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  • Biola News

    Pastor Appreciation Lunch Attracts 450 Pastors

    Biola hosts two KKLA events in one day

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    CEO and cofounder of FamilyLife, Dennis Rainey, addressed more than 450 pastors at the 14th annual KKLA pastors luncheon hosted by Biola...

  • Biola News

    Grateful Seniors Reflect on their Biola Experience

    Video: Graduates express gratitude for their college education

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Life long friendships, professors who care and unforgettable dorm experiences are just a few of the reasons Biola students are thankful for their...

  • Biola News

    Biola basketball star shines on and off the court

    Andre Murillo seeks Christ in everything since his radical transformation

    Mark Nesbitt — 

    Each week, as the Biola basketball team charges up and down the court, junior captain Andre Murillo pours his heart and soul into the game. But it...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Where's the Gift?

    John McKinley — 

    I heard recently that the Jewish and (East) Indian mentalities expect life to be full of difficulties and pain as a matter of course. The American mentality expects the opposite: a happy life overall, and usually an improvement over the previous generation. Americanism includes the idea that we may, through hard work, ingenuity, and divine blessing, avoid pain and lack that others suffer. Some American Christians have even preached that material prosperity in this life, including healing of all physical ills, is God’s will for His people. Reality, however, counts against the so-called prosperity gospel.

  • Biola News

    Women’s volleyball and tennis teams use sports to serve

    Biola athletics impact the local community

    Tenielle Schroeder and Ashleigh Fox — 

    The women’s tennis and volleyball teams have eagerly adopted Biola’s mission to impact the world for Christ by using their God-given talents to...

  • Biola News

    Best of #BMC12 Tweets

    Mark Nesbitt — 

    Biola Media Conference inspires Christians in the film industry.

  • Biola News

    'Sparkle’ Producer, DeVon Franklin, Receives Biola Media Award

    VP of Columbia Pictures honored at annual Biola Media Conference

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Producer, author, writer and filmmaker, DeVon Franklin, was awarded the Biola Media Award — an award honoring Christian individuals who reflect...

  • Biola News

    Biola commemorates Rwandan Genocide and Jewish Holocaust

    Professor Judith Rood welcomed renowned guests for second annual awareness week

    Abbey Bennett — 

    Those affected by genocide and holocaust are in our midst here at Biola. Students, professors and even alumni have personal stories about their...

  • Biola News

    Talbot’s MA Philosophy Program Celebrates 20 Years

    Co-founder Scott Rae shares history of philosophy program

    Ashleigh Fox — 

    Twenty years ago, Scott Rae and J.P. Moreland co-founded the philosophy program at Biola’s Talbot School of Theology with a main concern to “equip...

  • Biola News

    Biola professor discusses the similarities between Christian and non-Christian adoption

    Motivation for adopting goes deeper than trendsetting

    Ashleigh Fox — 

    California leads the nation in the adoption count, according to the Intercountry Adoption Bureau of Consular Affairs under the U.S. Department of...

  • Biola News

    Biola provides opportunities for recovery and healing from sexual violence

    Sexual Violence Awareness Week gives voice to victims

    Ashleigh Fox — 

    Biola University participated in Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April by hosting a Sexual Violence Awareness week on campus April 23-27....

  • The Good Book Blog

    The Futility of Footnotes?

    Kenneth Way — 

    I was recently reflecting on my doctoral training and I realized that I learned a few things (ten, to be precise) beyond the actual subject matter of my discipline. For starters, I learned that footnotes can be overdone.

  • Biola News

    Freshman swimmer breaks NAIA record

    Biola races with success at national championships

    Jessica Airey — 

    With a pair of top eight finishes, the Biola University men’s and women’s swim teams enjoyed a fruitful season ending at the NAIA National...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Paul is not Talking about Himself: Why I take the "pre-Christian" Reading of Romans 7:14-25

    Gary Manning Jr — 

    Earlier this semester, my good friend Ken Berding and I were discussing the different views on Romans 7:14-25 and decided that we would each write a blog post summarizing our reasons for holding opposing views on the passage. Last week, Ken gave a great defense of the view that Romans 7:14-25 is autobiographical and is thus about the Christian struggle with sin. I found Ken’s reasons 3, 6 and 7 very strong (Ken also gave a fine experiential discussion of that struggle in an earlier post). As Ken pointed out, there are many smart people on both sides of this issue, so this is not a “slam-dunk” interpretational problem. Throughout Christian history, there have been several opinions about what Paul meant in this passage. The two main options are 1) Paul is referring to his own experience as a Christian, and therefore the general Christian experience; or 2) Paul is referring to the experience of a pre-Christian Jew trying to obey the Law.

  • Biola News

    Alumna Creates Art Piece for Los Angeles Riots Anniversary

    Museum of Tolerance to host the multi-dimensional art installation

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Wrapping plaster vessels in bubble wrap, artist and alumna Maggie Hazen (’10) prepared to transport her art installation piece commemorating the...

  • Biola News

    Clothing Drive Benefits L.A. Women at The Dream Center

    Biola University women lead project

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    In honor of National Women’s History month and to help unemployed Los Angeles women at the Dream Center, Biola University held a clothing drive to...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Book on Biblical Theology

    Mickey Klink III — 

    In an earlier post I mentioned a book on biblical theology that my colleague and I had nearly finished writing. The book is finally finished, and is entitled: Understanding BIblical Theology: A Comparison of Theory and Practice (Zondervan).

  • Biola News

    Kids Tennis Day 2012 draws record number of young students

    Biola’s men’s and women’s varsity tennis teams welcome kids and teach them to play tennis

    Abbey Bennett — 

    On March 30, Biola’s men’s and women’s tennis teams hosted Kids Tennis Day 2012, the largest event of its kind on a college campus. For the third...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Defining a Multi-ethnic Church

    Gary McIntosh — 

    What sounds like a simple task at first often turns out to be much more difficult in practice. Such is the situation when attempting to define a multiethnic church. For example, a brief survey of the current literature reveals four words that are commonly used to describe churches where the people come from diverse backgrounds: “multinational,” “multi-racial,” “multi-ethnic,” and “multicultural.”

  • Biola News

    Freddy Cardoza: Discipling the Next Generation of Leaders

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Professor and administrator Freddy Cardoza is passionate about the next generation of Christian ministers and Christian educators. More...

  • Biola Magazine

    In Print: Spring 2012

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    A Cross-Shaped Gospel: Reconciling Heaven and Earth , by Bryan Loritts (M.A. ’98, Biola trustee), Moody Publishers, October 2011. Today’s church...

  • Biola Magazine

    Get to Know: Spring 2012

    Stewart Oleson, ‘comedian-at-law,’ broadcast journalist

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    “Life is an improv.” That’s what Stewart Oleson, associate professor of journalism and broadcast journalism advisor, tells his students. How else...

  • Biola Magazine

    Where Are They Now?: Spring 2012

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Drew Hall (’98) is familiar with TV sets like those for The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien and Saturday Night Live, but he won’t be found on...

  • Biola Magazine

    Alumni Files: Spring 2012

    No Slip ’n Slide for Biola!

    Rick Bee — 

    As alumni director, I receive a number of letters and notes from graduates who have questions about Biola facilities, students, faculty and staff....

  • Biola Magazine

    Biolans Up Close: Spring 2012

    Kevin Willson (’01), award-winning commercial director

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Kevin Willson (’01) has worked his way into the big leagues — of commercials, that is. In February, the director’s now-famous “Sling Baby” ad won...