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  • Biola Magazine

    Reel World

    How Biola has earned a leading role in the entertainment capital of the world

    Brett McCracken — 

    When many people think of Christianity and Hollywood, they think of protests, pickets, boycotts and “curse-counter” reviews. They think of...

  • Biola Magazine

    A Heart for the Homeless

    A group of students builds friendships on the rough streets of Skid Row

    Jason Newell — 

    It’s a brisk Friday night in early March, and for the faithful gathered near the corner of Fifth and San Pedro in Los Angeles’ gritty Skid Row,...

  • Biola Magazine

    Furthering the Impact

    Donors help make Talbot building project a reality

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Carl Camp’s first exposure to Biola University came nearly 40 years ago, around the time that an exciting new building was being constructed to...

  • Biola Magazine

    Coming to a Cupboard Near You?

    Jenna Loumagne — 

    Biola has struck oil — olive oil, that is. For the first time in decades, trees in Biola’s historic olive grove are being used to produce olive...

  • Biola Magazine

    The Great .com Mission

    ‘Good Book Blog’ shares biblical scholarship with online masses

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Anyone who has attended Biola University or its seminary, Talbot School of Theology, knows that the Bible and theology faculty are top notch, full...

  • Biola Magazine

    What's the Key to a 'Sunny' Marriage?

    Professor Tim Muehlhoff shares advice from his new book, 'Marriage Forecasting'

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    In many parts of the United States, checking the weather forecast is an important part of people’s morning routines. (Or so we’re told here in...

  • Biola Magazine

    A 29-Year-Old Question Finally Answered

    President's Perspective

    Barry Corey — 

    A Biola University facility administrator, Ken Bascom, had an idea 29 years ago. Before Sam Sutherland — Biola’s president from 1952 to 1970 —...

  • Biola Magazine

    A Revival of Hearts and Minds

    Daniel McCarthy — 

    In my living room in April 2010, I shook the hand of a humble and rather shy man named Zenzo from Malawi, Africa. Accompanied by Anthony Petrucci,...

  • Biola Magazine

    The Word Made Fresh

    Alumna leads national campaign to promote biblical literacy

    Betsi L. Freeman — 

    When Willow Creek Church surveyed church members in 2004 to find out what they wanted from church, they discovered something surprising....

  • Biola Magazine

    Biola, Colson 'Do the Right Thing'

    Conference encourages biblical thinking on difficult ethical issues

    Brett McCracken — 

    At a time when society seems ever more confused about the meaning of right and wrong — or even if we should believe in such absolutes — Biola...

  • Biola News

    Your First Book Is On Us

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    As a college student, you’re going to buy dozens of books. Some have changed the world. Some will change your life. But here at Biola, there’s...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Can You Dig It?

    Kenneth Way — 

    Around this time every year the excitement begins to build. Well, at least this is true for archaeologists and for those who are interested in archaeology. The reason for elation is that summer plans for excavation in Israel are announced every spring. This summer, there are around twenty-two excavations in Israel that are open for volunteer participation. Yes, that’s right. YOU can be a part of unearthing the next great discovery in Israel!

  • Biola News

    Alumna Judith Hill Performs for Women's History Month

    Michael Jackson's Back-Up Singer performs at "For My Sister" concert

    Brenda Velasco  — 

    Alumna Judith Hill, former back-up singer to Michael Jackson, performed at Biola University’s Women’s History month celebration concert turned...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Dr. Seuss and Revelation

    Gary Manning Jr — 

    As the father of eight children, I have spent a lot of time with Dr. Seuss. It's scary that I can quote pages of Cat in the Hat from memory. But my time in Dr. Seuss occasionally pays off when I study the Bible. You see, Dr. Seuss was a political cartoonist in the 1930s and 40s, and political cartoons are ideal analogies for understanding symbolism in Revelation (an idea that I got from Dr. David Scholer, one of my doctoral advisors at Fuller). What is interesting, and what makes this relevant to the study of Revelation, is that Dr. Seuss' cartoons were immediately obvious to readers when they were printed, but are difficult to understand today unless we study history.

  • Biola News

    Emotions & Monkeys Soar at Wicked

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Q: What do Kansas and Costa Mesa have in common? A: They’re the places to go if you’re looking for Oz . . . particularly for Biola alumni and...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Shame Removed; Honor Received, Part 1

    Matthew Williams — 

    ▶Jesus' interactions with people in the Gospel of John...and today I would like to begin a series that looks at stories in the Gospel of John in which we find Jesus interacting with various people who need help—physical help and spiritual help. As we look closely at these individuals, we will often see that they are dealing with shame, though this theme is usually hidden in the historical background of the first century. Thus, over the course of this series, I will explore how Jesus interacts with them not only to take away their shame, but also to raise them up and give them honor!

  • The Good Book Blog

    The Perfect Storms: Handling Conflict in Marriage

    John Hutchison — 

    In a recently posted blog (Marriage: The Power of Communication), I quoted Ephesians 4:29 to affirm the healing power of spirit-controlled communication between a husband and wife : “Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.” Even with good intentions, however, all marriages encounter conflict. When the “storm clouds” gather, how important it is to understand the role of disagreement in marriage. Where does it come from? Is it all destructive, or are there constructive attitudes that will strengthen a relationship?

  • Biola News

    Crowell MBA Alumni Dig into StrengthsEssentials Workshop

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Once you know your strengths, what’s the next step? A Saturday workshop hosted by the MBA Alumni Chapter on March 19, 2011 began answering that...

  • Biola News

    Sacramento Alumni gather for Kings Game

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Rain couldn’t keep Sacramento-area Biola alumni away—a crowd of young and not-so-young turned out on Friday, March 18, 2011 for a palate-pleasing...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Leading As A Team Of Pastors

    Joe Hellerman — 

    The following post outlines some of the nuts-and-bolts of leading a church as a plurality of pastors. It is an excerpt from a manuscript tentatively titled, When Pastors Were Servants: Recapturing Paul’s Cruciform Vision for Authentic Christian Leadership.

  • Biola News

    In prayer and support for Japan, Biola gathers resources

    Benefit concert to be held next week featuring singer Judith Hill

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    In the wake of the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the Biola University community is collaborating to support and pray for those...

  • Biola News

    Rick Warren Caps Off Missions Week

    Pastor addresses missionaries and missiologists at annual conference

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Rick Warren, the well-known pastor of Saddleback Church and best-selling author of The Purpose Driven Life, visited Biola on Friday morning, March...

  • Biola News

    Chorale conductor honors soldiers and families with musical tour

    “Love and Honor” tour inspired by bravery, loss and sacrifice

    Harmony Wheeler — 

    After her brother was deployed to Iraq last August, Chorale conductor Shawna Stewart’s plans for this year’s Biola University Chorale tour to...

  • The Good Book Blog

    What is Spiritual Warfare?

    Clinton E. Arnold — 

    Over the weekend, I spoke at Antioch Church in Bend, Oregon where Talbot alumnus Ken Wytsma serves as pastor. In the “Redux” (Q&A) session that followed my message, someone asked me, “What is Spiritual Warfare?” Here is my response:

  • The Good Book Blog

    Soldiers in the Gospels

    Gary Manning Jr — 

    When I teach or preach from the Gospels, I always bring in relevant aspects of the historical and cultural background. Including such details not only helps us in our interpretation of the scene, but also helps us retell the story well – an essential part of preaching from narrative passages. Several passages in the Gospels involve soldiers. Movies about Jesus, and most sermons about Jesus, portray all of these soldiers as Romans. We sometimes get the idea that there were centurions on every street corner. But is this the case? I have pulled together some of the information that we have about soldiers in Judea and Galilee in the first century, and included a few comments about each scene in the Gospels involving soldiers.