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• Biola Magazine

  Get to Know: Summer 2012

  Jane Carr, adventurous educator and ministry leader

  Amy Seed — June 19, 2012

  Back in the ’80s when Jane Carr (’88, Ph.D. ’00) practiced evacuating capsized canoes in the Biola swimming pool, she was a recreation and camp...

• Biola Magazine

  Meet the 2012 Ruby Award Winners

  Amy Seed — June 18, 2012

  Biola University presented three alumnae with Ruby Awards during a special chapel for Women’s History Month on March 28. Deborah Ruby Leadership...

• Biola Magazine

  What are the Key Differences Between Mormonism and Christianity?

  Sean McDowell — June 18, 2012

  Mormonism is everywhere. The Republican nominee for president is a Mormon, there is a play on Broadway about the Book of Mormon and the LDS Church...

• Biola Magazine

  What do Christian Teens Actually Believe About Jesus?

  Biola Magazine Staff — June 18, 2012

  What does the faith of the next generation of Christians look like? When we examine the actual beliefs of Christian teenagers regarding Jesus and...

• Biola Magazine

  Jesus at Work

  Why 'Secular' Jobs Aren't for Second-Class Christians

  Klaus Issler — June 18, 2012

  Imagine you were invited to observe that special planning session in eternity past when the Godhead considered creating this world and mapping out...

• Biola Magazine

  Further Up and Further In

  Reflections on the Torrey Honors Institute from one of its 'Perpetual Members'

  Matt Anderson — June 18, 2012

  There is nothing about the Torrey Honors Institute on the rings that its graduates receive. These days, college rings tend to be extravagant...

• Biola Magazine

  The Bus Stops Here

  Brett McCracken — June 18, 2012

  For a graduating senior at Biola, the walk across Metzger stage to receive one’s diploma can be a blur. It’s a journey packed with meaning, yet it...

• Biola Magazine

  Winning Ways: Summer 2012

  Baseball coach John Verhoeven reaches 500 victories

  Amy Seed — June 18, 2012

  Pitching 500 wins in baseball is a rare feat, and only one professional player — Cy Young — has ever achieved it. But in February, former major...

• Biola Magazine

  Meet Talbot's New Dean

  Jason Newell — June 18, 2012

  For the first time in 20 years, Biola’s Talbot School of Theology has a new man at the top. In May, Biola’s Board of Trustees approved longtime...

• Biola Magazine

  A Conference Smorgasbord

  Biola Magazine Staff — June 18, 2012

  Biola’s Spring 2012 semester was even more jam-packed with fascinating conferences than usual — giving students and thousands of visitors the...

• Biola Magazine

  A Fond Farewell

  Trustee Ed Lehman retires after 47 years on Biola's board

  Amy Seed — June 18, 2012

  When Ed Lehman (’57) first joined Biola’s Board of Trustees, Lyndon B. Johnson was president, The Sound of Music was the year’s film sensation and...

• Biola Magazine

  14 Things for Every Biolan to do this Summer

  Biola Magazine Staff — June 18, 2012

  Who says summer should be filled with “lazy days”? There are all sorts of fun things to do! If you need any help deciding how to fill those moments...

• Biola Magazine

  A Christian Worldview Champion Hands Off the Mantle

  President's Perspective

  Barry Corey — June 18, 2012

  I made the mistake a few years ago — before I came to Biola — of doubting an idea Charles Colson shared with me. At the time I was serving as dean...

• Biola Magazine

  The Medal Count

  Biola Magazine picks up publishing awards

  Biola Magazine Staff — June 18, 2012

  Olympians in London aren’t the only ones winning medals this summer. Biola Magazine recently picked up gold, silver and bronze awards from CASE...

• Biola Magazine

  The Worth of Work

  Editor's Note

  Jason Newell — June 18, 2012

  The worst job of my life, hands down, was a summer I spent in the basement of a photo processing plant in San Diego — a fumy facility where stores...

• Biola News

  Biola’s Public Relations Emphasis Receives Award of Excellence

  Orange County PRSA Honors Professor Carolyn Kim with Protos Award

  Ethan Froelich — June 18, 2012

  Biola’s Public Relations emphasis program was honored with the Award of Excellence under the Community Relations and Institutional Programs...

• Biola News

  Conservatory Students Minister Through Music in Europe

  Biola Chorale tours in Germany and Czech Republic

  Ashleigh Fox — June 13, 2012

  Biola University’s Chorale toured parts of Europe in April ministering to audiences through music. Thirty-three gifted students made up this year’...

• Biola News

  Biola Awards Philosopher John Lennox for Contributions to Philosophy of Science

  Phillip E. Johnson award given by Master of Arts in Science and Religion program

  Jenna Bartlo — June 12, 2012

  Biola University recently honored Oxford University philosopher John C. Lennox with the 2012 Phillip E. Johnson Award for Liberty and Truth, in...

• The Good Book Blog

  Adapting to Culture . . . Appropriately!

  Gary McIntosh — June 12, 2012

  Churches tend to approach culture from one of three perspectives: Isolation, Domination, or Incarnation. Isolation takes place when a church is so far removed from culture that it can no longer communicate the Good News in effective ways. If isolation takes place in a complete way, it usually leads to a church that totally dies out. However, most cases of isolation simply result in a church that has limited impact on people and society.

• The Good Book Blog

  My Favorite Quote From Jim Elliot

  Kenneth Berding — June 06, 2012

  "Father, make of me a crisis man. Bring those I contact to decision. Let me not be a milepost on a single road; make me a for, that men must turn one way or another on facing Christ in me." Ever since I read Jim Elliot's journal as a young college student and discovered this quote...

• Biola News

  Women’s Soccer Program Travels to Japan for Competition and Outreach

  Team experiences different culture with common passion for soccer

  Tenielle Schroeder — June 05, 2012

  The Biola University women’s soccer team will step out of their comfort zone into a new culture to express God’s love this summer. The women’s...

• Biola News

  Student Produces Viral Video ‘Why I Hate Religion but Love Jesus’

  Christian video creators work to end water crisis in Kenya with new film

  Tenielle Schroeder — June 04, 2012

  Biola University sophomore Matthew Robertson will take his passion for film to Africa this summer where he will join YouTube sensation Jefferson...

• Biola News

  Students Showcase Work at Cinema and Media Arts Festival

  Film fest draws 28 submissions

  Tenielle Schroeder — May 30, 2012

  The Biola University cinema and media arts department held a film festival at the Downey Civic Theatre to showcase students’ work on May 10, 2012....

• The Good Book Blog

  How to Keep Up: Reading, Writing and Networking

  Kenneth Way — May 30, 2012

  A frequently asked question from my graduate advisees is this: How do you keep up with the latest scholarship in your discipline? Or, how do you stay on the “cutting edge” in your academic field? There are at least five maintenance disciplines that come immediately to my mind.

• Biola News

  The Effects of War: Student Documents Personal Story

  Student uses journalism course to create healing video

  Jenna Bartlo — May 25, 2012

  Plastic American flags dotted Metzger lawn last fall to commemorate service members’ lives. Each flag had a name, service details and date of...