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• The Good Book Blog

  A Time to Mourn

  Betsy Barber — April 22, 2012

  The life events that we celebrate with our students here at Talbot are usually joyful, life-filled milestones: engagements, marriages, babies, commissioning services, ordinations, new jobs, etc. Once in awhile, though, we journey unexpectedly with one of our dear students through the Valley of the Shadow of Death. This has been our experience these past 6 months as one of our ISF students has died from cancer.

• Biola News

  College campus talks sexual violence beyond rape prevention

  Biola University gives voice to sexual violence victims

  Jenna Bartlo — April 20, 2012

  Opening students’ eyes to the truth and reality of sexual violence, Biola University ishosting Sexual Violence Awareness Week, themed “Give Voice,...

• Biola News

  Students provide clean water for Honduran village

  Biola’s longest running ministry, the Honduras Water Project, continued with a trip during spring break

  Abbey Bennett — April 19, 2012

  While many Biola students spent their spring break relaxing on the beach, sleeping at their grandparents’ house or hiking the Grand Canyon, 42...

• The Good Book Blog

  Museum of Biblical & Sacred Writings Comes to Biola

  Kenneth Way — April 18, 2012

  The Museum of Biblical and Sacred Writings joins the Biola community and invites you to view a new exhibit.

• Biola News

  Alumna appears on Joy Fit Club for extraordinary weight loss

  Liana Sims tells the story of her journey to a healthier, happier life

  Jenna Bartlo — April 17, 2012

  Sharing her inspiring weight-loss story with viewers across the country, alumna Liana Sims was featured on the Joy Fit Club nutrition segment of...

• The Good Book Blog

  Weakness = Strength . . . What is that all about?

  John Hutchison — April 13, 2012

  Paradox has a prominent place in Christian theology. Jesus said, “For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and the gospel will save it" ... While these paradoxical statements are challenging and even confusing at times, they can also become a source of great comfort and encouragement when life does not turn out the way we expect.

• The Good Book Blog

  Sanctification by Revisitation (Rom 8:28-29)

  John McKinley — April 10, 2012

  “Here I am again. What does it mean to do this in Christ?” This was my thought as I rode my carbon-fiber bicycle on the streets of Torrance on Sunday afternoon. I was nervously warming up for my first bicycle race after having been away from the sport for 19 years. Many things were familiar and came back to me automatically: pinning the race number on my jersey so the wind wouldn’t catch it, calming myself as I rode around the course, checking how the wind was blowing, and sliding in to the start line so as to be in the front.

• Biola News

  Torrey Honors Institute professor publishes new research on St. Peter of Damascus

  Greg Peters has written on St. Peter, a previously undocumented monastic figure

  Abbey Bennett — April 09, 2012

  St. Peter of Damascus, a twelfth century contributor to Byzantine monasticism, has been largely understudied and undocumented until now. Biola...

• Biola News

  Sacred Spaces of Orange County Bus Tour

  What a special day alumni and friends spent touring four unique sacred worship spaces in Orange County on Saturday, March 31st!

  Don Bernstein — April 05, 2012

  What a special day alumni and friends spent touring four unique sacred worship spaces in Orange County on Saturday, March 31st! Thanks to the...

• Biola News

  Biola Celebrates National Women’s History Month

  Female students encouraged to pursue the calling God has on their life in a special chapel and luncheon

  Tenielle Schroeder — April 05, 2012

  Biola University joined the nation in celebrating Women’s History Month with a chapel and luncheon on Wednesday, March 28. Speakers, musicians and...

• Biola News

  Biola Hosts Middle Eastern Crisis Conference

  Conference commences with traditional Shabbot dinner

  Jordan Zepeda and Ashleigh Fox — April 05, 2012

  More than 160 dinner guests commenced Biola University’s Israel, the Church and the Middle East Conference with a resounding “Shabbat Shalom” on...

• Biola News

  Tweet Chat: Newsweek's Follow Jesus story

  Brenda Velasco — April 05, 2012

  Biola hosted a live Twitter chat discussing the Newsweek cover story: "Forget the Church. Follow Jesus." The Storify of #WhoIsJesus found in this...

• The Good Book Blog

  A Key Insight about Romans 7 from a Conversation with J. I. Packer

  Kenneth Berding — April 04, 2012

  If you could ask a dozen New Testament scholars to list the five most difficult passages in the New Testament, most would include Romans 7:14-25 on their list. That same group would likely disagree with one another on what interpretive framework is most helpful for interpreting that passage. (Even among those who blog at the Good Book Blog, I know for a fact that there is a diversity of opinion on how best to address this passage). Does Romans 7:14-25 describe Paul’s own struggle with sin as a believer? Does it describe the struggle with sin of someone who has not been regenerated by the Holy Spirit, that is, an unbeliever? Perhaps it is the struggle of a pious old covenant Jew who loves the law of God but struggles to fulfill it? Or maybe it isn’t personal at all; maybe it is a grand analogy of the change from the old covenant to the new covenant?

• Biola News

  Music in Worship Student Performs on the Tonight Show

  Biola student has joined an emerging musical band

  Abbey Bennett — April 03, 2012

  Last semester he was attending classes, working to earn a degree in music in worship; this semester, he has recorded, performed and toured with a...

• Biola News

  Biola University alumna and professor takes the stage at the Academy Awards

  Carol Aspling conducts the Southern California Children’s Chorus at the Oscars

  Tenielle Schroeder — April 02, 2012

  Biola alumna and current professor Carol Aspling had the opportunity to lead the Southern California Children’s Chorus (SCCC) at the 84th Academy...

• Biola News

  Understanding the Middle East Crisis: a Biblical Perspective

  Joel Rosenburg to host conference at Biola University with Chosen People Ministries

  Jenna Bartlo — March 23, 2012

  Expecting 2,000 attendees, Biola University with Chosen People Ministries ishosting “Israel, the Church, and the Middle East Crisis” conference...

• Biola News

  Burgers and Basketball Event Recap

  On Saturday February 25, 120 President’s Circle members gathered together to celebrate Biola’s 104th birthday at the event “Burgers and Basketball.”

  Erin Olsen — March 21, 2012

  On Saturday February 25, 120 President’s Circle members gathered together to celebrate Biola’s 104th birthday at the event “Burgers and...

• Biola News

  Biola honors exceptional alumni

  Seven alumni receive awards for their accomplishments

  Tenielle Schroeder — March 19, 2012

  Biola University enjoys recognizing their alumni for outstanding achievement by annually giving three awards: the Young Alumni Award, the Cultural...

• Biola News

  Biola Conservatory professors travel to China to teach and perform

  Biola staff and faculty traveled to minister and perform throughout China’s eastern provinces

  Abbey Bennett — March 17, 2012

  Biola's Conservatory of Music director and two associate professors traveled to China last November, sponsored by the Hunan Province Song and Dance...

• Biola News

  Women's Basketball Team Advances to NAIA Quarterfinal for the First Time Ever

  Biola Crushes No. 10 Langston to Reach First-Ever NAIA Quarterfinal

  Jeff Hoffman — March 17, 2012

  Charrise Reece scored 16 points and was one of five starters in double-figures as Biola pulled off its second-straight upset over an NAIA Top 10...

• Biola News

  Alumnus Steve Bridges’ Legacy Remembered

  Join Biola in celebrating Steve Bridges' life

  Jenna Bartlo — March 15, 2012

  Biola alumnus ('86) Steve Bridges passed away unexpectedly at the age of 48 on Saturday, March 3, 2012. Bridges was known around the world for his...

• Biola News

  Grandparents Day Recap

  Nearly 600 grandparents travelled from 20 different states to visit their 350+ Biola grandkids for our fourth annual Grandparents Day on March 9th.

  Shannon Baker — March 15, 2012

  Nearly 600 grandparents travelled from 20 different states to visit their 350+ Biola grandkids for our fourth annual Grandparents Day on March...

• Biola News

  Christian Education Professor Addresses ‘Gaps’ in our Spiritual Formation

  Klaus Issler takes issues of money and business head on

  Joseph Gorra — March 14, 2012

  It’s rare today to have business leaders, philanthropists and scholars endorse a spiritual formation book by a professor of Christian education....

• The Good Book Blog

  Filling the Gaps in Church History

  John McKinley — March 13, 2012

  Feminine Threads: Women in the Tapestry of Christian History, Diana Lynn Severance (Ross-Shire, Scotland: Christian Focus, 2011) 336 pp. $15 ($12 on Amazon; or $11.39 on Kindle) Overall, the book is challenging and informative for me as a male Christian. I have been mostly ignorant of the many deep and lasting contributions of women throughout the history of the church. The fascinating chronicles informed me to be full of admiration for these particular women, and for Christian women throughout the world today who struggle for basic human rights. I recognize that women continue to be disregarded, demeaned, patronized, minimized, and marginalized in evangelical churches and Western cultures today. Severance’s book is the beginning of a helpful corrective for the church to value women as equal heirs of the gift of grace.

• Biola News

  Courage and Calling: National Women's History Month

  Alumna Natasha Miller Runs To the Olympics

  Jenna Bartlo — March 13, 2012

  Since its founding, Biola has been committed to equipping men and women to serve the world for the Lord Jesus Christ. During National Women's...