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  • Think Biblically

    Christians and the Transgender Question

    with Preston Sprinkle

    Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — 

    What is transgender? And how can Christians think both biblically and compassionately about transgender people? Scott and Sean interview author...

  • Biola Magazine

    In Print: Summer 2018

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Zach King: My Magical Life , by Zach King (’12), HarperCollins, September 2017. Award-winning digital media star Zach King brings his unique...

  • Biola Magazine

    Write Quick: Summer 2018

    Allen Yeh on 'Still Evangelical?: Insiders Reconsider Political, Social, and Theological Meaning'

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    A quick chat with Allen Yeh (associate professor of intercultural studies), contributor to Still Evangelical?: Insiders Reconsider Political,...

  • Biola Magazine

    STEM & Grit

    Elizabeth Vrinten-Witbeck — 

    “What’s your subject area? No ... don’t tell me ... English?” asked a professor one evening. I shook my head, and said, “No. Math.” “Oh. You don’t...

  • Talbot Magazine

    Rejoicing in the Grace of God

    Talbot-Kyiv Extension Reaches the Slavic World

    Mark Saucy — 

    The Talbot-Kyiv Extension celebrates more than a decade of ministry in Ukraine, providing theological training to leaders and scholars in the church of Eurasia.

  • Talbot Magazine

    Testimonials from Kyiv

    Eric Oldenburg — 

    Hear from students and alumni of the Talbot-Kyiv extension.

  • Talbot Magazine

    The Purpose in Our Everyday Strains & Pains

    How Luther’s theology of the cross helps us see God at work in our suffering

    John McKinley — 

    Sanctification is a difficult doctrine. One complication is the way the Bible talks about sanctification both as an accomplished status, calling Christians saints who have been sanctified, and how sanctification is an ongoing, lifelong process of God’s work on the Christian.

  • Talbot Magazine

    From the Dean

    Clinton E. Arnold — 

    Talbot has two extension centers — one in New York and one in Eastern Europe. Both are strategically located for significant missional impact. And both are unique in their contextual focus.

  • Talbot Magazine

    Podcasting Professors

    Talbot Professors Explore Faith and & Culture on ‘Think Biblically’ Podcast

    Joanna Wu — 

    Race, poverty, the LGBTQ community, theistic evolution, student culture today and church as a family — these are just some of the topics on Talbot’s new podcast, “Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith and Culture.”

  • Talbot Magazine

    Extension in N.Y. Celebrates 10th Anniversary

    The Feinberg Center in Brooklyn Offers Seminary Training in Messianic Jewish Studies

    Gregory Hagg — 

    The Charles L. Feinberg Center for Messianic Jewish Studies is celebrating 10 years of training Jewish and Gentile believers for Jewish ministry.

  • Talbot Magazine

    Biola’s Apologetics Programs Now Housed Within Talbot

    Lori Mann — 

    Biola’s Christian apologetics programs — including the Master of Arts in Christian Apologetics, widely recognized as one of the world’s foremost apologetics programs, and the Master of Arts in Science and Religion — have officially joined Talbot School of Theology.

  • Talbot Magazine

    Talbot's Flexible Programs Spark Growth in Applications and Enrollment

    James Hampson — 

    In recent years, Talbot’s administration, faculty and staff have been working hard on a new initiative to offer more flexible, streamlined programs to help alleviate some of the pressures students face, such as finances, time and distance.

  • Talbot Magazine

    Faculty Profile: Michelle Lee-Barnewall

    Talbot Professor with a Specialty in New Testament and Theology of Gender

    Jeanette Pifer — 

    Michelle Lee-Barnewall (M.A. ’93), associate professor of biblical and theological studies, has contributed widely to New Testament scholarship.

  • Talbot Magazine

    Book Excerpt: Facilitating and Supporting the Ministry of Your Associate Staff

    Except adapted from 'Supervising and Supporting Ministry Staff: A Guide to Thriving Together' by Kevin E. Lawson and Mick Boersma.

    Mick Boersma, Kevin Lawson — 

    What produces satisfaction for you in your ministry efforts? Is it seeing increased attendance, or increased giving, or receiving a lot of positive...

  • Talbot Magazine

    Shelf Life

    Recent publications from our very own Talbot faculty.

    Ed Curtis, Leon Harris, Joe Hellerman, Kyle Strobel — 

    "Jonathan Edwards;" "Why We Need the Church to Become More Like Jesus;" "Interpreting the Wisdom Books;" "The Holy Spirit as Communion"

  • Talbot Magazine

    What do Academia, Pop Culture and Television Production Have in Common?

    Malachy Williams (Ph.D. ’17), Talbot alumna, has a story to tell

    Lori Mann — 

    Whether it’s teaching Christian ministry courses at New York Theological Seminary, creating children's creative movement dance curriculum,...

  • Talbot Magazine

    Alumni News

    Talbot Magazine Staff — 

    See how the Kingdom of God is advancing through the personal and professional lives of Talbot alumni!

  • Talbot Magazine

    Best of the Blog

    Spiritual Adviser to the President

    Tom Finley — 

    Most of the news stories about the death of the Rev. Billy Graham highlight how he reached out to various U.S. presidents in times of crisis. He...

  • Biola Magazine

    Great Science in Service of a Great God

    Editor's Note

    Jason Newell — 

    Somewhere around 10 minutes into my first tour of Biola’s brand new Alton and Lydia Lim Center for Science, Technology and Health, I turned to a...

  • Biola Magazine

    The Right Kind of Pluralist

    Book excerpt from ‘A Practical Guide to Culture’ co-written by alumnus Brett Kunkle

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Shane was thrilled. He and his girlfriend, Francesca, had just finished hours of conversation with their skeptical friends at a local restaurant....

  • Biola Magazine

    From Bruin to Biolan

    Lily Tsau brings UCLA experience to new alumni leadership role

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    The Biola family has gained a new soon-to-be-familiar face. In March 2018, the university welcomed Lily Chia Tsau as the new senior director of...

  • Biola Magazine

    The Steady Servant

    Now moving into a new role, Rick Bee reflects on 35 years as alumni director

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Over the past three decades, tens of thousands of alumni have come and gone from Biola, and one person has been their steady servant during all...

  • Biola Magazine

    Nursing Program Celebrates 50th Year

    Samantha Lyons — 

    A timeline of the nursing department inside the new Alton &Lydia Lim Center for Science, Technology and Health. A well-trained medical...

  • Biola Magazine

    Alumnus Featured in Award-Winning HBO Documentary

    Emilio Amigo’s work with autistic teens inspires acclaimed film

    Jenna Loumagne — 

    Emilio Amigo with filmmaker Alexandra Shiva in October 2015 (Photo by Ryan Liu / FilmMagic) When Emilio Amigo (Psy.D. ’86) began to focus his...

  • Biola Magazine

    Gaming for Good

    Alumnus Tomber Su (’16) lands spot on Forbes’ 30 under 30 list of video gamers

    Melissa Hedrick — 

    In 1998, after the first version of Starcraft was released, 7-year-old Tomber Su networked a couple of computers together so he and his brothers...