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  • Biola News

    Convocation Commences the Academic Year

    Students Commissioned with Biola’s Mission

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Students filed into the bleachers and floor seats in Chase Gymnasium early Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011, for fall convocation at Biola University....

  • The Good Book Blog

    Walking in the Spirit

    Kenneth Berding — 

    I’m thankful and excited to be able to announce the publication of a new (short) book called Walking in the Spirit (published by Crossway). I am deeply concerned that we learn to live lives empowered by the Holy Spirit—that we learn to “walk” in the reality of his presence and power. This non-academic book is written especially for people who know that the Holy Spirit is important, but who aren’t quite sure what to do about it. Walking in the Spirit includes study questions for individuals and groups at the end of each chapter. Here is a link to the first section of the book if you’d like to read a little: http://www.amazon.com/Walking-Spirit-Kenneth-Berding/dp/1433524104/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1314577370&sr=8-1#reader_1433524104

  • Biola News

    Professor William Lane Craig Heads to U.K. for Reasonable Faith Debates

    Fox News Reports Few Challengers Stepping Up

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Renowned Christian philosopher and Biola University research professor William Lane Craig is headed to the U.K. this fall for a debate tour with...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Donkeys in the Biblical World

    Kenneth Way — 

    My first book is finally available (http://www.eisenbrauns.com/item/WAYDONKEY )! It can tell you everything you never knew you needed to know about donkeys in the biblical world. It's actually quite a technical read since it began long ago as my dissertation project at Hebrew Union College (Cincinnati, OH). So it may not be the best book for, say, small group Bible studies or local book clubs. But if you want a dose of ancient Near Eastern and archaeological analysis, then this one is just for you.

  • The Good Book Blog

    A Free Bible Resource for Children

    Rob Lister — 

    Recently, prior to one of our family trips this summer I stumbled across what looks like a great resource for kids produced by “Faith Comes By Hearing.” It's been a blessing to our kids, so I thought I'd pass it along.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Rembrandt and the Humanity of Christ

    Uche Anizor — 

    The Aug 15th issue of TIME magazine has a short piece on Rembrandt and his portraits of Christ. According to the writer, Richard Lacayo, Rembrandt in his early 40s began to evolve in the way he depicted Christ, changing from "turbulent scenes in the Gospel, full of sharp light and emphatic gestures, to smaller, contemplative groupings.” This shift in artistic emphasis represented a more profound concern in the artist

  • Biola News

    Biola Welcomes the Class of 2015

    Biola's Largest Incoming Class Arrives on Campus

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Biola University welcomed its largest incoming class on Aug. 19, 2011 as more than 1,200 new undergraduate students arrived to move into dorms and...

  • Biola News

    Biola a National Leader in Theology Degrees for Minority Students

    University ranks first in Asian American graduates, second in total minority graduates

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Biola University is one of the nation’s leaders in awarding theology degrees to undergraduate minority students, according to the latest national...

  • The Good Book Blog

    On Making Eschatological Arguments

    Uche Anizor — 

    After many years of foolishly putting it off, I am finally reading Oliver O’Donovan’s classic primer on Christian ethics, Resurrection and Moral Order (2nd ed.). One of the book’s major claims is that the resurrection of Jesus is the ultimate reaffirmation of the created order.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Do you have green hair?

    Joanne Jung — 

    I get the most puzzled looks whenever I pose this question. How you answer it will reveal whether you truly know a certain truth about yourself.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Reading Less Conservative or “Contrary” Theologians

    Uche Anizor — 

    As I prepare to teach an undergraduate seminar on Calvin and Barth, I’ve been reflecting a bit on how I want my students to engage the latter, since (1) they have likely never read him firsthand and, more importantly, (2) he is not especially lauded in contexts in which my students have been reared or currently find themselves. The second point raises for me the general question: how should I (and my more-or-less conservative students) engage with less conservative writers, particularly upon a first (or second or even third) encounter?

  • Biola News

    Professor Awarded Grant for At-risk Youth Program

    State senator presents check for new film equipment

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    At-risk youth in Los Angeles will benefit from a newly awarded grant for new film and lighting equipment proposed by Biola University film...

  • Biola News

    A Day in California: Student Video Makes Headlines

    Time-lapse Film Showcases Beauty of Golden State

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Student Ryan Killackey’s short film made up of 10,000-plus photos, “A Day in California,” captured the hearts of thousands on Aug. 8. The Biola...

  • Biola News

    Biola Youth Merges into School of Education

    Classes go global: Online programs expanded

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Furthering the mission of Biola University’s School of Education and Biola Youth Academics, the two have merged in an effort to better serve youth...

  • Biola News

    Freshman Honored in US Homecoming Queen Competition

    Scholarship pageant focuses on career and service oriented women

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    “The way the community recognizes me is an honor and I am grateful to also be an inspiring role model to other girls,” incoming freshman,...

  • Biola News

    Student Video Wins Bridgestone Safety Scholarship Contest

    Two students were finalists in nationwide video contest to advocate safe driving

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Freshman Matthew Robertson got a head start on his tuition and studies as a film production major this summer — his humorous and educational video...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Scripture and Extra-Biblical Sources?

    Mickey Klink III — 

    How necessary are extra-biblical sources for reading Scripture? Even for those who believe the Bible is Scripture, the text is assumed to stand behind a dense fog of historical distance and cultural isolation. I teach a class called Biblical Backgrounds to upper-level biblical and theological studies majors at Biola University, and it is by far my most dreaded class. I do not dread the class because the course is uninteresting or unimportant; on the contrary, I find extra-biblical sources like history and culture to be fascinating and think the class might be the most important one I teach. But it is important not because backgrounds gives necessary insights for the study of the Bible, but because it might be the most destructive tool for reading the Bible as Scripture.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Revealed to Whom? (John 3:21)

    Gary Manning Jr — 

    I often get questions from students about the best translation of some verse. Usually, the difference is between "literal" translation (such as ESV or NASB) and "dynamic" translation (such as the NIV or NLT). These two types are also called "formal" (because they try, when possible, to follow the forms and word order of the original Greek or Hebrew sentences) and "functional" (because...

  • The Good Book Blog

    The Millennium is not Heaven: Responding to an Amillennialist Misunderstanding of Premillennialism

    Kenneth Berding — 

    A couple years ago I sat in a lecture in which a local scholar-pastor presented arguments in favor of amillennialism. As he described his own journey away from premillennialism into amillennialism, he said something that made me realize that many amillennialists misunderstand what premillennialists believe about the Millennium. As he told his story he commented: “I began to wonder why there was even a need for a Millennium since it was so much like the New Heaven and the New Earth. God can bring his promises to fulfillment in the New Heaven and the New Earth.” He had evidently been thinking of the Millennium in the same way as he had been thinking of the eternal state, so the Millennium eventually became redundant in his system, and he abandoned it. As his lecture progressed it became clear that he (now as an amillennialist) assumed that this is what all premillennialists thought about the Millennium.

  • Biola News

    Professor Speaks on Capitol Hill

    Joe Gorra — 

    Professor Craig Hazen gave a lecture to a packed room inside the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on Friday, June 8, 2011. Representatives...

  • Biola News

    Batting for Quality, Alumnus Serves Big Leaguers at Local Bat Manufacturer

    Former pro-baseball player returns to the field in a new way

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    A former player in the Philadelphia Phillies organization, alumnus and once shortstop at Biola, Sam Orr knows how to relate to Major League...

  • Biola News

    Biola Once Again Leads the NAIA in Scholar Team Award Winners

    Track and field leads the pack in Scholar Athletes

    Jeff Hoffman — 

    For the second-straight season, Biola University led the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in teams receiving Scholar Team...

  • The Good Book Blog

    "The Wingfeather Saga"

    Rob Lister — 

    Here’s a summer reading suggestion. Take Andrew Peterson’s Wingfeather Saga for a spin. It’s a stirring fantasy epic that is sure to delight both young and old in your home just as it has in ours.

  • The Good Book Blog

    "This Momentary Marriage"

    Rob Lister — 

    The Journal for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood recently published a brief review of mine on John Piper’s book This Momentary Marriage: A Parable of Permanence. I’m grateful for this book for many reasons. It’s succinct, practical, and encouraging. But the main thing I appreciated about it is the way Piper explicitly applied the God-centered meaning of marriage to the expressions of marriage (and singleness) that we experience in this life.

  • The Good Book Blog

    The Long Good-bye of Dementia

    Walt Russell — 

    My 83-year-old mother has dementia. To help me work through the pain of this living death, I recently gave her a gift she was not able to receive: a letter commemorating her 10th anniversary in the nursing home.