Dr. Sean McDowell, associate professor of Christian apologetics, supports the author Sheila Gregoire and her teaching on the role of men and women in sex and its biblical beauty.
Titus Kennedy, adjunct professor of archaeology, is one of the world's top biblical archaeologists and says excavations in and around Israel are affirming the reliability of Scripture and attesting to its truthfulness.
Dr. Sean McDowell, associate professor of Christian apologetics, wrote an article for Relevant Magazine about the importance of loving our neighbors despite our differences.
Discussing the importance of both work and rest, Dr. Arianna Molloy, associate professor of communication studies, wrote a piece for Christianity Today about how this past Labor Day celebrates 140 years of seeking to recognize and honor the contributions of workers by offering an extra day of rest.
Dr. Carmen Imes, associate professor of Old Testament, wrote an article for Christianity Today about the topic of women in leadership in the church as well as the role of women in mens' lives.
John Ojeisekhoba, associate vice president and chief of Campus Safety, was quoted in this Inside Higher Education article about how higher education police should still be involved in mental health crises in conjunction with campus mental health professionals because of campus safety officers being on 24/7 call.
Professor in the Torrey Honors College, Dr. Fred Sanders wrote a book review on Roger Olson's book "Against Liberal Theology: Putting the Brakes on Progressive Christianity," which was published in Christianity Today.
Dr. Joanne Jung, associate dean and professor of biblical and theological studies, and Dr. Rick Langer, professor of theology, wrote a blog series together on leadership and being a follower and the benefits of both.
Dr. Joanne Jung, associate dean and professor of biblical and theological studies, and Dr. Rick Langer, professor of theology, wrote a blog series together on leadership and being a follower and the benefits of both.
In reference to revival and the Jesus Movement in the 1970s in this Christian Post article, Greg Laurie quoted R.A. Torrey: “Let a few Christians (they need not be many) get thoroughly right with God. Let them commit themselves to pray for revival until God opens the windows of heaven and comes down. Let them put themselves at the disposal of God.”
Dr. Joanne Jung, associate dean and professor of biblical and theological studies, and Dr. Rick Langer, professor of theology, wrote a blog series together on leadership and being a follower and the benefits of both.
Dr. Joy Qualls, associate dean in the Division of Communication and associate professor of Communication Studies, was quoted in this Christianity Today article about women’s influence, leadership and roles in the church, and how she believes that "constraints placed on women in Pentecostalism had more to do with the influence of Evangelical culture, lack of education in our history and theology, and general discourse, than it did [with] Scripture or theological positions.”
Dr. Carmen Imes, associate professor of Old Testament, spoke on the Honestly, Though podcast regarding her research and what it means to bear God's name and why we need the Old Testament to understand God's will for our lives.
Dr. Uche Anizor, professor of theology, wrote this Desiring God article about how it can be frustrating to not be as passionate about God as one ought to be. He gives advice on how to overcome apathy.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law on July 19 grants private universities the same state authority public schools enjoy to punish trespassers with fines or jail time. John Ojeisekhoba, associate vice president and chief of Campus Safety, said, “This law gives us an extra method to keep away persons who come to our campus to commit crimes or engage in serious misconduct or destructive safety behavior. Even in any of these instances, we will act with care and in a professional manner.”
Korean Ph.D. graduate, Seokin Kim, writes about shame presented in the Bible and the restoration of shame displayed in the healing of the woman with the 12-year hemorrhage, Jesus' conversation with the Samaritan woman and Jesus' crucifixion.
Dr. Tim Muehlhoff, professor of communications, interviewed Isaac Adams, a pastor at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC, about speaking and hearing racial truth in love and having Christ-exalting conversations about race.
Dr. Carmen Imes, associate professor of Old Testament, wrote this Christianity Today article about the differing views of David's relations with Bathsheba. In taking a closer look, Imes shows that David was in the wrong more than Bathsheba in the situation, and that David recognizes the wrongness and guilt in the situation.
Dr. Tim Muehlhoff, professor of communications, wrote this Christian Scholars Review article in the attempt to discover where God is in Ukraine during this time of unrelenting war.
Alumnus Samuel Corey ('22) received one of Oxford University's De Jager Prizes for Undergraduate Research Seminar. His topic delved into the decision-making process from a psychological viewpoint.
Two lady Eagle athletes were nominated for the NCAA 2022 Woman of the Year award: golf player Samantha Penor and tennis player Ines Diaz Gomez. They are two of 577 nominees.
Two Biola PR students, senior Siena Kling and junior Eliana Mihlik, shared advice to internship supervisors to listen to so their interns can better serve their role's description.
Alumna Sally McRae, who played women's soccer player at Biola, is a renowned distance runner and was the first female trail runner to be sponsored by Nike. She has also launched her own strength training app and is working on her memoir.
Dr. Thaddeus Williams, associate professor of Theology, wrote a piece for Desiring God about the topic of social justice in the church and how to approach it in a biblical sense.
Dr. Tim Muehlhoff, professor of communication and co-author of Winsome Conviction: Disagreeing Without Dividing the Church, provided a list of books that he believes are the best books to read to avoid having an argument with someone close to you.
Dr. Carmen Imes, associate professor in Talbot School of Theology, was hosted on DiscipleDojo on YouTube in a long-form interview on women in ministry and her own work in teaching and studying the Bible.
Shane Enete, associate professor of finance, wrote this article about the importance of acknowledging God's hand in the process of growth, whether that be in the lens of investing money or other aspects of one's life. God does the work of the growing, and his people can do the planting and watering, an image that can be seen throughout life.
This Christianity Today article quotes Orvic Prada's words that he wrote for Biola's Justice, Spirituality & Education Journal regarding the church building and congregation being forced to move out of their area.
Dr. Uche Anizor, associate professor of theology, published the book "Overcoming Apathy: Gospel Hope for Those Who Struggle to Care" in April 2022. This Christianity Today article is a question and answer with Anizor on the causes of spiritual apathy and the pathway back to a passionate pursuit of God.
Dr. Stephanie Chan, associate professor of sociology, provided a comment in this NBC News article about the popular reality show, "Love is Blind," and how the show's depictions of Asian immigrant parents is groundbreaking, especially in their displays of affection to their children.
What does it mean to be human? Dr. Carmen Imes, associate professor of Old Testament, talks about what the Old Testament has to say about this question on the Christ and Culture podcast. "Genesis 1 lays the foundation for what it means to be human," she explains.
Dr. Leslie Wickman, director of the corporate affiliates program, spoke on this BioLogos podcast about the possibility of a multiverse. The following is a quote from the interview: "My God is big enough for a multiverse; if there is a multiverse, then God is the God of that too. There’s such a freedom for me in understanding that nothing that we study in God’s creation is going to pose a threat to who God is."
Dr. Leanne Dzubinski, interim dean of Cook School of Intercultural Studies and associate professor of intercultural education and studies, conducted research on gender bias in the workplace. The research examines gender bias within four industries with more female than male workers — law, higher education, faith-based nonprofits and health care. Having balanced or even greater numbers of women in an organization is not, by itself, changing women’s experiences of bias.
Dr. Carmen Imes, associate professor in the Talbot School of Theology, wrote a book review in Christianity Today on Old Testament Use of Old Testament: A Book-by-Book Guide by Gary Edward Schnittjer.
Dr. Mark Saucy, director of the Talbot Kyiv Extension and professor and co-chair of the theology department, and Eric Oldenburg, academic coordinator of doctoral programs, extensions & certificates and adjunct professor of biblical & theological studies in Talbot, both spoke on how Biola is coming alongside its Kyiv extension and how the Biola community is praying for Ukraine.
Dr. Carmen Imes, associate professor in Talbot, unpacks material from her book “Bearing God’s Name” and helps us understand how our view of God impacts our life in ministry in this Sanctuary Inn podcast.
Dr. Joy Qualls, associate dean for the division of communication in the School of Fine Arts and Communication and
associate professor of communication studies, gives advice to pastors in this podcast on how they can be fruitful communicators, how they can understand their audience and deliver their message with success.
Dr. Thaddeus Williams, associate professor of theology, published the book "God Reforms Hearts" in August 2021. In the book, he reexamines the place that libertarian free will has taken in Christian responses to the problem of evil, and more particularly whether authentic human love requires libertarian free will.
Dr. Tim Muhelhoff, professor of communication, shared thoughts in this Christianity Today article on being an investigative, question-asking listener and communicator, which resembles a chimp when presented with something unknown, rather than aggressive and quick to act, like a rhino with unknown objects.
Several Biola professors received recognition in Christianity Today's 2022 Book Awards. Dr. Tim Muehlhoff, professor of communication studies, Dr. Rick Langer, director of the Office for the Integration of Faith and Learning, and Dr. William Lane Craig, visiting scholar in philosophy were all recognized on the list for their publications. Dr. Eddie Byun, associate professor of Christian ministry, and Dr. Ben Shin, associate professor of Christian ministry and leadership, also provided statements on two other books on the list.
Dr. Laura Dryjanska, program director of M.S. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, wrote an article for this Italian publication on how industrial-organizational psychology can greatly impact the workplace in a positive light.
Dr. Tim Muehlhoff, professor of communication, used pop superstar Adele's divorce to emphasize that human desire will never be matched, and human relationships will disappoint while on this earth.
Dr. Carmen Imes, associate professor of Old Testament, spoke on this podcast about her book "Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters," and the difference between using God's name in vain and bearing God's name in your life.
Biola University ranked #36 on this Stacker list of best colleges on the West Coast. Stacker rounded up the top 50 schools on the West Coast, based on Niche's 2021 Best Colleges in America list (updated February 2021).
Dr. Nancy Yuen, professor of sociology, spoke on the formative impact the children's show, "Sesame Street," had on her growing up, as she claims it taught her more English than her E.S.L. classes. The show is introducing its first Asian American puppet, to debut on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25.
Dr. Thaddeus Williams, associate professor of theology, writes that the rebellion against God that comes from self-worship causes issues, because we are not God. He says, "When we try to be our own sources of truth, we slowly drive ourselves crazy. When we try to be our own sources of satisfaction, we become miserable wrecks."
Dr. Nancy Yuen, professor of sociology, spoke in an interview with the CCCU on navigating the complex calling of being an academic mother. The interview was about the book "Power Women" that Yuen as well as many other Biola female professors contributed to.
Dr. Tim Muhelhoff, professor of communication, references in this Christian Scholar's Review blog post the historic WWI truce that occurred during Christmas time where a German soldier put down his rifle and approached the British side and was met in the middle by an unarmed British soldier. This led to a truce where the soldiers put aside their differences and disagreements to enjoy something together.
Dr. Ken Berding, professor of New Testament, wrote a blog post that was quoted in this Grunge article, noting that the shortest verse in the Bible is John 11:35, "Jesus wept."
Dr. Nancy Wang Yuen, professor of sociology, was recently involved in a study on Asian Pacific Islander characters in film. The study found that across the 51,159 speaking characters in the 1,300 top-grossing movies, 5.9% were API, which fell short of the 7.1% of the US population identifying as API. She makes a comment on the representation of API people in Hollywood in this Nerdist article.
Based on his book "Defending Your Marriage," Dr. Tim Muehlhoff, professor of communication, with his wife Noreen Muehlhoff, assistant director of chapel programs, share about the reality of spiritual warfare against marriages, and how to combat the enemy’s lies with the truth of God on this Focus on the Family podcast.
Torrey Honors College is part of the 100 Days of Dante project put on by Baylor University. The project was created to honor the 700th anniversary of Dante’s death, which was Sept. 14. To celebrate this septcentennial, a coalition of college professors put together what they hope will be the “world’s largest Dante reading group.”
Dr. Jane Carr, professor of Christian Ministries, wrote this article on how to effectively utilize the often overlooked and untapped resource that can benefit children's ministries in the church: interns.
Dr. Michael Longinow, chair of the department of Digital Journalism, was quoted in this Washington Post article. He commented on the impact of Pat Robertson’s career due to his retirement from hosting 'The 700 Club.'
Biola, as a part of the “100 Days of Dante” project is aiming toTheir educate and inform readers about Dante. One way they are doing that is by putting the whole text of “The Divine Comedy” on the project’s website, in the original Italian as well as in an English translation. This Epoch Times article talks more about the project.
Dr. Kyle Strobel, Associate Professor of Spiritual Theology, contributed to this article, as it pertains to the book "The Way of the Dragon or the Way of the Lamb" that he co-authored with Jamin Goggin. The book gives a glimpse into the authors wrestling through their own temptations with worldly power, and turn readers' attention to Jesus’ subversive way of power found in weakness. This second edition also includes a new chapter in which Jamin and Kyle reflect on their own experience of being betrayed by a leader who abused his power.
Dr. Greg TenElshof, professor of Philosophy, looks into the close and complex relationship between guilt and shame in his book "For Shame: Rediscovering the Virtues of a Maligned Emotion."
Biola, in collaboration with Baylor University's Honors College, University of Dallas, Eastern, Gonzaga and Whitworth universities, helped create "100 Days of Dante," a reading initiative prompted by the Pope that will bring participants through Dante's cantos starting in September 2021 and ending on Easter 2022.
Dr. Nancy Yuen, professor of sociology, made comments in this Vice article on the subject of the underrepresentation of Asian people in film and television.
Dr. Joy Qualls, Associate Dean in the Division of Communication in the School of Fine Arts and Communication and Associate Professor, Communication Studies, spoke about the role of women in the Pentecostal church and the lack of opportunity for women who feel called to ministry in this Patheos article.
Cook School of Intercultural Studies professor Dr. Leanne Dzubinski spoke on a podcast about how research is showing that gender bias is both real and costly to organizations and to women leaders.
Dr. J.P. Moreland of Talbot School of Theology helped influence the filmmaker of the "Send Proof" documentary, a film that examines medical evidence of miracle healings to challenge skeptics and close the gap between the hard sciences and the supernatural.
Biola Philosophy professor Dr. Gregg Ten Elshof recently published a book on rediscovering the emotion of shame called For Shame: Rediscovering the Virtues of Maligned Emotion. This article looks into his book and discusses the heart of its topic.
Sociology professor Dr. Nancy Wang Yuen was interviewed on NPR's Morning Edition for her take on the new Netflix series "The Chair" featuring actress Sandra Oh.
Talbot School of Theology student Raymond Yang joined global media manager Morgan Lee and senior news editor Kate Shellnutt to discuss why abortion is prevalent among Chinese Christians, why the church rarely talks about sex, and how his family made the agonizing decision to have two children.
Dr. Allen Yeh, associate professor of Intercultural Studies and Missiology, shared his thoughts and sentiments on ‘Prof’ Andrew Walls, Founder of the Study of World Christianity in this Christianity Today article.
Worship artist Tommy Walker joined Biola University as an artist in residence in 2019. Biola was mentioned as one of many Christian institutions that are seeking out successful writers and musicians in the worship music industry to help train students hoping to serve in ministry.
Biola University's Director of the Center for the Study of the Work and Ministry of the Holy Spirit Today, Oscar Merlo, remembers the Jesus People Movement in this article.
Kyle Strobel and John Coe, both professors at Talbot School of Theology's Institute for Spiritual Formation, pen this insightful article pulling from their recently published book, "When Prayer Becomes Real."
Biola School of Science, Technology and Health professor Don Galbadage provides expert commentary on whether travel bans help stop the spread of Covid-19.
Biola University is featured in this article as an example of a college that truly demonstrates its Christian commitment through a set of measures described in the article.
Dr. Carmen Imes, associate professor of Old Testament, spoke on the Stone Chapel podcast about her book, "Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters." While some Christian leaders want to disconnect from the Old Testament law, Dr. Imes thinks is it indispensable that we get back to Sinai in order to understand what God has been up to all along.
Dr. Carmen Imes, associate professor of Old Testament, spoke on Christianity Today's podcast "Quick to Listen" about how leaders who become sick can be paralleled to kings in the old testament suffering with disease and illness.
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