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• Student Life Blog

  Keep Your Numbers to Yourself

  John Tuttle — December 19, 2016

  College students are a favorite target for identity thieves. There are ways to protect yourself.

• Student Life Blog

  You Might Be Sleeping All Wrong

  Alex Bell — December 18, 2016

  A simple way to improve your beloved sleep.

• Student Life Blog

  Bored? Good for You!

  John Tuttle — December 17, 2016

  The surprising benefits of being bored.

• The Good Book Blog

  Is God a Respecter of Businesses? Yes, No, and Yes

  Mark Saucy — December 16, 2016

  One of the benefits of being part of a Christian university is the opportunity for collaboration with colleagues across the disciplines. For theologians this is gold. Questions for integration of faith in science, history, politics, or psychology? I’ve got specialists across campus, all with the same mission, who have been thinking about such things for a long time. One recent opportunity in this direction was participating a colloquium with the faculty of Biola’s Crowell School of Business. Among many topics opened that day, one in particular has haunted me these days in the interim. It was a question that revolved around a start-up competition the Business School sponsors. Students are encouraged to submit business plans for the hope of some start up seed money to launch. But what should be the criteria for judging “better” proposals? Beyond certain received best practices for the business side, does God prefer some business plans to others? Following is my original Yes and No answer to the question; what comes after is now another rather late Yes for the conversation. God does prefer some businesses to others ...

• Biola News

  Biola 4th In Fall Directors' Cup Standings

  Biola Athletics had another fantastic fall and sits fourth in the NAIA.

  Neil Morgan — December 15, 2016

  LEARFIELD RELEASE | FALL STANDINGS LA MIRADA, Calif. --- It was another fantastic fall season for Biola Athletics. Each of the five fall sports...

• The Good Book Blog

  Dios Se Hizo Hombre / God Became a Human Being

  Octavio Esqueda — December 14, 2016

  El evangelio según San Juan empieza con una declaración asombrosa que describe el origen del universo y nos da una descripción de Jesucristo: “En el principio era el Verbo, y el Verbo era con Dios, y el Verbo era Dios. Este era en el principio con Dios. Todas las cosas por él fueron hechas, y sin él nada de lo que ha sido hecho, fue hecho” (Juan 1:1-3) ...

• The Good Book Blog

  Truth is a Person — Not Simply An Idea

  Sean McDowell — December 08, 2016

  Truth matters. And in our moments of honesty, we all know this. Minimally, we all live as if truth matters. It’s unavoidable. Truth matters in religious matters too. All religions (including atheism) claim to present a true depiction of reality. And this includes Christianity. But there is a key fact that makes Christianity distinct from other world religions — Christianity does not present truth merely as an abstract idea, but as a person who can be known.

• Biola News

  ������ʷ’s Campaign National Tour Concludes in Chicago

  Chris Johnson  — December 07, 2016

  On Saturday, Nov. 12, a group of 55 alumni, parents, and friends of Biola gathered in Chicago to connect with President Barry H. Corey to learn...

• The Good Book Blog

  9 Important Insights about Generation Z

  Sean McDowell — December 03, 2016

  Move over Millennials. A new generation is here. For the past decade, there has been considerable discussion about how to understand and reach Millennials. But now there is a new generation, roughly those born between 1995 and 2010, which are the newest focus.

• The Good Book Blog

  With Endless Information, Can We Know Anything At All?

  Sean McDowell — December 01, 2016

  Recently I was speaking to a group of pastors, youth pastors, and other church workers in Idaho. One pastor asked a question that, in my experience, perfectly captures the thinking process of many students today. He said, “My younger brother, a Millennial, is constantly on his cell phone. When I try to talk to him about God, he says that people disagree and so we simply can’t have any confidence at all in our beliefs.” How would you respond? Can we know things or are we lost in a sea of endless information?

• The Good Book Blog

  Problem Passages in The Message

  Gary Manning Jr — November 29, 2016

  My friend Ken Berding wrote a recent blog post explaining his concerns about using The Message. As he pointed out, people often treat it as a Bible translation, when it is actually a very loose paraphrase. One of Ken’s observations is that The Message routinely adds meaning to or subtracts meaning from the original Greek and Hebrew text. While doing detailed work in the Greek New Testament and in several English translations, I have repeatedly found this to be true.

• Biola News

  Cook School of Intercultural Studies Professors Release New Books

  Ken Nehrbass and Allen Yeh’s recently published books offer new insights on cross-cultural perspectives

  Ken Stewart and Brianna Miller — November 28, 2016

  Two Cook School of Intercultural Studies professors — Allen Yeh and Ken Nehrbass — recently published books that offer new insight on...

• Biola News

  Torrey Honors Institute Students Present Theatre Production “A Doll’s House”

  The play focused on conflict between close family and friends and raised important societal questions

  Erin Wilson  — November 23, 2016

  ������ʷ Torrey Honors Institute students performed “A Doll’s House” Nov. 17-20 for the fall Torrey theatre production. Each semester,...

• The Good Book Blog

  What are the Best Questions for Meaningful Spiritual Conversations?

  Sean McDowell — November 22, 2016

  I love having conversations with people about spiritual matters. If we treat people with kindness, charity, and show a genuine interest in how they see the world, most people are open to discussing religious matters. In fact, in my experience, many people are eager for such conversations.

• Biola News

  Faculty Spotlight: Tonya Dantuma

  Professor Tonya Dantuma shares about her path to becoming a speech-pathologist and Biola’s new master’s degree program in speech-language pathology

  Jenna Loumagne — November 22, 2016

  Tonya Dantuma, associate professor of communication disorders, was a key leader in bringing ������ʷ’s new master’s degree in...

• Biola News

  The Campaign for ������ʷ Reaches $179 Million Committed

  $17,350 raised at Los Angeles campaign event

  Chris Johnson — November 16, 2016

  On Saturday Nov. 5, local alumni, parents and friends gathered in Los Angeles, Calif. for the tour’s fifteenth national campaign tour event. A...

• Student Life Blog

  Mike Ahn — November 11, 2016

  Dr Tania Abouezzeddine and Mike Ahn discuss the misconceptions surrounding the Arab and Muslim community and how Christians should respond.

• The Good Book Blog

  A Few Thoughts on the Hatmaker Position on LGBTQ

  Sean McDowell — November 09, 2016

  For a variety of reasons, I rarely respond publicly to other Christians. But in this case, I feel compelled to do so. Last week, in an effort to be compassionate and loving, popular Christian author Jen Hatmaker came out in support of LGBT relationships, referring to them as “holy.” While other Christian influencers have come out in favor of affirming theology, this caught my attention because my wife has personally benefited greatly from her books. In fact, she has even read out loud to me some particularly funny and insightful portions from one of Jen’s book.

• Biola News

  Biola To Host GSAC Soccer Tournament

  Biola will host the GSAC Soccer Tournament Nov. 10 & 12

  Neil Morgan — November 08, 2016

  LA MIRADA, Calif. --- For the second time in as many years Al Barbour Field on the campus of ������ʷ will be the host of the Golden State...

• Business. Ministry. Life.

  What is "Business as Ministry?"

  Gary Lindblad — November 08, 2016

  When you come into the lobby of ������ʷ’s business school you’ll see a banner that reads, “Crowell School of Business: Business as...

• The Good Book Blog

  Dar gracias en todo

  Octavio Esqueda — November 07, 2016

  En los próximos días terminará la campaña electoral para elegir al nuevo presidente de los Estados Unidos. Puede ser que cuando lea estas líneas estemos a pocas horas de las elecciones o quizá las votaciones ya hayan terminado. Independientemente del que resulte ganador, los últimos meses han sido muy pesados y el ambiente social demasiado tenso en todos los sentidos. Expresiones de desaliento, frustración o hartazgo se convirtieron en el común denominador para muchas personas que ven con alivio el fin de la larga carrera presidencial.

• Biola News

  Theatre 21 Presents “The Charm of Preparedness”

  The theatre’s fall 2016 production considers the question of how to discover a person’s true motivations in a confusing situation

  Erin Wilson — November 04, 2016

  On Nov. 4, ������ʷ’s Theatre 21 will debut their new production, “The Charm of Preparedness.” Seven showings will be held Nov. 4-13,...

• Student Life Blog

  Mike Ahn — November 04, 2016

  President Barry Corey and Mike Ahn discuss what it means to be a Christian in a post-Christian world in this special edition of the Biola Hour.

• The Good Book Blog

  Why We Should Stop Using The Message

  Kenneth Berding — November 02, 2016

  It’s time we stopped reading, buying, and recommending The Message. We who hold to a high view of Scripture—that the Bible is the very word of God, inspired by God, inerrant in all it affirms—need to carefully reconsider our use of The Message. There actually wouldn’t be a problem at all if The Message were sold and treated as an interpretation of the Bible, or an expansive reading of the Bible. But as long as The Message continues to be marketed and used by preachers and teachers as a Bible translation, it is imperative that we ask the question of whether it is an accurate translation or not. I believe that the answer to this question is: The Message is not an accurate translation of what the original authors wrote.

• Biola Magazine

  Founding Dean Selected for School of Science, Technology and Health

  Paul W. Ferguson, a former university president, takes key leadership role

  Biola Magazine Staff — November 01, 2016

  When Biola began its search last year for the first-ever dean of the new School of Science, Technology and Health, several search committee...