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  • Biola News

    Biola 22nd In Learfield Sports Directors' Cup

    Biola ranked No. 22 athletic department in the NAIA.

    Neil Morgan — 

    CLEVELAND, Ohio --- The first edition of the 2014-15 Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings was released Thursday, with Biola ranked as the No....

  • The Good Book Blog

    What Are You Waiting For?

    Joy Mosbarger — 

    The season of Advent is one in which the Church anticipates, prepares for, and celebrates the coming of Jesus Christ into our midst. As I thought about waiting expectantly for the presence of Jesus, I started wondering what exactly I am waiting for. What is it I expect from his coming? Am I waiting for him to come and fix my circumstances or get me out of a tight place? Do I just want him to ease my suffering and pain, to bring comfort and solace?

  • The Good Book Blog

    Letter from a Grieving Father

    William Lane Craig — 

    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Dear, Dr. Craig, My daughter died a little over a month ago. She would of been three January 18th.I loved her more then anything. She was born with a rare neurological disease. My question is... How could an all loving God, who loves his children and who has such great "power" would allow this to happen. How come everything that happens good to a believer confirms faith and the bad is considered a test or a cliquiest " God is mysterious" explanation. If he is so great and so good, then why he take my daughter from me?! ...

  • Biola News

    Student-Founded Nonprofit Aims to Break Cycles of Poverty in Developing Countries

    Environmental nonprofit organization “Harvest Craft” provides food and education in Haiti and Mexico

    Stephen Day — 

    After numerous short-term missions trips to developing nations, Biola University students Brendon Anthony and Craig Erickson discovered a...

  • Biola News

    Weststeyn, Mason Earn National Honors

    Two volleyball players named Academic All-Americans

    Neil Morgan — 

    CoSIDA Release Amy Weststeyn is one of just six volleyball players in the country to be named to the Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American...

  • Biola News

    Weststeyn Named NAIA Player of the Year

    Amy Weststeyn finishes fabulous career with biggest honor.

    Neil Morgan — 

    Senior Amy Weststeyn is a double-threat. The volleyball player is one of the greatest student-athletes to ever play for Biola University....

  • Biola News

    Parked In The Semifinals

    Biola finishes the season as the third-best team in the NAIA

    Neil Morgan  — 

    Biola's season came to an end on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, a few hours earlier than the team would have liked, but the Eagles went down swinging and...

  • Biola News

    Volleyball Lands Four All-Americans

    Amy Weststeyn, Joclyn Kirton, Alyssa Mason and Lauren Hoenecke honored.

    Neil Morgan — 

    NAIA RELEASE Just a few days following the conclusion of a spectacular deep postseason run the postseason awards begin flowing for Biola...

  • Biola Magazine

    Alumni Files: Fall 2014

    Inbox: A Weekend to Remember

    Rick Bee — 

    If you missed Biola Weekend on Oct. 24 and 25, you missed the best one yet. The schedule was full of fun, reminiscing and celebrating what God is...

  • Biola Magazine

    In Print: Fall 2014

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity, by Nabeel Qureshi (M.A. ’08), Zondervan, February 2014. Qureshi describes...

  • Biola Magazine

    Where Are They Now?: Fall 2014

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    In 1959, Rose ( Loukojarvi , ’60) Dane was one of the first students to attend Biola’s brand new campus in La Mirada, after having attended the...

  • Biola Magazine

    Get to Know: Fall 2014

    Carolyn Kim, cookie-baking PR professional

    Kristina Nishi — 

    As the driving force behind the new public relations major — which she launched and currently leads — journalism professor Carolyn Kim plays a...

  • Biola Magazine

    ISIS at the Door

    An interview with David Curry, president and CEO of Open Doors USA, about Christian persecution across the world

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Religious freedom and persecution are challenges starting to face believers in the West, but it has been a reality for Christians globally for a...

  • Biola Magazine

    Unspeakable Joy

    Betsy Barber — 

    Now at this time Mary arose and went in a hurry to the hill country, to a city of Judah, and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted...

  • Biola Magazine

    Three Athletes Inducted into Biola's Hall of Fame

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    The Biola University Athletics Department inducted its third set of distinguished athletes into its Hall of Fame on Sept. 13, 2014. The newest...

  • Biola Magazine

    Biola and Christian Community Credit Union Form Alliance to Fund Scholarships

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Biola University has formed an alliance with Christian Community Credit Union to offer Biolans a new opportunity to help support scholarships....

  • Biola Magazine

    Did Luke Mess Up on the Timing of the Christmas Story?

    Mikel Del Rosario — 

    Each Christmas, I hear the story of Jesus’ birth read publicly from the Gospel of Luke. And it often seems like the timing of Jesus’ birth and the...

  • Biola Magazine

    How Can We Build Better Marriages?

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    It’s no secret that marriage is on the decline in America. But even for those who know the general trends, the statistics can be surprising....

  • Biola Magazine

    Quick View

    The Freedom to be a Christian College

    Brett McCracken — 

    The philosophical question Are Christian institutions free to practice their faith as they believe Scripture calls them to, without government...

  • Biola Magazine

    At Secular Universities, How "Christian" Can Christian Clubs Be?

    Brett McCracken — 

    Nowhere is pluralism more frequently preached as a prized value than on today’s secular college campuses. And yet some Christian campus...

  • Biola Magazine

    The Freedom to be a Christian College

    Brett McCracken — 

    As religious convictions are met with new legal challenges, what's at stake for schools like Biola? What happens when the Christian conscience...

  • Biola Magazine

    Athletic Booster Club Debuts

    Eagles Athletic Association seeks to raise support for Biola's student athletes

    Brett McCracken — 

    For the nearly 300 student athletes playing on Biola University’s 19 athletics teams, winning on the field is only half the battle. Affording to...

  • Biola Magazine

    Biola Named Among America's Top 'Up and Coming' Schools

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    U.S. News and World Report has identified Biola University as one of America’s top 10 “up and coming” national universities — an honor given...

  • Biola Magazine

    Sculpted Scripture

    New public sculpture offers an artistic call to action

    Heather Leith — 

    When Tom Tsuchiya was asked to submit an entry for a contest to create the first permanent public sculpture at Biola, he first looked at his...

  • Biola Magazine

    Cook School of Intercultural Studies Welcomes New Dean

    Nine things to know about Bulus Galadima

    Heather Leith — 

    On July 15, Biola’s Cook School of Intercultural Studies welcomed Bulus Galadima as its new dean. A native Nigerian, Galadima brings four degrees...