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• Biola Magazine

  Talbot Prayer Chapel Impresses Design Community

  Awards, acclaim pour in for Biola's unique sacred space

  Brett McCracken — November 04, 2013

  Hidden away in the lower level of the newest building on Biola’s campus, Talbot East, is a room you have to know you are looking for. But once you...

• Biola Magazine

  A Spate of the Arts

  Biola Launches Center for Christianity, Culture and the Arts

  Biola Magazine Staff — November 04, 2013

  On Sept. 20, Biola celebrated the official launch of its new Center for Christianity, Culture and the Arts (CCCA), with the unveiling of the brand...

• Biola Magazine

  Biola Again Ranks Among Nation's Best

  Biola Magazine Staff — November 04, 2013

  Biola University has again been named one of America’s best colleges, earning high marks this fall on several annual college-ranking lists. In...

• Biola Magazine

  A Lesson from the Back of the Plane

  President's Perspective

  Barry Corey — November 04, 2013

  This past academic year I was on a flight from Chicago to New York, seated in 29D. As I boarded the plane, I noticed a handful of Orthodox Jewish...

• Biola Magazine

  A Little Help From Our Friends

  Editor's Note

  Jason Newell — November 04, 2013

  One of the best parts of my job is getting to learn about your job. Really. It’s inspiring to see the many ways that God is using Biola graduates...

• The Good Book Blog

  El día de la Reforma / Reformation Day

  Octavio Esqueda — November 02, 2013

  El 31 de octubre de 1517 Martín Lutero clavó en las puertas de la catedral de Wittenberg en Alemania 95 tesis en las que criticaba abiertamente las ventas de indulgencias de la iglesia católica romana. Lutero inicialmente no tenía la intención de romper con la iglesia romana sino enfatizar la supremacía del evangelio basada en su simplicidad y a la vez en su gran profundidad. El evangelio o las buenas noticias de la salvación en Cristo es el fundamento esencial de la fe cristiana y desgraciadamente se había pervertido convirtiéndose en una práctica totalmente ajena a su esencia. De manera que, las indulgencias eran una distorsión absoluta del evangelio y, por lo tanto, dignas de ser repudiadas con severidad. Como resultado de esta acción, Lutero inició el movimiento conocido como la Reforma Protestante y cada 31 de octubre se conmemora como el Día de la Reforma.

• Biola News

  Biola’s Student Online Newspaper Receives Coveted Award; Magazine Named Finalist

  The Chimes Online wins Pacemaker award from the Associated Collegiate Press

  Jenna Bartlo — November 01, 2013

  Biola student publications took journalism gold on Oct. 26 at the 92nd annual Associated Collegiate Press and College Media Advisers convention in...

• Biola News

  Biola Weekend 5K Raises $4,000 for Student Scholarships, Clubs and Local Organizations

  Participants break record for most runners in third annual event

  Jacquelyn Elissa Mota  — October 31, 2013

  More than $4,000 was raised to benefit Biola clubs and local organizations at Biola’s third annual 5K “Run for funds.” With more than 400 runners,...

• Biola News

  Four soccer players earn academic award

  Neil Morgan — October 31, 2013

  Four Eagles were named to the 2013 Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District men and women’s soccer teams. The four honorees gave Biola the highest...

• Biola News

  Biola Weekend 2013

  Biola Weekend brought over 800 parents, alumni, and other guests to campus for two days of events and activities that highlighted “The Best of Biola!"

  Hilary Larkins — October 31, 2013

  To kick off the weekend, Provost Dr. David Nystrom led the morning chapel, sharing with alumni, parents and students how--if Jesus could transform...

• Biola News

  Minding the Heart: An Interview with Robert Saucy

  Talbot professor Robert Saucy releases new book focused on spiritual transformation

  Brett McCracken — October 30, 2013

  Robert Saucy, distinguished professor of systematic theology at Talbot,just released the new book,Minding the Heart: The Way of Spiritual...

• The Good Book Blog

  The Secret to C.S. Lewis' Success

  Thaddeus Williams — October 23, 2013

  I recently watched a disturbing video. A camera caught the head of a certain political organization; we’ll call him Lucius, attempting to convince a packed auditorium about the reality of moral law. Specifically, Lucius appealed to a real moral law above and beyond culture to argue against a right to homosexual marriage. What struck me most was less of what he said and more how he said it. Lucius taunted the crowd relentlessly, hurling insults like hand grenades. People often argue against moral reality by appealing to moral reality (e.g., there can’t be absolutes because look at out how absolutely wrong the crusades and inquisitions were!). But there is an equal and opposite inconsistency, namely, arguing for moral reality while breaking the very morality we are defending (e.g., real morals like ‘love your neighbor’ exist, you ignoramus!). In other words, Lucius’ problem was that he did not argue his worldview as if his worldview were actually true. No matter what he said, the way in which he said it made it seem like morals like love and respect were not to be taken seriously after all. The medium refuted the message.

• The Good Book Blog

  Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs: An Interview With Ed Curtis

  The Good Book Blog — October 23, 2013

  Ed Curtis, professor of biblical and theological studies at Talbot, just released the new book, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs (Teach the Text Commentary Series). He kindly took some time to answer a few questions about the book.

• The Good Book Blog

  Commentary Review: The Letter of James (NICNT) by Scot McKnight

  Darian Lockett — October 22, 2013

  After thirty-five years of service, James Adamson’s NICNT commentary on the Epistle of James has received a much-needed update by Scot McKnight. McKnight’s contribution to the series significantly expands on its predecessor volume—being more than twice its size—which is due, in part, to the mounting scholarship on James appearing since its 1976 publication date.

• Biola News

  Biola Alumni Roots for the Angels

  Patricia Folgar — October 17, 2013

  This year's Barbecue and Angel Game was a wonderful evening! And if you missed it, you missed a beautiful night under the stars (and the Big A) at...

• The Good Book Blog

  How to Invite and Host a Guest Speaker for a Retreat, Part One

  Ben Shin — October 16, 2013

  Being a retreat speaker can be an enjoyable time but can also be a challenging time. The difference maker for which outcome occurs is largely dependent on the host for the speaker. Over the years, as both a speaker and also as a host, I’ve seen some excellent treatment of speakers and also some situations that could use a lot of improvement. This will be a 2 part series of blogs in which I hope to highlight some ways to invite and host a guest speaker in which he would feel very well taken care of throughout the whole process. In this first part of the series, I will focus on how to invite a guest speaker to a retreat.

• Biola News

  Aukshunas Named National Player of the Week

  Senior defender Morgan Aukshunas claims Biola's first national player of the week award since 2011

  Neil Morgan — October 15, 2013

  Just one day after wrapping up her second Golden State Athletic Conference defensive player of the week nod, Biola women's soccer defender Morgan...

• The Good Book Blog

  Minding the Heart: An Interview With Robert Saucy

  The Good Book Blog — October 14, 2013

  Robert Saucy, distinguished professor of systematic theology at Talbot, just released the new book, Minding the Heart: The Way of Spiritual Transformation. He kindly took some time to answer a few questions about the book.

• Biola News

  Biola’s Center for Christian Thought Offers Free Resources

  New bulletin, podcasts and short videos spread scholarly work of center

  Jenna Bartlo — October 11, 2013

  Starting its third year, the Biola University Center for Christian Thought has released a new publication, launched a blog and posted dozens of...

• Biola News

  Adventure Club Seeks Community Through Creation

  As club's popularity grows, so does its members' passion for adventure

  Danny Pinnell — October 10, 2013

  While many college students spend their weekends catching up on homework or going to the movies, there is a niche group at Biola University that...

• Biola News

  Athletics Gets Five Stars

  Biola athletics is about more than just putting points on the board or runs across the plate, this was evidenced by Biola being named an NAIA Champions of Character Five-Star Institution.

  Neil Morgan — October 10, 2013

  Biola University has once again been named a five-star institution by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics’ Champions of...

• Biola News

  Biola Student Athletes Explore Diversity in Sports and Faith

  Soccer Duo Spends Summer Training in Serbia

  Jacquelyn Elissa Mota — October 10, 2013

  Senior Carlos Ballesteros and junior Sava Pantic, a Serbian native, spent this summer in Belgrade, Serbia dedicated to refining their soccer...

• Business. Ministry. Life.

  Understanding Financial Ratios from a Management Perspective (part 2)

  Nick Sherwin — October 10, 2013

  In part one of this blog topic, I took a critical look at two of the five specific categories of financial ratios required in the undergraduate...

• The Good Book Blog

  Theology of the Body and Sexual Harm

  John McKinley — October 08, 2013

  “Flee immorality. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the immoral man sins against his own body” (1 Cor 6:18 NASB). Why is sexual sin singled out as uniquely damaging to the body in a way that other physical actions are not? Substance abuse, gluttony, cutting—these are all harmful acts to the body, but they do not do what sexual misconduct does, according to Paul. Typical responses from students to explain this exception are that sex involves the whole person, or maybe because it involves someone else. The same could be said for illegal drug use, so there must be something more.

• The Good Book Blog

  Antonio del Corro: El gran legado para nuestros tiempos de un reformador español / The legacy of Antonio del Corro an exemplary Spanish Reformer

  Octavio Esqueda — October 03, 2013

  El gran educador Antonio del Corro (Sevilla, 1527-Londres, 1591) es quizá una de las figuras más importantes y a la vez menos conocidas de la reforma española. Es también un ejemplo a imitar para todos los que seguimos a Cristo y sobre todo para los que nos dedicamos a servirle a través de la enseñanza. El historiador Emilio Monjo se refiere a Antonio de Corro como “un personaje que refleja el talante de la Reforma española en cuanto a su libertad de pensamiento y palabra: una iglesia que había nacido libre por la acción de la Escritura, y que se mantuvo libre con la Escritura también en su exilio europeo".