-winning car.

l Don’t rely on yourself for either cover design orediting and proofreading. Gundry hired aprofessional editor to edit his book, eventhough he’s an experienced editor. “A personis his own worst editor,” he said.

l Have a clearly identified target market that isboth easy and economical to reach. When hewrote his books on magic, Chip MacGregorknew his audience, as a former associate

editor of a magician magazine, The LinkingRing. He bought advertisements in the fourmajor magician magazines, sent his books toreviewers, and promoted the books atmagicians’ Web sites, which helped him getmedia interviews. “I was basically getting freepublicity as well as paid advertising,”MacGregor said.

l Choose a reputable company. In the Christianself-publishing market, MacGregor recommendsWinePress Group. “They’re a company I’ve sentseveral authors to,” he said. “They’ll do a profes-sional editing job, and they work with a market-ing group to sell their books, which puts themway ahead of other companies.”

Avoid self-publishing pitfalls with these tips from the pros.

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Have you ever noticed how discontent-ment with the circumstances of our livesspawns all kinds of problems?

The other day I missed the freeway exit whiledriving with my wife and young son. Of course,the next opportunity to exit was several milesfurther down and, due to some road construc-tion, taking this exit led me on a seeminglynever-ending detour in order to get back to thefreeway. With my son crying in his car seat, I wasanything but content with how things were going.As the discontentment grew I became more andmore anxious about getting where we needed togo, frustrated with myself, impatient with the de-tour, and angry about our situation. All of thiseventually spilled over in a pitiful attempt toblame my wife for my having missed the exit inthe first place!

Whether it’s driving woes, health problems,job tensions, relational troubles, financialissues, our personal appearance, or numerousother circumstances, it is quite easy to becomediscontent and dissatisfied with the way thingsare. And discontentment tends to breed a whole

host of additional vices: worry, frustration, envy,jealousy, condemnation, control, etc. How differ-ent our lives would be if we were able to remainmore content, at ease and peaceful in the midst oflife’s detours.

It is the disturbing nature of discontentmentthat makes Paul’s teaching in Philippians 4:11–13so incredibly striking. Paul claims that “whetherliving in plenty or in want” he has “learned thesecret of being content in any and every situa-tion.” That is absolutely amazing. Paul is nolonger wrapped up in the turmoil of a discontent-ed heart.

Notice that it is not that he always gets whathe wants (he is writing from a prison cell that hemay not be released from) nor that he is apatheticabout his condition (he does genuinely appreci-ate the Philippians’ help), but he takes pains tomake clear that even if the help had not come, hewould have been able to remain content. And withcontentment pervading his heart, the anxiety,frustration, envy and anger fail to arise. Paul haslearned an important dimension of the good life— but what is his secret?

Here we must be careful, for Paul’s secrethas become cliché. His secret is: “I can doeverything through him who gives me strength”(verse 13). I remember seeing a Christian posteronce with a climber atop a high mountain peak,hands outstretched toward the sky, with thecaption beneath: “I can do all things throughChrist who strengthens me!” This image seems tosuggest that with Christ on our side, we can alwayssucceed. But that is not what Paul is teachinghere. Rather, he’s teaching us about experiencingcontentment even when we miserably fail toreach the peak.

The strengthening of Christ does notchange Paul’s circumstances for the better, butit changes Paul’s response to his circum-stances. It seems that Paul is referring to theliteral strengthening presence of Christ in hisinner being (compare to Ephesians 3:16 andColossians 1:11). Paul has learned — to borrowanother phrase — to be “filled with the Spirit”(Ephesians 5:18). When Paul is filled with thelove, grace and truth of Christ, he is streng-thened internally and the circumstances of hislife do not cause him the angst they otherwisewould. He is tethered to the inexhaustiblereality of the Divine life from above that puts“living in plenty or in want” in perspective.

What is crucial for us, then, is not to try todrum up contentment in all circumstances. Wehave no direct control over that. What we can dois learn over time, as Paul did, to cultivate thestrengthening presence of Christ in our lives sothat we too might gradually find discontentment(and its attendant perils) a thing of the past. Thiswill, of course, take time. And the way forward inthis relational transformation is easier said thandone. But we can take solace that we are not alonein the process. As Hebrews 13:5 puts it: “becontent with what you have, for He has said, ‘I willnever leave you nor forsake you.’”

Steven L. Porter (’92, M.A. ’95)

is an associate professor of theologyand philosophy in two of Biola’sschools, Talbot School of Theologyand Rosemead School of Psychology.He has a Ph.D. in philosophy fromthe University of Southern California.

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The Two Tasks of the Christian Scholar: Re-deeming the Soul, Redeeming the Mind, Co-edited by William Lane Craig (research professor ofphilosophy) and Paul M. Gould (M.A. ’03), CrosswayBooks, Oct. 2007: In 1980, Dr. Charles Malik gave amemorable and poignant address at the dedicationof the Billy Graham Center on the campus ofWheaton College. He presented a challenge in twotasks: save the soul and save the mind. Malikbelieved that in order to evangelize the academic

world, evangelism must learn to speak at an academic level. He called peo-ple to raise their level of thinking and sharpen their minds to this end. Inthis book several contributors seek to apply this message to our currentcontext. It is a call to academics especially to integrate Christian faith withtheir disciplines and to be intellectual in their faith for the purpose of com-municating at the level of their peers and students.

Living With Questions, Dale Fincher (M.A. ’02),Zondervan/Youth Specialties, Aug. 2007; Living withQuestions addresses tough theological questions thatstudents ask and adults rarely answer fully. Philoso-pher, storyteller and popular campus speaker DaleFincher addresses “The Questions” — a series ofseven core, life-defining questions asked by highschool and college students across the country — in astyle that is personal and imaginative.

The God Conversation: Using Stories and Illustra-tions to Explain Your Faith, Co-authored by J.P.Moreland and Tim Muehlhoff, IVP Books, Nov.2007; In The God Conversation veteran apologists andcommunicators J.P. Moreland and Tim Muehlhoffsay that often the best way to win over others is with agood story. Stories have the ability to get behind ourpreconceptions and defenses. They can connect bothemotionally and intellectually, appealing to thewhole person rather than just to the mind. The

authors offer a wealth of penetrating illustrations, examples and quotes thatrespond to these issues and more. In these pages they enhance the logic andevidence found in other books defending the faith, with things your friends,relatives or co-workers will ponder long after a conversation is over.

Faith, Film and Philosophy: Big Ideas on the Big Screen, Co-edited byR. Douglas Geivett (professor of philosophy), IVP Academic, Nov. 2007;Plato said, “Those who tell stories rule society.” So who today are ourprincipal storytellers? Not philosophers, but filmmakers. For those whoknow both the enormous entertainment potential and the culture-shap-ing power of film, this book will stir mind and imagination. But another

philosopher, Aristotle, reminds us that wonder is thetrue source of philosophy. So perhaps Plato orAristotle might have a shot at ruling society, eventoday if they took an interest in film. These 14 essaysconsider classic and current films together with sev-eral major philosophical themes, all within the con-text of Christian faith.

Overcoming the Dark Side of Leadership: TheParadox of Personal Dysfunction (RevisedEdition), Co-authored by Gary L. McIntosh (pro-fessor of Christian ministry and leadership), BakerBooks, Nov. 2007; The Christian world has beenrocked by the number of prominent leaders, inboth church and parachurch organizations, whohave been compromised by moral, ethical and the-ological failures. This pace-setting volumeaddresses this alarming problem and offers

Christian leaders valuable guidance in dealing with the inherent risks oftheir work. Using biblical and current examples, the authors describe thecharacteristics of five types of leaders and the problems that are mostlikely to develop if their particular dysfunctions develop unrestrained.

Invitation to Biblical Preaching: Proclaiming Truthwith Clarity and Relevance, Donald Sunukjian (pro-fessor of Christian ministry and leadership), KregelAcademic & Professional, March 2007; Written in aconversational style with profuse examples to illus-trate all concepts, Invitation to Biblical Preaching takesthe reader step-by-step through the entire process ofpreparing a biblical message, from studying a passagewith skill and integrity to delivering a message withpersuasion, accuracy, passion and relevance. Anexperienced pastor and homiletics professor, Donald Sunukjian providesbudding pastors with wise counsel that is sure to stay with them throughouttheir ministries.

Single Moms Raising Sons: Preparing Boys to BeMen When There’s No Man Around, Dana S.Chisholm (M.A. ’02), Beacon Hill Press, Sept. 2006;How can a single mother provide her son with thestrength and wisdom most boys receive from theirfathers? How will her son learn to be a good manwithout a healthy male influence around? In SingleMoms Raising Sons, Dana Serrano Chisholm speaksfrom her own experience as a single mother of twoboys and inspires other single moms to partner withGod — the Father of the fatherless.

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A L U M N I N E W S & N OT E S

1920s

Eva Rose (Pauls, ’27) Weightman was born inReedley, Calif., on Oct. 16, 1907. She came toBiola in 1925 where, in addition to her studies,she sang in the Biola Glee Club. In 1929 she mar-ried William B. Weightman, and they lived in LosAngeles. Eva and William had three children:Joan Marie Gray, Velva Jeanne Griffin andWilliam Paul Weightman. When her childrenwere older, Eva went to work at the Federal Re-serve Bank in Los Angeles, where she worked for12 years and retired in 1972 as supervisor of files.Eva celebrated her 100th birthday in October.The photo shows Eva, third from the left, withother members of the Biola Octet group.

1940s

R. Eschol Cosby (’49) attended Biola afterserving five years in the U.S. Army Air Corps.At Biola he formed a gospel team called “TheChristian Cowboys,” which featured a westernstyle of music. Besides having a full itineraryperforming in churches and youth meetings,the group recorded several records and madetelevision appearances. After graduation,Eschol married Joan Ives. Eschol pastoredArizona churches in Superior, Douglas, Sedonaand Pearce. During his career as a songwriter,he wrote over 50 gospel songs, including hissignature song, “Branded for Christ.” In 1977

he recorded an album, “A Christian CowboyConcert,” with his children and their spouses.Together with his family, he recorded fourother albums of gospel music. He had a nation-al radio ministry that spanned 50 years and anevangelistic television broadcast ministry thatlasted for six years. In 2005 he received an hon-orary doctorate for lifetime achievement fromCornerstone Baptist Church in Union City, Ind.Eschol and Joan have three children (Bob,Becky and Cathy), 20 grandchildren and 16great-grandchildren. They live with their sonin Logansport, Ind.

1950sJohn “Jack” Henderson (’50) and his wife,Linda (Woelk, ’47), have served with WycliffeBible Translators since 1950 and have been onretirement status since 1998. During their activeyears, they were involved with administration andtraining. After establishing homes in eightcountries, they now live in South Carolina justsouth of Wycliffe’s JAARS Center in NorthCarolina. “We continue to assist in the orienta-tion of new members and are a resource personfor managerial coaching and help,” Jack said.

1960sIn July, Marilyn (Schellenberg, ’68) Hansenfinished a 39-year career of public education inHacienda Heights, Calif. In August, Marilynjoined Mercy Ships to serve as a volunteer on-board the new Africa Mercy, the largest non-gov-ernmental hospital ship in the world. She teach-es in the Academy for students of crewmembers.During the writing of Marilyn’s update, theAfrica Mercy was docked in Liberia, West Africa,providing medical surgeries, eye care and dentalservices for Monrovia and surrounding areas.marilyn.hansen@mercyships.org

1970sNeil Stipp (’76) had his article, “The MusicPhilosophies of Martin Luther and John Calvin,”published in the September edition of TheAmerican Organist, the most widely read journaldevoted to organ and choral music.

Seng Young (’79), a graduate of the nursing pro-gram, serves as the assistant head nurse of theintermediate care ward of the U.S. Army 325th

Combat Support Hospital in Iraq. Seng and hiswife, Sherry, said they count it an honor to helpshare the cost of freedom that is so easily takenfor granted. sengold@hotmail.com

1980sGreg Dudgeon (’83)was named superin-tendent of Gates of theArctic National Parkand Preserve and theYukon-Charlie RiversNational Preserve inAlaska. Together, thesenational parks com-prise over 11 millionacres (roughly the sizeof Switzerland) and two of the largest designatedwilderness areas in the world. In December,Greg, his wife, Sherry, and their three childrenrelocated to park headquarters in Fairbanks fromtheir former home in Sitka, Alaska. Greg’s careerwith the National Park Service spans nearly 20years, with time spent in Utah, Colorado andAlaska. Greg, who earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology at Biola, also attended the Uni-versity of Wyoming and California State Univer-sity at San Bernardino for postgraduate work.greg_dudgeon@nps.gov

Tom (’89) and Audrey (’86) de Rivera and theirfive children returned from missionary servicein Rota, Spain, in 2006, after seven years direct-ing the Victory Villa hospitality house. CadenceInternational (originally Overseas ChristianServicemen’s Centers) establishes houses likeVictory Villa near key military bases around theworld to share the gospel message with militarycommunities. The de Riveras live in Philadel-phia, Pa. They serve part time with CadenceInternational, and Tom works full time with adefense contractor.

1990sAfter switching careers into the field of educationin 2001, Gregory Voelker (’93) is finally settlinginto his new area of expertise. He relocated to SanJose, Calif., to take on a teaching position as a spe-cial education instructor with Seven Trees

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Biola is to bring value to volunteer service.So, how do you become an active alumnus?

First, consider serving on the Alumni Board. Weare always looking for Alumni Board memberswho love Biola, want to make it even better, andare willing to help set the vision for alumni bene-fits and services. If you want to serve in that way,drop us a note saying why you want to be involvedand a little information about yourself. A memberof the board will contact you for follow-up.Second, consider leading a chapter. There are stillseveral regions where large groups of alumni live,but don’t yet have a chapter. If you would like moreinformation about leading a local chapter, wewould love to talk to you about leading one.

Third, join the Reunion and Events Com-mittees — like the 1960s Reunion Committeethat has been meeting regularly to plan for ahuge decade reunion here at Biola in July. Wewould love to help you put together a meeting ofyour class or special interest group. Were youpart of Biola Abroad, the soccer team, Chorale,the wrestling team with Coach Orr, King’s Menor the winning intramural football team from1987? If so, we would love to help you puttogether a reunion of your friends during a Biolaevent or a special event just for your group.

Alumni Files Five ways you can get involved and make a difference at Biola

‘There are many alumni

across the country who

love Biola and are

seeking ways to partner

with the University as

we grow alumni services

and programs.’

Fourth, of course we always need financialsupport. Your gifts make a huge difference for theUniversity. Many students and alumni don’tknow that the tuition they paid was less than whatit actually cost to educate them. Someone supple-mented your tuition to make it possible for you toattend Biola. Now it’s our turn to support the nextgeneration of students.

Fifth, prayer is perhaps the greatest gift youcan give to Biola. Your prayers for Biola — for ournew president and all the leaders, and prayers thatwe would remain a bright beacon for Christ, root-ed firm in our founding faith — are invaluable.

This is an amazing year for Biola. A newpresident, new buildings, new century of oppor-tunities, and — as President Dick Chase toldPresident Clyde Cook now more than 25 years ago— and Cook recently shared with President BarryH. Corey, “Biola’s best days are yet ahead!” TheAlumni Association, as Biola’s alumni voice,looks forward to going there with you.

Rick Bee (’79, M.A. ’90, Ph.D. ’01)

Senior Director of Alumni andFriend Development

In recent weeks we’ve had many alumni askwhen they might have the opportunity to meetPresident Corey. We encourage them to

consider one of the upcoming Biola events orchapter activities around the country. In thecoming year, we will be hosting numerousevents including the alumni chapel andawards ceremony on Feb. 22 during AlumniWeekend, Serve Day on Feb. 23, and theCentennial Legacy Gala also on Feb. 23. (Learnmore about Serve Day on page 38, and see adsfor Alumni Weekend and the Legacy CentennialGala on pages 40 and 16.)

During the spring semester we will also behosting several “Meet the President” chapterevents across country that we know you willenjoy. But most events with President Corey areselling out, so I would encourage you to get yourreservations in early, so you won’t be left out!Watch your mailboxes for more details.

One of the questions I often hear is, “Howcan I get involved and make a difference forBiola?” There are many alumni across the coun-try who love Biola and are seeking ways to partnerwith the University as we grow alumni servicesand programs. Many of you would like to serveand give back to Biola, but aren’t sure what thatmight look like.

I serve on several boards and committeesoutside of Biola, and it’s the organizations where Ifind my service most needed, valued and best uti-lized that I want to pour my life into. Our goal at

E-mail us at alumni@biola.edu or call (562) 903-4728.

Marvin (’59) and Nancy (Herzog ,’60) Elliott met President Corey at a Fresno, Calif., chapterevent on Oct. 19. About 50 alumni and their guests attended the dinner.

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Elementary School. “God has come through byproviding a wonderful new job, career, and help-ing me settle down in San Jose, Calif.,” Gregorysaid. The San Jose Education Foundation alongwith the city of San Jose recently offered Gregory agrant to help him relocate. He said he hopes to callSan Jose his new home for many years to come.

2000sKim (Than, ’00, M.A. ’02) and Michael P. Castro(’99, M.Div. ’03) have been married for five yearsand are excited about their new ministry as well asrelocating to Irvine, Calif. Michael recently took afull-time position as the senior associate pastor atHarbor Trinity Church in Costa Mesa, Calif. Hisduties include overseeing local and global out-reaches, small groups, adult education andpreaching. Kim teaches English at Warren HighSchool in Downey, Calif. She’s also a full-time stu-dent, pursuing a doctorate in psychology with anemphasis in marriage and family therapy. Kim’sdesire is to start a private counseling practice and anonprofit counseling ministry for those who areunable to afford professional care. The Castroswould love to hear from other alumni. michaelp-castro@gmail.com or kimtcastro@gmail.com

MarriagesSharon (Poelstra, ’95) and Mike Bertuleit weremarried on May 26, 2007, in Portland, Ore.Biolans in the wedding included Melinda(Poelstra, ’99) Ma, John Poelstra (’91) and PaulPoelstra (’63), father of the bride. Mike is anelectrical engineer, and Sharon works as a woundcare specialist in the hospital of Oregon Healthand Science University in Portland.

Byron Garmo (’98) married JoDee Ancheta onAug. 31 in La Jolla, Calif. Alumni in the weddingparty included: Matt Conway (’98), Greg King(’98), Rich Ferreira (’00, M.A. ’02), ShawnLorenzen (M.A. ’03), Eric Malone (’97), KristaGarmo (’00) and Kai (Garmo, ’03) Ward. Byronand JoDee live in San Diego, Calif. Byron worksin operations and marketing for an organizationcalled Mission to Children. JoDee works as a cafemanager and realtor.

David Cross (’02) married Jenny Daniel on Feb.3, 2007. The couple lives in San Clemente, Calif.david.cross@usfood.com

Kevin Felt (’02) married Ruth Hull on Oct. 7 inSocial Circle, Ga. Kevin and Ruth met whileteaching English in China and were engaged inThailand. The couple lives in Pasadena, Calif.Prior to going abroad, Kevin worked for five yearsas a journalist, reporting for the Whittier DailyNews, San Gabriel Valley Tribune and PasadenaStar-News. When he returned, he picked upwhere he left off, working for the Pasadena Star-News. Kevin and Ruth plan to return to China in2008. Both are working on master’s degrees inintercultural studies through Wheaton College.kevsunblush@yahoo.com

Lauren McCartney (’06) and David Turner (’02)were married at Grace Evangelical Free Church ofLa Mirada, Calif., on June 10. Former Biolaemployee Daniel Dau and Biola professor ErikThoennes officiated. Lauren’s bridesmaidsincluded students and alumni: Kellee Thompson(’07), Nicole Hollearn (’07), Kaitlyn Rohrbach(’07), Annalisa Schappert (’05), Emily Ballbach(’06), Terri Hewko (’06), Morgan McCartney(’11) and Beth (Turner, ’06) Jones. David’sgroomsmen included Brian Jones (’02), ColbyLong (’02), John Rinehart (’02), Kyle Wormser(’08) and Patrick Saia (Talbot, ’05). The Turnersreception was held at Los Coyotes Country Club inBuena Park, Calif. The couple honeymooned inKauai, Hawaii. Lauren and Dave are both Talbotstudents and Biola employees. Dave is the resi-dent director of Stewart Hall, and Lauren is theundergraduate chapel accountability coordina-tor. lauren.turner@biola.edu

BirthsDoug (’85, M.A. ’06) and Jolene Wicks arepleased to announce the birth of their son, NoahLawrence, born April 25, 2007. He was welcomedby his big sister, Phoebe (7), and his big brother,

Levi (4). The Wicks family lives in Entebbe,Uganda, where they serve the East African churchin the work of Bible translation with WycliffeBible Translators. communications_utb@sil.org

Marguerite (Watson, ’91) and Michael Allenjoyfully announce the arrival of JoshuaMichael on June 23. The Allens live in Boise,Idaho, where Michael works as a softwareengineer, and Marguerite keeps very busy as astay-at-home mom.

Nancy (Hillaker, ’91) and her husband, JohnPuckett (’97), are pleased to announce thebirth of Jesse Matthew, born at home on Aug.20. Jesse is welcomed by his four older siblings:Emily, Rebekah, Hannah and Johnny. John is ateacher at Katella High School in Anaheim,Calif., and heads the BITA program. Nancy is astay-at-home mom and homeschools theirchildren. The Pucketts live in Whittier, Calif.bybyebirdie@aol.com

Lynee (Gerbrandt, ’92) and Matthew Gravesannounce the blessed birth of their fourth child,Brandt Carl-David, born July 24, in Denver, Colo.Brandt joins his big brothers, Braden (14) andCamden (10), and big sister, Justina (3). Matthewcontinues to work as a police officer with theDenver Police Department, and Lynee is in herninth year of joyfully homeschooling their chil-dren. They spend loads of time with both sets ofthe children’s grandparents who live nearby, andthey recently vacationed in Mexico with the wholefamily. lynee_graves@msn.com

Jonathan (’93) and Maggie (Huang, ’94) Choywere blessed with a new addition to their fami-ly, Nathanael Cheng Yen, on Jan. 10, 2007.“Cheng” means virtuous in Chinese, and “Yen”refers to a wise scholar. Bethany (5) is a proudbig sister and loves her little brother. Both Jon-athan and Maggie work at Biola University.jonathan.choy@biola.edu or maggie.choy@biola.edu.

Steve (’96) and Veronica (Fenske, ’96) Johnsonare excited to announce the birth of their firstchild, Sophia Grace, born on Oct. 7. Steve andVeronica have been married for 11 years and live

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Building ‘Bridges of Hope’ in Africa

Dennis Wadley (’84, M.A. ’98) is the co-directorof Bridges of Hope International, a communitydevelopment organization dedicated to helpingin the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa, with hiswife, Susan. After reading about the AIDS pan-demic in a February 2001 issue of Time magazine,Dennis and Susan traveled to Cape Town, SouthAfrica, to witness firsthand the complex issuesthe country is facing. In February 2003, theWadley family moved to South Africa and startedBridges of Hope South Africa. Its programsinclude linking churches from the United Stateswith communities in South Africa to empowerthem to meet their own identified needs,launching a Leadership Training Center, andopening an orphan boarding school for teenagechildren whose parents died of the disease. InPhilippi, South Africa — where the Wadleyslaunched the first Bridges of Hope ministry in acommunity of 100,000 people — there has beenremarkable transformation, according toDennis. “Missionaries from Philippi have multi-plied the ministry to three surrounding commu-nities and have even helped launch communitydevelopment projects in the neighboring coun-try of Swaziland,” Dennis said. He, Susan andtheir three children, Tasha (16), Addie (14) andElijah (11), returned to California in December towork out of the Bridges of Hope Santa Barbaraoffice. dennisw@bridgesworldwide.org

Reversing Childhood ObesitySteve Grant (’69) — associate professor anddepartment chair of health and human perform-ance at George Fox University in Newberg, Ore.

— received the 2007 Faculty Achievement Awardfor Undergraduate Teaching in June. Steve’s pas-sion for improving health is contagious to his stu-dents, and he gets excited about preparing ele-mentary education teachers to change the healthtrend among their future students. Steve said thatas teachers model and encourage healthy behav-iors, “our society can reverse the trend towardchildhood obesity and early onset diabetes thattakes such a huge toll on both the mental and thephysical health of Americans.” Steve is also in his26th season as the women’s volleyball coach atGeorge Fox, where he took on the position ofassociate athletic director in 2007. Steve has ledthe team to two conference championships andtwo national championships. He played threesports at Biola — basketball, baseball and soccer —and was basketball MVP his junior and senioryears and was selected as a First Team All-WestCoast player in soccer in 1968. He majored inEnglish and met his wife of 40 years at Biola,Kathy (Ware, ’66), who studied music and was acheerleader. Kathy is an enrollment counselor atGeorge Fox. They have two grown sons and fourgrandchildren. sgrant@georgefox.edu

Teaching Classical Music to HaitiansLouima Lilite (’99), originally from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, is completing a doctorate degree atEastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y., one of

the nation’s most prestigious music schools.Louima has won several awards in piano and voice,and the “Excellence in Teaching Award” fromEastman. Louima’s first formal music instructiontook place when he was 13 at the North Haiti MusicCamp in Limbé, Haiti. The camp — founded byalumna Laurie (Heneise, ’73) Casséus — providedmusical training to students with little or nomoney, with the condition that they would work toimprove the quality of music in Haitian churches.“I will never forget that fortuitous summer thatopened my eyes to a world I never knew existed,”Louima said. In a music theory class at Biola,Louima met his wife-to-be, Dephanie (Yim, ’98).Louima and Dephanie — also a pianist and stay-at-home mom — return to the Haitian camp each yearto volunteer their gifts. The camp’s 30th anniver-sary in 2007 coincided with Louima being nameddirector of the summer session. The Lilites havetwo daughters, Abigail (5) and Estelle (born lastApril). lilitefamily@aol.com

Making PsychologyPersonal for StudentsJerre White (Psy. D. ’94) is dean of the School of

Psychology and directorof the graduate clinicalpsychology program atVanguard University inCosta Mesa, Calif. Jerrealso teaches classes ontopics like ethics, psy-chodynamic therapy,chronic illness, death

and dying, and child abuse workshops. But thepart of her work she loves most is aiding graduatestudents in the process of becoming therapistsand in their own journeys of self-introspectionand discovery. “Learning about clinical psycholo-gy becomes very personal. You cannot earn thisdegree without being personally changed,” Jerresaid. In fact, it was a personal family crisis thatdrove her to go back to school to pursue a doctor-ate in psychology, 17 years after she earned herundergraduate degree. Jerre and her husband,Jack, have been married for 37 years. They havetwo adult sons and live in Long Beach, Calif.jwhite@vanguard.edu

— Compiled by Emily O’Dell

Where Are They Now?

We surprised these alumni with a phone call or e-mail.Who knows, you may be the next alumnus to be featured in “Where Are They Now?”

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in Virginia Beach, Va., where Steve works fromhome as a web application developer, andVeronica is halfway through her Psy.D. fromRegent University. steve@stevejohnson.org

Jeff (’97) and Jessica (Goetchius, ’99) Eschenare pleased to announce the arrival of their fourthblessing, Luke Scott. He was born into lovingarms at home in Canby, Ore., on March 9, 2007.He joins his big brother, Andrew (6), and big sis-ters, Gwendolyn (4) and Leah (2). Jessica is ahomeschooling mom and tries to keep up onhousework. Jeff works in Salem, Ore., as a certi-fied public accountant doing various audits andtax preparations. Together they are training theirchildren up in the admonition of the Lord.eschenfam@canby.com

Chris (’97) and Heidi (Zimmerman, ’98) Henryare proud to announce the arrival of their secondchild, Allison Elizabeth, born June 6. She joinsher older brother, Josh, at their new home inWildomar, Calif.

Michelle (McNally, ’98) Balloun, and her hus-band, O. Shane, are pleased to announce thebirth of their beautiful son, Lucas Aurelius, bornAug. 21, 2006. Lucas looks just like his daddy.The Ballouns recently moved from the Bay Areain California to Bellingham, Wash., to be closer tofamily and to enjoy a slower pace of life. O. Shanecontinues to work at Google in policy, andMichelle resigned from her AdWords accountmanager role at Google to focus on home andfamily management responsibilities. “Seriously,this job is way more fun than my old one!”Michelle said, adding, “Life is good and we arevery blessed.”

Holly (Rasmussen, ’00) and Abe Grindling joy-fully announce the birth of their second son,Simon Russell, born March 13, 2007. Elliot (2)loves being a big brother. The Grindlings live inthe Portland, Ore., area, where Abe works forHorizon Airlines, and Holly works as a part-timeoncology nurse.

Erik (’00) and Monica (Duran, ’99, M.A. ’03)Peterson are proud to announce the birth of

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A bout 30 alumni and students rose earlyone Saturday morning last February,grabbed a cup of Starbucks coffee, and

met on Biola’s campus. They were on a mission.The Biolans broke into teams, one heading

to an elderly couple’s house in a nearby neigh-borhood. The couple’s garage was overpacked.So, the Biolans cleared the garage, makingroom for the couple’s cars to be parked inside.Another team broke into twos and threes andwent door-to-door, handing out batteries forsmoke detectors.

The purpose of the event, called Serve Day,was twofold: to get involved in the local communi-ty and to make a positive impression of the Univer-sity. The concept was created by the AlumniBoard’s Service Committee. Though the first ServeDay was a modest start, the next Serve Day, Feb.23, will be expanded to include alumni chaptersaround the world — all serving their communitieson the same day.

Biola junior Becca Hull took part in the eventlast February. Hull was the Associated StudentGovernment Spirit Board chair at the time andlearned about this opportunity when the AlumniBoard met with Associated Student leaders. Shedecided to get involved because she said she has

a “passion for the community and wants to seethat Biola becomes a part of La Mirada and notjust in La Mirada.”

Hull also indicated she hoped to “open updoors and love the people she met.” Whenasked how she felt after the event she said, “Itwas good to be there and be a part of planting aseed. It is the first step to being a bigger part ofthe community.”

Hull said she’s excited to be involved in thenext Serve Day.

Chris Gleason (’95) — a pastor in SanClemente, Calif., and chair of the ServiceCommittee — has great hopes for the future ofthis event.

“Based on the response of the alumni andstudents to last year’s event, I look forward tothe impact in La Mirada and around the world,”Gleason said.

We hope many alumni will take part in thenext Serve Day. Won’t you join in and do some-thing positive in the name of Biola University andthe Lord?

To get connected with a chapter in your home-town, call the Alumni Association at (562) 903-4728or e-mail alumni@biola.edu.

Alumni Chapters Gear Up for ‘Serve Day’ By Pattie Brown (’00),Alumni Board member

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Family Three sons: Brock (23), Zach (21) andCaleb (17). Daughter-in-law, Hannah, and grand-daughter, baby Eden

Ministry Co-directors of Farrel Communica-tions, based in San Marcos, Calif. Bill has alsoserved in youth ministry, as a senior pastor andmost recently as the small groups pastor atShadow Mountain Community Church under Dr.David Jeremiah.

Education Pam: B.A. in Christian education,Biola; Bill: M.Div. with an emphasis in marriageand family, Biola

Other Bill and Pam credit their interest in rela-tionship education to their years at Biola, wheretheir relationship was mentored by professorslike Norm Wright and Jim and Sally Conway.

Bill & Pam Farrel At A Glance

Bill (M.Div. ’86) and Pam (Rogers,’83)Farrel are popular marriage conferencespeakers and bestselling authors of Men

Are Like Waffles, Women Are Like Spaghetti (HarvestHouse). The Farrels have been featured on Focuson the Family and Family Life Today radio pro-grams, discussing ways to avoid becoming adivorce statistic. Here, Bill and Pam share theirbest marriage advice.

PamOne common thing a woman does to hurt hermarriage is constantly point out flaws. Somereally good men — men who bring home a pay-check, play with the kids, don’t cheat or drink orbeat their wives — still feel bad about themselvesbecause their wives have forgotten the art of say-ing, “I appreciate you.”

The best thing a woman can do to help hermarriage is compliment her husband. Men liketo live in boxes they feel comfortable and suc-cessful in. So, if a woman wants a more romantichusband, a more responsible husband or a morecommunicative husband, then if she will begin tocompliment him in those areas she will notice hewill want to do more of those things.

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The biggest predictor of divorceis how couples mishandle conflict.

The biggest predictor of a happy marri-age is how nice of a person you are to your spouse. We should treat our mate like company.

Take the word “divorce” out of your vocabulary.Your mate will feel safe and will be easier to livewith, and your Red Hot Monogamy — the title of ourlatest book — will increase!

The thing that first attracts you to your mate canbecome the thing that irritates you later. I fell inlove with Bill because he’s a really great listener.However, being a pastor, he will focus so much onlistening to someone that he often runs 15 minuteslate. I used to criticize, but now I compliment himfor being a great listener and that’s completelychanged the mood in our home.

The worst marriage advice I’ve heard is “Marrya Christian.” We know plenty of Christians withbad marriages. Better advice might be, “Marry aChristian who has a vital, growing relationshipwith God and understands the meaning of com-mitment.”

There are two ways to deal with money argu-ments: Make more money or learn that the way aperson deals with money is an expression of hisor her personality and background. When you cantalk through those deeper issues, the moneyproblems then take care of themselves.

Two danger zones for marriage are early on — inthe first five years — and then midlife when life’sresponsibilities pile up. The midlife crisis stage isone reason I started an organization calledSeasonedsisters.com so women can gain encour-agement for holding their marriages together.

The more passionate a couple is about theirrelationship with God, the more passion is intheir marriage. Simple things like praying togeth-er daily and investing in your spiritual growth addto marital satisfaction.

BillA common thing a man does to hurt his mar-riage is shut out his wife emotionally by being

passive or angry at her.

The best things a man can do to help his mar-riage are pray for his wife and with his wife everyday and be intensely curious about what God isdoing in her life and how she is wired.

The biggest reason for our successful marriageof 28 years is we followed this principle: Betough on yourself and tender toward your spouse.Spouses usually reverse the two.

All problems in marriage come down to twothings: selfishness or stupidity. One (or both)partners have become selfish and self-centeredand/or done something really stupid like useporn, take drugs or have an affair.

Marriages face new problems today, includingthe pornography that is being piped through theInternet. Also, individuals are so independentthey’re not as committed to marriage.

Warning signs that a marriage is in trouble arethat you’re frustrated daily with your spouse, inti-macy has ceased to exist and you feel like exitingthe marriage.

If a couple has a bad marriage they can takesteps to transform it. Forgive, pray together, seekcounsel, get in church, get in a couples Biblestudy where healthy relationship are modeledand get a mentor couple. Every marriage is onebreakthrough away from being really great, andsometimes things feel harder right before abreakthrough because vulnerability is forming.

Biolans Up Close Bill and Pam’srecipe for a happy marriage

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their first child, Tatiana Isabella, born April 15,2007. The Petersons are enjoying each day ofparenthood with their new daughter. puchi-cavoz2@aol.com

Andrew (’00) and Laura Poe welcomed thebirth of their first child, Abigail Louise, onMarch 8, 2007. The Poes live in Los Alamitos,Calif. Andrew is working to complete his Masterof Divinity at Talbot, and Laura returned to workas a registered nurse in the fall. They think“Abby Lou” is the biggest blessing from God!web.mac.com/andrewpoe

Colin (’01) and Elizabeth (Langenwalter, ’03,M.A. ’06) Anderson announce the birth of EmilyElizabeth Audrey on Feb. 7, 2007. Colin is servingin Iraq, and Liz spends her days playing withEmily.

Melissa (Fox, ’01) Stephenson and her husband,Lee, are excited to announce the birth of theirson, Aaron Lee, born July 29. The Stephensonslive in Mesa, Ariz., where Lee is an associate pas-tor, and Melissa is a stay-at-home mom.melfoxy15@msn.com

Caleb (’01) and Laura (Mitchell, ’01, M.A. ’06)Tucker are thrilled to announce the birth of theirdaughter, Audrey Sophia, born July 28. Audreyjoins her proud big brother, Micaiah (2). For pic-tures, visit www.lauraandcaleb.com

Beau (’02) and Ashley (Moreland, ’02) Bradyannounce the birth of their first child, daughterTaylor May, born on July 2.

Ryan (’03, M.A. ’04) and Karla (Defries, ’02)West announce the birth of their daughter, EllaKay, born on April 26, 2007. The family movedfrom Denver, Colo. to Whidbey Island, Wash.They are enjoying life in the Northwest with theiradorable baby girl. They said they love and missall their Biola friends. ryan.west@biola.edu

Jacob (’04) and Christy (Malone, ’03) Abeelenwelcomed their daughter, Claire Jane, on Feb. 22,2007. Claire joins her big brothers, Connor (5)and Carter (2). The Abeelen family lives inWhittier, Calif. Jacob is the administrative pastorat Morningstar Christian Chapel, and Christy

works as a part-time student teacher supervisorfor Biola’s education department.

DeathsClarence Ecker (’50) died on June 20, 2005, inBarron, Wis. Clarence was born on June 3, 1920,in Great Falls, Mont. He served in the Army dur-ing World War II and received the Bronze StarMedal as a staff sergeant. He also accepted JesusChrist as his Savior during that time. Clarencemarried Dorothy Schultz on June 9, 1946. Heattended Biola and, after graduation, became apastor of a church in Los Angeles. In 1959, theEckers moved to Barron, Wis., where they servedas full-time missionaries with the AmericanMissionary Fellowship for 26 years. Clarence andDorothy were active in ministering to the men-tally disabled in Barron County. Clarence servedas the pastor of the Evangelical Free MethodistChurch until his death. He is survived by his sons,James and Paul; granddaughters, Pamela andKristina; a great-grandson; and a brother, Alvin.

Joseph Cooke (’52) died Oct. 25. Joseph wasborn in China, among the Lisu tribe, where hisparents — Biola alumni Allyn and Leila Cooke— served as missionaries. After graduatingfrom Biola, Joseph became a missionary toThailand with his wife, Laura Hopping, andhelped translate the Bible into the language ofthe Pwo Karen tribe in Thailand, Laos andBurma. After their return to the United States,Joseph attended the University of California atBerkley, where he graduated fi beta capa, andlater taught Thai and C.S. Lewis courses at theUniversity of Washington. He wrote severalbooks, including one for men struggling withsexual temptation. Laura developed Amyotro-phic Lateral Sclerosis, and Joseph lovinglynursed her until her passing. He then attend-ed a Youth With A Mission training schooltaught by his younger brother, John Cooke. Inhis later years, Joseph traveled the world, vis-iting and encouraging the Good SamaritanMinistries centers. He also taught linguisticschools for Wycliffe Bible Translators. InThailand, Joseph worked with Good SamaritanMinistries to develop a counselor-trainingprogram and offered aid to children orphaned

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02) Aaron Lee Stephenson

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04) Noah Lawrence Wicks

05) Claire Jane Abeelen

06) Ella Kay West

07) Joshua Michael Allen

08) Jesse Matthew Puckett

09) Lucas Aurelius Balloun

10) Taylor May Brady

11) Luke Scott Eschen

12) Nathanael Cheng Yen Choy

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by tsunamis. Today, any of Joe’s friends can goto Good Samaritan Ministries, sit in his rock-ing chair, and remember him and the Saviorhe loved and served.

Kenneth Fischer (’52, D.Div., ’76) died on Aug.24 from pancreatic cancer. Kenneth was born onOct. 6, 1930, in Olivia, Minn. Besides studying atBiola, he also studied at California BaptistSeminary, where he received a Master of Divinitydegree. Kenneth was the founding pastor ofMagnolia Baptist Church in Anaheim, Calif. Hewas described as an “energetic, enthusiastic andexuberant leader.” He was an evangelist who hada heartfelt love for his family and other people. Amemorial service was held for him on Aug. 31 atTemple Baptist Church in Lodi, Calif. He is sur-vived by his wife, Donna; daughter and son-in-law, Gwen and Steve Borges; son and daughter-in-law, Dale and Michele Fischer; six grandsons;one great-grandson; siblings, Rev. Loren Fischer,Neil and Gary Fischer, Jean Wollem and LindaBuhrmister; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Ted Dixon (’58) died May 4, 2006. Ted attendedBiola for two and a half years before he trans-ferred to San Francisco State College, where hegraduated with a bachelor’s degree in education.He’s survived by his wife, Laura “Lee” (Bigley,’56) Dixon, a retired fourth grade teacher. Shelives in Monterey, Calif.

Henry “Hank” E. Jones (’66) died Oct. 13 inSacramento, Calif. Hank was 83 years old. Heretired from the United States Marine Corps in1961 and attended Biola in preparation for world-wide Christian service. He pastored CentralBaptist Church in Costa Mesa, Calif., before joiningthe staff of Campus Crusade for Christ in 1970. He,his wife, Marjorie, and three of their childrenmoved to Vietnam in 1970 to minister to service-men and women as well as indigenous Christianleaders. When Vietnam closed in 1975, he took onthe role of Oceana-Pacific Coordinator for CampusCrusade, opening 15 countries to Campus Crusadefor Christ’s ministry, training leaders throughoutthe South Pacific, and unleashing countless mis-sion leaders to fulfill their ministries. In 1979,Hank and Marjorie founded Spiritual OverseersService International, an organization that hasserved national leaders in more than 80 countries.In all, Hank served the Lord in 89 countries.

Janice Irene (Darrow, ’73) Geist died Sept. 29 inTigard, Ore. Janice was born in Philadelphia, Pa.,on Jan. 6, 1952, but grew up in Playa del Rey, Calif.At age 4, Jan placed her faith in Jesus Christ. Shelater experienced the joy of seeing her childrenmake the same decision. At Biola, Jan met herhusband of 32 years, Dan Geist (’75). After a 1975wedding and move to Portland, Jan worked at 3MBusiness Equipment Bureau, teaching customersto make presentations using overhead projectors.The Geists added three children to their family,fulfilling Jan’s lifelong ambition of motherhood.Her home was the scene of many art and craftprojects. Jan’s works included painted Christmasornaments, miniature flower paintings, water-colors, calligraphy, quilts, painted clothing, jew-elry and photo-note cards. From 1998 to 2007,Jan’s journey through cancer was filled with God’sgrace. Always the comforter and encourager toher “chemo buddies,” Jan would ask them, “Whatflavor of cancer do you have?” then listen andfinally share her own story of God’s ability to

bring peace and allow U-turns. Her hallmarkswere a gracious spirit sprinkled heavily withhumor. Her husband and children were privi-leged to care for her throughout home hospice. Amemorial service was held on Oct. 13 at TigardChristian Church. Surviving Jan are her husband,Dan; son Aaron and daughter-in-law, Alison;daughter, Annaliese Beghtel, and son-in-law,Matt; son Andrew; mother, Doris Darrow; sister,Joanne Huddleson; and brothers, David andJohn. Read more about Jan and see her creationsat www.jangeist.com.

Mike Louis Rice (’75, M.Div. ’80) died Oct. 3,two weeks after being diagnosed with end-stageliver disease. Mike was born on Dec. 31, 1951, inLos Angeles, Calif. He grew up in Hollywood andattended Notre Dame High School before attend-ing Loyola University. Two years later, a spiritualexperience led Mike to drop out of school. Hespent a year traveling around the South in his vanand lived with the family of a black pastor friendin Clarksdale, Miss. When he returned toCalifornia, Mike completed a bachelor’s degreein biblical studies at Biola and later graduatedwith a master’s degree in theology from Biola’sTalbot School of Theology. While at Biola, Mikemet his wife, Sharon (McMillan, ’76) in theCafé. The couple courted in the Biola library andoften spent time together in Rosemead Chapel.Their three children were born while the familylived in Pasadena, Calif. Mike embarked on afinancial journey that led him to become involvedwith a number of different companies. By hisown admission, Mike was not money-motivated.His passion and zeal were in spending time withhis family and living out his faith in the work-place. Mike made friends wherever he went,reaching out with kindness and joviality at everyturn, including with the nurses and doctors whocared for him at the end. In addition to his wife of32 years, Mike is survived by his sons, Josh andJeremy; his daughter, Heather; his sister, Carol;brothers, Larry and Tim; and several belovednieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and in-laws. Amemorial service celebrating Mike’s life was heldon Oct. 13 at Lamb’s Fellowship in Lake Elsinore,Calif. Guests were invited to wear Hawaiian shirtsin Mike’s honor. Sharon can be contacted atwildriceproductions@gmail.com.

— News & Notes compiled by Emily O’Dell

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A ncient scribes painstakingly preparedthe Scriptures by hand, preservingthem for future generations. Daniel B.

Wallace achieves the same goal by using moderntechnology.

Wallace, a 1974 Biola graduate, is thefounder and executive director of the Center forthe Study of New Testament Manuscripts inFrisco, Texas, and a professor of New TestamentStudies at Dallas Theological Seminary.

The nonprofit center is the only center inthe world devoted to making digital photographsof existing Greek New Testament manuscripts sothe images can be preserved, duplicated and beaccessible to scholars doing research. Yet,Wallace sees his work as much more than a schol-arly pursuit.

“I think it’s important because Scripture isimportant,” Wallace said. “I think it’s importantbecause if we truly love Jesus Christ, we need tohonor the Jesus Christ we know from the Bible.”

The work is especially vital, he said, giventhat manuscripts frequently get lost, stolen ordestroyed by fire. And many are rapidly deteri-orating.

Wallace — author of Greek Grammar: Beyondthe Basics, a standard textbook — got the idea forusing modern technology to preserve ancienttext when Apple Computers introduced an earlyversion of a PDA commonly referred to as theApple Newton in the 1990s. The device featuredhandwriting recognition software.

“When I noticed the Newton had come out,I thought this is the very kind of thing we need todo with these manuscripts. All we really need todo is get the manuscripts photographed digitallyand then apply OCR (optical character recogni-tion) technology to them to have them read andthen we can have all the manuscripts availableand accessible to scholars,” he said. The quality is10 times better than microfilm, he said.

It’s a daunting task. There are about 1.3 mil-lion pages of Greek New Testament manuscriptsknown to exist. The center already has pho-tographed over 60,000 pages, taking more than25,000 photographs alone in two expeditionsover the summer.

And the scholars have discovered manu-scripts previously unknown to Westerners.

“In our first five years, we have discoveredmore New Testament manuscripts than the rest

of the world combined has discovered,” he said.The manuscripts are spread across the

world. Wallace’s work has taken him to numeroussites including Mt. Sinai, the Vatican, Constan-tinople, Geneva, Milan and most recently, theGreek island of Patmos, where the apostle Johnwrote the book of Revelation.

Over the summer, one team from the cen-ter worked in a subterranean library at theMonastery of St. John the Theologian on theisland. Another team went to an EasternEuropean country that Wallace can’t currentlydisclose, where they rediscovered 16 manu-scripts that had been presumed lost and dis-covered another 18 that were unknown toWestern scholarship.

In Constantinople in 2004, they discoveredtwo leaves of a very early manuscript — a leaf fromMark 3 and another from Mark 6. The manu-script can be dated by its uncial script, a type ofscript consisting of all capital letters that wasexclusively used in the first 800 years A.D. Thiswas the first uncial manuscript ever discovered inConstantinople, according to Wallace.

The scholars take between 60 and 90 min-utes to prepare a manuscript for photography.

Photographs, taken with 17 megapixel cameras,are uploaded onto a hard drive. The scholars canget through 1,200 to 1,700 pages a day.

Funds to make digital photographs of all themanuscripts would cost about $10 million,Wallace said. If the center could send out 20teams a year, the effort could be completed in 10years, he said. The center is networking withsome major institutes in hopes of receivingfunding and is also seeking private donationsand grants.

It’s tiring work, especially for Wallace, whowas diagnosed with a strain of viral encephalitis10 years ago that put him in a wheelchair. Herecovered but the impact remains. When Wallacegets too hot or too overworked, his legs start shut-ting down.

Yet, despite the heat and long hours onexpeditions, Wallace never feels the effects of thevirus when he’s examining manuscripts.

“I think this is the thing I need to be do-ing,” he said. “It’s in my DNA. This is what Goddesigned me for.” — Lisa O’Neill Hill

For more information, visit the center’s Web site atwww.csntm.org.

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Race Against Time Alumnus leads effort to preserve deteriorating Scriptures

Daniel B. Wallace founded the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts.