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  • The Good Book Blog

    Take Heed How You Read

    Rob Lister — 

    As we near the outset of a new academic semester, I thought this comment from John Frame was a fitting word of encouragement for Talbot faculty and students alike concerning the nature of our engagement with God’s word.

  • Biola News

    Students Travel Around World to Proclaim the Good News

    Proclaiming the good news to a changing world during winter break

    Bethany Wilson — 

    In January, Biola University’s Student Missionary Union (SMU) sent out six teams to minister to people around the world. Each of these teams...

  • Biola News

    Biola’s YouTube Channel Reaches 1 Million Views

    Biola ranks among 100 ‘most viewed’ university channels

    Jason Newell — 

    Biola University’s YouTube channel reached a major milestone in January by surpassing 1 million total video views — a tally that places Biola...

  • Biola News

    The Life of a College Athlete: Making the Transition

    Cross Country freshmen make smooth transition into college life

    Sarah Enriquez — 

    Investing 25 plus hours per week into cross country alone, life as a college athlete is an adjustment. Running in practice and from class to...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Why An Asian-American Doctor of Ministry Program?

    Ben Shin — 

    I am very excited to announce that Talbot School of Theology will be launching a new Doctor of Ministry track in Asian-American Ministry in June of 2013. This is a 2-week residency that will run from June 3rd to the 14th, 2013. This track will be taught and guided by some of the most experienced leaders, instructors, and practitioners in Asian-American ministry. The track is geared towards anyone who pastors or leads Asian-Americans in a church or parachurch.

  • Business. Ministry. Life.

    Les Harman: Share Your Lives Freely

    Les Harman III — 

    On December 5, 2012, Crowell School of Business professor Les Harman received the Faculty Excellence Award. Les addressed the graduating seniors...

  • Biola Magazine

    In Print: Winter 2013

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Understanding Biblical Theology: A Comparison of Theory and Practice, by Edward W. Klink III (associate professor of biblical and theological...

  • Biola Magazine

    Get to Know: Winter 2013

    Matt Cruzen, burger-loving microbiologist

    Amber Amaya — 

    Cloning genes and studying worms comes naturally to Matt Cruzen, a man with a fascination for how life works, even at the molecular level. Cruzen,...

  • Biola Magazine

    Alumni Files: Winter 2013

    A New Team Member & New Things in Store

    Rick Bee — 

    Last summer, Biola completed an extensive professional study of our alumni and parent programs that provided some key information and direction for...

  • Biola Magazine

    God, the Master Craftsman: A Christmas Meditation

    Ashish Naidu — 

    Nestled deep in the heart of the Swiss Jura Mountains is the Vallée de Joux, home to several watchmaking companies since the 17th century, where...

  • Biola Magazine

    Where Are They Now?: Winter 2013

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Kristi Schliep (’00) recently partnered with Youth for Christ Asia to create and launch EMBARK Asia Pacific, a new cross-cultural youth ministry...

  • Biola Magazine

    Fall Sports Highlights

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Cross Country The women’s cross country team won its second Golden State Athletic Conference title in the past three years on Nov. 3 at the GSAC...

  • Biola Magazine

    Biola Celebrates Inaugural Athletics Hall of Fame

    Amber Amaya — 

    Biola celebrated its inaugural Athletics Hall of Fame ceremony on Sept. 15, inducting three of the university’s most outstanding former...

  • Biola Magazine

    The Art of Reasoning Well

    Patty Houser — 

    Sharing our faith is both exhilarating and frustrating. It is exhilarating because when we talk about the reasons why Jesus is the only name by...

  • Biola Magazine

    Forty Years After Roe, How Should We Think About Abortion?

    Scott Rae — 

    This January marks the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, one of the most polarizing rulings in U.S. Supreme Court history. Handed down on Jan. 22,...

  • Biola Magazine

    There and Back Again

    After four decades, Doug Pennoyer returns to the jungle village where his anthropology career got its start

    Brett McCracken — 

    Chances are good that very few Biolans have ever heard of the Tawbuid — a small indigenous tribe in Mindoro, an island in the Philippines. But...

  • Biola Magazine

    Biola's History of Free

    Fred Sanders — 

    At Biola, free goes all the way back: In fact, Biola has been giving things away since before there was a Biola. The school officially came into...

  • Biola Magazine

    Free!

    How Biola is Leading a Movement to Give Away Thousands of Educational Resources

    Jason Newell — 

    On a Wednesday back in August, professor Joanne Jung paced across a computer screen in Indonesia, leading a class discussion on personality types...

  • Biola Magazine

    Biola to Launch Center for Christianity, Culture and the Arts

    $750K grant from Fieldstead and Company will establish new center next year

    Jason Newell — 

    Biola University has received a $750,000 grant to establish a new Center for Christianity, Culture and the Arts, a significant initiative that...

  • Biola Magazine

    Grub on the Go

    Biola adds new dining option with launch of food truck

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    In cities across America, food trucks have been all the rage in recent years. Specializing in ethnic, artisan and fusion cuisine (Mexican-Korean...

  • Biola Magazine

    Theology Comes West

    First annual Los Angeles Theology Conference to debut at Biola

    Amber Amaya — 

    On the list of things Los Angeles is known for, theology isn’t exactly near the top. But with the launch of a new conference at Biola in January,...

  • Biola Magazine

    Theologians on Deck

    Alumnus launches line of 'Theologian Trading Cards'

    Brett McCracken — 

    Looking for something to give a seminary student or theology buff this holiday season? Norman Jeune III (’05, M.A. ’07) may have conceived the...

  • Biola Magazine

    Biola Named to 'Up and Coming' List for Third Year

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    For the third year in a row, U.S. News and World Report in September named Biola to its list of “up and coming” schools — a recognition given to...

  • Biola Magazine

    From ‘Glad Tidings’ to ‘Good News’

    President's Perspective

    Barry Corey — 

    My journey began in a blue-collar hard-scrabble community south of Boston. There my father was a preacher in a local church where people came to...

  • Biola Magazine

    Free For All

    Editor's Note

    Jason Newell — 

    On a weeknight about four years ago, I walked down the pathway that runs past Biola’s Bell Tower, climbed into my car and let out an audible, “...