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  • The Good Book Blog

    9 Important Insights about Generation Z

    Sean McDowell — 

    Move over Millennials. A new generation is here. For the past decade, there has been considerable discussion about how to understand and reach Millennials. But now there is a new generation, roughly those born between 1995 and 2010, which are the newest focus.

  • The Good Book Blog

    With Endless Information, Can We Know Anything At All?

    Sean McDowell — 

    Recently I was speaking to a group of pastors, youth pastors, and other church workers in Idaho. One pastor asked a question that, in my experience, perfectly captures the thinking process of many students today. He said, “My younger brother, a Millennial, is constantly on his cell phone. When I try to talk to him about God, he says that people disagree and so we simply can’t have any confidence at all in our beliefs.” How would you respond? Can we know things or are we lost in a sea of endless information?

  • The Good Book Blog

    Problem Passages in The Message

    Gary Manning Jr — 

    My friend Ken Berding wrote a recent blog post explaining his concerns about using The Message. As he pointed out, people often treat it as a Bible translation, when it is actually a very loose paraphrase. One of Ken’s observations is that The Message routinely adds meaning to or subtracts meaning from the original Greek and Hebrew text. While doing detailed work in the Greek New Testament and in several English translations, I have repeatedly found this to be true.

  • Biola News

    Cook School of Intercultural Studies Professors Release New Books

    Ken Nehrbass and Allen Yeh’s recently published books offer new insights on cross-cultural perspectives

    Ken Stewart and Brianna Miller — 

    Two Cook School of Intercultural Studies professors — Allen Yeh and Ken Nehrbass — recently published books that offer new insight on...

  • Biola News

    Torrey Honors Institute Students Present Theatre Production “A Doll’s House”

    The play focused on conflict between close family and friends and raised important societal questions

    Erin Wilson  — 

    Biola University Torrey Honors Institute students performed “A Doll’s House” Nov. 17-20 for the fall Torrey theatre production. Each semester,...

  • The Good Book Blog

    What are the Best Questions for Meaningful Spiritual Conversations?

    Sean McDowell — 

    I love having conversations with people about spiritual matters. If we treat people with kindness, charity, and show a genuine interest in how they see the world, most people are open to discussing religious matters. In fact, in my experience, many people are eager for such conversations.

  • Biola News

    Faculty Spotlight: Tonya Dantuma

    Professor Tonya Dantuma shares about her path to becoming a speech-pathologist and Biola’s new master’s degree program in speech-language pathology

    Jenna Loumagne — 

    Tonya Dantuma, associate professor of communication disorders, was a key leader in bringing Biola University’s new master’s degree in...

  • Biola News

    The Campaign for Biola University Reaches $179 Million Committed

    $17,350 raised at Los Angeles campaign event

    Chris Johnson — 

    On Saturday Nov. 5, local alumni, parents and friends gathered in Los Angeles, Calif. for the tour’s fifteenth national campaign tour event. A...

  • Student Life Blog

    Arabs, Muslims, and Misperceptions

    Mike Ahn — 

    Dr Tania Abouezzeddine and Mike Ahn discuss the misconceptions surrounding the Arab and Muslim community and how Christians should respond.

  • The Good Book Blog

    A Few Thoughts on the Hatmaker Position on LGBTQ

    Sean McDowell — 

    For a variety of reasons, I rarely respond publicly to other Christians. But in this case, I feel compelled to do so. Last week, in an effort to be compassionate and loving, popular Christian author Jen Hatmaker came out in support of LGBT relationships, referring to them as “holy.” While other Christian influencers have come out in favor of affirming theology, this caught my attention because my wife has personally benefited greatly from her books. In fact, she has even read out loud to me some particularly funny and insightful portions from one of Jen’s book.

  • Biola News

    Biola To Host GSAC Soccer Tournament

    Biola will host the GSAC Soccer Tournament Nov. 10 & 12

    Neil Morgan — 

    LA MIRADA, Calif. --- For the second time in as many years Al Barbour Field on the campus of Biola University will be the host of the Golden State...

  • Business. Ministry. Life.

    What is "Business as Ministry?"

    Gary Lindblad — 

    When you come into the lobby of Biola University’s business school you’ll see a banner that reads, “Crowell School of Business: Business as...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Dar gracias en todo

    Octavio Esqueda — 

    En los próximos días terminará la campaña electoral para elegir al nuevo presidente de los Estados Unidos. Puede ser que cuando lea estas líneas estemos a pocas horas de las elecciones o quizá las votaciones ya hayan terminado. Independientemente del que resulte ganador, los últimos meses han sido muy pesados y el ambiente social demasiado tenso en todos los sentidos. Expresiones de desaliento, frustración o hartazgo se convirtieron en el común denominador para muchas personas que ven con alivio el fin de la larga carrera presidencial.

  • Biola News

    Theatre 21 Presents “The Charm of Preparedness”

    The theatre’s fall 2016 production considers the question of how to discover a person’s true motivations in a confusing situation

    Erin Wilson — 

    On Nov. 4, Biola University’s Theatre 21 will debut their new production, “The Charm of Preparedness.” Seven showings will be held Nov. 4-13,...

  • Student Life Blog

    Being Christian in a Post-Christian World

    Mike Ahn — 

    President Barry Corey and Mike Ahn discuss what it means to be a Christian in a post-Christian world in this special edition of the Biola Hour.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Why We Should Stop Using The Message

    Kenneth Berding — 

    It’s time we stopped reading, buying, and recommending The Message. We who hold to a high view of Scripture—that the Bible is the very word of God, inspired by God, inerrant in all it affirms—need to carefully reconsider our use of The Message. There actually wouldn’t be a problem at all if The Message were sold and treated as an interpretation of the Bible, or an expansive reading of the Bible. But as long as The Message continues to be marketed and used by preachers and teachers as a Bible translation, it is imperative that we ask the question of whether it is an accurate translation or not. I believe that the answer to this question is: The Message is not an accurate translation of what the original authors wrote.

  • Biola Magazine

    Founding Dean Selected for School of Science, Technology and Health

    Paul W. Ferguson, a former university president, takes key leadership role

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    When Biola began its search last year for the first-ever dean of the new School of Science, Technology and Health, several search committee...

  • Biola News

    Students Win First Place in National Competition for Biostatistics Research

    Three Biola students collaborated on a winning statistics project about auditory comprehension

    Erin Wilson — 

    Biola University senior psychology major Alison Winiarski, junior biology major Catherine Newberry, and junior human biology major Ashley...

  • Biola Magazine

    In Print: Fall 2016

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Introducing Christian Ethics: A Short Guide to Making Moral Choices, by Scott B. Rae (professor of Christian ethics), Zondervan, July 2016....

  • Biola Magazine

    From the Alumni Office: Fall 2016

    After Crisscrossing the Country, Here’s What I’m Grateful For

    Rick Bee — 

    In recent months the alumni team has multiplied our “typical” crazy travel schedules with Campaign National Tour events and summer Backyard Biola...

  • Biola Magazine

    Christ-Centered for the Common Good

    Four Ways Christian Colleges Contribute to the Flourishing of Society

    Brett McCracken — 

    What would society look like if, in a decade or so, there were no Christian colleges and universities? Or what if the Biolas, Wheatons and Gordons...

  • Biola Magazine

    The Culture of Complaint

    Moving from complaining to gratitude

    Karin Stetina — 

    This issue’s Last Word comes from The Good Book Blog, the faculty blog of Biola’s Talbot School of Theology. This article is adapted from a post...

  • Biola Magazine

    Singing Through the Bible

    Amy Treadwell Toy (’03) writes a song every day to excite kids about memorizing Scripture

    Laurie Bullock, Brett McCracken — 

    One girl. One year. 365 original songs straight from Scripture. That’s the YouTube description of “Sing Through the Bible,” a daily video project...

  • Biola Magazine

    The Truth, Well Told

    Former Microsoft communications director Jun Young (’95) runs his own Seattle-based firm

    Kathryn Toombs — 

    For Jun Young ('95), it’s always been about stories. Since the interest was sparked during his time at Biola and ignited in his professional...

  • Biola Magazine

    Two Alumni Inducted into Athletics Hall of Fame

    Neil Morgan — 

    Biola inducted two alumni into its Athletics Hall of Fame on Sept. 24: Jeff Benbow, a three-time All-American men's soccer player, and Christine...