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S T O R I E S HOLY INTERRUPTION 6 Detour to Seminary: The Dark Before the Dawn Dan Steiner MEET MY MENTOR 15 Faith, Justice, and Compassion Courtney Steitz, Patty Pell, & James Butler TAKE IT FROM HERE 16 From Translation to Transformation: Why the Bible Is the Best Missionary Dan Birch C O N N E C T I O N S & R E S O U R C E S 10 ALUMNI 11 CHURCH 20 CULTURE K N O W L E D G E & P E R S P E C T I V E MAKES YOU THINK 7 Is the God of the Bible Cruel? Dr. Richard Hess IN THE CLASSROOM 12 The Relevance of God's Revealed Word Dr. David Mathewson 23 WORD FOR WORD BENEDICTION 23 Chancellor Gordon MacDonald N E W S & E V E N T S 4 NOTABLE 19 ACADEMICS 22 SNAPSHOT 24 CALENDAR CONTENTS FALL 2014 ENGAGE MAGAZINE Denver Seminary Denver Seminary prepares men and women to engage the needs of the world with the redemptive power of the gospel and the life-changing truth of Scripture. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Mark Young, PhD MAGAZINE STAFF Sara Evans Katie Laric Michael Roberts EDITING Kyle Rohane WRITING & EDITING The Verbosity Co. PHOTOGRAPHY Photos.com Denver Seminary Archives iStock Lightstock DESIGN Cahoots Communications Inc. ENGAGE MAGAZINE: Denver Seminary is published free of charge twice a year by Denver Seminary for the benefit of students, staff, faculty, mentors, alumni, and friends. ADDRESS CORRECTIONS OR SUBSCRIPTION REQUESTS CAN BE SENT TO: Denver Seminary Attention: Magazine 6399 South Santa Fe Drive Littleton, Colorado 80120 OR EMAILED TO: magazine@denverseminary.edu 800.922.3040 or 303.761.2482 Copyright 2014 Denver Seminary. All rights reserved. No material may be reproduced without the written permission of Denver Seminary. All Scripture, unless otherwise noted, is taken from the New International Version, copyright 2011, by Biblica, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Used by permission. If you have comments, questions, or stories to share regarding any of the articles in this issue, we want to hear from you. Please submit to magazine@ denverseminary.edu Fall 2014 Volume 2, Number 1 ON THE COVER NinaRedHead/iStock