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• The Good Book Blog

  How Secular is Gen Z? More Than You May Think

  Sean McDowell — January 03, 2022

  How secular is the worldview of Christian young people today? My suspicion is that it is far more than you may think. Let me explain. According to...

• The Good Book Blog

  From Belief in Jesus to Belief in the New Testament

  Q & A with William Lane Craig

  William Lane Craig — December 31, 2021

  This is a Q & A blog post by our Visiting Scholar in Philosophy, William Lane Craig. Question Suppose I accept that Jesus rose from the dead...

• The Good Book Blog

  What is the Most Important Thing to Know?

  Sean McDowell — December 29, 2021

  When my son was 7 years old, he asked me a memorable question, “Dad, what’s the most important thing you know?” While I don’t recall what I said, I...

• The Good Book Blog

  Modern Miracles: A Short Book Review

  Kenneth Berding — December 24, 2021

  There is no better time than Christmastime to read a book about miracles, is there? I have just finished reading Craig Keener’s new book: Miracles...

• Biola News

  Biola Celebrates Fall 2021 Graduates with First Indoor Commencement Ceremonies Since 2019

  Bishop Kenneth Ulmer and John-Paul Foster gave the commencement addresses

  Sarah Dougher — December 21, 2021

  For the first time since Fall 2019, Biola University held traditional fall commencement ceremonies while still abiding by the county's health and...

• Think Biblically

  Religious Persecution of Uyghur Muslims in China

  with Rushan Abbas

  Scott Rae — December 20, 2021

  Religious freedom is a universal freedom, grounded in the rights of conscience. Though it is true that Christians are the most persecuted religious...

• Biola Magazine

  Is Revival Possible Today?

  Biola’s Inaugural Ablaze Conference Offers Lessons from the Jesus People Movement

  Jason Newell — December 20, 2021

  It was a turbulent and tumultuous year. A deadly virus swept the globe. Political unrest divided the nation. Racial tensions fueled demonstrations...

• Biola Magazine

  President’s Perspective: Hindsight in 2021

  Barry Corey — December 20, 2021

  Sheep have peripheral vision up to 320 degrees. This means they can graze on a patch of green grass, glimpse another patch and wander off. Their...

• Biola Magazine

  Biola’s YouTube Channel Crosses 100,000 Subscribers

  Jason Newell — December 20, 2021

  Biola has joined an exclusive group of colleges to achieve YouTube’s “Silver Creator Award” status, a designation given to accounts with 100,000 or...

• Biola Magazine

  ‘Celebration of Arts and Media’ Brings Campus to Life

  Year of events highlights community’s culture of creativity

  Jason Newell — December 20, 2021

  After the pandemic brought an extended pause to most campus activities over the past year and a half, Biola came bursting back to life this fall....

• Biola Magazine

  Athletics Roundup: Fall 2021

  Highlights from an exciting fall of Biola Eagles competition

  Jason Newell — December 20, 2021

  Baseball Two Biola baseball players signed with professional teams this past summer. The Texas Rangers drafted left-handed pitcher Larson...

• Biola Magazine

  A Time for Reflection

  Biola Magazine Staff — December 20, 2021

  Biola observed the 85th annual Torrey Memorial Bible Conference in October — three days during which students got a break from classes to learn...

• Biola Magazine

  Biola Again Ranks as a Top-Tier National University

  University also recognized for value, freshman experience and more

  Biola Magazine Staff — December 20, 2021

  Biola University has again been named one of America’s top-tier national universities by U.S. News and World Report, earning special recognition in...

• Biola Magazine

  A Reluctant Night Owl

  Isaac Peterson persisted as a remote international student during the pandemic

  Jenna Loumagne — December 20, 2021

  When Isaac Peterson applied to Biola, he didn’t expect to be taking classes from 5,000 miles away at strange hours of the night. But thanks to the...

• Biola Magazine

  On Display at the Olympics

  Professor Dan Callis’ art represents U.S. at exhibition during Tokyo Games

  Sarah Dougher — December 20, 2021

  At the height of the pandemic, three paintings were boarded onto a cargo ship to make their journey from Los Angeles to Tokyo, Japan. The paintings...

• Biola Magazine

  Ask the Expert: Do We Need to Recover a Healthy Sense of Shame?

  Jason Newell — December 20, 2021

  Shame is a toxic and unhealthy emotion — or so goes the conventional wisdom that has proliferated across popular books and TED Talks in recent...

• Biola Magazine

  Books by Biolans: Fall 2021

  Biola Magazine Staff — December 20, 2021

  Fountain of Salvation, by Fred Sanders (professor, Torrey Honors College), Eerdmans, September 2021. Sanders expounds a theological vision in...

• Biola Magazine

  Excerpt: What Does it Mean for God to Show Up?

  Tim Muehlhoff — December 20, 2021

  Expectations play a key role in shaping our perspective. How do you expect a spouse or child to act toward you? What expectations do you have for...

• Biola Magazine

  ‘It Matters’

  Biolans Create Theological Resource for Women

  Jenna Loumagne — December 20, 2021

  Young women are often not the face or voice of theology podcasts. Two alumnae are working to change that. Esther Followwill-Johnson (B.S. ’21) and...

• Biola Magazine

  Stepping Up During the Lockdown

  Alumna Liz Stevahn created support centers for students forced into remote learning

  Sarah Dougher — December 20, 2021

  When the Covid-19 pandemic struck in spring 2020, many children and teens were suddenly forced out of the classroom and into remote learning — a...

• Biola Magazine

  Ron Hafer, 1938-2021

  Longtime university chaplain served generations of Biolans

  Biola Magazine Staff — December 20, 2021

  Ron Hafer (’61, M.A. ’75), a jovial and ever-encouraging fixture in the Biola community who served generations of students as the university’s...

• Biola Magazine

  Comfort My People

  David Talley — December 20, 2021

  ‘Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her...

• Biola Magazine

  Think About It: Fall 2021

  A roundup of recent videos, podcasts and other resources on Christianity and culture

  Biola Magazine Staff — December 20, 2021

  Greg Laurie at Biola’s Ablaze Conference (YouTube) American author and evangelist Greg Laurie, senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship,...

• The Good Book Blog

  What are Swaddling Clothes?

  Gary Manning Jr — December 20, 2021

  Luke tells us that Mary “gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes” (Luke 2:7). Later, the angel told the shepherds...

• Biola Magazine

  Creative to the Core

  Explore the renovated Bardwell Hall – the impressive new home of the visual arts at Biola

  Jason Newell — December 20, 2021

  There has never been a better time to be an art student at Biola. This fall, the university dedicated a completely transformed and remodeled...