Biola University
Pastoral Confessions: The Healing Path to Faithful Ministry
Jamin Goggin (B.A. ’03, M.A. ’08, associate professor of Christian ministry and leadership)
Baker, October 2025
Pastors are often tempted to hide sin, but secrecy breeds shame, guilt and isolation. With honesty and vulnerability, Jamin Goggin addresses struggles unique to vocational ministry and calls pastors to confession, repentance and healing — showing how openness with God and others leads to renewed hope, fruitfulness and integrity in life and service.
Finding Freedom in Jesus: The 21 Attributes of Your Identity in Christ
J.P. Foster (B.A. ’12, M.A. ’15, D.Min. ’23, ministry affiliate faculty) and Matt Williams (professor of New Testament)
Zondervan, November 2025
Reshape the way you think about yourself and learn to see yourself the way God does by exploring 21 biblical terms that reveal your true identity in Christ. By embracing God’s perspective instead of negative self-perceptions or others’ opinions, we can experience transformation, deeper reliance on him and renewed confidence to live and serve boldly.
Did Jesus Really Say He Was God? Making Sense of His Historical Claims
Mikel Del Rosario (B.A. ’99, M.A. ’03)
IVP Academic, October 2025
Did Jesus claim to be divine? Mikel Del Rosario argues our confidence can be strengthened by considering an unlikely source: Jesus’ enemies. Through an analysis of ancient Greco-Roman, Jewish and biblical sources, he demonstrates how opponents interpreted Jesus’ words and actions, offering compelling historical evidence for his claim to divine authority.
Grace to Overcome: 31 Devotions on God’s Work Through Black History
Bryan C. Loritts (M.A. ’98, Biola trustee)
IVP, August 2025
Loritts, an influential voice in multiethnic church movements, offers 31 devotional reflections on Black history and biblical truth. Highlighting figures from Miles Davis to Alice H. Parker, Loritts celebrates resilience and faith while inviting readers to see their own stories within God’s redemptive design.
Union with Christ and the Life of Faith
Fred Sanders (professor of theology)
Baker Academic, August 2025
The biblical theme of “union with Christ” is at the heart of the doctrine of salvation. This brief book sketches out the main implications of that centrality, engaging with creeds, Scripture, doctrinal history, constructive dynamics and Christian praxis.
The Integrative Mindset: Pathways to Practicing as a Christian Clinician
Co-authored by Earl Bland (professor of psychology)
IVP Academic, August 2025
What does it look like for Christian mental health practitioners to integrate faith and psychology? Brad Strawn and Earl Bland offer an integrative model that celebrates the unique and dynamic complexity of each therapist-client relationship — challenging clinicians to rethink conventional approaches and embrace a more holistic, nuanced practice.
