/blogs/biola-magazine/articles/category/2010-winter Biola Magazine Staff <em>For decades, Biola students have been hunting for the Biola Egg, a mysterious mass of concrete that only a small minority of students can claim to have ever had in their possession. Last year, Biola Magazine asked alumni to share their stories...</em> Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:00:00 -0800 /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/exploring-the-yolklore /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/exploring-the-yolklore Jenna Loumagne Dan Parris (’08) looked at the pilot and engineer moving frantically in the front seat of the plane. As one of them jerked the controls up once and then twice, Dan realized the plane wasn’t going up. Two power lines came into view. Then a bright... Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:00:00 -0800 /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/pulled-from-the-wreckage /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/pulled-from-the-wreckage Biola Magazine Staff It not every day that nearly 1 million people around the world get a glimpse into a Biola University classroom. But after professor Matthew Weathers posted a video from his Oct. 28 math class to YouTube, that exactly what happened. As a... Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:00:00 -0800 /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/math-prof-gets-1-million-views-on-youtube /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/math-prof-gets-1-million-views-on-youtube Biola Magazine Staff Last spring, Scott MacIntyre lived his dream while competing on <em>American Idol</em> and ultimately placing 8th. At the same time, his little sister, Katelyn, now a freshman at 91ÖÆƬ³§, was struggling with health issues and in line for a kidney... Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:00:00 -0800 /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/macintyre-family-interview /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/macintyre-family-interview Brett McCracken A year ago this Christmas, freshman Katelyn MacIntyre was rushed to the hospital with kidney failure. For her family, it was like a bad case of déjà vu. The year before, the same thing happened to Katelyn older brother, Scott, with whom she... Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:00:00 -0800 /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/the-family-that-sings-together /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/the-family-that-sings-together Brittany Mccomb In his 11 years as a youth pastor, Jim Britts (’99) has come to know a thing or two about teenagers. For one: Life as a high school student seldom looks anything like how it stereotypically portrayed in movies — especially those of the... Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:00:00 -0800 /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/church-and-screen /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/church-and-screen My wife and I recently moved overseas with our 2-year-old daughter to serve among an unreached people group on the eastern border of the Tibetan plateau. We have settled into an apartment and have begun learning the new language. However, the... Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:00:00 -0800 /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/how-missions-became-my-idol /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/how-missions-became-my-idol Biola Magazine Staff The Bible is full of memorable and meaningful verses, but some of the richest treasures are often unfamiliar to the average Christian. What are some of the underrated verses or passages in the Bible that rarely make it onto the memory flashcards... Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:00:00 -0800 /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/the-best-verses-you-may-have-ever-skimmed /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/the-best-verses-you-may-have-ever-skimmed Biola Magazine Staff The health care system in the United States needs rehabilitation. On that, politicians on both sides of the aisle agree. With costs rising rapidly and consuming a growing share of the economy, and with millions of people unable to qualify for or... Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:00:00 -0800 /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/whats-the-best-fix-for-health-care /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/whats-the-best-fix-for-health-care Melissa Johnson In what I take to be the kindness of God, I recently enjoyed with my students a rich discovery in an unplanned connection between our Scripture reading at the front end of class and our discussion of <em>As You Like It</em>. In our weeks together studying... Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:00:00 -0800 /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/playing-christ /blogs/biola-magazine/2009/playing-christ