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  • 2013 Summer

    A Beautiful Mosaic

    Inside the New Mosaic Cultural Center

    Amber Amaya — 

    Nestled between Talbot East and Sutherland Hall, the Mosaic Cultural Center is a new space that will play an important role in the university’s...

  • 2013 Summer

    The Brain Fixers

    With help from Biola students, alumni Susan and Jerry Rueb are bringing healing and support to people with serious brain injuries

    Amber Amaya — 

    Photography by Greg Schneider On an early September morning in 2011, Steve Grove strapped on his bicycle helmet and set out for a familiar ride...

  • 2013 Summer

    Still Looking for C.S. Lewis

    Fifty years after the author's death, why has "the next Lewis" remained so elusive?

    Chris Mitchell — 

    For the past nearly two decades I have been routinely asked, “Where are the C.S. Lewises of our day?” What they are asking is, “Who are the people...

  • 2013 Summer

    Staying Power

    Four reasons why Lewis’ legacy endures

    Jerry Root — 

    I am often amazed that interest in C.S. Lewis’ writing continues to flourish. What is it that gives him his staying power? My hunch is that there...

  • 2013 Summer

    Jerry Root — 

    Jerry Root (M.Div. ’78) has been a student and scholar of C.S. Lewis for more than 43 years and annually shares his passion with Biola students as...

  • 2013 Summer

    At Home With Lewis

    A Biola alumnus reflects on living at The Kilns, C.S. Lewis’ Oxford home

    Matt Anderson — 

    An American salesman, a Dutch academic and an Australian actor walk into an old house nestled some four miles outside Oxford, England. It’s not...

  • 2013 Summer

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    The Abolition of Man This book consists of three reflections on education: “Men without Chests,” “The Way,” and “The Abolition of Man,” along with...

  • 2013 Summer

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Higher education is in the midst of an unprecedented shift, brought on by the relatively rapid rise of online learning. Last year alone, nearly...

  • 2013 Summer

    Melissa Travis — 

    When I enrolled in Biola’s M.A. in science and religion program in 2009, I was driven by my passion for teaching science and faith topics to...

  • 2013 Summer

    Thaddeus Williams — 

    The Peace and Love Hippie Hostel is one of Paris’ most budget-friendly, a dingy sanctuary for under-showered backpackers. It was there that I met...

  • 2013 Spring

    Get to Know: Spring 2013

    Nancy Yuen, filmmaking sociologist

    Amber Amaya — 

    She spent 10 years interviewing actors in Hollywood, she only speaks Mandarin to her daughters and she grew up having G.I. Joe and Gilligan's...

  • 2013 Spring

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    As Biola University geared up to celebrate its 105th birthday in February, we at Biola Magazine figured: What better way to celebrate than with a...

  • 2013 Spring

    Rick Bee — 

    I reached a bit of a milestone over Biola’s winter break when I completed my sixth medical mission trip to India within the past 10 years. The “...

  • 2013 Spring

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    After becoming engaged her senior year and creating her own wedding invitations, Megan (Knight, ’08) Gonzalez saw an opportunity to make money...

  • 2013 Spring

    Biolans Up Close: Spring 2013

    Brian Hall ('96), Academy Award-winning software creator

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Brian Hall (’96) may not be a movie star, but the computer software he helped to develop has quickly become one — reaching such heights that it...

  • 2013 Spring

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Good Idea. Now What? by Charles T. Lee (M.A. ’99), Wiley Publishing, February 2012. Lee, CEO of Ideation Consultancy, offers systematic advice for...

  • 2013 Spring

    So Much To Love

    Editor's Note

    Jason Newell — 

    Minneapolis recently celebrated its coldest first day of spring in 48 years. I know, because I was there, trying to keep my ears from turning...

  • 2013 Spring

    Barry Corey — 

    A generation ago, back in the ’70s, Christian leaders like Bill Bright, Loren Cunningham and Francis Schaeffer were imagining a generation of...

  • 2013 Spring

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    What will the Biola University of the future look like? The answer can be found in the new University Plan, which lays out seven aspirations that...

  • 2013 Spring

    Bed and Breakfast

    Dorm-diner combo and parking structure coming soon

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Biola students will soon have a new residence hall that features sleek study areas, plentiful parking and — perhaps best of all — breakfast...

  • 2013 Spring

    Biola Launches 'Ruby Women'

    New group offers opportunities to learn, serve, give and travel

    Amber Amaya — 

    Biola has launched a bold new ministry aimed at women — and it’s looking for members. The group, Ruby Women, was formed in the fall to give women...

  • 2013 Spring

    No Kidding

    Renowned philosopher's latest project: children's books

    Amber Amaya — 

    He’s debated some the world’s leading atheists.He’s traveled the world defending the Christian faith. He’s published landmark books on apologetics...

  • 2013 Spring

    Cassandra Acosta — 

    Biola students and staff delivered more than 2,000 pieces of business clothing, shoes and accessories to the women of the Los Angeles Dream Center...

  • Jeff Hoffman — 

    For Biola’s softball team, the home field now feels a lot more like home. In January, the team kicked off their season with the dedication of a...

  • 2013 Spring

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    As Biola University geared up to celebrate its 105th birthday in February, we at Biola Magazine figured: What better way to celebrate than with a...