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  Open What God WRAPS: Christmas Reflections on Enjoying Your Best Gifts

  Thaddeus Williams — December 12, 2015

  What gifts does God give us in the person and work of Christ? How can we unwrap and enjoy them every day with the wide-eyed wonder of a kid on Christmas morning? Dr. Williams offers some Christmas reflections.

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  Consequentialism and the Problem of Evil

  William Lane Craig — December 11, 2015

  Dear William Craig ... how do you know then whether you're making the right ethical decision? It seems to be a bit problematic to know whether you committed a sin since your sin (such as a murder for example) could be the greatest good for the humankind ...

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  What Good Are “Thoughts and Prayers” After a Mass Shooting?

  David Horner — December 08, 2015

  "GOD ISN’T FIXING THIS," New York’s Daily News announced in the aftermath of the latest US mass shooting, in San Bernardino. Their target? Presidential candidates who immediately responded to the tragedy by offering sufferers their “thoughts and prayers,” not calling for more gun control.

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  Was Peter Crucified Upside Down?

  Sean McDowell — December 07, 2015

  Perhaps the most common claim regarding the martyrdom of Peter is that he was crucified upside down. As the story goes, Peter refused to be crucified upwards as his master Jesus, and so he requested an upside-down death. And the Romans were more than happy to oblige ...

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  Are We Justified in Believing in Objective Moral Values and Duties?

  William Lane Craig — December 04, 2015

  Hello Dr. Craig, ... I wanted to ask about the moral argument's second premise. I've been trying to hash this out in my mind and I feel like I might be missing something. I read your QOW on the grounding of the second premise of the moral argument and I understand that we are not appealing to God as the foundation for moral values in that premise. Rather, we are appealing to moral experience. Now, the atheist might give a defeater for our experience because he says that evolution ingrained us with this "herd morality". But, of course this is the genetic fallacy. So, he might then say that our moral values have no justification even if they are true because evolution aims at survival and not truth. Here I get a little fuzzy ...

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  Gene Editing and Designer Children

  Scott Rae — December 03, 2015

  This week in Washington, DC, the National Academy of Sciences is hosting a three-day conference- the International Summit on Human Gene Editing, to examine the implications of new gene editing technology. Through a new technology developed in the past year, gene editing is now being done.

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  The Dean and His Son Co-Author a Book on the Basics of the Faith

  The Good Book Blog — December 02, 2015

  An Interview with Talbot's Dean, Dr. Clinton E. Arnold, and his son, Jeff Arnold, about their most recent book: Short Answers to Big Questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity.

• Biola News

  Donors Help Biola Surpass Giving Tuesday Goal to Support Scholarships

  100 percent of funds raised will go toward student scholarships in the 2016-2017 school year

  Jenna Loumagne — December 02, 2015

  Millions around the world participate in “Giving Tuesday,” an annual day dedicated to give back to worthwhile causes. On Dec. 1, 2015, Biola...

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  Questions from a Muslim about the Trinity

  William Lane Craig — November 27, 2015

  Greetings Dr. Craig, I'm a Yemeni Muslim, born and raised in Saudi Arabia, currently studying for a short term in Canada. I came across your work, and highly appreciate your contributions to modernizing and polishing, the scholarship from great men like Imam Al Ghazali and Thomas Aquinas. As a fairly conservative Muslim (perhaps because of my biases?), I find your arguments specifically for the Christian faith to be overall weaker than those generally for monotheism ...

• Biola News

  Coach Dave Holmquist Achieves Historic 900th Game Win

  Biola men's basketball coach Dave Holmquist wins his 900th career game

  Neil Morgan — November 24, 2015

  On Nov. 24, 2015, Head Coach Dave Holmquist became the eighth collegiate men’s basketball coach in history to hit 900 career coaching victories....

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  ¡Animo! / Cheer up!

  Octavio Esqueda — November 23, 2015

  ¡Animo! Es una exclamación que todos necesitamos escuchar con frecuencia. A pesar de la presión popular que nos obliga a mostrar siempre nuestra mejor cara y a declarar que siempre estamos bien cuando alguien nos hace la tan común pregunta ¿cómo estás?, la realidad es que todos batallamos con diferentes circunstancias y siempre necesitamos que alguien nos muestre su apoyo y nos anime. Es importante que tengamos personas cercanas que nos alienten a seguir adelante. ¡Todos necesitamos a alguien en nuestro equipo! ...

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  Omnipotence and the Ability to Do Evil

  William Lane Craig — November 20, 2015

  Dear Dr. Craig, ... my question is regarding an argument against the existence of God that you have certainly heard before, however I have not seen the argument articulated in a way that I find satisfactory. The argument is essentially about the problem of whether or not God can commit evil acts (or whether or not it even is a problem). If God is all-powerful, and the ability to do that which is objectively morally wrong is contained within the concept of an all-powerful being, then there must be some possible worlds in which God does in fact commit evil acts. However, this seems to undermine God's perfect moral goodness, since a being who only does that which is morally good in every possible world is conceivable, and thus for there to be some possible worlds in which God commits evil acts would imply that God is not the greatest conceivable being ...

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  Metaphors Revealing the Holy Spirit, Part Two: The Wind as a Metaphor of the Holy Spirit

  John McKinley — November 18, 2015

  In part 2 of this blog series, I present the second biblical metaphor revealing the Holy Spirit: the wind. We need to discern what the metaphor is, and what its meanings are within the biblical and ANE framework. I will be drawing some details from the Dictionary of Biblical Imagery. My goal is to recognize patterns of meaning that may be intended to expand our understanding of the Holy Spirit’s presence and action in subtle ways hinted at through metaphors ...

• Business. Ministry. Life.

  Why Most Startups Fail (and How to Avoid It)

  Wes Wasson — November 17, 2015

  Have a great startup idea? Chances are, it’ll fail. According to a recent study from Harvard Business School, only 25 percent of startups earn back...

• Biola News

  Study Reveals U.S. is Becoming a Less Religious Nation

  Sociology professor Brad Christerson offers insight and perspective on recently released Pew Research study

  Brittney Morales and Jenna Loumagne — November 17, 2015

  Young Americans are slowly shifting the U.S. towards becoming a less religious nation, favoring atheism and religious “nones” over organized...

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  Book Review: Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead

  Laureen Mgrdichian — November 16, 2015

  A friend once commented to me that the difference between our moms and us is that when we asked our moms “What’s for dinner?” they actually knew. I...

• Biola News

  Biola Announces a New School of Science, Technology and Health

  School will be housed in the new Alton and Lydia Lim Center for Science, Technology and Health

  Brenda Velasco  — November 16, 2015

  Biola University is pleased to announce the establishment of a new school — School of Science, Technology and Health — effective summer 2016. The...

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  Biola Students Receive Scholarships from Christian Community Credit Union

  Christian Community Credit Union to donate $240,000 over the next five years to help support university scholarships

  Stephanie Kim  — November 16, 2015

  Seven Biola University students received scholarships from Christian Community Credit Union’s (CCCU) “Scholarships for Success” program. The total...

• Biola News

  Men's Soccer Wins Tournament Championship

  Biola men's soccer clinches NAIA Tournament berth with massive conference win

  Neil Morgan — November 14, 2015

  In a riveting game on Nov. 15, Biola men's soccer defeated No. 14 Vanguard 1-0 to clinch the 2015 Golden State Athletic Conference Tournament...

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  Was Christ a Contingent Being?

  William Lane Craig — November 13, 2015

  Dear Dr. Craig, Thank you for all your work in Christian Philosophy and Apologetics as it has influenced my walk with Christ tremendously. You're the reason I have decided to study Philosophy at my college (Miami University of Ohio to be exact!). My question for you concerns your proposed model of the Incarnation. The model you propose agrees with the principle "That which is not assumed is not saved." So, The Logos assumes a human nature and all that that entails. But, I'm a bit puzzled because it seems to me that an essential part of being human is also to be contingent. It is literally apart of the very essence of a human to be contingent. If this is true then it seems that Christ must also assume a contingency in order to redeem us since that too is apart of "That which is not assumed is not saved." But, this obviously seems incompatible with the nature of God which is to be necessary. So, how exactly does the Logos assume contingency? ...

• Biola News

  Biola Students Create October Competition for Homeless Outreach

  Three 19-year-old Biola students involve their community in a self-started nonprofit.

  Olivia Bersin — November 13, 2015

  Three Biola University students are making a difference in the local homeless community this month through a nonprofit organization they started...

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  Moral Responsibility and Emotional Rejection of God

  William Lane Craig — November 06, 2015

  Hello dr. Craig! I would like to thank you for your work,you really helped me a lot! I write you in time of great doubt and spiritual struggle. For years, my faith is going up and down and it is really exhausting. I do find your arguments very persuasive but this is where I hit the wall- the problem of evil ...

• Biola News

  Faculty Spotlight: Joanne Jung

  Professor Joanne Jung shares about her new book, "Character Formation in Online Education"

  Jenna Loumagne — November 06, 2015

  Biola University professor Joanne Jung challenges the status quo of online education with her new book “Character Formation in Online Education: A...

• Biola News

  Eagles Sweep Major Conference Honors

  Joey O'Keefe, Leo Contreras and Todd Elkins lead the way as Biola claims all the big awards

  Neil Morgan — November 06, 2015

  LA MIRADA, Calif. --- Biola Men's Soccer earned its first Golden State Athletic Conference championship in 13 years so it seems only natural that...

• Biola News

  Coffeen Goal Clinches Championship

  Brittni Coffeen's first half goal made the difference as Biola Women's Soccer won for the first time since 2004.

  Neil Morgan — November 06, 2015

  PHOENIX, Ariz. --- Even the toughest road trip within the Golden State Athletic Conference wouldn't be enough to derail the special kind of season...