/blogs/biola-magazine/articles/category/2014-fall Rick Bee If you missed Biola Weekend on Oct. 24 and 25, you missed the best one yet. The schedule was full of fun, reminiscing and celebrating what God is doing in the lives of students and their families, both present and past. This year program... Mon, 08 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0800 /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/alumni-files-fall-2014 /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/alumni-files-fall-2014 Biola Magazine Staff <strong>Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity</strong>, by Nabeel Qureshi (M.A. ’08), Zondervan, February 2014. Qureshi describes his dramatic journey from Islam to Christianity, complete with friendships, investigations and... Mon, 08 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0800 /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/in-print-fall-2014 /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/in-print-fall-2014 Biola Magazine Staff In 1959, <strong> <em>Rose</em> </strong> (<strong> <em>Loukojarvi</em> </strong>, ’60) <strong> <em>Dane</em> </strong> was one of the first students to attend Biola brand new campus in La Mirada, after having attended the downtown Los Angeles campus for a few months in 1958. As a student interested in missions, she was... Mon, 08 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0800 /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/where-are-they-now-fall-2014 /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/where-are-they-now-fall-2014 Kristina Nishi As the driving force behind the new public relations major — which she launched and currently leads — journalism professor Carolyn Kim plays a significant role at 91ÖÆƬ³§. In addition to teaching, she is the adviser of the student-run agency 6th... Mon, 08 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0800 /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/get-to-know-fall-2014 /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/get-to-know-fall-2014 Biola Magazine Staff Religious freedom and persecution are challenges starting to face believers in the West, but it has been a reality for Christians globally for a long time. In many parts of the world it is getting worse. What should the church know about, and how... Sun, 07 Dec 2014 16:00:00 -0800 /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/isis-at-the-door /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/isis-at-the-door Betsy Barber <strong> <em>Now at this time Mary arose and went in a hurry to the hill country, to a city of Judah, and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with...</em></strong> Sun, 07 Dec 2014 16:00:00 -0800 /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/unspeakable-joy /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/unspeakable-joy Biola Magazine Staff The Biola University Athletics Department inducted its third set of distinguished athletes into its Hall of Fame on Sept. 13, 2014. The newest class of inductees includes a former Nigerian Olympian, Musa Dogonyaro, a Dutch professional women... Sun, 07 Dec 2014 16:00:00 -0800 /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/three-athletes-inducted-into-biolas-hall-of-fame /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/three-athletes-inducted-into-biolas-hall-of-fame Biola Magazine Staff Biola University has formed an alliance with Christian Community Credit Union to offer Biolans a new opportunity to help support scholarships. Starting with a $40,000 donation, Christian Community Credit Union has made a commitment to give Biola... Sun, 07 Dec 2014 16:00:00 -0800 /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/biola-and-christian-community-credit-union /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/biola-and-christian-community-credit-union Mikel Del Rosario Each Christmas, I hear the story of Jesus’ birth read publicly from the Gospel of Luke. And it often seems like the timing of Jesus’ birth and the census under some guy named Quirinius gets read pretty quickly, almost like it an unnecessary... Sun, 07 Dec 2014 16:00:00 -0800 /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/did-luke-mess-up-on-the-timing-of-the-christmas-st /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/did-luke-mess-up-on-the-timing-of-the-christmas-st Biola Magazine Staff It no secret that marriage is on the decline in America. But even for those who know the general trends, the statistics can be surprising. Marriage rates are now at historic lows, falling to just 50.3 percent of American adults in 2013,... Sun, 07 Dec 2014 16:00:00 -0800 /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/how-can-we-build-better-marriages /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/how-can-we-build-better-marriages