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  • A Century of Signatures

    The untold story of the ‘Big Red Book’ — Biola’s most important relic and tradition

    Jason Newell — 

    Hidden away in a quiet corner of the Biola Library basement, kept securely behind a locked door in a climate-controlled room, is perhaps the most...

  • Where is God When My World Turns Upside Down?

    Two new books from Biola professors explore the ways God redeems our pain, drawing on biblical wisdom and psychological research.

    Jason Newell — 

    At age 45, Dr. Liz Hall received news that no one wants to hear: She had cancer. In the painful year that followed, she endured surgeries,...

  • Jason Newell — 

    I gained a new Biola hero while writing this issue’s cover story. S.I. Merrill is a name I hadn’t en-countered before, and I suspect you haven’t...

  • Barry Corey — 

    I love all our Biola students. I have for now 19 years. When I’m having a heavy day from the normal stressors, I walk out the office door and...

  • Ready for a Close-Up

    New film studio set for a fall opening

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Biola’s nationally ranked film school is getting ready for its biggest premiere yet. This fall, the Snyder School of Cinema & Media Arts will...

  • Jason Newell — 

    This summer, Biola will launch one of the most significant academic restructurings in its recent history — creating a new home for many of its most...

  • ‘Sandlot Revival’ Draws Thousands

    Alumni Mehki Key and Coach RAC of the Savannah Bananas team up for a night of worship

    Sarah Dougher, Jason Newell — 

    On a warm spring evening in March, with more than 45,000 Savannah Bananas fans cheering him on, Biola alumnus RobertAnthony Cruz (’21) stepped to...

  • Big Screen, Big Claim

    In ‘The Story of Everything,’ Biola professors make the scientific case for God

    Jason Newell — 

    The scientific evidence for God’s existence is overwhelming. So argues The Story of Everything, a landmark documentary that hit the big screen this...

  • Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Biola supporters outdid themselves again this spring, setting a new 36-hour record for donations to the Biola Fund — with more than a half-million...

  • Meet Nathan Herzog

    Six Things to Know About the School of Education’s New Dean

    Jason Newell — 

    When Dr. Nathan Herzog stepped into his role as dean of Biola’s School of Education this March, he brought with him more than two decades of...

  • Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Gratitude to God: The Heart of Christian Formation Kent Dunnington (professor of philosophy) Baker Academic, May 2026 Is gratitude the...

  • John Coe, Kyle Strobel — 

    When we parent little children, we often fill their lives with the things that animate them. For babies, it is often blocks, dolls, trucks or some...

  • The Freshman Phenom

    Fresh off representing Mexico on the world stage, goalkeeper Fernanda Luna makes a record-breaking debut for Biola’s water polo team

    Neil Morgan — 

    When Fernanda Luna stepped onto campus this fall as a freshman Biola student-athlete, everything was new for her. The pool was new. The language...

  • Athletics Roundup: Spring/Summer 2026

    Biola Earns Regional Titles, Wraps Final APU Rivalry Year

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Biola’s student-athletes capped off a memorable 2025–26 year in the spring with three teams making NCAA Division II postseason appearances — and...

  • Why You Should Go See America

    The U.S. turns 250 this summer. How better to celebrate than to get out and explore?

    Matthew Tory — 

    America is easy to take for granted. It’s familiar. It’s home. And because of that, it’s often the last place we think to explore. We dream about...

  • Jane E. Kim — 

    Each spring, I feel a thrill as I watch our graduates cross the stage in triumph. Seeing them gloriously appareled in academic regalia and...

  • Jason Newell — 

    The first humans were not placed in a finished paradise to lounge forever beneath the trees. From the beginning, God had a job for us. In Genesis,...

  • Barry Corey — 

    A number of years ago I took a call from a Christian leader. I’ve long forgotten the topic, but I remember his opening question: “How can you...

  • Sarah Dougher, Jason Newell — 

    Biola has been recognized as California’s best Christian college by Niche, a prominent university directory for students and families. Released in...

  • Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Biola has received two grants totaling $12.4 million to help establish significant new initiatives at its Talbot School of Theology and Rosemead...

  • Soft Launch

    Meet Biola’s newest campus craze the SquishEagles

    Jason Newell — 

    Biola’s biblical convictions may be rock solid, but its mascot just got a whole lot squishier. This fall, the university introduced a...

  • Sarah Dougher, Jason Newell — 

    Artificial intelligence is advancing at breakneck speed, and Biola University students are not just keeping up — they’re helping lead the way. At...

  • Faith on Display

    Elisabeth Elliot exhibit inspires Biolans — including her own great-granddaughter

    Sarah Dougher, Jason Newell — 

    For decades, Christians around the world have looked up to Elisabeth Elliot. Now, a traveling museum exhibit is bringing the late missionary,...

  • Finances Made Fun

    Professor Shane Enete’s ‘Money Storybook Bible’ teaches kids about stewardship

    Jason Newell — 

    The Bible talks more about money than almost any other topic — which may come as a surprise to some, based on the way many Christians spend, hoard,...

  • A Transformational Gift Propels the University’s Tech Programs to Greater Heights

    The more than $40 million donation is the largest in Biola’s history

    Jason Newell — 

    First came a murmur, then laughter, then a roar of celebration. Inside a packed Chase Gymnasium, Biola President Barry H. Corey stood at a podium...