Latest Biola Blog Articles

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 24: Conflict Triggers, Part 2

  Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — August 02, 2021

  We’ve been talking about conflict and what causes conflict. In this episode, Tim and Rick resume the discussion on conflict and discuss the...

• The Good Book Blog

  Bible Translation & Theology: Part 2

  The Good Book Blog — July 30, 2021

  I noted in Part 1 of this series that Bible translation influences theology and theology influences the way people translate the Bible. Translation...

• Think Biblically

  Fighting for Life

  with Lila Rose

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — July 29, 2021

  How do we truly make a difference in the world? How can we fight for justice in a broken world? Lila Rose is the author of the recent book Fighting...

• The Good Book Blog

  Bible Translation & Theology: Part I

  The Good Book Blog — July 27, 2021

  Most people are aware that Bible translation is influenced by theology, since translation is always interpretive in thousands of little choices....

• Winsome Conviction

  With Dave and Ann Wilson on the FamilyLife Today Podcast

  Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — July 23, 2021

  Dave and Ann Wilson, the hosts of FamilyLife Today, shared with Tim and Rick that they thought the rule, “don’t talk about politics or religion”...

• Think Biblically

  Immigration, Islam and Women's Rights

  with Ayaan Hirsi Ali

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — July 22, 2021

  Since mass migration from Africa and the Middle East into Europe since 2015, there has been a marked increase in the sexual assault and harassment...

• The Good Book Blog

  A Different Kind of Bucket List

  Kenneth Berding — July 19, 2021

  This morning I talked with someone who was describing some items on their bucket list. A “bucket list,” if you don’t know the term, is “a list of...

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 23: Conflict Triggers, Part 1

  Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — July 19, 2021

  Conflict - it’s part of being human, but we usually don’t handle it well. Arguments and disagreements are more likely to break down and divide...

• Think Biblically

  Seven Things I Wish Christians Knew about the Bible

  with Michael Bird

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — July 17, 2021

  What are the most common mistakes Christians make when approaching the Bible? Seasoned biblical scholar Michael Bird takes on seven of the biggest...

• The Good Book Blog

  Ten Uses of the Bible: Part 3

  John McKinley — July 16, 2021

  The following is the final post in a series looking at the ways the Bible functions for believers as they read, meditate on and live by the word...

• The Good Book Blog

  Ten Uses of the Bible: Part 2

  John McKinley — July 14, 2021

  The following is the second post in a series looking at the ways the Bible functions for believers as they read, meditate on and live by the word...

• Winsome Conviction

  Reclaiming the Power of Words

  Timothy Muehlhoff — July 14, 2021

  Ellen Seidman is on a crusade. Her efforts have caught the attention of thousands of YouTube viewers, educators, 250,000 petition signers, and even...

• The Good Book Blog

  Thoughts on a New Book on Christian-Muslim Relations, “Vulnerable Love”

  Markus Zehnder — July 12, 2021

  The Dutch theologian Bernhard J.G. Reitsma has recently published a book entitled “Vulnerable Love: Islam, the Church and the Triune God” (Langham,...

• The Good Book Blog

  Ten Uses of the Bible: Part 1

  John McKinley — July 12, 2021

  The following is the first post in a series looking at the ways the Bible functions for believers as they read, meditate on and live by the word...

• Think Biblically

  [Bonus] Latest Research on Gen Z

  with Jonathan Morrow

  Sean McDowell — July 08, 2021

  In partnership with the Barna Research Group, Impact 360 has commissioned a massive new study on Gen Z. It focuses on caring for young people, and...

• The Good Book Blog

  How to Choose a Christian College: Biola Featured for Christian Commitment

  Talbot Faculty — July 07, 2021

  Suppose a Christian young man or woman is considering attending a Christian college. Which college should he or she attend? What criteria should be...

• Think Biblically

  [Bonus] What Purity Culture Got Right and Wrong

  with Rachel Joy Welcher

  Sean McDowell — July 06, 2021

  "Purity culture" has a complicated legacy. Some is positive and some needs biblical correction. Rachel Joy Welcher has written an excellent book...

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 22: Reports from The Front: Sean McDowell, Part 2

  Rick Langer, Sean McDowell, Timothy Muehlhoff — July 05, 2021

  In part 1 of this segment on Reports from The Front, Sean McDowell (Ph.D.) shared insight from his conversation with pastor/author Colby Martin...

• The Good Book Blog

  El Patriotismo y Nuestra Ciudadanía Celestial

  Octavio Esqueda — July 03, 2021

  En el verano del 2018 tuve la oportunidad de estar en seis países diferentes. En cada uno de ellos se notaba un orgullo patriótico que unía a los...

• The Good Book Blog

  Patriotism and our Heavenly Citizenship

  Octavio Esqueda — July 03, 2021

  In the summer of 2018, I had the opportunity to be in six different countries. In each one of them I perceived a patriotic pride that united their...

• The Good Book Blog

  How can you make a career in apologetics?

  Sean McDowell — July 02, 2021

  We live in a golden age of apologetics. There are more books, curricula, blogs, conferences, academic programs and people interested in apologetics...

• Think Biblically

  New Data On Same Sex Parenting

  with Walter Schumm

  Scott Rae — July 01, 2021

  The conventional wisdom concerning same sex parenting is that it is not substantively different from oppoosite sex parenting-the notion that...

• Biola Magazine

  Pandemic Redux: Redeeming the Time

  Barry Corey — June 30, 2021

  When I read the Biola notice from 103 years ago, it seemed eerily familiar, at least in part. Posted in our periodic newsletter, The King’s...

• Biola Magazine

  Biola Recognized for Service to First Generation Students

  Sarah Dougher — June 30, 2021

  Biola received the national honor of being selected as a member of the 2021–22 First-gen Forward cohort by the Center for First-generation Student...

• Biola Magazine

  ‘God’s Smuggler’ Honored with Colson Award

  Joe Conway — June 30, 2021

  Andrew van der Bijl — better known as “Brother Andrew” — was recognized this spring with Biola University’s 2020 Charles W. Colson Conviction and...