Biola Magazine: 2008 Fall

Biolans Up Close: Fall 2008

Biola Magazine Staff — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

To help his elementary school students learn their three Rs — reading, ’riting and ’rithmetic — Biola graduate Tim Bedley (’87) recently decided to add a couple more Rs to the mix: Rock and roll. The result is Rockin’ the Standards, a rock band...

Biola Honored by ‘Oscars of the Internet’

Biola Magazine Staff — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:00:00 -0700

Biola Web site for prospective undergraduate students has stirred up considerable buzz and earned the University a slew of design awards over the past year. One of the most prestigious honors came this spring from the Webby Awards, which have...

Case for Christ DVD Features Biola Professors

Biola Magazine Staff — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:00:00 -0700

Lee Strobel'sbest–selling book, The Case for Christ , was recently released as a feature–length DVD documentary, produced by La Mirada Films and distributed by Lionsgate Films. The film features interviews with 10 leading biblical scholars, two...

Biola Alumni in China Help Earthquake Victims

Jenna Loumagne — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:00:00 -0700

Television images of the devastating aftermath of last spring 7.9-magnitude earthquake in China that killed nearly 70,000 people left viewers around the world in disbelief. But for three Biola alumni who witnessed the death and destruction...

Being a Good Steward in a Bad Economy

Brett McCracken — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:00:00 -0700

The summer of 2008 was not a pleasant one for the American economy. Gas prices skyrocketed from one all-time high to another, the stock market plummeted at a pace not seen since the Depression and the number of home foreclosures continued to set...

Biola Professors Team Up to Defend Scripture

Jason Newell — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:00:00 -0700

About five years ago, Biola professor J.P. Moreland touched down in Tennessee for a brainstorming session with some of the nation leading Christian thinkers. Their goal: to put together a list of some of the toughest and most important...

Listening With a Response-Ready Heart

Betsy Barber — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:00:00 -0700

When I was a little kid of 3 or so, one of my very favorite Bible stories was that of God, Samuel and Eli found in I Samuel 2–3. You know the story: Little Samuel, the child given to Hannah by God in response to her prayer, is given back to God by...

You Say Potato, I Say Fork

Biola Magazine Staff — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:00:00 -0700

Who would’ve thought you could eat potatoes with potatoes? But that exactly what you can do at 91��Ƭ�� now, thanks to Bon Appétit adoption of potato-made, biodegradable to-go utensils. The so-called “Spudware” is made from 80 percent potato...

New Talbot Building Project ‘LEEDs’ the Way

Biola Magazine Staff — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:00:00 -0700

Biola latest campus building project is not only the most ambitious in its history; it also the greenest. The planned “campus within a campus” for Talbot School of Theology — which consists of two new buildings and a major renovation of the...

Creation Care Study Program Founded by Biola Grads

Biola Magazine Staff — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:00:00 -0700

In the mid ’90s, New Zealand native Chris Elisara was working towards his Ph.D in cross-cultural communication at 91��Ƭ��, preparing for a life in the mission field. He came to Biola with the desire to spread the Good News of God kingdom...