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  Further Reflections on the Sean Carroll Debate

  William Lane Craig — May 16, 2014

  In this week's Q & A blog post, Dr. William Lane Craig continues to respond to last week's questions regarding his debate with Sean Carroll, touching on the Boltzmann Brain problem and fine-tuning.

• Biola News

  Pole Vault Reaches New Heights for Biola Track and Field

  Team becomes more nationally competitive with the increased focus on vault event

  Camryn Hudson — May 16, 2014

  For the second time in Biola’s history, the women’s track and field team placed first in the outdoor Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC)...

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  A Hill to Die On: How Biblical Backgrounds Help Make Scripture More Engaging

  Joe Hellerman — May 15, 2014

  Last Saturday evening, my wife and I had a delightful dinner out with two of our very best friends, John and Leah Hutchison. Before we left the house, I had about fifteen minutes to kill while Joann was still getting ready. The nerd in me has something laying right on my nightstand for just such occasions: a volume of Josephus’ Antiquities. I picked it up, intending to read a little Greek, and stumbled across a story that had escaped my memory but is worth revisiting ...

• Biola News

  Five Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District Awards Leads District

  Five Student-Athletes Get High Academic Honors

  Jeff Hershey — May 15, 2014

  CoSIDA RELEASE LA MIRADA, Calif. --- With five Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District selections among its at-large sports, Biola's...

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  Acts of Life for Every Day

  Joanne Jung — May 14, 2014

  Maybe it’s because I’m on sabbatical. Then again, maybe it’s because I just became a grandmother. For whatever reason, I collected these thoughts: acts of life for every day ...

• Business. Ministry. Life.

  Control Systems Gone Bad?

  Nick Sherwin — May 12, 2014

  Management has four primary functions: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Controlling is the process of measuring performance and...

• The Good Book Blog

  Some Reflections on the Sean Carroll Debate

  William Lane Craig — May 09, 2014

  I wanted to ask you about the latest debate with Sean Carroll. There were some strong points made in that debate that as a layman in cosmology make me want to seek further and further what are the theoretical physicists really saying on their theories. The media is not always clear on separating the cosmologist opinion/belief vs what their theory actually says without bias ...

• Biola News

  Biola Leads GSAC In Scholar-Athletes

  27 Biola athletes earn academic awards in spring.

  Neil Morgan — May 07, 2014

  GSAC RELEASE LA MIRADA, Calif. --- Westmont has long been known as the cream of the crop among Golden State Athletic Conference schools when it...

• Biola News

  Creation Stewardship Week 2014

  This spring semester Student Development sponsored a Creation Stewardship Week to foster on-campus conversations about stewardship.

  Hilary Larkins — May 07, 2014

  To start off the week, images of nature were displayed onto the Student Union Building Monday Night while “No Impact Man”, an American...

• Biola News

  Baseball Team Gives Their All On and Off the Field

  Community service unifies baseball team

  Emily Joy Johnson — May 06, 2014

  Serving the community has been one of Jay Sullenger’s goals for the baseball program since he was selected to head the Biola University baseball...

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  Alabad al Señor / Praise the Lord

  Octavio Esqueda — May 06, 2014

  “¿Cómo estás?” Un amigo mío respondía en tono de broma a esta común pregunta con las palabras “bien, pero ni modo” o “bien, pero ya se me va a pasar”. Aunque su respuesta era graciosa en el fondo describía una tendencia común de nuestras percepciones y sentimientos. Por alguna razón es más fácil enfocarnos en lo negativo y olvidarnos de todo lo positivo que tenemos y recibimos. A pesar de estar llenos de bendiciones, con frecuencia pensamos que siempre nos falta algo y que nunca tenemos lo suficiente o alcanzamos la plenitud de la vida.

• The Good Book Blog

  A Psalm for South Korea

  Barry Corey — May 05, 2014

  Quiet grieving in the company of the bereft — neither providing answers nor hasty words about “being in a better place” — is among the highest and humblest ways we live out our Romans 12 calling to “weep with those who weep.” It’s even true when we comfort the profoundly grief-stricken who are complete strangers. This is what I told 35 Biola Chorale students as we rode through the night’s rain toward Jindo Island on Monday, April 28, 2014.

• Biola News

  President Barry H. Corey and Students Minister to Families of the South Korean Ferry Accident at Relief Site

  Biola Univerity Chorale performs across South Korea in a 11 day concert tour

  Jenna Bartlo — May 02, 2014

  In solidarity with the grieving nation of South Korea, Biola University President Barry H. Corey and students somberly walked the half-mile path...

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  Discounting Historical Jesus Scholarship

  William Lane Craig — May 02, 2014

  "Those who attempt to discount the majority views of New Testament (NT) scholars on certain issues on the basis of Christian bias only show how naïve they are about historical Jesus studies. While it is doubtless true that Christians will be disproportionately represented in NT scholarship in contrast to various secular disciplines, it is far too simplistic to dismiss the conclusions of NT scholarship as heavily biased and thus easily discounted ..."

• Biola News

  Students Showcase Creativity Through Campus Outlets

  Students display creative writing and artwork through a new event and a literary journal Inkslinger

  Molly Magee — April 30, 2014

  Student writers are getting a first-hand glimpse at the arduous and exciting process of getting published through Biola University’s literary...

• Biola News

  Biola's Solid Spring

  Biola grabs 43 All-GSAC honors this spring.

  Neil Morgan — April 30, 2014

  Biola had a roller-coaster ride of a spring season, one that is still ongoing with the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships set to take...

• Business. Ministry. Life.

  Corporate Moral Conscience — The Hobby Lobby Case

  Thomas Wilson — April 30, 2014

  In the near future, the United States Supreme Court will rule in the Hobby Lobby case, which is being closely watched by advocates of religious...

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  Ukrainian Students Press On

  The Good Book Blog — April 28, 2014

  Despite nearly five months of instability in Ukraine, students in the Talbot School of Theology Kyiv Extension are pressing on with their ministries and with their studies.

• The Good Book Blog

  Grounds for Skepticism Concerning Jesus’ Burial and Empty Tomb

  William Lane Craig — April 25, 2014

  Dr. Craig, In your debates on the Resurrection, you often present four facts that the majority of New Testament scholars support, namely the honorable burial, the discovery of the empty tomb by women, the post-Resurrection appearances, and the disciples' genuine belief in the Resurrection. While the majority of scholars support these facts, my question has to do with the minority who disagree. For example, John Dominic Crossan has claimed Jesus was buried in a shallow grave, where his body was eaten by wild dogs. My question is this: from what sources do scholars who disagree with the four facts stated above draw their conclusions? The way I understand it, there are very few extra-Biblical sources that discuss the Resurrection, and none that contradict the four facts stated above. And the Canonical Gospels make it very clear that the four facts are indeed what happened. So on what grounds do these dissenting scholars dispute the four facts stated above?

• Biola News

  “Mass Confucian” Documentary Selected for Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

  Professor Nancy Wang Yuen shares about the controversy surrounding a local Confucius classroom

  Jenna Bartlo — April 23, 2014

  In 2010, a controversy erupted in California’s Hacienda La Puente Unified School District, just 10 miles from Biola University, over the...

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  Update on Biola’s Extension Site in Ukraine

  The Good Book Blog — April 23, 2014

  Biola’s Talbot School of Theology extension site in Kyiv, Ukraine opened its doors to the first group of students in the spring of 2007 and exists to help meet the great need for theological education across the former Soviet Union. Professor Mark Saucy shares about Biola's extension site in Kyiv in light of turmoil in Ukraine.

• The Good Book Blog

  Workbooks in the History of Redemption: An Interview with Kenneth Berding

  The Good Book Blog — April 21, 2014

  A creative series of workbooks for classrooms and churches has recently been released. Following is an interview with the series editor and author of the first workbook, Kenneth Berding. "This series of workbooks is a new and creative way of drawing out the back story that lies behind the writings of the Bible ... These workbooks provide an entryway that will allow you to start uncovering this story for yourself."

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  Jesus’ Predictions of His Own Resurrection

  William Lane Craig — April 18, 2014

  Dr. Craig, I appreciate the work you do a great deal and it has been personally beneficial to my faith and my ministry. I do have a question, however, concerning the 1st century Jewish expectations of resurrection. You write, and I agree that the evidence points to a Jewish belief in a general resurrection at the end of the age (John 11:24), as opposed to that of a dying and rising Messiah during their own lifetime. This would seem to work as evidence against certain theories that would deny the resurrection, such as it being a hoax, or the resurrection appearances being hallucinations, etc. ...

• Biola News

  Update on Biola’s Extension Site in Ukraine

  Professor Mark Saucy shares about Biola's extension site in Kyiv in light of turmoil in Ukraine

  Jenna Bartlo — April 17, 2014

  Biola’s Talbot School of Theology extension site in Kyiv, Ukraine opened its doors to the first group of students in the spring of 2007 and exists...

• Biola News

  New Journal Features Research on English Learning from Christian Perspective

  Biola professor co-editor of new journal that debuted March 2014

  Molly Magee — April 17, 2014

  A new journal, the International Journal of Christianity and English Language Teaching (IJC&ELT), supported by Biola University’s department...