Biola Magazine: 2012 Summer

In Print: Summer 2012

Biola Magazine Staff — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Man on the Run: Helping Hyper-Hobbied Men Recognize the Best Things in Life, by Zeke Pipher (M.Div. ’01), Howard Books, March 2012. Passionate, pursuit-driven men can make great husbands, fathers, friends and colleagues precisely because of their...

An Analogy for Thinking About the Incarnation

John McKinley — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0700

My students usually have trouble grasping Chalcedonian Christology that Jesus, God the Son, lives as one person in two natures, simultaneously. I’ve thought about this enough that the traditional formulation feels familiar to me, but students...

Biolans Up Close: Summer 2012

Biola Magazine Staff — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0700

In 1991, Tracy Romine had a rooftop revelation that propelled him into a fast-paced and successful radio career. Over the ensuing 20 years, Romine (’91) worked in a variety of roles at leading stations across California, where he interviewed...

Alumni Files: Summer 2012

Rick Bee — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0700

A great friend of Biola and of mine passed away on May 7, 2012. Rich Buhler (known as “Cotton” to those who attended Biola with him in the ’60s), a 1968 alumnus, longtime Biola champion and father of seven — almost all Biola grads — lost his...

Where Are They Now?: Summer 2012

Amy Seed — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0700

If anyone could challenge the depth of a rabbi knowledge of Jewish studies, it would be the Rev. Yong-Soo Hyun (Ph.D. ’90). He is the founder and president of Shema Education Institute in Los Angeles. The institute opened in 2000 and houses the...

Moving On: Summer 2012

Biola Magazine Staff — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Dennis Dirks stepped down in June after 20 years of service as the fifth dean of Talbot School of Theology. While dean, Dirks initiated two off-campus extension programs, one in Manhattan, New York, and the other in Kiev, Ukraine. He also made...

Get to Know: Summer 2012

Amy Seed — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Back in the ’80s when Jane Carr (’88, Ph.D. ’00) practiced evacuating capsized canoes in the Biola swimming pool, she was a recreation and camp administration major who worked at Camp Sugar Pine during the summer. Now, Carr is an associate...

Meet the 2012 Ruby Award Winners

Amy Seed — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 17:00:00 -0700

Biola University presented three alumnae with Ruby Awards during a special chapel for Women History Month on March 28. Deborah Ruby Leadership and Wisdom Award: Jane Anderson (’71), clinical professor of pediatrics at University of California,...

What are the Key Differences Between Mormonism and Christianity?

Sean McDowell — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 17:00:00 -0700

Mormonism is everywhere. The Republican nominee for president is a Mormon, there is a play on Broadway about the Book of Mormon and the LDS Church has launched a multimillion-dollar ad campaign called “I’m a Mormon.” In light of the recent...

What do Christian Teens Actually Believe About Jesus?

Biola Magazine Staff — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 17:00:00 -0700

What does the faith of the next generation of Christians look like? When we examine the actual beliefs of Christian teenagers regarding Jesus and his meaning for our lives, is what we find encouraging or alarming? In The Jesus Survey (Baker...