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• Biola Magazine

  39 Years and Counting

  Mark (B.S. ‘84) and Andrea Strom’s first date was to Jerusalem.

  Marlo Kirkpatrick — January 21, 2026

  The couple fell in love as California college students on a church trip to Israel. When the pastor asked for a volunteer who would sit next to a...

• Biola Magazine

  Campus Safety Chief ‘Lived at the Intersection of Justice and Love’

  John Ojeisekhoba (1971-2025)

  Jason Newell — January 21, 2026

  John Ojeisekhoba spent his life preparing for the worst — and bringing out the best — in the world around him. A larger-than-life presence at Biola...

• Biola Magazine

  ‘Camp Biola’ Forms Friends of Jesus

  Matthew Rouse — January 21, 2026

  These days, I’ve got no shortage of reasons to be excited about my work. In my role as dean, I’m surrounded daily by hundreds of students who are...

• The Good Book Blog

  Memorizing Scripture the ‘Bible Way’: An Interview with Ken Berding

  The Good Book Blog — January 21, 2026

  Good Book Blog (GBB): Congratulations on your new book: The Bible by Heart: The Bible’s Own Method for Scripture Memory . Ken Berding (KB): Thanks...

• Biola News

  Student Film “Halfway” Nominated for College Television Emmy Award

  Directed by Snyder School of Cinema & Media Arts alumnus Markus Kashouh (B.A. ’25) and produced by alumna Ariana Molina (B.A. ’25), the film explores reconciliation and forgiveness

  Sarah Dougher — January 20, 2026

  Inspired by his own experiences growing up in the Middle East, Snyder School of Cinema & Media Arts alumnus Markus Kashouh (B.A. ’25) wrote and...

• Think Biblically

  Why We Are Protestants

  with Fred Sanders

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae, Fred Sanders — January 20, 2026

  Why are we committed to a Protestant understanding of Christianity? What is a unique Protestant view of the Bible, the gospel, and the ordinances?...

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 140: Your Heart Drives Your Life

  Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff, Todd Pickett — January 19, 2026

  In the biblical wisdom literature, Proverbs 4:23 says,”Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” This is sound...

• The Good Book Blog

  Setting Our Hope in God

  Kevin Lawson — January 16, 2026

  A Maskil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth! I will open my mouth in a parable; I will...

• The Good Book Blog

  Poner Nuestra Confianza en Dios

  Kevin Lawson — January 16, 2026

  Masquil de Asaf. Escucha, pueblo mío, mi ley; Inclinad vuestro oído a las palabras de mi boca. Abriré mi boca en proverbios; Hablaré cosas...

• Think Biblically

  Cultural Update: Is 2026 the year of AI slop?; Iran protests; Transgender athlete bans

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — January 16, 2026

  Topics this week: Will AI slop take over in 2026? How AI-generated media is breaking our ability to tell what’s real, and why rebuilding trust and...

• The Good Book Blog

  How Evangelicalism is Digging Its Own Grave

  Kyle Strobel — January 14, 2026

  One of the more prophetic and penetrating books I remember reading in the early years of my biblical and theological education is an often-ignored...

• Biola News

  Spearheaded by Biola Alumnus, Disney Short Film Nominated for Primetime Emmy Award

  Tim Pennoyer (B.A. ’07) and his team conceptualized the Disney holiday commercial “The Boy and The Octopus,” earning a nomination in the Primetime Emmy Award category for Best Commercial

  Sarah Dougher — January 13, 2026

  When Tim Pennoyer (B.A. ’07) walked across the graduation stage at Biola University, he never imagined that one day he would be leading global...

• Biola News

  Alumnus Found Intellectually and Spiritually Rich Guidance in Talbot’s Christian Apologetics Program

  Micah Sweeney (M.A. ’18) now uses his degree in the classroom and therapy clinic

  Biola Staff — January 13, 2026

  The questions that most deeply shape a person’s faith are often born not in classrooms, but in moments of loss, confusion and unmet expectations....

• Think Biblically

  Why The Church Still Matters Today

  with Carmen Imes

  Carmen Imes, Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — January 13, 2026

  With churchgoing in decline in the US, what is the relevance of the church today? What’s the significance of the Bible using the language of family...

• The Good Book Blog

  What Does it Mean that God has Power?

  William Lane Craig — January 12, 2026

  This is a Q&A blog post by Talbot School of Theology’s Visiting Scholar in Philosophy, William Lane Craig. Question Hi, Dr. William Craig. I...

• The Good Book Blog

  When Scholars Drift

  John Bloom — January 09, 2026

  Over my long academic career, one of my greatest joys is seeing students grow in their faith and confidence in the Lord; but one of my greatest...

• Think Biblically

  Cultural Update: Religious Trends Ahead in 2026; Is Killing Organ Donors OK?; Near-Death Experiences

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — January 09, 2026

  To kick off 2026, Sean and Scott discuss: The Top 5 Religious Trends to Watch in 2026 A federal judge's ruling about teachers' rights to inform...

• The Good Book Blog

  20 Truths From ‘Stand Firm and Act Like Men’

  Ed Stetzer — January 07, 2026

  My friend, Pastor Joby Martin, has a new book out about manhood. In a world where young men are in crisis, and where there are a lot of sources of...

• Biola News

  70 Years Later, Biola Honors Two Alumni Linked to Jim Elliot’s Martyrdom

  Alumni Ed McCully (’52) and Olive Fleming Liefeld (Ainslie, ’54) were students in the Biola School of Missionary Medicine in the 1950s

  Sarah Dougher — January 06, 2026

  It was 70 years ago, on January 8, 1956, that five women, including the prominent Christian speaker and author Elisabeth Elliot, became widows in...

• Think Biblically

  What to Make of Alternative Medicine?

  with Donal O'Mathuna

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — January 06, 2026

  What is alternative medicine? What does the Bible have to say about it? What is the connection between one’s faith and one’s health? We'll answer...

• Think Biblically

  What to Make of Alternative Medicine?

  with Donal O'Mathuna

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — January 06, 2026

  What is alternative medicine? What does the Bible have to say about it? What is the connection between one’s faith and one’s health? We'll answer...

• The Good Book Blog

  Seven Favorite Christian Books of 2025

  Kenneth Berding — January 05, 2026

  Welcome to 2026! I hope that the year ahead is full of joy and thankfulness for all that God has done in the past year and will do in the year...

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 139: Incivility In Youth Sports

  Mike Ahn, Timothy Muehlhoff, Ed Uszynski — January 05, 2026

  Over the past decade, there have been rallying cries among supporters of youth sport “to fix” youth sports. One reason youth sports is not working...

• The Good Book Blog

  Teaching Like a Mother and a Father

  Kevin Lawson — January 02, 2026

  For you yourselves know, brothers, that our coming to you was not in vain. But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at...

• The Good Book Blog

  Enseñar Como una Madre y un Padre

  Kevin Lawson — January 02, 2026

  Porque vosotros mismos sabéis, hermanos, que nuestra visita a vosotros no resultó vana; pues habiendo antes padecido y sido ultrajados en Filipos,...