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Category: 2025 Spring

  • An Eagle Soars in Washington

    John Thune (B.S. ’83) on faith, politics and his new role as U.S. Senate Majority Leader

    Marlo Kirkpatrick — 

    When John Thune first told his parents he was considering running for Congress, his mother asked, “Couldn’t you do something more reputable with...

  • How Should Christians Prepare for the AI Revolution?

    Jason Newell — 

    As he logged into the Zoom call, all Dr. Michael Arena could do was laugh. Expecting a lively discussion with a small group of tech professionals,...

  • Sink or Swim

    After losing both legs to a rare disease, Morgan Stickney (B.S., ’23) presses on to paralympic gold.

    Marlo Kirkpatrick — 

    Morgan Stickney’s happy place has always been the deep end of a swimming pool. By the time she was 13, Morgan was ranked among the top 20 distance...

  • Help! I Feel Burned Out by Work

    Jason Newell — 

    If your job is taking a toll on your mental and physical health, you’re not alone. About half of American workers say they feel burned out by work...

  • Editor’s Note: Allow Us to Reintroduce Ourselves

    Jason Newell — 

    Welcome back! After a two-year publishing pause, I’m thrilled to reintroduce you to Biola Magazine — refreshed, reimagined and ready to share...

  • President’s Perspective: Eighteen Years Later and Still All In

    Barry Corey — 

    I recently stumbled on an article that said college presidents have two jobs: “raise money” and “find ways to appease students, faculty,...

  • Biola Ranks No.1 for Putting Faith in Action

    New study measures universities’ commitment to Christian identity

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    What makes a Christian University truly Christian? That's the question a team of researchers from Baylor University recently set out to help...

  • Calling all Coffee Lovers

    Alumni roasters brew up new partnership with custom ‘Biola Blend’

    Jason Newell — 

    School spirit may have never tasted so good. A pair of Biola alumni in the artisanal coffee roasting business have teamed up with the university to...

  • Coming Attraction

    A sneak peek inside Biola’s new film studio

    Jason Newell — 

    Construction is well underway on a film studio that university leaders say will rival the best educational facilities in the nation for media...

  • Athletics Shine With Championships, National Podium Finish

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Biola Athletics celebrated another banner year of NCAA competition in 2024–25, highlighted by three conference titles, an individual national...

  • A Great Recommission

    After nearly a century, Missions Conference gets meaningful new name

    Jason Newell — 

    This spring, Biolans did what they’ve done for 95 years: take a several-day pause from classes for the world’s largest student-organized conference...

  • A Hidden Plaque. A Forgotten Heroine. The Rediscovery of a Legacy of Faith.

    Marlo Kirkpatrick — 

    A work crew relocating a mural during the renovation of Sutherland Auditorium uncovered a window to Biola’s past and revived the memory of the...

  • After Decades of Decline, Can Christianity Make a Comeback?

    Ed Stetzer shares surprising ‘State of the Church’ research on his cross-country Lead the Way Tour

    Jason Newell — 

    For decades, churches across America have watched attendance shrink and spiritual affiliation decline. But new data shows signs of a recent rise in...

  • Books by Biolans: Spring 2025

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    End the Stalemate: Move Past Cancel Culture to Meaningful Conversations Sean McDowell (associate professor of Christian apologetics, B.A. ’98,...

  • Stale Cheetos and What to Think When God Feels Distant

    Excerpt from Revering God: How to Marvel at Your Maker

    Thaddeus Williams — 

    Imagine the existence of a master chef who makes infinitely satisfying food. He is a culinary god in the kitchen. Chicken divan crepes, lobster...

  • Nacho Average Director

    Nate Norell crashes the Super Bowl with alien-themed Doritos ad

    Marlo Kirkpatrick — 

    “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,...

  • 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 — 

    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...

  • Changing Lives One Note at a Time

    Country Music Association Foundation Teacher of Excellence Nora Hernandez

    Marlo Kirkpatrick — 

    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....

  • Donald Hoffman (B.S. ’70) Remembered as Champion For Under-The-Radar Biolans

    Jason Newell — 

    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...

  • What Being a Mentor Taught Me

    David Vazquez — 

    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...