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Biola Magazine
Nacho Average Director
Nate Norell crashes the Super Bowl with alien-themed Doritos ad
Marlo Kirkpatrick — July 02, 2025
“I love taking ideas and bringing them to reality,” Nate Norell (B.A ’18) says. “Those ideas can be anything — a documentary film, a commercial,...
Biola Magazine
Banana Bonanza
Robert Anthony Cruz — known as ‘Coach RAC’ to millions of Savannah Bananas fans — brings flair and faith to the baseball diamond
Tom Pfingsten — July 02, 2025
On a balmy evening last year in Savannah, Georgia, Robert Anthony Cruz (’21) ran in to catch a high fly ball in left field. From the bleachers, it...
Biola Magazine
Changing Lives One Note at a Time
Country Music Association Foundation Teacher of Excellence Nora Hernandez
Marlo Kirkpatrick — July 02, 2025
Dr. Nora Hernandez (B.M. ’15, B.S. ’15, M.A. ’18) has known she was called to teach music since she was a student singing in her high school choir....
Biola Magazine
Donald Hoffman (B.S. ’70) Remembered as Champion For Under-The-Radar Biolans
Jason Newell — July 02, 2025
In 1976, a young Don Hoffman — who had earned a business degree from Biola only six years earlier — felt called to do something that would bless...
Biola Magazine
What Being a Mentor Taught Me
David Vazquez — July 02, 2025
When I joined Biola University in June 2024, I arrived with great anticipation and a strong sense of calling — but also with limited familiarity. I...
Think Biblically
Engaging Controversial Issues Without Getting Too Emotional
with Tim Pickavance
Timothy Pickavance, Scott Rae — July 01, 2025
How do we engage our friends, family and others around controversial issues, particularly those in science? Why do these controversial issues...
The Good Book Blog
Making Disciples
Gary McIntosh — June 30, 2025
Pastors seize an adventurous, daring enterprise — making disciples of all people! The last words of Jesus to his disciples included a command to “...
The Good Book Blog
Temptability: Not the Same for Everyone
Kenneth Berding — June 27, 2025
Everyone is not equally temptable. One person can be severely tempted by something that another person barely or is not-at-all tempted. Some...
Think Biblically
Cultural Update: Why Don't We Feel We're Thriving?; The End of Rainbow Capitalism; Democratic Socialism
Scott Rae, Thaddeus Williams — June 27, 2025
This week, Scott is joined by Talbot professor Thaddeus Williams to discuss: Why Don’t We Feel We're Thriving? — Despite living in the most...
Talbot Magazine
The Road to Renewal: New Insights on the State of the Church from Talbot’s Lead the Way Tour
Ed Stetzer — June 25, 2025
On his cross-country Lead the Way Tour, Ed Stetzer shares insights on the State of the Church, Gen Z and the future of the gospel. In the 18th...
Talbot Magazine
Update on Biblical Literacy: Are There Any Reasons to be Encouraged?
Kenneth Berding — June 25, 2025
Over the past few decades, Christian leaders have been issuing dire warnings about what they perceive to be a precipitous slide toward...
Talbot Magazine
Talbot Grows to World’s Third-Largest Multi-Denominational Seminary
Sarah Dougher — June 25, 2025
Talbot School of Theology is now the third-largest multi-denominational seminary in the world and one of the top 10 largest seminaries overall,...
Talbot Magazine
Dr. Wilfred Graves Jr. Named Director of Holy Spirit Center
Talbot Magazine Staff — June 25, 2025
Talbot is delighted to welcome Dr. Wilfred Graves Jr. as the new director of the Center for the Study of the Work and Ministry of the Holy Spirit...
Talbot Magazine
Talbot Launches New Korean-Language Master’s Programs
Eddie Byun — June 25, 2025
Talbot School of Theology has a long and cherished history of partnering with the Korean church. Over the past several decades, many Korean and...
Talbot Magazine
Shelf Life: Summer 2025
Talbot Magazine Staff — June 25, 2025
Apologetics for an Ever-Changing Culture: A Biblical and Culturally Relevant Approach to Talking About God Sean McDowell Associate Professor of...
Talbot Magazine
Book Excerpt: What it Means to “Set Your Mind on the Things Above” (Colossians 3:1-4)
Talbot Magazine Staff — June 25, 2025
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus called on his disciples to “seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness” (Matt 6:33 ESV). In language...
Talbot Magazine
From the Dean: Summer 2025
Ed Stetzer — June 25, 2025
I love chats, graphics, statistics, and data. Good data gives us facts about the way things really are, and I’ve often emphasized that facts are...
Talbot Magazine
Retirement Tribute to Dr. Rick Langer
David Turner — June 25, 2025
After serving as a pastor for 20 years in Redlands, California, Dr. Rick Langer came to Biola in 2005 to serve as a professor in the Department of...
Talbot Magazine
Faculty Profile: Summer 2025
Clinton E. Arnold
Ben Shin — June 25, 2025
Clint Arnold (B.A. ’80; M.Div. ’83) is the former dean of Talbot (2012–2022) and the past president of the Evangelical Theological Society (2011)....
Talbot Magazine
Alumni Profile: Summer 2025
Terrance Shay (M.Div., ‘10), Family Pastor at First Chinese Baptist Church
Ben Shin — June 25, 2025
Terrence Shay graduated from Talbot in 2010 with a M.Div. in Evangelism and Discipleship. He is looking forward to celebrating his 25th wedding...
Talbot Magazine
Best of the Blog: Summer 2025
Connecting Prayer and the Word
Eddie Byun — June 25, 2025
There is a vital connection that prayer and Scripture have for each other. We cannot have one without the other. We must learn to prayerfully read...
The Good Book Blog
Infinitely Old Time
William Lane Craig — June 25, 2025
This is a Q&A blog post by our Visiting Scholar in Philosophy, William Lane Craig. Question I’m a big fan of your work, and I have argued...
Think Biblically
Understanding Critical Theory
with Carl Trueman
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — June 24, 2025
What is critical theory and why is it so vital for Christians to understand today? What are its historical roots and where do we see it manifest...
The Good Book Blog
The Scopes Monkey Trial’s 100-Year Centennial: What You Need to Know
John Bloom — June 23, 2025
This coming July marks the 100th anniversary of the Scopes Monkey Trial, the event, more than any other, that stigmatized Fundamentalist...
Winsome Conviction
Episode 125: Friendship, Neighbor Love, and Religious Disagreement
Greg Johnson, Timothy Muehlhoff, Andrew Reed — June 23, 2025
How do friends who hold differing views of religion and faith maintain a friendship? How do friends handle central and fundamental disagreements...