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Biola News
Modern Language Professor Helps Prepare Churches for Cultural Change
Dr. Itzel Reyes is serving as a Scholar in Residence with World Outspoken
Sarah Dougher — March 23, 2022
“The American evangelical church is becoming increasingly more ethnically diverse and this diversification is not always perceived as a blessing,”...
Student Life Blog
Properly Caring for Your Physical Health and Body
Haven Luper Jasso — March 21, 2022
Being a Christian with a physical body is an interesting thing. Oftentimes, we create this false dichotomy between “the spiritual” and “the...
Business. Ministry. Life.
How Do You Answer When God Asks, “Will You Follow Me, No Matter Where it Leads?”
For Women’s History Month, Helen Mitchell talks about getting past roadblocks
Helen Mitchell, John Tuttle — March 21, 2022
“Women, you are not superior, you are not inferior. You are created to be equal, to co-labor with men on the earth…”
The Good Book Blog
Stay or Leave? How Should a Christian Missionary Respond to Death Threats?
Kenneth Berding — March 21, 2022
I recently received an email from a former student living in a challenging country in the Middle East. He asked me a question that I would assume...
Think Biblically
Godly Jealousy
with Erik Thoennes
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae, Erik Thoennes — March 18, 2022
How can a loving God be jealous, as the Bible describes? Is God envious? In this interview, Sean and Scott talk with Erik Thoennes about the proper...
Biola News
Evangelist Luis Palau Honored with Biola University’s 8th Charles W. Colson Conviction and Courage Award
The award was presented at Biola’s 92nd Missions Conference
Jocelyn Huffman — March 16, 2022
Evangelist Luis Palau is Biola University’s 2022 Charles W. Colson Conviction and Courage Award recipient. Palau’s son, Kevin Palau, accepted the...
The Good Book Blog
Do You Believe Jesus Rose From the Dead?
Erik Thoennes — March 16, 2022
My good friend Jon Lunde does a lot of counseling with people who are going through many kinds of challenges. Through the years, he has learned...
The Good Book Blog
Is it Possible Not to Sin? Can the Tongue be Tamed?
Kenneth Berding — March 15, 2022
How can James write: “But no one can tame the tongue” (James 3:8 NAU) in one breath, and then in another write “this ought not to be so” (James...
Business. Ministry. Life.
Making a Career Out of Good Choices
For alumna Lizzie Hedrick, making small decisions wisely will outweigh having a big plan
Elizabeth Hedrick — March 14, 2022
“It's okay if you don't know right now what you want to do [and] it's okay to do some trial and error…”
Biola News
Cinema & Media Arts Alumnus Continues Career as Entertainment Marketing Producer
La Shawn Rivers (’05) produces trailers, TV spots and promos for motion picture studios, streaming services and broadcast television
Nate Bell — March 14, 2022
Effective marketing of a movie involves time, ingenuity and a lot of moving parts. La Shawn Rivers (’05) knows that better than most. An alumnus of...
Winsome Conviction
Episode 40: For Shame, Part 2
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff, Gregg TenElshof — March 14, 2022
Tim and Rick resume the discussion with Gregg Ten Elshof (Ph.D.) on the topic of shame. In part 2, they pick up on the ways communities influence...
The Good Book Blog
My COVID Lesson: Keeping Short Accounts – Part 2
Eric Oldenburg — March 11, 2022
Read the first part of Eric's story in My COVID Lesson: Keeping Short Accounts – Part 1 published earlier this week. During this COVID season, God...
Think Biblically
Jesus and John Wayne
Book Review
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — March 11, 2022
The book Jesus and John Wayne has been the topic of immense discussion over the past few months. The subtitle of the book captures the key idea...
The Good Book Blog
My COVID Lesson: Keeping Short Accounts – Part 1
Eric Oldenburg — March 09, 2022
In the late summer of 2020, our local church transitioned from fully online services to holding in-person services outside in the courtyard, while...
The Good Book Blog
What do you and your church plan to do during Lent?
Octavio Esqueda — March 04, 2022
Christmas and Easter are the two key events in the Christian calendar. At Christmas, we celebrate the incarnation of the Son of God who became a...
The Good Book Blog
Who Wrote the Book of Daniel? Part 2: Who Was Darius the Mede?
Tom Finley — March 02, 2022
This is the second post in a series on who wrote the book of Daniel. Read the first post, Who Wrote the Book of Daniel? (Part 1) and the third...
Biola News
Letter from the President about the Talbot Extension in Kyiv
Clinton E. Arnold, Barry Corey — February 28, 2022
Dear Brothers and Sisters at Biola, The situation remains serious for our Talbot extension center in Kyiv as well as Kyiv Theological Seminary...
Winsome Conviction
Episode 39: For Shame, Part 1
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff, Gregg TenElshof — February 28, 2022
Is shame good or bad? In one sense, it is bad. In another sense, according to Gregg Ten Elshof (Ph.D.), author of the recent book For Shame:...
Student Life Blog
Are You in Love with your Future Career?
Katherine Rheeman — February 28, 2022
Is There Really, “The One?” February is the month of love, and some students might be searching for “The One” to enjoy life happily ever after...
Biola News
Biola University Celebrates 114th Birthday
Activities on campus commemorated the special event and highlighted Biola’s commitment to its founding principles
Sarah Dougher — February 25, 2022
Biola University celebrated its 114th birthday today, Feb. 25, 2022. For 114 years, Biola has remained faithful to its founding principles and...
The Good Book Blog
A Prayer for Ukraine
Eddie Byun — February 25, 2022
Father God, Our hearts break at what is happening in Ukraine. We pray for a quick and peaceful end to this attack. Protect the people who are under...
The Good Book Blog
Educación cristiana: retrospectivas y perspectivas
Octavio Esqueda — February 25, 2022
Este nuevo libro en ingles y próximamente en español Christian Education: Retrospects and Prospects honra la vida y el ministerio del Dr. Robert...
The Good Book Blog
Christian Education: Retrospects and Prospects
Octavio Esqueda — February 25, 2022
This new book Christian Education: Retrospects and Prospects honors the life and ministry of Dr. Robert (Bob) W. Pazmiño. The book is a collection...
Think Biblically
Beyond Racial Division, Part 2
with George Yancey
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — February 24, 2022
Rejecting both the notion of colorblindness and antiracism, Baylor University sociologist George Yancey outlines a path to genuine racial...
The Good Book Blog
Christian Hospitality
Kenneth Berding — February 22, 2022
My wife is remarkably hospitable — far more than I. For ten straight years at her instigation, we invited all of my enrolled college students over...