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  Adapting to Culture . . . Appropriately!

  Gary McIntosh — June 12, 2012

  Churches tend to approach culture from one of three perspectives: Isolation, Domination, or Incarnation. Isolation takes place when a church is so far removed from culture that it can no longer communicate the Good News in effective ways. If isolation takes place in a complete way, it usually leads to a church that totally dies out. However, most cases of isolation simply result in a church that has limited impact on people and society.

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  My Favorite Quote From Jim Elliot

  Kenneth Berding — June 06, 2012

  "Father, make of me a crisis man. Bring those I contact to decision. Let me not be a milepost on a single road; make me a for, that men must turn one way or another on facing Christ in me." Ever since I read Jim Elliot's journal as a young college student and discovered this quote...

• Biola News

  Women’s Soccer Program Travels to Japan for Competition and Outreach

  Team experiences different culture with common passion for soccer

  Tenielle Schroeder — June 05, 2012

  The Biola University women’s soccer team will step out of their comfort zone into a new culture to express God’s love this summer. The women’s...

• Biola News

  Student Produces Viral Video ‘Why I Hate Religion but Love Jesus’

  Christian video creators work to end water crisis in Kenya with new film

  Tenielle Schroeder — June 04, 2012

  Biola University sophomore Matthew Robertson will take his passion for film to Africa this summer where he will join YouTube sensation Jefferson...

• Biola News

  Students Showcase Work at Cinema and Media Arts Festival

  Film fest draws 28 submissions

  Tenielle Schroeder — May 30, 2012

  The Biola University cinema and media arts department held a film festival at the Downey Civic Theatre to showcase students’ work on May 10, 2012....

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  How to Keep Up: Reading, Writing and Networking

  Kenneth Way — May 30, 2012

  A frequently asked question from my graduate advisees is this: How do you keep up with the latest scholarship in your discipline? Or, how do you stay on the “cutting edge” in your academic field? There are at least five maintenance disciplines that come immediately to my mind.

• Biola News

  The Effects of War: Student Documents Personal Story

  Student uses journalism course to create healing video

  Jenna Bartlo — May 25, 2012

  Plastic American flags dotted Metzger lawn last fall to commemorate service members’ lives. Each flag had a name, service details and date of...

• Biola News

  Students to be Inducted into Biola University’s Honor Society

  Jessica Airey — May 24, 2012

  Epsilon Kappa Epsilon (EKE), Biola’s honor society, will induct 32 new students this spring during the 2012 commencement ceremony. The following...

• Biola News

  Student Awarded Full Year’s Tuition

  President’s Scholarship covers 100 percent of tuition for one full year

  Jessica Airey — May 24, 2012

  Biola University annually grants one student a President’s Scholarship that covers tuition expenses for a full year. During a campus chapel service...

• Biola News

  'Five Stories Up' Student Created Web Series Highlights Campus Talent

  Student web series wins two LA Web Fest awards

  Mark Nesbitt — May 23, 2012

  Good music has the ability to get people dancing, mend broken hearts, bring people together and cause quite the stir on YouTube. Two Biola students...

• The Good Book Blog

  Everybody Can Learn!

  Octavio Esqueda — May 23, 2012

  Formal education at educational institutions has become in many ways the most popular understood form of education that in general we have the tendency to equate our ability to learn with our GPA or success at school. In this way, if adults earned good grades at educational institutions, it is assumed they “know” how to learn because they were good students. For this reason, this kind of people perceive favorably words like “Bible study” or “Sunday school” and usually they like to be involved in them.

• Biola News

  Sacred Spaces of Los Angeles Bus Tour – Sat April 21, 2012

  Don Bernstein — May 23, 2012

  What a fascinating day students, friends and alumni spent in April touring four different worship spaces in the Los Angeles area. From St. Mark’s...

• Biola News

  Students discuss presidential election with KKLA’s Frank Pastore

  Scott Waller and four students shared their thoughts on big ticket items of presidential election

  Abbey Bennett — May 22, 2012

  Professor of political science, Scott Waller, invited four of his students to join him on the Frank Pastore Show May 17, 2012. The students each...

• Biola News

  Pastor Appreciation Lunch Attracts 450 Pastors

  Biola hosts two KKLA events in one day

  Jenna Bartlo — May 21, 2012

  CEO and cofounder of FamilyLife, Dennis Rainey, addressed more than 450 pastors at the 14th annual KKLA pastors luncheon hosted by Biola...

• Biola News

  Grateful Seniors Reflect on their Biola Experience

  Video: Graduates express gratitude for their college education

  Jenna Bartlo — May 21, 2012

  Life long friendships, professors who care and unforgettable dorm experiences are just a few of the reasons Biola students are thankful for their...

• Biola News

  Biola basketball star shines on and off the court

  Andre Murillo seeks Christ in everything since his radical transformation

  Mark Nesbitt — May 18, 2012

  Each week, as the Biola basketball team charges up and down the court, junior captain Andre Murillo pours his heart and soul into the game. But it...

• The Good Book Blog

  Where's the Gift?

  John McKinley — May 17, 2012

  I heard recently that the Jewish and (East) Indian mentalities expect life to be full of difficulties and pain as a matter of course. The American mentality expects the opposite: a happy life overall, and usually an improvement over the previous generation. Americanism includes the idea that we may, through hard work, ingenuity, and divine blessing, avoid pain and lack that others suffer. Some American Christians have even preached that material prosperity in this life, including healing of all physical ills, is God’s will for His people. Reality, however, counts against the so-called prosperity gospel.

• Biola News

  Women’s volleyball and tennis teams use sports to serve

  Biola athletics impact the local community

  Tenielle Schroeder and Ashleigh Fox — May 14, 2012

  The women’s tennis and volleyball teams have eagerly adopted Biola’s mission to impact the world for Christ by using their God-given talents to...

• Biola News

  Best of #BMC12 Tweets

  Mark Nesbitt — May 11, 2012

  Biola Media Conference inspires Christians in the film industry.

• Biola News

  'Sparkle’ Producer, DeVon Franklin, Receives Biola Media Award

  VP of Columbia Pictures honored at annual Biola Media Conference

  Jenna Bartlo — May 10, 2012

  Producer, author, writer and filmmaker, DeVon Franklin, was awarded the Biola Media Award — an award honoring Christian individuals who reflect...

• Biola News

  Biola commemorates Rwandan Genocide and Jewish Holocaust

  Professor Judith Rood welcomed renowned guests for second annual awareness week

  Abbey Bennett — May 10, 2012

  Those affected by genocide and holocaust are in our midst here at Biola. Students, professors and even alumni have personal stories about their...

• Biola News

  Talbot’s MA Philosophy Program Celebrates 20 Years

  Co-founder Scott Rae shares history of philosophy program

  Ashleigh Fox — May 09, 2012

  Twenty years ago, Scott Rae and J.P. Moreland co-founded the philosophy program at Biola’s Talbot School of Theology with a main concern to “equip...

• Biola News

  Biola professor discusses the similarities between Christian and non-Christian adoption

  Motivation for adopting goes deeper than trendsetting

  Ashleigh Fox — May 09, 2012

  California leads the nation in the adoption count, according to the Intercountry Adoption Bureau of Consular Affairs under the U.S. Department of...

• Biola News

  Biola provides opportunities for recovery and healing from sexual violence

  Sexual Violence Awareness Week gives voice to victims

  Ashleigh Fox — May 09, 2012

  Biola University participated in Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April by hosting a Sexual Violence Awareness week on campus April 23-27....

• The Good Book Blog

  The Futility of Footnotes?

  Kenneth Way — May 04, 2012

  I was recently reflecting on my doctoral training and I realized that I learned a few things (ten, to be precise) beyond the actual subject matter of my discipline. For starters, I learned that footnotes can be overdone.