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• Talbot Magazine

  Spiritual Formation Professor Wins Annual Book and Research Award

  Professor Steve Porter recognized for his article on the late Dallas Willard

  Daniel Kim — June 17, 2020

  Talbot professor Steve Porter (’92, M.A. ’95) was selected as the 2019 co-winner of the Dallas Willard Research Center’s annual book and research...

• Talbot Magazine

  Faculty Profile: David Merrill

  Assistant Professor of Spiritual Theology

  Jeanette Pifer — June 17, 2020

  David Merrill (M.Div. ’10, Th.M. ’12) has been teaching spiritual formation for Talbot’s Spiritual Formation Core (SFC) for the past two years and...

• Talbot Magazine

  Best of the Blog

  A Cancer Patient Looks at Psalm 23

  Kenneth Way — June 17, 2020

  Psalm 23 is not exactly about shepherds or sheep. It is a royal psalm about King YHWH and his covenant relationship with the Davidic king, and it...

• Talbot Magazine

  Book Excerpt: What is the Rest that God Promises to His People?

  Excerpt from ‘Rest in Mesopotamian and Israelite Literature’ by Daniel E. Kim

  Daniel Kim — June 17, 2020

  People seek peace and prosperity, refreshment and flourishing. Perhaps the relentless search for rest comes from the human condition, or maybe it...

• Talbot Magazine

  Shelf Life

  Recent publications from our very own Talbot faculty.

  Michelle Barnewall, Daniel Kim, Darian Lockett, Kevin Van Lant — June 17, 2020

  Surprised by the Parables: Growing in Grace through the Stories of Jesus Michelle Lee-Barnewall (M.A. ’93) Associate Professor of New Testament...

• The Good Book Blog

  An Ancient Prayer to Help Us Pray into Our Cultural Moment

  Kenneth Berding — June 15, 2020

  Sometimes we need to spiritually step outside of our historical and cultural setting to adequately engage the demands of our own cultural moment....

• The Good Book Blog

  Con alma de convicción y con voz de valentía

  Octavio Esqueda — June 13, 2020

  “Con alma de convicción y con voz de valentía” (A Soul of Conviction, A Voice of Courage) es una frase que utilizó la Universidad Biola hace unos años y que acertadamente refleja la actitud que necesitamos para enfrentar la situación que estamos viviendo.

• The Good Book Blog

  A Soul of Conviction, A Voice of Courage

  Octavio Esqueda — June 13, 2020

  “A Soul of Conviction, A Voice of Courage” is a phrase that ������ʷ used a few years ago and that fittingly reflects the necessary attitude we need to face the present situation we are experiencing.

• The Good Book Blog

  “Black Lives Matter” or “All Lives Matter”

  Sharing God’s Truth in Troubled Times

  Joe Hellerman — June 12, 2020

  The following post has been circulating on Facebook. Two thousand years ago, Jesus ended the debate on which lives matter. He died for all....

• Think Biblically

  [Replay] Race and the Church – Part 2

  with Chris Brooks

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — June 11, 2020

  From time-to-time, we'll re-air an important episode that newer listeners may have missed. This episode was originally recorded in October 2017....

• The Good Book Blog

  How Do We Respond to the Crisis of this Hour?

  Eddie Byun — June 11, 2020

  We are a nation that is deeply hurting. And we are a nation in crisis.

• Bravo!

  Two Alumni Stories: Pursuing Music Therapy and Composition

  Hannah and Jonah Gallagher

  Jessica Hong — June 10, 2020

  Hannah and Jonah Gallagher, currently pursuing careers in music therapy and composition, share how Biola uniquely prepared them to make an impact in their fields.

• Think Biblically

  [Replay] Race and the Church – Part 1

  with Chris Brooks

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — June 06, 2020

  From time-to-time, we'll re-air an important episode that newer listeners may have missed. This episode was originally recorded in October 2017....

• The Good Book Blog

  What Does God Require of Me in this Moment?

  Kenneth Berding — June 05, 2020

  What does the LORD require of me during these days of turmoil?

• Student Life Blog

  Prayer for Our Community

  In Response to Systemic Racial Injustice

  Lisa Igram — June 02, 2020

  “True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. Racism - already rife in our country -...

• Student Life Blog

  “You tired? We tired too”

  Alicia Andre, Walter Augustine, Meleca Consultado, Lester Larios, Tamra Malone, Lavonue Scannell — June 02, 2020

  No, you read that right. We’re so tired, we won’t even speak colloquially. So let’s be real...

• The Good Book Blog

  When Bible translation let me off the hook

  John McKinley — June 01, 2020

  I have been reading Devoted to God: Blueprints for Sanctification by Sinclair Ferguson (Banner of Truth, 2016). Among the many things I appreciate...

• The Good Book Blog

  Must God Be Good?

  Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

  William Lane Craig — May 29, 2020

  This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Hello Dr. Craig - please help me...

• Think Biblically

  The Bible and Borders

  with Daniel Carroll Rodas

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — May 28, 2020

  Immigration continues to be one of the most divisive issues, both in the culture at large and in the church. Migration was one of the central...

• The Good Book Blog

  How Should We Think ������ʷ Death?

  Eddie Byun — May 27, 2020

  With the COVID-19 pandemic now reaching over 340,000 deaths worldwide, and 100,000 deaths in the US alone, there is great mourning all around us....

• GRIT

  Danielle's Last Word

  Danielle Brimmage — May 25, 2020

  I put off writing this for a long time. Like, I am currently two weeks late. (What’s new. Shout out to Rae Mccready for putting up with me. She...

• The Good Book Blog

  Spiritual Conversations at Home

  Kenneth Berding — May 25, 2020

  I once spoke with a teenager who had returned from a spiritually impacting week at a Christian camp. During that week the Lord had profoundly...

• The Good Book Blog

  God’s Essential Negative Retributive Justice

  Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

  William Lane Craig — May 22, 2020

  This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Hello Dr. Craig, First and...

• Think Biblically

  God and Guns

  with Mike Austin

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — May 21, 2020

  The issue of gun violence and gun control is one of the most divisive issues in the US today. Philosopher Mike Austin has written a provocative...

• Biola News

  Biola Feature Film Airs on PBS Guam in Partnership with the Guam International Film Festival’s Select Showcase

  Biola's Snyder School of Cinema and Media Arts Professor Dean Yamada’s feature film, “Anjing (The Dogs),” airs on May 22

  Joanna Wu — May 21, 2020

  Dean Yamada, associate professor of cinema and media arts, in collaboration with Biola cinema and media arts students, produced his second feature...