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  • Biola Magazine

    A Life Preserved

    Freshman Hannah Strege is the first person born through frozen embryo adoption

    Melissa Hedrick — 

    Before her birth in December 1998, Hannah Strege was frozen for two years. Conceived in a petri dish, she was preserved as an embryo until she was...

  • Biola Magazine

    Studying the Spirit

    Q&A with Oscar Merlo, director of new Holy Spirit center

    Brett McCracken — 

    This fall, Biola University officially launched the Center for the Study of the Work and Ministry of the Holy Spirit Today. A 10-year initiative...

  • Biola Magazine

    New Year, New Look

    Biola rolls out major rebranding effort

    Jason Newell — 

    If you've encountered Biola online, in person or in your mailbox recently, you may have noticed that something’s different. In August, Biola...

  • Biola Magazine

    Rankings Roundup

    Biola gets high marks from U.S. News, Forbes, others

    Jason Newell — 

    Biola continues to be recognized as a national leader in academics, safety and campus life, evidenced by a series of college rankings released...

  • Biola Magazine

    Anchored in the Word

    President's Perspective

    Barry Corey — 

    Ten years ago, when I started at Biola, I could not have predicted so much of what has happened. More and more, I find myself pondering Biola’s...

  • Biola Magazine

    Live and LEARN

    Editor's Note

    Jason Newell — 

    One of my only regrets as a two-time Biola graduateis that I didn’t take more classes. Don’t get me wrong: It’s not so much that I wanted the extra...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Why Didn’t God Create Only Those who He Knew Would Believe in Him?

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

    William Lane Craig — 

    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Dr. Craig, Thank you for taking the time to review my question and your tireless effort addressing many of the questions from Christians, Muslims, skeptics, etc. throughout the years. I realize your time is precious, so I'll try to keep my question brief and to the point ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Same Old Sam, Part 3

    John McKinley — 

    Imagine in the year 2047 that anti-aging therapies have developed so far that wealthy people not only cease aging, but some have begun to reverse. A few have even started to celebrate reverse birthdays in accordance with their rehabilitated age. “I found a way to fill the gap on my financial aid and expenses.” Tony was Sam’s roommate on the seventh floor college dorm. Sam had the money to buy a house near campus just for himself, but he longed for normalcy and community ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    College Is Not A Day Care: The Devastating Consequences of Abandoning Truth

    Sean McDowell — 

    In 2015, Oklahoma Wesleyan University president Everett Piper wrote a provocative article entitled, “This is Not A Day Care. It’s A University!” The article was quoted in the Washington Post, the New York Times, NBC News, and more. Needless to say, he ruffled some feathers! The article was such a success that Dr. Piper followed up with a recent book entitled Not A Day Care. I had the privilege of endorsing the book and highly commend it to you. Even if you end up disagreeing with Dr. Piper, he has struck a significant nerve and advances an argument that merits serious consideration ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Where Have Christian Academics Been Hiding?

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

    William Lane Craig — 

    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Dear Dr. Craig, About two years ago I watched your debate with Michael Payton in which you made the startling remark that in the past half century a revolution had taken place regarding Christian philosophy in the Anglo-Saxon realm ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Same Old Sam, Part 2

    John McKinley — 

    Imagine in the year 2047 that anti-aging therapies have developed so far that wealthy people not only cease aging, but some have begun to reverse. A few have even started to celebrate reverse birthdays in accordance with their rehabilitated age. At this point, Sam had aged chronologically to ninety-three. Instead of looking ahead or behind, he could only concentrate on the day he was in ...

  • Biola News

    Biola Nursing Students Serve Local Community with Lighthouse Outreach Ministries

    Stereotypes shattered through partnership with local church

    Kili Wall — 

    As the homeless population grows in the Southern California region, so does the need for more care and resources for the homeless. To assist with...

  • Student Life Blog

    Prizes to be Won

    a blog response to The Biola Hour on Social Justice & Education

    Samantha Lyons — 

    As a way to continue the conversations in The Biola Hour, we've invited Sam Gassaway to blog her thoughts after each episode. This is a response...

  • The Good Book Blog

    How Do We Help the Next Generation Navigate Culture?

    Sean McDowell — 

    As a parent of three kids, I am frequently trying to help them best navigate cultural voices vying for their hearts and minds. This is why I am thrilled about the new book, A Practical Guide to Culture: Helping the Next Generation Navigate Today’s World, by Brett Kunkle and John Stonestreet. They are both my good friends and ministry partners. But most importantly, they have written an excellent book. If you work with students in any capacity—parent, youth worker, teacher, mentor—this is a book you need to get. Read it, study it, and pass it on to other youth influencers. Here's a quick interview to give you a taste of how to help students best navigate culture ...

  • Biola News

    Biolans Provide Insight on How Universities Can Address Racial Matters

    Glen Kinoshita and Lisa Ishihara contribute their unique perspective towards rectifying racial tensions in new publication

    Kili Wall  — 

    Two Biola University staff members — Glen Kinoshita, director of imago dei initiatives, and Lisa Ishihara, director of chapel programs — joined...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Te Creo / I Believe You

    Octavio Esqueda — 

    ​Cada año la importante revista Time selecciona a la persona que ha tenido más influencia en el mundo durante el año. La persona del año 2017 ha sido acertadamente y sin lugar a dudas las mujeres que rompieron el silencio y cuyas voces empezaron el movimiento #MeToo (yo también). Estas valientes personas han hecho públicas sus desgarradoras historias de abuso y acoso sexual las cuales abarcan todos los segmentos de la sociedad y lamentablemente también de las iglesias.

  • Biola News

    Congratulations, Biola University Class of 2017!

    President of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU), Shirley V. Hoogstra, delivered the fall 2017 commencement address

    Jenna Loumagne — 

    Approximately 450 students graduated from Biola University today — more than 170 graduate students and more than 270 undergraduate students....

  • The Good Book Blog

    Inspiration and the Occasional NT Epistles

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

    William Lane Craig — 

    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Dr. Craig, First I would like to thank you for your tireless efforts to propel Christianity toward intellectual relevance for so many of the lost. I have always found it so helpful and encouraging.

  • Think Biblically

    Engaging the Culture Without Losing the Gospel

    with Russell Moore

    Scott Rae — 

    In this stimulating conversation with Dr. Russell Moore, Talbot Professor Dr. Scott Rae explores how to navigate the difficult terrain of...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Same Old Sam, Part 1

    John McKinley — 

    Imagine in the year 2047 that anti-aging therapies have developed so far that wealthy people not only cease aging, but some have begun to reverse. A few have even started to celebrate reverse birthdays in accordance with their rehabilitated age. Once sixty-seven, Sam now marks his age at forty-two. With the turn around he has re-entered life with friends of his newfound youth ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    The Absurdity of Moral Relativism: A Student’s Perspective

    Sean McDowell — 

    When I was a full-time high school teacher, one of my favorite assignments was to have my students develop a creative project to illustrate what would follow if moral relativism were true. Students wrote stories, composed songs, made short films, and more. My all-time favorite was a short poem written by a high school senior. She captures the moral absurdity that would follow if morality were truly relative to the individual ...

  • GRIT

    Sarah Schwartz's Last Word

    Sarah Schwartz — 

    Sarah Schwartz shares her last word before graduation.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Does God Have a Specific Marriage Partner for you?

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

    William Lane Craig — 

    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Hi Dr. Craig, I'd like to probe you more on your views of divine providence and marriage in particular. I believe you've said that God has a specific marriage partner intended for each person (unless perhaps that person is somehow called to celibacy) ...

  • Think Biblically

    Race and the Church – Part 2

    with Chris Brooks

    Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — 

    In part two of our conversation on race and the church, Sean McDowell and Scott Rae talk with Pastor Chris Brooks about the Black Lives Matter...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Hunger for Sacred Community, Part 3: The Deepest Longings of Our Souls

    Joanne Jung — 

    We are made in the image of God, an image that is tarnished yet has survived the fall. Who we are is intrinsically connected to who God is. Our spiritual depth, our being able to know ourselves, is linked to knowing God and who He is. This is where God’s word comes into the equation, because the Bible is one of the primary ways God discloses himself—what He’s done, what He’s doing, and what He promises to do. Spiritual depth is far more than how much you know the Scriptures or even how well you know it. It is knowing the Word of God and the God of the Word, the book and its author. We come away with a better, more thought-filled understanding of what He is like, what He says, what He expects of those who bear His image, and why, and how He empowers those who follow His son Jesus ...