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  • GRIT

    Love

    an article by Christena Cleveland

    Alex Bell — 

    I am a self proclaimed perfectionist. I’ve been this way since I was a young girl—and now that I’m older, I understand how my perfectionism has...

  • GRIT

    Discernment: Decision Making & Leadership Opportunities

    a chapel by Spiritual Development Staff

    Alex Bell — 

    When I hear the word “discernment” my stomach does somersaults. It’s an idea that’s hard to grasp and even harder to put into practice. Sometimes...

  • GRIT

    Business with G.U.T.S. [MBA Distinguished Speaker Series]

    a talk with Martha Daniel

    Alex Bell — 

    Martha Daniel graduated from high school during the peak of the Civil Rights movement and was the first African American to be integrated to her...

  • Student Life Blog

    Adam Edgerly: Unity in Diversity

    Mike Ahn — 

    Mike Ahn sits down with Adam Edgerly, Biola Trustee and Pastor at NewSong Los Angeles, to discuss the topic of diversity.

  • The Good Book Blog

    The Executive Leaders Journey: Integrating Spiritual Practices into the World of Business, Part 1

    Joy Mosbarger — 

    This is the first part of a five-part series of blogs that chronicle the journey of a cohort of business leaders who together pursued deeper relationships with God and the integration of the resulting spiritual transformation in their personal lives into their roles as leaders in their businesses, and ultimately into the culture of their businesses as a whole ...

  • Student Life Blog

    Reel Inequality

    Mike Ahn — 

    Mike Ahn sits down to discuss author Nancy Yuen's new book, "Reel Inequality," which examines modern racism in Hollywood.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Confusing the Leibnizian and Kalām Cosmological Arguments

    William Lane Craig — 

    Dear Dr. Craig, As a former New Atheist and student of philosophy in United Kingdom, I have found your arguments for a creative intelligent mind behind the origin of the universe rather fascinating and compelling. Though, I have several insoluble dilemmas which I wonder if you could unpick and make sense of. First of all, you invoke the KCA as your initial premise for belief in God (a God who created something rather than nothing). You're argument I believe to be valid, but listening to your debate with Dr. Lawrence Krauss, you said some interesting things which in-turn could provide a problem for the KCA and indeed the argument you use from Leibniz. Your answer to the question, "Why is there something rather than nothing?", was essentially the KCA, or in other words, God is the explanation for this question ...

  • Student Life Blog

    Advice for Applying for Grad School in Theology (Part 2)

    Allen Yeh — 

    This is the second installation of our two part series on pursuing grad school in theology . What’s the difference between a British vs. American...

  • Biola News

    Biola Extends FirstGen Scholarship Program For Second Year

    Biola FirstGen Scholars Program Continues to Fall 2017

    Victoria Valdivia — 

    At the start of the Fall 2016 semester, Biola’s Student Enrichment and Intercultural Development (SEID) launched the FirstGen Scholars Program, a...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Where is Culture Headed in the Next Decade ... and Beyond?

    Sean McDowell — 

    Where is culture headed for the next decade? And what does this mean for our relationships, jobs, and task as apologists and influencers of the next generation? I recently read the excellent book The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future and want to highlight the twelve trends that the author, Kevin Kelly, believes will shape the future. It’s hard to disagree with his insights ...

  • Student Life Blog

    What can I do with an English or Philosophy Degree?

    Daniel Chrosniak — 

    People are often skeptical about the career value of a degree in English or philosophy. While the students in these disciplines are pursuing a...

  • Student Life Blog

    A Reasonable Relativism

    Zachary Alsens — 

    When someone at Biola says they traveled to another country or city to interact with people from another culture, the assumption is that they went...

  • Biola News

    Cinema and Media Arts Students Place in National Short Film Contest

    Biola student submission selected out of 5,500 submissions to take part in contest

    Sam Smith — 

    A script developed by Biola University Cinema and Media Arts (CMA) sophomores Andy Aragon, James Feller, Rachel Lin, Anna Matz, and Emilio...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Does Porn Really Harm Society? An Interview with Dr. John Foubert

    Sean McDowell — 

    Dr. John Foubert has been studying pornography and its effects on people for over a decade. I have written and spoken extensively on pornography, so I was eager when Dr. Foubert graciously asked me to endorse his recent book How Pornography Harms. And it did not disappoint. In fact, I would consider an indispensable resource for students, parents, teachers, and pastors to be informed about how pornography is changing the way people think about sex ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    The Worship Pastor: An Interview with Zac Hicks

    David Talley — 

    Recently, I learned of a book, and for some reason I felt like I knew the author. So I did some searching and found the website for the church where the author now serves. His bio confirmed the connection. He had graduated from Biola University with a B.A. in Music in 2002 . Since the town I call home (Birmingham, Alabama) is where his church is located, I decided to pick up the book, flip through it, and then get together with him so I could congratulate him on his book. For no particular reason, I was not really expecting to benefit from reading the book. My goal was simply to be an encouragement to one of our graduates. But I did not just flip through the book. I found myself reading each chapter closely because this book was thoughtful, well-written, informative, and full of wise and reflective teaching ...

  • Biola News

    Darian Lockett Publishes New Book on the Catholic Epistles

    Professor provides insight on the collection of Letters from the Pillar Apostles

    Clavel Candelaria — 

    Darian Lockett, professor of biblical and theological studies at Biola’s Talbot School of Theology, recently published a new book focusing on the...

  • Student Life Blog

    Connecting the Dots

    Zachary Alsens — 

    What do you do when your life and passions feel disconnected from one-another? What steps do you take? Senior Sanora Yonan has asked herself these...

  • Student Life Blog

    What can I do with a Math degree?

    Mark Gong-Guy — 

    Jobs and career aspirations are one of the most daunting questions asked by family and friends. As a student, one of the ways that we can explore...

  • The Good Book Blog

    How to Answer Objections: A Case in Point

    William Lane Craig — 

    Dr. Craig, I have been deeply troubled by a possible objection to the Kalam Cosmological argument which I believe is one of the strongest arguments for theism. In what sense can God be thought to exist as a timeless entity? Doesn't the notion of existence itself imply time. I'm not convinced that it is possible for something to "exist" without or outside time. Should anyone on the other side bring up this objection, I think it would be very hard to refute. I would like to hear how you would answer this objection ...

  • Biola News

    Professor David Wang Receives $217,000 Planning Grant from The John Templeton Foundation

    The grant will fund the first phase of research investigating the development of the spiritual life, character, and virtue of seminary students

    Jenna Loumagne — 

    Rosemead School of Psychology professor David Wang was awarded a $217,000 planning grant by The John Templeton Foundation to research the...

  • Student Life Blog

    Advice for Applying for Grad School in Theology (Part I)

    Allen Yeh — 

    Inflation is often used just to refer to currency, but there is definitely also an “inflation” of degrees: to get a particular job 50 years ago...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Short-term Mission Trips: Some Considerations

    Daniel Kim — 

    Undoubtedly, Christians in America should be commended for the growth of missions in the last two to three decades, and specifically the growth in short-term mission trips (STMs). In 1989, there were 120,000 American “short-term missionaries.” This number has exploded to 2.2 million at a cost of $1.6 billion in 2006.[1] This statistic comes from authors Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert in their somewhat controversial book, When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor … and Yourself. The natural question that the authors consider—and one that we all should as well—is whether we are being good stewards of God’s money and resources with each STM.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Are Questions Better Than Answers? No Question About It!

    Sean McDowell — 

    Although it might surprise you, given that I grew up with a famous apologist father, my parents asked me more questions than they gave me answers. My parents did not want me to believe something simply on authority, but because I had good reasons for believing it was true. They certainly wanted me to become a Christian, but they were also deeply interested in helping me learn how to think critically for myself and to confidently arrive at truth ...

  • Student Life Blog

    Borrow Wisely

    How to handle student loans

    Alex Bell — 

    Whether you’re approaching the half-way mark for your time at Biola, just started the race, or are nearing you’re finish line, it is always a good...

  • Student Life Blog

    Embracing Cultural Differences

    Zachary Alsens — 

    Brandon Chai came in thinking that Biola wasn’t the place for him. He was a Korean guy who loved hip hop and nice shoes in a dorm of guys who...