Biola Magazine: 2009 Spring

Making a Splash

Jason Newell — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:00:00 -0800

With an idea in his head, a camera in his hand and a flood of Gatorade in his face, Biola senior Chris Masi set out last summer to make a video. Now he got cash in his pocket. In December, Masi, a student in Biola cinema and media arts...

Student Magazine Wins Prestigious Awards

Jason Newell — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:00:00 -0800

Less than three years since its debut, a magazine run by Biola students has captured one of the most prestigious honors in collegiate journalism. The Point, published twice a year through Biola journalism department, edged out magazines from...

The God of Noble Character?

Kenneth Way — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:00:00 -0800

Proverbs 31 is not just for mothers and wives. The poem to the “wife of noble character” is actually about wisdom itself. It is therefore equally applicable to both men and women. The book of Proverbs is actually framed as a father instructions...

Are Novelty Bibles a Good Thing?

Ben Shin — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:00:00 -0800

These days, there are about as many versions and translations of the Bible as there are flavors of ice cream at the supermarket. Whoever you are and whatever your preference, there a Bible for you. In recent years there has been a spate of...

Unexpected Grace During Office Hours

Loren Baker — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:00:00 -0800

One of the defining characteristics of Biola art department is the strong sense of community that exists among many of our art majors and professors. With the nature of studio art instruction, we get to know one another pretty well. After...

Inside the Missional Movement

Biola Magazine Staff — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:00:00 -0800

If you are looking for an authority on the missional movement, Ed Stetzer is your one-stop shop. A leading figure in contemporary evangelical thought, Stetzer has been called “the best missional thinker in North America” and has written some of...

“The Church in a Missional Age”

Brett McCracken — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:00:00 -0800

The late ’90s had “postmodern.” The first part of the 21st century introduced us to “emerging.” But over the last few years, there has been no bigger buzzword in Christianity than “missional.” It a word that has exploded into the popular...