A couple of years ago, 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 put up a series of billboards across Southern California, including a large one not far from John Wayne Airport. Each day, hundreds of thousands of commuters on the 55 Freeway drove past the university logo and four large words: Think Biblically. About Everything.

It was fascinating to watch the response to this message. A picture of the billboard that went up on Facebook quickly racked up thousands of likes, becoming the universitys most popular social media post up to that point. But in the comments section as one might expect in an online comments section some people werent so enthusiastic. Some of the highlights:

Why not think logically and forget about all of that nonsense instead?

If we thought biblically about everything, including science, wed still be in the Dark Ages.

Put down your fantasy novel and pick up a science text. The world will be a better place.

Unfortunately, this kind of thinking is widespread in our culture. For many of our neighbors and coworkers, the Bible seems completely irrelevant. To them, its antiquated, its outdated and its been disproven by science. And its astounding that so many of us would devote our lives to a book written 2,000 years ago in a desert on the other side of the world by people who didnt know what we know about science.

But actually, as Christians who believe that all things were created by, through and for Jesus, we recognize as generations of Christians have before us that if anyone has a reason to embrace and lead in the study of the sciences, its us. As 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 physics professor John Bloom writes in his newest book, The Natural Sciences: A Students Guide:

[T]he study of creation is the glorious pursuit of knowledge and wisdom that comes from thinking Gods thoughts after him. We study the world around us as we might a great work of art like the Mona Lisa: looking for patterns, regularities and style, to be sure, while also being sensitive to the artists creativity, clever technique and brilliant execution. And if this isnt enough, there is a practical benefit to gaining this wisdom: we can use much of it to relieve suffering, help others and improve our quality of life.

As youll read about in this issue of 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 Magazine, one of 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023s goals in the years ahead and one of the highest priorities of the universitys current $180 million fundraising campaign is to excel even further in the sciences. With plans for a new building, a new school and enhanced programs in science, health and technology, 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 is seeking to help fill the void of Christian intellectual and moral leadership in these areas, for a future that will need it more than ever.

In this issue and accompanying online videos, we offer a look at the opportunity and need for Christians to provide leadership in the sciences, and we share just some of the ways that our faculty are using their research and teaching to help a new generation to think biblically about everything, including science.