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• Biola Magazine

  A Revival of Hearts and Minds

  Daniel McCarthy — April 07, 2011

  In my living room in April 2010, I shook the hand of a humble and rather shy man named Zenzo from Malawi, Africa. Accompanied by Anthony Petrucci,...

• Biola Magazine

  The Word Made Fresh

  Alumna leads national campaign to promote biblical literacy

  Betsi L. Freeman — April 07, 2011

  When Willow Creek Church surveyed church members in 2004 to find out what they wanted from church, they discovered something surprising....

• Biola Magazine

  Biola, Colson 'Do the Right Thing'

  Conference encourages biblical thinking on difficult ethical issues

  Brett McCracken — April 07, 2011

  At a time when society seems ever more confused about the meaning of right and wrong — or even if we should believe in such absolutes — Biola...

• Biola News

  Your First Book Is On Us

  Jenna Bartlo — April 07, 2011

  As a college student, you’re going to buy dozens of books. Some have changed the world. Some will change your life. But here at Biola, there’s...

• The Good Book Blog

  Can You Dig It?

  Kenneth Way — April 06, 2011

  Around this time every year the excitement begins to build. Well, at least this is true for archaeologists and for those who are interested in archaeology. The reason for elation is that summer plans for excavation in Israel are announced every spring. This summer, there are around twenty-two excavations in Israel that are open for volunteer participation. Yes, that’s right. YOU can be a part of unearthing the next great discovery in Israel!

• Biola News

  Alumna Judith Hill Performs for Women's History Month

  Michael Jackson's Back-Up Singer performs at "For My Sister" concert

  Brenda Velasco  — April 01, 2011

  Alumna Judith Hill, former back-up singer to Michael Jackson, performed at ɫ��ɫ��̳’s Women’s History month celebration concert turned...

• The Good Book Blog

  Dr. Seuss and Revelation

  Gary Manning Jr — March 31, 2011

  As the father of eight children, I have spent a lot of time with Dr. Seuss. It's scary that I can quote pages of Cat in the Hat from memory. But my time in Dr. Seuss occasionally pays off when I study the Bible. You see, Dr. Seuss was a political cartoonist in the 1930s and 40s, and political cartoons are ideal analogies for understanding symbolism in Revelation (an idea that I got from Dr. David Scholer, one of my doctoral advisors at Fuller). What is interesting, and what makes this relevant to the study of Revelation, is that Dr. Seuss' cartoons were immediately obvious to readers when they were printed, but are difficult to understand today unless we study history.

• Biola News

  Emotions & Monkeys Soar at Wicked

  Jenna Bartlo — March 30, 2011

  Q: What do Kansas and Costa Mesa have in common? A: They’re the places to go if you’re looking for Oz . . . particularly for Biola alumni and...

• The Good Book Blog

  Shame Removed; Honor Received, Part 1

  Matthew Williams — March 27, 2011

  ▶Jesus' interactions with people in the Gospel of John...and today I would like to begin a series that looks at stories in the Gospel of John in which we find Jesus interacting with various people who need help—physical help and spiritual help. As we look closely at these individuals, we will often see that they are dealing with shame, though this theme is usually hidden in the historical background of the first century. Thus, over the course of this series, I will explore how Jesus interacts with them not only to take away their shame, but also to raise them up and give them honor!

• The Good Book Blog

  The Perfect Storms: Handling Conflict in Marriage

  John Hutchison — March 25, 2011

  In a recently posted blog (Marriage: The Power of Communication), I quoted Ephesians 4:29 to affirm the healing power of spirit-controlled communication between a husband and wife : “Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.” Even with good intentions, however, all marriages encounter conflict. When the “storm clouds” gather, how important it is to understand the role of disagreement in marriage. Where does it come from? Is it all destructive, or are there constructive attitudes that will strengthen a relationship?

• Biola News

  Crowell MBA Alumni Dig into StrengthsEssentials Workshop

  Jenna Bartlo — March 23, 2011

  Once you know your strengths, what’s the next step? A Saturday workshop hosted by the MBA Alumni Chapter on March 19, 2011 began answering that...

• Biola News

  Sacramento Alumni gather for Kings Game

  Jenna Bartlo — March 21, 2011

  Rain couldn’t keep Sacramento-area Biola alumni away—a crowd of young and not-so-young turned out on Friday, March 18, 2011 for a palate-pleasing...

• The Good Book Blog

  Leading As A Team Of Pastors

  Joe Hellerman — March 21, 2011

  The following post outlines some of the nuts-and-bolts of leading a church as a plurality of pastors. It is an excerpt from a manuscript tentatively titled, When Pastors Were Servants: Recapturing Paul’s Cruciform Vision for Authentic Christian Leadership.

• Biola News

  In prayer and support for Japan, Biola gathers resources

  Benefit concert to be held next week featuring singer Judith Hill

  Jenna Bartlo — March 17, 2011

  In the wake of the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the ɫ��ɫ��̳ community is collaborating to support and pray for those...

• Biola News

  Rick Warren Caps Off Missions Week

  Pastor addresses missionaries and missiologists at annual conference

  Jenna Bartlo — March 17, 2011

  Rick Warren, the well-known pastor of Saddleback Church and best-selling author of The Purpose Driven Life, visited Biola on Friday morning, March...

• Biola News

  Chorale conductor honors soldiers and families with musical tour

  “Love and Honor” tour inspired by bravery, loss and sacrifice

  Harmony Wheeler — March 15, 2011

  After her brother was deployed to Iraq last August, Chorale conductor Shawna Stewart’s plans for this year’s ɫ��ɫ��̳ Chorale tour to...

• The Good Book Blog

  What is Spiritual Warfare?

  Clinton E. Arnold — March 15, 2011

  Over the weekend, I spoke at Antioch Church in Bend, Oregon where Talbot alumnus Ken Wytsma serves as pastor. In the “Redux” (Q&A) session that followed my message, someone asked me, “What is Spiritual Warfare?” Here is my response:

• The Good Book Blog

  Soldiers in the Gospels

  Gary Manning Jr — March 14, 2011

  When I teach or preach from the Gospels, I always bring in relevant aspects of the historical and cultural background. Including such details not only helps us in our interpretation of the scene, but also helps us retell the story well – an essential part of preaching from narrative passages. Several passages in the Gospels involve soldiers. Movies about Jesus, and most sermons about Jesus, portray all of these soldiers as Romans. We sometimes get the idea that there were centurions on every street corner. But is this the case? I have pulled together some of the information that we have about soldiers in Judea and Galilee in the first century, and included a few comments about each scene in the Gospels involving soldiers.

• The Good Book Blog

  Ideas: Not Without Consequence

  Freddy Cardoza — March 13, 2011

  Ideas are not neutral and irrelevant. They are constructs of language that can have helpful or hurtful cooresponding effects. All ideas are not equally valid and are not necessarily even true... but, true or not, ideas can have powerful effects and great care should be taken in our handling of them.

• The Good Book Blog

  Godly Wisdom for Christian Conversation

  Ashish Naidu — March 09, 2011

  A friend of mine has a coffee cup with the following words printed on the outside, “Presbyterian Coffee: Predestined to be brewed decently and in order.” I chuckled when I saw it for the first time several years ago. The humorous one-liner nicely captures a couple of representative ideas that are associated with a particular church denomination. An amusing tongue-in-cheek way to integrate the love of coffee, a distinctive theological perspective, and a related view of church polity, one might say! Funny sayings aside, the hallmark of church polity of things being done “decently and in order” actually derives from Paul’s remark in 1 Cor. 14:40, where he instructs believers to be orderly in their worship and to avoid discord and confusion. I suggest that this regulative principle of church polity can be of great service outside its walls, especially in conversational contexts that can be potentially explosive.

• Biola News

  Making Sense of Egyptian Uprising

  Arabic professor shares insights on recent revolution

  Jenna Bartlo — March 08, 2011

  Victor Khalil, professor of Arabic at ɫ��ɫ��̳, shed some light in an interview with Biola’s student newspaper, The Chimes, on the...

• The Good Book Blog

  Elder Leadership & Spirit-Led Decision Making

  David Talley — March 04, 2011

  In addition to my faculty responsibilities at ɫ��ɫ��̳, I am a member of a pastoral team at a local church (www.graceevfree.org). We do not have a senior pastor. Our understanding of this is captured in two ministry values, namely “Elder Leadership” and “Spirit-led Decision Making.” It is my hope that the following summary of these ministry values might challenge you in your understanding of how the body of Christ is to function.

• Biola News

  Three Biola Women Make Athletic History

  Conicelli named basketball player of the year; Miller sets new pentathlon record; Smith sets swimming record

  Jenna Bartlo — March 03, 2011

  Three ɫ��ɫ��̳ women athletes kicked off Women’s History Month during the first week of March by making some history of their own. Jessilyn...

• The Good Book Blog

  The Power of a Pure Life

  Freddy Cardoza — February 27, 2011

  Purity begets personal power. This personal power comes from integrity. Integrity creates inner strength, which manifests itself in strong character. This 'character' increasingly produces unmitigated power in the life of the person possessing it-- and such a person is fueled by nothing other than pure conviction.

• Biola News

  Tweet Hunt Adds Excitement to Founders Day

  Biola celebrates 103rd birthday with scavenger hunt and burial of time capsule

  Jenna Bartlo — February 24, 2011

  Racing across campus, Biola junior Ben Kopec skidded to a halt outside the Student Health Center. By finding vice president Chris Grace standing...