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Posts by Ashish Naidu



  • Talbot Magazine

    Ashish Naidu — 

    Jesus said, “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide...

  • Talbot Magazine

    Faculty Profile: Sean McDowell

    Associate Professor of Christian Apologetics

    Ashish Naidu — 

    Christian apologist Sean McDowell (M.A. in Philosophy ’03, M.A. in Theology ’03) wants people to become more confident in their faith — and he’s...

  • Talbot Magazine

    Faculty Profile: Timothy Pickavance

    Interim Dean, Associate Professor of Philosophy

    Ashish Naidu — 

    Dr. Timothy Pickavance is broadly interested in the core areas of analytic philosophy, though he specializes in metaphysics. After completing his...

  • Talbot Magazine

    Alumna Profile: Fall 2022

    Susan Leonard (M.A. ‘22)

    Ashish Naidu — 

    Susan Leonard wants Christians to take their children’s education more seriously. As the director of Stay in the Story and a commissioned fellow...

  • Talbot Magazine

    Ashish Naidu — 

    Dr. Carmen Imes brings to Biola a passion for helping students and other laypeople engage the Old Testament and discover its relevance for...

  • Biola Magazine

    Ashish Naidu — 

    Nestled deep in the heart of the Swiss Jura Mountains is the Vallée de Joux, home to several watchmaking companies since the 17th century, where...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Ashish Naidu — 

    I am delighted to announce the recent publication of my monograph titled, Transformed in Christ: Christology and the Christian Life in John Chrysostom, in the Princeton Theological Monograph Series, by Pickwick Publications (Imprint of Wipf and Stock).

  • The Good Book Blog

    Ashish Naidu — 

    Wonderful is the word that encapsulates the world of horology. The more I read about the art and craft of watch making, the more I reflect on the infinite complexity of the divine mind, particularly the wondrous design and the meticulous plan of salvation—conceived in eternity—but executed in time and space.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Ashish Naidu — 

    I have often wondered if the lack of interest in the external beauty of sacred space and décor, which characterizes much of our church culture today, is due to the struggle with dualism? Or is it due to the residual sense of over-correction that we have inherited from the Reformation movement? I suspect it may be both.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Ashish Naidu — 

    Because of the propitiation of Christ, God’s wrath is satisfied, and we who were once enemies of God have now received “at-one-ment” or reconciliation.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Ashish Naidu — 

    A friend of mine has a coffee cup with the following words printed on the outside, “Presbyterian Coffee: Predestined to be brewed decently and in order.” I chuckled when I saw it for the first time several years ago. The humorous one-liner nicely captures a couple of representative ideas that are associated with a particular church denomination. An amusing tongue-in-cheek way to integrate the love of coffee, a distinctive theological perspective, and a related view of church polity, one might say! Funny sayings aside, the hallmark of church polity of things being done “decently and in order” actually derives from Paul’s remark in 1 Cor. 14:40, where he instructs believers to be orderly in their worship and to avoid discord and confusion. I suggest that this regulative principle of church polity can be of great service outside its walls, especially in conversational contexts that can be potentially explosive.