/blogs/biola-magazine/articles/category/2014-summer Biola Magazine Staff Astonished: Recapturing the Wonder, Awe, and Mystery of Life with God, by Mike Erre (M.A. ’04), David C. Cook, April 2014. Jesus should get bigger the longer we walk with him. Life and faith should grow to be more profound and wondrous, not less.... Wed, 03 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/in-print-summer-2014 /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/in-print-summer-2014 Biola Magazine Staff Much of Brent Mason day-to-day life is spent crunching numbers. As finance director for the city of Riverside, Calif., he responsible for making sure everything adds up in the city books. His home life is also about numbers: 6 + 4 = 10, for... Wed, 03 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/biolans-up-close-summer-2014 /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/biolans-up-close-summer-2014 Rick Bee I hit a nerve with many of you in the last issue of <em>Biola Magazine</em> when I mentioned the topic of debt and the cost of tuition. Thank you for the many great notes and positive, supportive comments about our quest to reduce the debt of our students... Wed, 03 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/alumni-files-summer-2014 /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/alumni-files-summer-2014 Amber Amaya On a good day, more than 4,000 vehicles cross through the Washington State Ferries terminal where <strong>Scott Iversen</strong> (’80) works. As a terminal supervisor, Iversen is responsible for making sure his section of the state ferry system is running... Wed, 03 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/where-are-they-now-summer-2014 /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/where-are-they-now-summer-2014 Amber Amaya Octavio Esqueda doesn’t buy into the culture of busyness. “<em>Tiempo es oro</em>,” he says. “Time is gold.” Time is precious. The veteran professor values serving God, living well and loving people. As someone who has earned degrees on both sides of the... Wed, 03 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/get-to-know-summer-2014 /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/get-to-know-summer-2014 Diane Vincent <em>This issue Last Word comes from the Torrey Honors Institute Scriptorium Daily blog (scriptoriumdaily.com), where it was originally published on June 23, 2014.</em> “Vanity, all is vanity” is the theme of the Teacher in Ecclesiastes, the fruit of... Tue, 02 Sep 2014 17:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/living-life-under-the-sun /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/living-life-under-the-sun Christopher Brooks When I first became active in apologetics — the art of commending and defending the Christian faith — I quickly realized that in the minds of most urban pastors this type of ministry was an unnecessary pursuit. To many of my peers, apologetics... Tue, 02 Sep 2014 17:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/the-need-for-urban-apologetics /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/the-need-for-urban-apologetics Biola Magazine Staff Whether in the boardroom or the bedroom, on Twitter or TV, disagreement is a fact of life. And unfortunately, it often handled badly — resulting in anger, frustration and strained relationships. So says Biola communication professor Tim... Tue, 02 Sep 2014 17:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/how-can-we-be-better-disagree-ers /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/how-can-we-be-better-disagree-ers Biola Magazine Staff When talking about <em>The Fundamentals</em>, it important to recognize a distinction from “fundamentalism” as it is understood both in history and in popular culture. <em>The Fundamentals</em> publishing project is a part of the history of fundamentalism in... Tue, 02 Sep 2014 17:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/the-fundamentals-vs-fundamentalism /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/the-fundamentals-vs-fundamentalism Paul Rood A remarkable literary project of the early 20th century, <em>The Fundamentals: A Testimony to the Truth</em>, is soon approaching the 100th anniversary of its completion. The project was conceived and funded by Biola founder, Lyman Stewart, mobilizing a... Tue, 02 Sep 2014 17:00:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/the-untold-story-of-the-fundamentals /blogs/biola-magazine/2014/the-untold-story-of-the-fundamentals