Posts

Categories

Authors

Fall 2020 Issue
Book Excerpt: InChristness
Kenneth Berding — December 08, 2020
“Excuse me, where’s the canyon?” This may be the most embarrassing question I have ever asked. I had been serving as a student leader at a camp for...
Fall 2020 Issue
Best of the Blog: Fall 2020
Should We Take Communion Remotely?
Uche Anizor, Darian Lockett, Charlie Trimm — December 08, 2020
While seminary graduates frequently express gratitude for their education, most also have a list of items colloquially entitled “Things Seminary...
Summer 2020 Issue
The Lasting Legacy of the Jesus People
How an Unlikely, Countercultural Movement went Mainstream
Andrew MacDonald, Ed Stetzer — June 17, 2020
The late 1960s marked one of the most tumultuous periods in American history. Anti-war protests reached a fever pitch culminating in a near...
Summer 2020 Issue
The Jesus People Movement: 50-plus Years Later
How the Holy Spirit’s Work Then Can Give Us Hope for the Future
Oscar Merlo — June 17, 2020
Six decades ago, America was experiencing a moral and spiritual decadency similar to the condition of our times. However, in Southern California,...
Summer 2020 Issue
From the Dean
Clinton E. Arnold — June 17, 2020
I became a Christian in 1970 at the height of the Jesus People Movement. But my conversion — at the same time as my mother and stepfather — was in...
Summer 2020 Issue
Biola University Goes Online in Response to Global Pandemic
All Biola classes are delivered remotely in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19
Joanna Wu — June 17, 2020
COVID-19 made a widespread impact this spring, changing the day-to-day life for so many — globally and nationally — and personally affected Biola...
Summer 2020 Issue
From Set Design to God’s Design
Becket Cook (M.A. ’17), a former Hollywood set designer, writes a memoir about his transformation by the gospel
Joanna Wu — June 17, 2020
Becket Cook was living a glamorous life in L.A. as a set designer, regularly mingling with well-known celebrities, attending VIP parties in...
Are You on BiolaHub Yet?
Biola launches new online network for mentoring, finding jobs and connecting with fellow alumni
Jason Newell — June 17, 2020
From Jakarta to Germany, from Seattle to Seoul, Biolans around the world are discovering an innovative new service that promises to make it better...
Summer 2020 Issue
Talbot Adds New Track to Master’s in Christian Ministry and Leadership
New concentration gives students greater flexibility for their area of ministry
Brandon Cash — June 17, 2020
This fall, Talbot will be offering a new concentration under the Master of Arts in Christian Ministry and Leadership (MACML). Named after the...
Summer 2020 Issue
Spiritual Formation Professor Wins Annual Book and Research Award
Professor Steve Porter recognized for his article on the late Dallas Willard
Daniel Kim — June 17, 2020
Talbot professor Steve Porter (’92, M.A. ’95) was selected as the 2019 co-winner of the Dallas Willard Research Center’s annual book and research...
Summer 2020 Issue
Faculty Profile: David Merrill
Assistant Professor of Spiritual Theology
Jeanette Pifer — June 17, 2020
David Merrill (M.Div. ’10, Th.M. ’12) has been teaching spiritual formation for Talbot’s Spiritual Formation Core (SFC) for the past two years and...
Summer 2020 Issue
Best of the Blog
A Cancer Patient Looks at Psalm 23
Kenneth Way — June 17, 2020
Psalm 23 is not exactly about shepherds or sheep. It is a royal psalm about King YHWH and his covenant relationship with the Davidic king, and it...
Summer 2020 Issue
Book Excerpt: What is the Rest that God Promises to His People?
Excerpt from ‘Rest in Mesopotamian and Israelite Literature’ by Daniel E. Kim
Daniel Kim — June 17, 2020
People seek peace and prosperity, refreshment and flourishing. Perhaps the relentless search for rest comes from the human condition, or maybe it...
Summer 2020 Issue
Shelf Life
Recent publications from our very own Talbot faculty.
Michelle Barnewall, Daniel Kim, Darian Lockett, Kevin Van Lant — June 17, 2020
Surprised by the Parables: Growing in Grace through the Stories of Jesus Michelle Lee-Barnewall (M.A. ’93) Associate Professor of New Testament...
Fall 2019 Issue
Mental Health in the Church
Interview with Sunny Song, Talbot Professor and Clinical Psychologist
Sunny Song — December 02, 2019
The mental health crisis in the U.S. impacts all of us, including the church, so how can ministry workers be prepared to meet people’s mental...
Fall 2019 Issue
What Every Pastor Needs to Know About Mental Health and the Church
With increasing rates of mental health issues and suicides in America, how can pastors and ministry leaders respond to this crisis in the church?
Kevin Van Lant — December 02, 2019
Current statistics by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) suggest that nearly 1 in 5 U.S. adults live with some form of mental illness...
Fall 2019 Issue
From the Dean
Clinton E. Arnold — December 02, 2019
The rise in mental health issues in recent years has become a well-documented point of concern, especially among students on our nation’s...
Fall 2019 Issue
Book Excerpt: An Introduction to Reading the Catholic Epistles
Excerpt from ’Reading the Catholic Epistles,’ by Darian Lockett
Darian Lockett — December 02, 2019
The Catholic Epistles give us a unique window into early Christian theology and practice. These letters highlight the centrality of love for not...
Fall 2019 Issue
Faculty Profile: Darian Lockett
Associate Professor of New Testament
Jeanette Pifer — December 02, 2019
Darian Lockett, associate professor of New Testament, has beenteaching undergraduates in Talbot’s Biblical and Theological Studies Department...
Fall 2019 Issue
Biola University Receives $1.9 Million Grant to Measure the Spiritual and Character Development of Seminary Students
Steve Porter — December 02, 2019
What is the impact of a theological education on the spiritual and character development of theology students? While there is often anecdotal...
Fall 2019 Issue
Talbot Launches New Doctor of Ministry Track in African American Leadership
Joel Elies — December 02, 2019
In the spring of 2021, Talbot will be launching a new Doctor of Ministry track in African American Leadership. This innovative doctoral program...
Fall 2019 Issue
Talbot Hosts 8th Annual Los Angeles Theology Conference In 2020
Fred Sanders — December 02, 2019
Talbot School of Theology will host the eighth annual Los Angeles Theology Conference (LATC) in January 2020. LATC is an academic conference that...
Fall 2019 Issue
The Quiet Revolution at Biola
The Good Book Blog — December 02, 2019
There has been a recent revitalization of systematic theology among evangelicals. Whereas evangelicals had not been known for their academic...
Fall 2019 Issue
Best of the Blog
Does the New Testament Replace the Old?
Jeffrey Volkmer — December 02, 2019
In the Old Testament, the Torah was a set of instructions that told the Hebrews how to stand apart from everyone else so that when the nations...
Fall 2019 Issue
Alumni Profile
Pastor John-Paul Foster (’10, M.A. ’15) serves at Los Angeles’ historic Faithful Central Bible Church
Joanna Wu — December 02, 2019
Pastor John-Paul Foster (’10, M.A. ’15) serves at Los Angeles’ historic Faithful Central Bible Church