/blogs/biola-magazine/articles/category/2009-summer Biola Magazine Staff When it comes to Christians and money, Shane Claiborne has something to say. But unlike many outspoken voices on these issues, Claiborne actually practices what he preaches. He got the street cred (literally), with a resume that includes... Sun, 31 May 2009 17:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/economics-of-an-ordinary-radical /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/economics-of-an-ordinary-radical Bob Sears Vaccines used to be an almost automatic routine for every baby. Parents simply got all the shots for their children without asking questions. But times have changed. Vaccines have now become the No. 1 healthcare dilemma facing parents today. The... Sun, 31 May 2009 17:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/the-vexing-vaccine-dilemma /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/the-vexing-vaccine-dilemma Jason Newell Professor Steve L. Porter likes to conduct a simple experiment when he teaches on the topic of spiritual formation. First, he asks students to describe how a person gets saved. He met with confident stares. But then he poses another question:... Sun, 31 May 2009 17:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/im-a-christian-now-what /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/im-a-christian-now-what Brett McCracken In his senior year, Biola Associated Students president Eric Weaver wanted to bring a “blockbuster event” to Biola - something that explored “the biggest question of all: Is it reasonable to believe God exists?” On April 4, a blockbuster event... Sun, 31 May 2009 17:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/blockbuster-debate-draws-over-10000-viewers /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/blockbuster-debate-draws-over-10000-viewers Jason Newell Actor Jack Black is known for his humor, not his hermeneutics. But when California voters banned gay marriage last year, the film star decided to delve into the latter - and teach fans a thing or two about proper Bible reading. The result is “... Sun, 31 May 2009 17:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/moses-shellfish-and-the-church /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/moses-shellfish-and-the-church Biola Magazine Staff AIDS didn’t yet have a name or a known cause when Glenn and Elizabeth Styffe were Biola nursing students in the early ’80s. But they knew, even then, that the disease would dramatically change the course of their medical careers. Not long after... Sun, 31 May 2009 17:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/what-can-my-church-do-about-hivaids /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/what-can-my-church-do-about-hivaids Cassandra Van Zandt I pulled my convertible VW into the Biola parking lot at the back of Sutherland Hall, put the car in park, gathered my books and walked through the double glass doors. I arrived for classes right on time and exactly 20 years later than I had... Sun, 31 May 2009 17:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/curving-along-the-straight-path /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/curving-along-the-straight-path Michael Wilkins When I was just 19 years old I was sent to fight in the war that was raging in Vietnam. It was 1968 and the war was at its peak. For the first time in history, cameras recorded daily footage of battles that appeared on the evening news back home.... Sun, 31 May 2009 17:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/my-return-to-vietnam /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/my-return-to-vietnam Brett McCracken On a Tuesday last fall, sophomore visual journalism major Maylin Rowe thought for sure she was not going to be able to continue at 91��Ƭ��. That Friday, $2,900 was due for the spring semester tuition. But because an expected federal loan did not... Sun, 31 May 2009 17:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/in-god-we-trust /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/in-god-we-trust