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  A New Bible Translation for Young Children

  Review of "The Best News Ever"

  Kenneth Berding — March 07, 2018

  I wrote the following review in a similar register as the translation being reviewed. Enjoy! A woman named Jan Harthan lived in a different...

• GRIT

  The Elephant in the Girls Room

  a guest blog by Chantel Barnard

  Sarah Schwartz — March 06, 2018

  Guest blogger Chantel wrestles with the lack of safe spaces to discuss female sexuality & shame.

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  Is Sexual Orientation Immutable?

  The Science May Surprise You

  Sean McDowell — March 05, 2018

  One of the most common and effective claims for LGBT rights is that people are born with an immutable, permanent sexual orientation. In our recent...

• Think Biblically

  The Gospel and Poverty

  with Dan Anderson

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — March 04, 2018

  Jesus taught his followers to help the poor. Yet there is much confusion about the most effective and biblical means for doing so. In this episode,...

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  God’s Banquet Table

  a Q-talk by Ruth Padilla DeBorst

  Lisa Igram — March 02, 2018

  In November 2017 I heard Ruth Padilla DeBorst speak about a New Testament church event called “The Jerusalem Collection” at a Biblical Studies...

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  Does Divine Creation Imply a Beginning?

  Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

  William Lane Craig — March 02, 2018

  This is the weekly Q and A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Dear Dr. Craig: I am a lay argentine theologian with a PhD from the “Universidad Católica Argentina” (with a thesis on the interaction between scientific cosmology and eschatology), as well as a scientific programmer at the National Atomic Energy Commission. Besides, I have recently created an apology web page “Razonesparalafe.org” ...

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  Thoughts on Billy Graham

  Erik Thoennes — March 01, 2018

  I’m happy to introduce my friend, Laura Rosenkranz, to the readers of the Good Book Blog as a guest contributor. We serve together at Grace...

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  Small Prayers

  John McKinley — February 28, 2018

  It is easy for Christians to feel distant from God and overwhelmed with the stresses of daily life. It does not work for us to simply reproach...

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  Life of Jesus, Part Four

  Jesus Cast Out Demons

  Matthew Williams — February 27, 2018

  When we begin to talk about spiritual warfare, Christians either overemphasis it, or underemphasize it. It is important to have a balanced and...

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  Coming Soon! Update to The Creator and the Cosmos

  Interview with Hugh Ross

  Sean McDowell — February 26, 2018

  Dr. Hugh Ross, the president of Reasons to Believe (RTB), has been a friend of mine for many years. I have had the opportunity of speaking at...

• GRIT

  One Day

  A chapel talk by Aundrea Paxton

  Celeste Scott — February 26, 2018

  If you’re heading home or find yourself spending more time with family than usual this Spring Break, you may have mixed feelings about what the...

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  Spiritual Adviser to the President

  Tom Finley — February 23, 2018

  Most of the news stories about the death of the Reverend Billy Graham highlight how he reached out to various U.S. presidents in times of crisis....

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  Are Institutional Doctrinal Statements Counter-Productive?

  Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

  William Lane Craig — February 23, 2018

  This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Dear Dr. Craig: I’m an atheist, and I’m concerned about faith statements. Their downside seems to be ignored, and I’d like to at least see any paper, book, or lecture from a scholar bound by a faith statement to have that statement made clear ...

• Biola News

  Biola University Dedicated the New Alton and Lydia Lim Center for Science, Technology and Health

  Jenna Loumagne — February 23, 2018

  LA MIRADA, CALIF. — On Feb. 16, 2018, Biola University dedicated the university’s most ambitious building project to date — the new $63 million...

• The Good Book Blog

  La Importancia de la Comunidad y de que Todas las Voces Sean Escuchadas

  Octavio Esqueda — February 22, 2018

  La historia siempre la escriben los vencedores. Esta frase resume cómo nuestra visión de la vida siempre se ve influenciada por una perspectiva que...

• Think Biblically

  The Church and the LGBTQ Conversation

  with Mark Yarhouse

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — February 22, 2018

  What is the church doing well in the LGBTQ conversation? Where can we improve? In this podcast, Sean McDowell and Scott Rae interview Dr. Mark...

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  Funeral After A Suicide

  Joe Hellerman — February 21, 2018

  I recently faced a most difficult pastoral challenge, which also presented a great opportunity for the Holy Spirit to work in the lives of those...

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  Life of Jesus, Part Three

  The Temptation of Jesus

  Matthew Williams — February 20, 2018

  I remember asking my son after church one week what he had learning at church that day. His reply, “Jesus was tempted by ... that other guy.” I...

• GRIT

  STEM & Grit

  a guest blog by Elizabeth Vrinten

  Sarah Schwartz — February 19, 2018

  Current student Elizabeth Vrinten explores how being a woman in STEM has helped her cultivate grit.

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  Humorous Bible Translation Errors, and What They Mean for Biblical Reliability

  Sean McDowell — February 19, 2018

  Jewish and Christian scribes took inordinate care in copying the Bible from one generation to the next. For a variety of reasons, we can have great confidence that our present Bibles have considerable fidelity to the original writings.[1] Hands down, the Bible is the most carefully preserved book from the ancient world ...

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  Freedom Through Obedience: A Lesson from Star Wars

  Sean McDowell — February 19, 2018

  Personal autonomy has become the reigning virtue of our day. If it feels true to you, then it must be true for you. As SCOTUS Justice Anthony Kennedy famously said, "At the heart of liberty is the right to define one's own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of the mystery of human life.” On this view, freedom entails obeying only the self. But the Star Wars franchise portrays a different kind of freedom, a freedom that is found through obedience. For instance, in episode IV (the first Star Wars film) Obi-Wan Kenobi sneaks Luke Skywalker, R2-D2, and C-3PO past a small group of stormtroopers. When the stormtroopers stop them for inquiry, Ob-Wan simply waves his hand and says, “These aren’t the droids you’re looking for.” One of the stormtroopers repeats the phrase and they obey.

• Student Life Blog

  Fan Thyself in the Fire

  a blog response to The Biola Hour on For All Seasons' "Clarity"

  Samantha Lyons — February 19, 2018

  As a way to continue the conversations in The Biola Hour, we've invited Sam Gassaway to blog her thoughts after each episode. This is a response...

• Think Biblically

  Naturalism and the Soul

  with JP Moreland

  Sean McDowell, J P Moreland, Scott Rae — February 16, 2018

  What is the best evidence for the soul? What is the state of philosophical debate over the existence of the soul? Can evolution explain the soul?...

• The Good Book Blog

  Christus Victor Theory of the Atonement

  Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

  William Lane Craig — February 16, 2018

  This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Mr. Craig, Thank you very much for your ministry. It has helped me very much in deepening my understanding why we, as Christians, believe what we believe. I am an Orthodox Christian and although in our tradition, reason is secondary to the experience of the Divine through good works of unconditional love, I have benefited immensely from your work when talking to anyone who may not necessarily be open to claims of experience ...

• The Good Book Blog

  The Meaning of a Text is Not in the Reader

  Kenneth Berding — February 15, 2018

  What is the “locus” of meaning of a biblical text? (In other words, where is the center and source of meaning?) There are three possibilities: The...