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  • Dorm Stairwells to Skid Row

    Antquan Washington (’02) serves L.A.'s needy

    Heather Leith — 

    More than a decade ago, a conversation with a friend in the Hart Hall stairwell inspired Antquan Washington (’02) to get involved with ministry to...

  • We Won’t All Change the World … And That’s Okay

    An excerpt from "Ordinary: Sustainable Faith in a Radical, Restless World"

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    In the church today, we like to raise the bar, up the ante and lay out radical calls that most people can’t possibly answer. Nor do we expect them...

  • The Extraordinary Beauty of Ordinary Faith

    An interview with author and theologian Michael Horton (’87)

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    In his new book, Ordinary: Sustainable Faith in a Radical, Restless World, alumnus Michael Horton (’87) argues that evangelicals should tone down...

  • A History of Hardship

    Haiti’s people have shown resilience through poverty, natural disasters and political turbulence

    Tamara Welter — 

    Haitians are proud of the fact that their country was the first black republic; slaves overthrew Haiti’s French control. But Haiti’s history is...

  • The Viewfinders

    In a tragedy-stricken land, Biola journalists are equipping Haitians to share their stories

    Michael Longinow, Tamara Welter — 

    Nelson, a lanky young Haitian man, brought his camera up to professor Tamara Welter and showed her the screen on the back. He needed help with an...

  • Write Quick

    Q&A with alumnus and author Sean McDowell

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    A brief interview with Sean McDowell (’98, M.A. ’03, assistant professor of Christian apologetics), co-author of Same-Sex Marriage: A Thoughtful...

  • Biola Magazine Staff — 

    When you visit a church in America, you can usually tell within a few minutes what really drives the congregation. The activity-driven church has...

  • Biola Magazine Staff — 

    On Jan. 30, three of the top minds in Christian apologetics were on stage together in Chase Gymnasium to discuss “God, Science and the Big...

  • Shepherds with Hammers

    How professor Albert Yee thinks biblically about engineering

    Brett McCracken — 

    If you put an ichthys sticker on a hammer, does that make it a “Christian hammer”? That’s a question that helped Albert Yee, associate professor...

  • Can Multiethnic Churches Become the ‘New Normal’?

    Alumnus Bryan Loritts is leading a movement to build multiethnic unity in the body of Christ

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    In late 2014, race became the conversation in America. A pair of controversial decisions not to prosecute police officers for the high-profile...

  • Captain America

    Amy Weststeyn named national volleyball player of the year

    Neil Morgan — 

    Amy Weststeyn is known for going vertical for Biola on the volleyball court, and in December she reached a new all-time high for the university’s...

  • Online Giving Made Easy

    With rise in philanthropy, Biola debuts new giving website

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Universities today produce some of the most compelling people and inspiring thoughts. Yet most universities have decidedly uninspiring giving...

  • Jason Newell — 

    Biola University will launch a Master of Professional Accountancy (MPAcc) degree this fall — a new graduate program designed to prepare students...

  • Starting Them Young

    Biola launches new K-12 “satellite program” for homeschool students

    Jason Newell — 

    As thousands of families already know, Biola University isn’t just for university students. For the past two decades, Biola Youth has been...

  • Opening the Gates

    To attend her dream school, Mary Tatlock hoped for a dream scholarship

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Good Friday 2014 was especially good for Mary Tatlock. It was the day the freshman intercultural studies major received mail that would change her...

  • The Chimes Earns National Recognition

    Student newspaper wins Online Pacemaker award for second consecutive year

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Biola’s student newspaper, The Chimes , won the Online Pacemaker Award on Nov. 1 at the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) and College Media...

  • L.A. Stands for 'Locating Atonement'

    Biola hosts third annual Los Angeles Theology Conference

    Brett McCracken — 

    How should Christians understand the doctrine of the atonement in a broader systematic theological context? This was the question of the moment...

  • Jason Newell — 

    Hasiet Joy Negash spent her final days on earth living out a dream. Alongside a team from Biola’s Student Missionary Union, Negash traveled to...

  • The Journey Through Yosemite

    President's Perspective

    Barry Corey — 

    Someone recently told me Christians need to stop using the journey motif because it’s tired and hollow. I get it, in part. Platitudes about “life...

  • Sizing Us Up

    Editor's Note

    Jason Newell — 

    If you’re a regular reader of Biola Magazine, you may have already noticed some differences in this issue. For one thing, you’re not having to...

  • Alumni Files: Fall 2014

    Inbox: A Weekend to Remember

    Rick Bee — 

    If you missed Biola Weekend on Oct. 24 and 25, you missed the best one yet. The schedule was full of fun, reminiscing and celebrating what God is...

  • Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity, by Nabeel Qureshi (M.A. ’08), Zondervan, February 2014. Qureshi describes...

  • Biola Magazine Staff — 

    In 1959, Rose ( Loukojarvi , ’60) Dane was one of the first students to attend Biola’s brand new campus in La Mirada, after having attended the...

  • Get to Know: Fall 2014

    Carolyn Kim, cookie-baking PR professional

    Kristina Nishi — 

    As the driving force behind the new public relations major — which she launched and currently leads — journalism professor Carolyn Kim plays a...

  • ISIS at the Door

    An interview with David Curry, president and CEO of Open Doors USA, about Christian persecution across the world

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Religious freedom and persecution are challenges starting to face believers in the West, but it has been a reality for Christians globally for a...