/blogs/biola-magazine/articles/category/2012-fall Biola Magazine Staff <strong>Accidental Pharisees: Avoiding Pride, Exclusivity, and the Other Dangers of Overzealous Faith</strong>, by Larry Osborne (’74, M.A. ’78, D.Min. ’86), Zondervan, October 2012. While recent calls for radical Christians have challenged many to be more... Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2012/in-print-fall-2012 /blogs/biola-magazine/2012/in-print-fall-2012 Michelle Barnewall In <em>The Spirit of the Disciplines</em>, Dallas Willard identifies what he calls “disciplines of engagement” and “disciplines of abstinence.” Examples of disciplines of abstinence include fasting, solitude, silence and frugality, while disciplines of... Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2012/the-benefits-of-disciplines-of-abstinence-fall-2012 /blogs/biola-magazine/2012/the-benefits-of-disciplines-of-abstinence-fall-2012 Biola Magazine Staff Since graduating from Biola Talbot School of Theology in 2004 with an M.A. in philosophy of religion and ethics, Mike Erre has become an important voice in the evangelical church. The author of such books as <em>The Jesus of Suburbia</em> (2006) and <em>...</em> Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2012/biolans-up-close-fall-2012 /blogs/biola-magazine/2012/biolans-up-close-fall-2012 Biola Magazine Staff <strong>Alan Hamilton</strong> (’83, M.Div. ’87) love for engaging the local community has led him to “great and exciting work” as the executive director of the Clark County Food Bank in Vancouver, Wash. Under Hamilton leadership, the new $4.2 million... Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2012/where-are-they-now-fall-2012 /blogs/biola-magazine/2012/where-are-they-now-fall-2012 Rick Bee For the alumni and parent relations departments, the summer months were filled with alumni chapter meetings, Student Send-Offs and numerous other events that provided all of us an opportunity to meet alumni, parents and new students before the new... Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2012/alumni-files-fall-2012 /blogs/biola-magazine/2012/alumni-files-fall-2012 Biola Magazine Staff Doretha O’Quinn is here to help burst the so-called “Biola bubble.” As vice provost of multi-ethnic and cross-cultural engagement, part of O’Quinn role at 91��Ƭ�� is to create opportunities for students to get off campus and learn from... Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2012/get-to-know-fall-2012 /blogs/biola-magazine/2012/get-to-know-fall-2012 Biola Magazine Staff To honor Biola evangelistic heritage and renew our commitment to the Great Commission, Biola has dedicated the 2012–13 school year to the theme “From This Place: Proclaiming Good News in a Changing World,” which is being explored in chapels,... Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2012/year-of-proclamation-resources /blogs/biola-magazine/2012/year-of-proclamation-resources William Lane Craig <em>In July, scientists announced the long-awaited discovery of what appears to be the Higgs boson, a subatomic particle The New York Times called “key to understanding why there is diversity and life in the universe.” Soon after the announcement,...</em> Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2012/what-the-god-particle-says-about-god /blogs/biola-magazine/2012/what-the-god-particle-says-about-god Scott Waller With the 2012 U.S. presidential election mere days away, many Americans are being bombarded by campaign mailings, attack ads, social me- dia updates and news coverage surrounding the race between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. But what unique... Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2012/how-are-us-presidential-elections-changing /blogs/biola-magazine/2012/how-are-us-presidential-elections-changing Brett McCracken These days, the word “evangelical” is more likely to bring to mind images of political rallies and music festivals than it does images of preaching the gospel and evangelizing the lost. A recent LifeWay Research study found that while 80 percent... Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2012/spread-the-good-news /blogs/biola-magazine/2012/spread-the-good-news