/blogs/biola-magazine/articles/category/2025-spring Marlo Kirkpatrick <em>When John Thune first told his parents he was considering running for Congress, his mother asked, “Couldn’t you do something more reputable with your life?”</em> “My older brothers, Bob and Rich, graduated from Biola and then went into the ministry,”... Wed, 02 Jul 2025 12:50:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2025/an-eagle-soars-in-washington /blogs/biola-magazine/2025/an-eagle-soars-in-washington Jason Newell As he logged into the Zoom call, all Dr. Michael Arena could do was laugh. Expecting a lively discussion with a small group of tech professionals, he instead found himself staring at a grid of silent AI agents — virtual notetakers sent by other... Wed, 02 Jul 2025 12:49:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2025/how-should-christians-prepare-for-the-ai-revolution /blogs/biola-magazine/2025/how-should-christians-prepare-for-the-ai-revolution Marlo Kirkpatrick <em>Morgan Stickney happy place has always been the deep end of a swimming pool. By the time she was 13, Morgan was ranked among the top 20 distance swimmers in the nation and had her sights set on the Olympics. When a rare vascular condition left...</em> Wed, 02 Jul 2025 12:48:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2025/sink-or-swim /blogs/biola-magazine/2025/sink-or-swim Jason Newell If your job is taking a toll on your mental and physical health, you’re not alone. About half of American workers say they feel burned out by work — an experience that often takes the form of exhaustion, cynicism and withdrawal (or “quiet quitting... Wed, 02 Jul 2025 12:47:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2025/help-i-feel-burned-out-by-work /blogs/biola-magazine/2025/help-i-feel-burned-out-by-work Jason Newell Welcome back! After a two-year publishing pause, I’m thrilled to reintroduce you to <em>Biola Magazine</em> — refreshed, reimagined and ready to share stories that matter. If you’re a previous subscriber, you’ve already noticed one big change: a brand new... Wed, 02 Jul 2025 12:44:44 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2025/editor-s-note-allow-us-to-reintroduce-ourselves /blogs/biola-magazine/2025/editor-s-note-allow-us-to-reintroduce-ourselves Barry Corey I recently stumbled on an article that said college presidents have two jobs: “raise money” and “find ways to appease students, faculty, administrators, alumni, donors and the state.” I sympathized with a few of the author points, though he’d... Wed, 02 Jul 2025 12:44:41 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2025/president-s-perspective-eighteen-years-later-and-still-all-in /blogs/biola-magazine/2025/president-s-perspective-eighteen-years-later-and-still-all-in Biola Magazine Staff What makes a Christian University truly <em>Christian</em>? That's the question a team of researchers from Baylor University recently set out to help students and parents answer, resulting in a detailed new scoring system to judge which schools are most... Wed, 02 Jul 2025 12:44:39 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2025/biola-ranks-no-1-for-putting-faith-in-action /blogs/biola-magazine/2025/biola-ranks-no-1-for-putting-faith-in-action Jason Newell School spirit may have never tasted so good. A pair of Biola alumni in the artisanal coffee roasting business have teamed up with the university to launch the Biola Blend, a specialty blend of beans that now being served on campus and sold... Wed, 02 Jul 2025 12:44:36 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2025/calling-all-coffee-lovers /blogs/biola-magazine/2025/calling-all-coffee-lovers Jason Newell Construction is well underway on a film studio that university leaders say will rival the best educational facilities in the nation for media training. The new home for Biola fast-growing Snyder School of Cinema and Media Arts is set to open in... Wed, 02 Jul 2025 12:44:34 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2025/coming-attraction /blogs/biola-magazine/2025/coming-attraction Biola Magazine Staff Biola Athletics celebrated another banner year of NCAA competition in 2024–25, highlighted by three conference titles, an individual national podium finish and a top-three standing in overall PacWest competition. This year Biola led the conference... Wed, 02 Jul 2025 12:44:31 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2025/athletics-shine-with-championships-national-podium-finish /blogs/biola-magazine/2025/athletics-shine-with-championships-national-podium-finish