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• The Good Book Blog

  Revealed to Whom? (John 3:21)

  Gary Manning Jr — July 18, 2011

  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...

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

  Kenneth Berding — July 14, 2011

  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 — July 13, 2011

  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 — July 08, 2011

  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 — July 08, 2011

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

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  "The Wingfeather Saga"

  Rob Lister — July 06, 2011

  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 — July 06, 2011

  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.

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  The Long Good-bye of Dementia

  Walt Russell — July 05, 2011

  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.

• The Good Book Blog

  Why Evil? Part 3 of 3

  Freddy Cardoza — July 03, 2011

  Despite the evil that exists in our world, the Bible says that God keeps it from unraveling. So, for now, God allows evil to be unleashed-- at least to a degree-- while keeping it in check so He can fulfill the plan He has for all ages— and until He establishes His eternal reign after the defeat of evil and all evildoers.

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  Life's Biggest Questions

  Erik Thoennes — July 01, 2011

  A book I wrote came out today. It's called Life's Biggest Questions: What the Bible Says about the Things That Matter Most (Crossway). I pray it will help people to know God and his truth better.

• Biola Magazine

  In Print: Summer 2011

  Biola Magazine Staff — July 01, 2011

  Outside the Womb: The Ethics of Reproductive Technologies, co-authored by Scott Rae (chair and professor of philosophy of religion and ethics),...

• Biola Magazine

  Get to Know: Summer 2011

  Robin LaBarbera, thrill-seeking education professor

  Biola Magazine Staff — July 01, 2011

  When it comes to academics and adventures, Robin LaBarbera just can’t seem to get enough. An assistant professor in Biola’s School of Education,...

• Biola Magazine

  Where Are They Now?: Summer 2011

  Biola Magazine Staff — July 01, 2011

  Mark Atteberry (’85) has worked in the entertainment industry since graduation as an author, photographer and actor, but he now plans to open his...

• Biola Magazine

  Biolans Up Close: Summer 2011

  Jim Brown ('78), California's top superintendent

  Biola Magazine Staff — July 01, 2011

  What does it take to be one of the top educators in California? Just ask Biola alumnus Jim Brown (’78), who was recently named the state’s “...

• Biola Magazine

  Alumni Files: Summer 2011

  Making Connections, Then and Now

  Rick Bee — July 01, 2011

  I remember it well. That first issue of Biola’s magazine we called Connections. The alumni program was new turf for me and we had just completed...

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  Can We Be Good Without God?

  Craig Hazen — June 30, 2011

  It’s been fascinating to watch the very vocal and prolific new atheists, such as Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett and Richard...

• Biola Magazine

  Polytheistic Christians?

  What the struggles of the Corinthian church can teach us about our own residual paganism

  Moyer Hubbard — June 30, 2011

  This is the first in what will be a regular column for Biola Magazine, featuring selected posts from the Talbot School of Theology faculty blog,...

• Biola Magazine

  The Top 25 Stories of the Past 25 Years

  Jason Newell — June 30, 2011

  Way back in 1986, the very first issue of Biola Magazine (called Connections back then) landed in mailboxes. On the cover, in dull gray and black,...

• Biola Magazine

  Contentment and the American Dream

  Contentment's wisdom is good news for all seasons of life

  Joseph Gorra — June 30, 2011

  “We’ve got to buy something now!” I remember thinking that to myself when we first went shopping for a condo near Biola. The thought rallied my...

• Biola Magazine

  Making the Grade

  Education symposium examines California’s public schools

  Jason Newell — June 30, 2011

  Are California’s public schools failing? Most Californians seem to think so, with 55 percent saying the quality of the state’s K-12 public schools...

• Biola Magazine

  At the Top of Her Game

  Jessilyn Conicelli earns national honors

  Amy Seed — June 30, 2011

  Jessilyn Conicelli made the right decision four years ago when she had to choose between basketball and volleyball. Now a Biola graduate,...

• Biola Magazine

  12 Ways to Win at Mock Rock

  Brett McCracken — June 30, 2011

  On March 25, eight teams competed in the annual AS-sponsored Mock Rock lip-syncing competition, performing elaborate song and dance routines in...

• Biola Magazine

  Is Hell a Vital Doctrine?

  Theology professor Ashish Naidu on the afterlife and why it's essential to believe that 'love warns'

  Biola Magazine Staff — June 30, 2011

  This spring, evangelical megachurch pastor Rob Bell caused a firestorm of controversy when he released his new book — Love Wins: A Book About...

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  TOMS Shoes Films Promo at Biola

  Amy Seed — June 30, 2011

  Blake Mycoskie, CEO of TOMS Shoes, visited Biola in April to include students in a milestone company announcement. With the help of about 50...

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  Higher Tech Education

  Second Imagination Summit ponders future of technology and education

  Brett McCracken — June 30, 2011

  La Mirada looked a bit like Palo Alto on April 15, when the second annual Imagination Summit brought top tech leaders and Silicon Valley...