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  • Biola Magazine

    Faith and Finance

    Mark Linsz ('86)

    Laurie Bullock — 

    Mark Linsz ('86) believes in working with people. Throughout his career as an executive with Bank of America and in creating his own company, My...

  • Biola Magazine

    A Principled Principal

    Tabitha Hernandez-Blanton ('01, M.A. '04)

    Stephanie Kim — 

    Tabitha Hernandez-Blanton ('01, M.A. '04) began her career in education by teaching elementary school students in the very district she attended...

  • Biola Magazine

    Boldness in Medicine

    Jane Anderson ('71)

    Laurie Bullock — 

    Jane Anderson ('71) knew that Biola was the university God had for her undergraduate years, even if the registrar’s office didn’t agree at first....

  • Biola Magazine

    How Good Science Makes Us Better Christians

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Say the words “science and faith,” and people’s minds tend to go straight to the supposed standoff between Genesis, geology and genomes. But there’...

  • Biola Magazine

    How to Make Evidence for God Disappear

    A tutorial for atheist magicians

    Paul Nelson — 

    For several years, I’ve interacted with the University of Chicago evolutionary biologist Jerry Coyne. Coyne doesn’t like me, and I can’t really...

  • Biola Magazine

    A New ‘Reformation’ That Many Don’t Realize They’ve Joined

    Faculty/Alumni Book Excerpt

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    If you thought apostles and prophets only lived way back in Bible times and have long since disappeared, think again. Contemporary people calling...

  • Biola Magazine

    Pitching a New Statistic

    Professor Jason Wilson’s mathematical formula could forever change baseball

    Laurie Bullock — 

    Jason Wilson, associate professor of mathematics at Biola, finds God’s beauty in a place where few people think to look — statistics. Wilson has...

  • Biola Magazine

    How Should Christians Respond to Gay Friends or Family Members?

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Caleb Kaltenbach (M.A. ’07) is an alumnus of Biola’s Talbot School of Theology, lead pastor of a large church in Simi Valley, Calif., and a married...

  • Biola Magazine

    Victory Lap

    Christine Tixier graduates as two-time national swimmer of the year.

    Laurie Bullock, Kristina Nishi — 

    For Christine Tixier ('15) competitive swimming was something that she had consistently performed well in, but her excitement and passion for the...

  • Biola Magazine

    Updates from the Campaign Trail

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    In May 2015, the university publicly launched “A Soul of Conviction, A Voice of Courage: The Campaign for Biola University.” The $180 million...

  • Biola Magazine

    From Magic to Missions

    Brady Lee seeks to grow students’ passion for the Great Commission

    Stephanie Kim — 

    For Student Missionary Union (SMU) president Brady Lee, choosing to attend Biola was almost a no-brainer. When visiting his older brother, who...

  • Biola Magazine

    The Birth of Blackstone

    New residence hall features whiteboard walls, breakfast-themed café

    Brett McCracken — 

    This fall, 318 Biola students have the privilege of being the inaugural residents of Blackstone Hall, the newly minted residence hall named after...

  • Biola Magazine

    Becoming the Bride

    Theologians from around the world gather to discuss ‘The Future of the Church’

    Brett McCracken — 

    What will the Christian Church look like in the future? Will it become more visibly unified or more fragmented than ever? Where and in what form...

  • Biola Magazine

    Biola Academics, Student Experiences Get High Marks in New Rankings

    Jason Newell — 

    A series of college rankings released this fall rate Biola as a national leader in academics, safety and campus life. In September , U.S. News and...

  • Biola Magazine

    Serious About Faith, Serious About Science

    President's Perspective

    Barry Corey — 

    One of my great joys is serving at a university where 1,022 students are majoring in the sciences, planning for vocations in fields from research...

  • Biola Magazine

    Think Biblically About Science

    Editor's Note

    Jason Newell — 

    A couple of years ago, Biola put up a series of billboards across Southern California, including a large one not far from John Wayne Airport. Each...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Was Joseph Smith a Martyr?

    Sean McDowell — 

    In my recent book The Fate of the Apostles, I make the historical case that the apostles were all willing to suffer and die for their belief that they had seen the risen Jesus. This does not prove the truth of their claims, but that they were sincere. But what about Joseph Smith? Didn’t he die as a martyr for his faith? Does that mean he was equally sincere, and hence Mormonism may be true as well?

  • The Good Book Blog

    Should Parents Let their Children Believe in Santa Claus?

    William Lane Craig — 

    Dear Dr Craig, As the Christmas season is upon us, I'd be interested to hear your wisdom regarding Christian families celebrating the Santa Claus tradition. To be more precise, do you think it's consistent with Christian values to pretend that Santa is real? As a parent of two young children this is particularly relevant to me at the moment. On one hand we recognise that as a Christian family, we always want Jesus to be at the centre of the Christmas celebration. We also highly value telling our children the truth in all things. But I also can see a place for fantasy and make believe and see the fun and joy that this can bring to a family ...

  • Biola News

    Congratulations, Biola University Class of 2015!

    Bishop Charles E. Blake, Sr. Receives Honorary Doctorate from Biola University

    Jenna Loumagne — 

    On Dec. 19, more than 100 graduate students and approximately 230 undergraduate students graduated from Biola University. Influential Los Angeles...

  • Biola News

    Mandatory Academic Advising Makes Positive Impact

    New process clarifies graduation requirements for students

    Brittney Morales — 

    Since mandatory academic advising was implemented at Biola University a little more than a year ago, students are reporting positive results. The...

  • Biola News

    An Almost Classical Christmas

    Biola students release Christmas CD full of contemporary and traditional songs alike

    Aaron Barrett — 

    Almost Classical, a trio group comprised of Biola freshmen and sisters Lisa Carter and Emy Carter and Paris Wilson — a friend from their home in...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Does the B-theory of Time Exclude Human Freedom?

    William Lane Craig — 

    Dear Dr. Craig, Thank you for your relentless study and work to communicate truth to the world. You have impacted my faith more than any other Christ follower in the world today. With that said, however, I am having a hard time with one of your recent statements. In your recent Q&A blog you made a comment that I reluctantly disagree with ...

  • Biola News

    Biola Eagles First In Directors' Cup Standings

    A phenomenal fall leads Biola athletics to a huge lead in the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup

    Neil Morgan — 

    It was a historic fall season for Biola University as all five of its fall teams made their respective National Association of Intercollegiate...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Curious What the Bible Says about Gender? Get This Book!

    Mark Saucy — 

    While I’m not usually too much into “merchandising in the Temple,” I must here. That’s because the book at issue in this modest review is a grabber. Not only does it concern a topic most pressing in our ever secularizing world—and therefore one Evangelicals must get good at talking about—it’s a topic that touches every one of us in everything we do ...

  • Business. Ministry. Life.

    Entrepreneurship: America's Greatest Opportunity for Prosperity

    Ruth Lopez Novodor  — 

    At the Advisory Board meeting of the Biola Startup Competition, Ruth Lopez Novodor, CEO of Beverly Oncology and Imaging (BOI) Medical Group, Inc., shared her passion for entrepreneurship, especially in light of the launch of the Biola Startup Competition. We asked her to articulate these thoughts for the Crowell School of Business blog. Here they are.