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  • Biola Magazine

    Biola’s Accreditation Renewed for Longest Term Possible

    Brenda Velasco — 

    Biola University has been granted a 10-year reaccreditation term — the longest term possible — from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges...

  • Biola Magazine

    Two Biola Professors Named to List of Most Influential Philosophers

    Jenna Loumagne — 

    William Lane Craig (left) and J.P. Moreland (right) Biola professors William Lane Craig and J.P. Moreland were recognized this fall on the list of...

  • Biola Magazine

    New Role for a Familiar Face

    André Stephens (’91) steps into vice presidential position

    Kristen Hartman — 

    In the fall of 1986 a high school senior stepped onto Biola’s campus for the first time during a University Preview Day. He stayed in the...

  • Biola Magazine

    An Entrypoint for Entrepreneurs

    With bold new initiatives like the Biola Startup Competition, the Crowell School of Business is equipping a new generation of innovators

    Jason Newell — 

    “What do you want to do for a career?” It’s a question every college student faces at some point — and one for which a surprisingly high...

  • Biola Magazine

    The Wrong Kind of Extreme

    Faculty/Alumni Book Excerpt

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    If the past decade and a half has taught Americans anything, it’s that religious extremism is a real thing. Bombarded by images of terrorism, gun...

  • Biola Magazine

    Young People are Indeed Leaving the Church

    And new research tells us how to turn it around

    Larry Barnett, Craig Hazen — 

    Popular christian teachers, books, articles and websites have been ringing alarm bells about the loss of young people from evangelical churches in...

  • Biola Magazine

    How Are People Actually Coming to Faith Today?

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    One of the church’s primary purposes is to make disciples. But how are new disciples actually being made today? Which methods are most effective...

  • Biola Magazine

    Clear Eyes, Full Plate

    Laura Gurskey is graduating with lofty goals — and the packed resume to match

    Brett McCracken — 

    As a transfer student graduating in December, Laura Gurskey may end up having less time at Biola than other students have had. But she’s made the...

  • Biola Magazine

    Biola to Join NCAA Division II

    Eagles announce start of new era for athletics programs

    Brenda Velasco — 

    Biola’s athletic programs celebrated the start of a new era in July, when the university’s application for membership into the National Collegiate...

  • Biola Magazine

    Religious Liberty Preserved

    California faith-based colleges are spared, for now, from concerning legal threat

    Brett McCracken — 

    Faith-based colleges and universities in California are breathing a sigh of relief this fall after an unprecedented threat to religious liberty...

  • Biola Magazine

    On Senate Bills and a Better Story

    President's Perspective

    Barry Corey — 

    I have to be honest. If you had told me nine years ago, when the moving truck was settling our family into California, that the state legislature...

  • Biola Magazine

    Common Good, Uncommon Grads

    Editor's Note

    Jason Newell — 

    My first daughter started kindergarten this fall — a milestone that made both of us feel a whole lot older. Like many parents sending their kids...

  • Biola News

    Two Professors Discuss Vampires, Zombies and Witches

    A live discussion on how vampires, zombies and witches can teach us to love our neighbor

    Jenna Loumagne — 

    Linked here is a taped live conversation with Biola professors Allen Yeh, professor of missiology, and Kevin Pittle, professor of anthropology, on...

  • Student Life Blog

    Flourishing in Singleness

    Mike Ahn — 

    Mike Ahn and Carrie Stockton field questions on how to flourish while being single.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Sexual Morality In A Christless World

    Sean McDowell — 

    How would you make a case for Christian sexual morality in a secular setting? Specifically, what would you say if you were asked to speak on the Christian view of homosexuality and same-sex marriage in a university classroom? This is exactly the opportunity that motivated pastor Matthew Rueger to start researching and studying Christian sexuality in depth, and ultimately to write the book Sexual Morality in a Christless World.

  • Student Life Blog

    The Homesickness Epidemic

    Alex Bell — 

    Being homesick isn't unusual, and it isn't even a bad thing. Here are some ways to work through it.

  • Student Life Blog

    Manage Your Time, Manage Your Life

    Alex Bell — 

    Need a 40-hour day? Here's how to be wise with the 24 you've got.

  • The Good Book Blog

    How Did Christianity Prevail in Ancient Rome and What Can We Learn from It?

    Sean McDowell — 

    What was unique about Christian practices and teachings in the first three centuries of the church? And how did such a minority faith — which was considered irrelevant, extreme, and at odd with the role “religion” is supposed to play in a pagan society — ultimately prevail? In his recent book Destroyer of the gods, New Testament scholar Larry Hurtado focuses on the first of these questions. But his book also has powerful implications for the second.

  • Biola News

    The Campaign for Biola University Reaches $178 Million

    Dallas event starts the final leg of Biola's campaign national tour

    Chris Johnson — 

    On Saturday, Oct. 1, Biola University alumni and constituents in Dallas, Texas raised an additional $22,000 toward the total of $178.6 million...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Talbot Impacting Slavic Scholarship

    Vladimir Yakim — 

    Saturday, October 1, 2016, marked the publication of a tremendous evangelical resource for Russian-speaking students of the Bible. At the National Pedagogical University of Dragomanova in Kyiv, Ukraine, the Slavic Bible Commentary (hereafter SBC) was officially presented and highly celebrated. This project, five years in the making, incorporates the work of over 90 Slavic evangelical scholars.

  • Biola News

    Luis Palau Encourages Attendees at Portland Campaign Event for Biola University

    Local members of Biola community in Portland raises campaign total

    Chris Johnson — 

    On Saturday, Oct. 8, Biola University alumni and friends of the university gathered in Portland, Ore. for Biola’s 12th Campaign National Tour...

  • Biola News

    Biola Professor and Students Launch Free Exercise Program Open to La Mirada Community

    “100 Citizens” program meant to encourage local citizens to meet adult fitness recommendations

    Erin Wilson — 

    Biola faculty and students from the kinesiology department will launch the free exercise program 100 Citizens on Oct. 10 in partnership with the...

  • Biola News

    Conservatory of Music Hosts Third Annual High School Composition Competition

    The Biola University Conservatory of Music will host its third annual High School Composition Competition, providing aspiring composers an opportunity to win a $5,000 scholarship to attend Biola as a composition major

    Jessica Stein — 

    The Biola University Conservatory of Music will host its third annual High School Composition Competition, providing aspiring composers an...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Allah or Jesus? Is God One? — An Interview with Nabeel Qureshi

    Sean McDowell — 

    Nabeel Qureshi is one of the leading apologists today on Islam. Raised in a devout Muslim home in the United States, Nabeel became a Christian in college. He records his faith journey in his first book, Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus (2014). His second book, Answering Jihad, was written as his response to the “why” behind the recent jihadist terrorist attacks. His latest book, No God but One: Allah or Jesus? A Former Muslim Investigates the Evidence for Islam & Christianity, released in August 2016. It is an excellent book for Christians to better understand Islam and how to answer tough questions Muslims often raise, but also a great book to give to your Muslim friend. Along with his M.D., Nabeel has three master’s degrees, including a master's in Christian apologetics from Biola University (where I teach). Coinciding with this latest book release, Nabeel was diagnosed with late stage stomach cancer. Nabeel answers a few questions related to his most recent book in this blog post.

  • The Good Book Blog

    A Turkic-world Connection in The Chronicles of Narnia?

    Kenneth Berding — 

    Each time I have read through The Chronicles of Narnia I have been struck by some apparent linguistic and cultural allusions to the Turkic-world in C.S. Lewis’s beloved series for children. Two of these seem beyond any reasonable doubt to be allusions to things Turkic, others seem very likely to connect somehow, and still others feel to the present author like connections, but may not in fact be. As a non-specialist, I list these for the consideration of those who are more familiar with linguistic/cultural influences on Lewis than I. I am a professor of New Testament who happens also to fluently speak and read modern Turkish. Moreover, I genuinely admire Lewis’s writings. These are my only qualifications. Readers who understand Lewis can research my suggestions further.