Biola Magazine: 2008 Summer

Biolans Up Close: Summer 2008

Biola Magazine Staff — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

If it true that the pen is mightier than the sword, it especially true when Jake Weidmann (’08) is the one doing the writing. Not only is the recent 91��Ƭ�� graduate on track to become a “master penman” — a title reserved for just a handful of...

God Word or Paul Personal Opinion?

Kenneth Berding — Sat, 31 May 2008 17:00:00 -0700

In 1 Corinthians 7:10, Paul writes: “But to the married I give instructions, not I, but the Lord, that the wife should not leave her husband.” But only two verses later in verse 12 he writes: “But to the rest I say, not the Lord, that if any...

Seeing Disabilities Through God Eyes

Lisa Hill — Sat, 31 May 2008 17:00:00 -0700

At night, when visiting hours were over, a paralyzed Joni Eareckson Tada wrenched her head back and forth against her pillow, hoping to break her neck again and end her life. Why, she thought, would God allow one of his believers to become a...

Be it Food or Faith, Our God Provides

June Hetzel — Sat, 31 May 2008 17:00:00 -0700

When I was a young child, one of my favorite Old Testament stories was how God fed the Israelites with manna as they wandered in the wilderness (Exodus 16:35). I wanted to be an Israelite, at least for a day, so I could get up in the morning, run...

Should Universities be Colorblind?

Biola Magazine Staff — Sat, 31 May 2008 17:00:00 -0700

For decades, universities across the nation have seen achieving greater campus diversity as a noble goal. But now — with a significant shift coming over the next decade in the ethnic makeup of the nation high school graduates — many are taking...

A Life Well Lived

Jason Newell — Sat, 31 May 2008 17:00:00 -0700

Clyde Cook could not stop preaching the gospel, even after he was gone. A week after his death, he was at it once more — this time in a taped farewell to the thousands of people who had gathered for a memorial service to honor his remarkable...

‘I Am More Alive Now Than I Have Ever Been’

Sat, 31 May 2008 17:00:00 -0700

Clyde Cook last message was delivered eight days after his death, in a recording made specifically for his memorial service. Here is the full text of his final words: Dear Anna Belle, I love you. It has been cold there in my shadow as I have...

Remembering a Man of God

Biola Magazine Staff — Sat, 31 May 2008 17:00:00 -0700

Lunch With a Stranger I was at the Café senior year and Dr. Cook was in line behind me. We made typical conversation and jokes. He then pointed over at a young student sitting at a table eating lunch. “Do you know him?” he asked me. “No,” I...