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  • Too Much, Too Soon?

    Setting Emotional Boundaries in Dating

    Alisa Grace — 

    “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” –Proverbs 4:23 I was 21 when I drove from Texas to Colorado to attend a...

  • A Career for the Books

    Sarah Y. Tse thrives as a printing company CEO and business mentor

    Joanna Wu — 

    While Sarah Y. Tse (’93) was in her first years of college at Biola, she told a friend how she wanted to create a product line called “Mushroom...

  • A Note Worth Singing About

    High school teacher Tyler Wigglesworth (’12) leads his students to Carnegie Hall

    Lily Journey — 

    Tyler Wigglesworth’s music career has been hitting some high notes recently. Last year, the high school choir di- rector had the privilege of...

  • Running the Race in Rwanda

    Becky and Nathan Dowling provide technology training and clean water to communities in need

    Joanna Wu — 

    When Becky (Mierau) and Nathan Dowling graduated from Biola in 2007, neither of them envisioned living and working in Africa. And though they were...

  • The One Thing Jesus Couldn’t Stop Talking About

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    “What’s the number one thing Jesus talked about?” — the preacher shouted in a classic you-should-know-this tone. Lucky for me, I was sure I knew...

  • Faithfully Forward

    Biola just adopted a significant theological statement. Learn what it says and what it means for our future.

    Jason Newell — 

    If you spend any time around Biola, you’re bound to hear the word “centered.” It’s right there in the mission statement: “biblically centered...

  • Biolans for Life!

    Lily Tsau — 

    By now,you’ve probably seen how our Alumni Relations team is providing opportunities for Biolans to be engaged and involved with each other and...

  • Biola Booklovers Unite from Around the World

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Havilah Steinman (’12) is a booklover. And she wants to share her appreciation for great books with you. Steinman, a Biola Alumni Regional Contact...

  • Biola Celebrates Latest Inductees to Athletics Hall of Fame

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Biola inducted two alumnae and — for the first time — one entire team into its Athletics Hall of Fame this spring: Natalie (Roth) Dell, a...

  • The Ultimate Summer Reading List

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Summer is the season of outdoor BBQs, ice-cold drinks, splashing in the pool, lying by the beach — and for many of us, a time to catch up on our...

  • Write Quick

    John H. Coe and Kyle Strobel talk about practicing contemplation

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    A quick chat with John H. Coe (’79, M.A. ’83), director of the Institute for Spiritual Formation and professor of spiritual theology, and Kyle C....

  • Athletics Roundup

    The Biola Eagles dominated the NCCAA Championships this fall with four national titles

    Alex Brouwer — 

    Women’s Volleyball The ladies rounded out their phenomenal 30–6 season with a 12-game win streak, a run that concluded in Biola’s second straight...

  • Think About It: Spring 2019

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Looking for thoughtful perspectives on key issues facing Christianity and culture? Here are just a few recent Biola videos, podcasts, articles and...

  • Persistent Prayer

    Matthew Williams — 

    Why should we persevere in prayer? Great question. Here is Jesus’s answer, from Luke 18:2–7: In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared...

  • Write Quick: Spring 2019

    Kyle Strobel answers our questions about Jonathan Edwards

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    A quick chat with Kyle Strobel (M.A. ’02, M.A. ’05), associate professor of spiritual theology at Biola’s Talbot School of Theology, and co-author...

  • Several New Programs Arriving this Fall

    Lineup includes online master’s in nursing and ‘Torrey meets Talbot’ theology degree

    Jason Newell — 

    This fall, Biola will launch its most significant expansion of new programs in recent memory, giving students more options in such high-demand...

  • A Harmonious Relationship

    Biola’s enduring ‘Music at Noon’ concert series highlights connections with diverse L.A. music scene

    Alex Brouwer — 

    Flautist Gary Woodward and pianist Jiayi Shi perform at a recent'Music at Noon' concertinCrowell Hall. On a sunny October afternoon, guitarist...

  • An Inspired Performance

    Junior Muli Yu wins big in prestigious international piano competition

    Alex Brouwer — 

    Muli Yu rushed to finish memorizing her seven pieces. Over summer break from Biola, she’d found herself half a world away in Italy, preparing to...

  • Public Relations Professor Receives National Award

    Professor Carolyn Kim receives faculty award from the Public Relations Student Society of America

    Joanna Wu — 

    When Carolyn Kim became the faculty adviser to Biola’s chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) a decade ago, it had just...

  • A Loving Legacy

    With a final gift, longtime supporter Virginia Moats establishes two new scholarships

    Kristen Hartman — 

    Longtime Biola friend and supporter Virginia “Ginny” Moats was just two days short of her 106th birthday when she passed away on Oct. 1, 2018. One...

  • How Can We Balance Life and Technology in a Digital World?

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Put your phone down! — if you can. Studies show the average American over age 14 now engages with screens more than 10 hours a day. And as it...

  • Unwavering ‘Wind Discerners’

    Barry Corey — 

    Jesus said in Luke 12, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘It’s going to rain,’ and it does. And when the south wind...

  • Fruitful Research on Fruitless Areas

    Business professor Brandon Odell Ware studies the causes of ‘food deserts’

    Joanna Wu — 

    How close do you live to your nearest grocery store? This might not be something you often consider, but it’s an important question for Brandon...

  • Does God ‘Send People to Hell’?

    Book excerpt from '40 Questions About Heaven and Hell'

    Alan Gomes — 

    The notion that God sends people to hell is accurate in a certain sense. If by “send to hell” one means that God himself will cast unrepentant...

  • Ask Whatever You Wish and It Will be Done for You

    Craig Hazen — 

    Some parts of the Bible are simply more difficult to believe than others. I have found these words spoken by Jesus in John 15:7 to be some of the...