Latest Biola Blog Articles

• Talbot Magazine

  Faculty Profile: Joanne Jung

  Associate Dean of Talbot School of Theology.

  Biola Magazine Staff — December 08, 2020

  Joanne Jung is Talbot’s associate dean of online education and faculty development, and a professor of biblical and theological studies. Her...

• Talbot Magazine

  Shelf Life: Fall 2020

  Recent publications from our very own Talbot faculty.

  Kenneth Berding, Rick Langer, Karen Quek, Karin Stetina — December 08, 2020

  How to Live an 'In Christ' Life: 100 Devotional Readings on Union with Christ Ken Berding(M.A. ’96) Professor of New Testament Christian Focus,...

• Talbot Magazine

  Book Excerpt: InChristness

  Kenneth Berding — December 08, 2020

  “Excuse me, where’s the canyon?” This may be the most embarrassing question I have ever asked. I had been serving as a student leader at a camp for...

• Talbot Magazine

  Best of the Blog: Fall 2020

  Should We Take Communion Remotely?

  Uche Anizor, Darian Lockett, Charlie Trimm — December 08, 2020

  While seminary graduates frequently express gratitude for their education, most also have a list of items colloquially entitled “Things Seminary...

• Becoming Biola

  Marco's Holiday Recipe!

  Flan

  Marco Saldana — December 08, 2020

  Flan Ingredients 3/4 cup sugar. 1/4 cup water. 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened. 5 large eggs. 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed...

• The Good Book Blog

  Black Old Testament Scholarship: A Bibliography

  Charlie Trimm — December 07, 2020

  During the many conversations revolving around race during the summer of 2020, I began to think about the scholarship of Black scholars in my...

• Becoming Biola

  Molly's Holiday Recipe!

  Whipped Shortbread

  Molly Tuffnell — December 07, 2020

  I hope you enjoy making and eating these delicious cookies! I’m not a huge cookie girl, but I love the way these melt in my mouth and take me back...

• The Good Book Blog

  Secular Humanism Once More

  Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

  William Lane Craig — December 04, 2020

  This is a Q & A blog post by our Visiting Scholar in Philosophy, William Lane Craig. Question Hello Dr Craig, I have two (related) questions...

• Think Biblically

  The Sexual Purity Movement

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — December 03, 2020

  What should a biblical sexual purity message look like for today? In this episode, Scott interviews Sean about his latest book: Chasing Love: Sex,...

• Becoming Biola

  Special Spots Around Marco's Hometown!

  Marco Saldana — December 02, 2020

  Sunny San Diego, California. Always shown in appreciation for its beautiful beaches and California burritos. I’ve been living in San Diego for the...

• The Good Book Blog

  When Social Media is Antithetical to the Cross

  Kyle Strobel — December 02, 2020

  Imagine that you saw someone teaching one-thousand people in a field. “Wow,” you might think, “that person has quite a following.” Normally, we...

• Student Life Blog

  Redefining Academic Achievement

  As we approach finals week, let’s reevaluate what college is truly about.

  Clarissa Chan — December 02, 2020

  Let’s admit it: Many of us are stressed out. Finals week is coming up and you might feel like a heavy load of assignments and tests are on your...

• Becoming Biola

  Google Calendar Tips and Tricks!

  Bailey Captain — December 01, 2020

  Hi guys! I am so excited to be writing about Google Calendar! This platform has been a life-saver in college and has helped me stay on task, get...

• Becoming Biola

  How to Network and Seek Mentorship

  Bailey Captain — December 01, 2020

  Hello friends, it's Bailey and I'm talking today about Seeking Mentorship and Networking. This has been a huge part of my life and why I have this...

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 6: Choosing our News: Resisting Political Polarization

  Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff, Joy Qualls — November 30, 2020

  Dr. Joy Qualls, an expert in political and religious rhetoric, joins Tim and Rick to discuss how polarized news sources contribute to making us...

• Becoming Biola

  Study Spaces in La Mirada!

  Kristen Kim — November 30, 2020

  Some of you may know that I homeschooled for the last two years of high school, so the new distanced-learning format is nothing too new. I have...

• The Good Book Blog

  The Tongue is Like a Mosquito: James 3:1-12

  Kenneth Berding — November 30, 2020

  This morning I awoke to the sound of a mosquito in my room, a predator intent on sucking the blood out of my body. Mosquitos are evil creatures...

• Becoming Biola

  Thanksgiving as a Student

  Marco Saldana — November 30, 2020

  Hey everyone! It's Marco, and I'm back with you guys to talk about Thanksgiving as a student. So I'm going to kind of be jumping around all over...

• Becoming Biola

  Get to Know the Social Media Squad: Thanksgiving Edition

  Bailey Captain, Ethan De La Pena, Kristen Kim, Marco Saldana, Maggie Segarra, Molly Tuffnell — November 30, 2020

  Get to know our Social Media Squad's thoughts on Thanksgiving traditions, food, and more! Photo by Mikkel Bergmann on Unsplash

• Think Biblically

  Born Again This Way

  with Rachel Gilson

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — November 26, 2020

  The journey of authentic Christian faith and sexuality is often a rocky and complicated one. Rachel Gilson, in her book, Born Again This Way, tells...

• The Good Book Blog

  Thankfulness in Christ

  Kenneth Berding — November 25, 2020

  Thanksgiving in the United States is one of my favorite holidays. I used to view it as the only holiday still untainted by secularism and...

• Student Life Blog

  Lessons from a Creek

  Student learnings about life through interactions with nature

  Sarah Morgan — November 25, 2020

  Ever since I was young, I have lived near a creek with a stunning greenway trail. When my siblings and I were little, we would swim in the creek,...

• Becoming Biola

  Special Spots Around Ethan's Hometown

  Ethan De La Pena — November 24, 2020

  Hello everyone! It's Ethan and I'm coming on here to share a little bit about my small little hometown. Admittedly because of Covid-19 right now,...

• The Good Book Blog

  A Tribute to Dr. James E. Rosscup (1934-2020)

  Clint Arnold — November 24, 2020

  “To pray well is to study well.” This is one of the many memorable statements from Jim Rosscup in the Hermeneutics class I had with him forty...

• Becoming Biola

  Autumn Traditions

  Maggie Segarra — November 23, 2020

  Hey all, It is feeling very Autumn like here in La Mirada, California. We had rain yesterday which was so needed after the fires that have been...