Latest Posts

• Biola News

  Four Influential Women Awarded with Biola’s Annual Ruby Awards

  Awards celebrating women presented to four Biola community members

  Drew Mattocks — March 15, 2016

  Biola University will honor four influential women at the ninth annual Ruby Awards on Friday, March 18 at Biola’s Women’s History Month luncheon....

• Biola News

  Evangelical Missiological Society Hosts Annual Meeting at Biola

  Missions leaders presented on missions and the local church.

  Kathryn Toombs — March 14, 2016

  Biola University’s Cook School of Intercultural Studies was selected to host a regional meeting of the Evangelical Missiological Society (EMS) due...

• The Good Book Blog

  Gravitational Waves Detected!

  William Lane Craig — March 11, 2016

  Question A 17 year old Indian from the Middle East who's a big fan of your work for Christ. My question deals with recent discoveries in physics. How would the new discovery of gravitational waves affect Lorentzian relativity, the Kalaam argument and the A-theory of time? Xavi India

• The Good Book Blog

  How do You Motivate People to Care about Apologetics?

  Sean McDowell — March 10, 2016

  Recently my newest book, A New Kind of Apologist, was released. One of the unique chapters, written by my friend Mark Mittelberg, is about how to motivate people in the church to care about apologetics. Enjoy the selections below in which Mark focuses on equipping church leaders and motivating church members ...

• Biola News

  Biola Wins GSAC Tournament Championship

  Eagles earn automatic berth to NAIA National Championship Tournament with big win.

  Neil Morgan — March 08, 2016

  Biola Men's Basketball once again reigns in the Golden State Athletic Conference as Dave Holmquist's boys clinched the conference tournament title...

• Biola News

  Six Time Emmy Winner Joins Biola Faculty as Studio Artist

  Gary Kuo brings Hollywood experience to Biola’s Conservatory of Music

  Drew Mattocks — March 08, 2016

  Studio Artist Gary Kuo began his music career at the age of seven when his mom began teaching him piano. Little did Kuo know that his humble...

• Biola News

  Biola Basketball To Play For Championship On FOX Sports Prime Ticket

  Biola Men's Basketball vs. Hope International on Tuesday March 8 to be regionally televised.

  Neil Morgan — March 07, 2016

  DATE: March 8, 2016 TIME: 8:00 p.m. LOCATION: Darling Pavilion (Hope International University) TICKETS: General Bleacher - $10 Seat Back - $15...

• The Good Book Blog

  Does the World Need a Theocracy?

  Mark Saucy — March 04, 2016

  This week’s conference, “Israel and the Church: A Troubled Past and Glorious Future,” hosted by Biola and Chosen People Ministries, provided yet another opportunity for me to think “big picture.” As most of us, I suppose, the cares of daily tasks—emails, news cycles, family, work-ministry, church-ministry—I can get so buried in the daily that I lose the plan! By plan I mean the narrative that God has written for the world. A narrative that first rescues a fallen creation and then restores it to the flourishing fullness God made it for ...

• The Good Book Blog

  Do Theistic Arguments Prove God?

  William Lane Craig — March 04, 2016

  Dear Dr. Craig, The Moral Argument seems to have a flaw. Premise 1 has a semantic problem. 1. If God does not exist, objective moral values do not exist. What if we can imagine a supernatural, God-like entity, that is in some important respect distinct from God as such, which could also ground objective moral values? Perhaps omnibenevolent, but not omnipresent, say? ...

• Business. Ministry. Life.

  How Can Design Thinking Help Organizations Become More Innovative?

  Jeff McHugh — March 03, 2016

  This is the second post in a two post series that examines the best practices of innovative companies and the factors that predict whether a...

• Business. Ministry. Life.

  Building a Culture of Innovation

  Jeff McHugh — March 01, 2016

  This is the first post in a two post series that examines the best practices of innovative companies and the factors that predict whether a...

• The Good Book Blog

  Character Formation in Online Education, Part 3: Video Conferencing

  Joanne Jung — February 29, 2016

  ... Learning Management Systems (LMS) continue to make video conference sessions more user friendly with clear, strong connections conducive to conversations without video or audio delays. Many LMSs have this feature built into them, thus eliminating the need to use a program outside of the learning platform that instructors and students would have to download and install separately on their computers ...

• Biola News

  Biola Men's Basketball Wins GSAC Championship

  Eagles win the GSAC conference for the first time since 2002

  Neil Morgan — February 27, 2016

  After a 4-12 GSAC run in 2014-15, the Biola University men's basketball team smashed all preseason expectations and became the 2015-16 GSAC...

• The Good Book Blog

  Questions about God and Abstract Objects

  William Lane Craig — February 26, 2016

  Hello, my name is Lana, and I took a course at Purdue called "Metaphysics." I saw you at your debate with Alex Rosenberg. Anyways, And I'm glad I took the course, but I didn't take nominalism, or as you dub it, anti-realism, very seriously. I came out of it being a very strict platonist, but then I re read the gospel of John and I realized I was in huge trouble, I came to all the same conclusions about platonism as you did, I was a platonist, until now. So I floundered about wondering what the truth could be. I didn't take divine conceptualism very seriously at first because it was introduced to me initially by Berkleyianists, and I really do loathe idealism. I don't think it's compatible with Christianity. But I gave it another look and realized divine conceptualism can work with a worldview rejecting Berkley and his type. I don't remember the course too well so if I make a mistake that's why, and maybe I don't understand the same jargon but you did answer my question somewhere out there, I need some guidance ...

• Biola News

  Student Congress on Racial Reconciliation Celebrates 20 Years

  After passing a historic milestone, Glen Kinoshita, founder of SCORR, takes a look back at its legacy and impact over the years

  Kathryn Toombs — February 26, 2016

  This February marks the 20th anniversary of the creation of the Student Congress on Racial Reconciliation (SCORR), an initiative started by Biola’...

• Biola News

  Biola Breaks Ground on $63 Million Center for Science, Technology and Health

  New hub for science, technology and health will champion Biola’s vision to equip the next generation of STEM majors

  Drew Mattocks — February 26, 2016

  Today, Biola University broke ground on the new Alton and Lydia Lim Center for Science, Technology and Health, which is slated to open in 2018....

• The Good Book Blog

  Three Key Takeaways from "Risen"

  Sean McDowell — February 24, 2016

  Since the release of The Passion, faith-based films have been coming out from Hollywood at an increased rate. On the one hand, faith-based films are often cheesy and unrealistic. On the other hand, many lose the spirit of the original story and are utterly inaccurate (Noah, anyone?) With a bit of hesitancy, my wife and I went to see Risen last night. All things considered, we were both pleasantly surprised! ...

• The Good Book Blog

  Did James, the Brother of Jesus, Die as a Martyr?

  Sean McDowell — February 24, 2016

  In my recent book The Fate of the Apostles, I examine the claim that the apostles died as martyrs for their faith. One apostle who often gets overlooked is James, the brother of Jesus. While James wasn’t one of the Twelve, there is good reason to believe he was not a believer of Jesus during his public ministry (Mark 3:20-35; John 7:5), he saw the risen Jesus (1 Cor. 15:7), and became the key leader in the Jerusalem church (Gal. 2:9; Acts 21:17-26) ...

• Biola News

  Biola Announces 2016 Alumni Award Recipients

  Select alumni honored for their impact in culture, media, education and missions

  James O'Hearn — February 24, 2016

  Biola University has announced the 2016 Biola University Alumni Award recipients. The four awardees, all graduates of Biola who have distinguished...

• Biola News

  Biola University Senior Wins New Car Sweepstakes

  $5,000 in art supplies gifted to Biola as part of sweepstakes

  Marissa Ray  — February 23, 2016

  Biola University senior art major Natalie Toyer is this year’s Blick Art Materials 2015 Blick Car Sweepstakes student winner. Toyer won not only a...

• Biola News

  Biola’s Crowell School of Business to Partner with Praxis Academy

  Partnership provides new opportunities for students and Biola community

  Jenna Loumagne — February 23, 2016

  Biola University’s Crowell School of Business is pleased to announce a partnership with Praxis Academy for 2016. Praxis Academy, a venture group...

• Business. Ministry. Life.

  The Pitfalls of Cost Control

  Nick Sherwin — February 23, 2016

  In today's blog post, Dr. Nick Sherwin, Associate Professor of Management, shares some personal experiences that demonstrate the impact that misguided cost control may have on a company's competitive advantage.

• The Good Book Blog

  Character Formation in Online Education, Part 2: Discussion Forums & Collaborative Documents

  Joanne Jung — February 22, 2016

  ... Collaborative learning focuses on both content and the process of learning. C.S. Lewis stated, “It often happens that two schoolboys can solve difficulties in their work for one another better than the master can” (Lewis, 1958). Participation, dialogue, and reciprocity are key elements necessary for students to sense and know they are included in something greater than themselves. Meaningful dialogue in a variety of formats inspires critical thinking and reflection, combats mental inertia, and fosters transformation. Students may come curious, but they leave inspired ...

• The Good Book Blog

  Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?

  William Lane Craig — February 19, 2016

  Dr. Craig, Thank you for your diligent work for the kingdom of God. I hope you understand and appreciate how your work has impacted the faith of countless people across the world. My question has to do with the concept of God in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. I am sure that you are aware of the current controversy over the "same God" comments of the professor at Wheaton College. As you can imagine this has caused a firestorm of debate between theologians, pastors and preachers. I understand from your work that you would say that while Muslims and Christians might worship the same God historically (the God of Abraham and Moses), their concept of God is fundamentally different (please correct me if I misunderstood your view). This refutes the "same God" idea because at the very core we worship a very different God even if the religions share a common background ...

• The Good Book Blog

  Character Formation in Online Education, Part 1: Heart & Soul

  Joanne Jung — February 15, 2016

  ... Character formation begins with a proper understanding of the heart and soul. The heart is often misrepresented in American culture, for the heart has much more to do with how we live than what we might be led to believe. Perhaps the closest we can come to this idea is when we speak of doing something “whole-heartedly.” In Proverbs 4:23, believers are warned: “Guard your heart above all else, for it is the source of life” (HCSB). Mentioned nearly one thousand times in God’s word, it is clear that the heart is important to God. Three components make up the human heart: mind, emotion, and will (Coe, 2011). The mind, the thinking function of the heart, is where our thoughts are received, processed, and formed. Emotions are tied to thoughts as we have feelings about all thoughts. The will is an expression of what we actually do (or do not do) with our thoughts. Components of the heart—mind, emotion, and will—are often examined separately but were created to function together. They make up who we are. Our lives are our hearts in motion because the heart is the control center of the soul ...