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  • Biola News

    Kurtz, Weststeyn Earn Conference Honor

    Mike Kurtz and Amy Weststeyn named Cliff Hamlow Champions of Character

    Neil Morgan — 

    LA MIRADA, Calif.--- (Courtesy the Golden State Athletic Conference) The Golden State Athletic Conference will honor 18 student-athletes from...

  • The Good Book Blog

    What are the Challenges and Opportunities of Bi-Vocational Ministry?

    The Good Book Blog — 

    Talbot faculty member, James Petitfils, and a panel of Talbot graduates who are now pastors in Southern California discuss the challenges and opportunities of bi-vocational ministry.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Is the Applicability of Mathematics Necessary?

    William Lane Craig — 

    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Recently I listened to your argument from the applicability of mathematics on premier Christian radio as well as the debate you had with Alex Rosenberg. I'm not particularly knowledgeable when it comes to mathematics but I was intrigued by your comments on how the argument from the applicability of mathematics is similar to the argument from fine tuning ... Could it be that, as with the fine tuning argument, the applicability of mathematics might be explained by necessity? ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Visits to Heaven and Hell, Part Two

    Alan Gomes — 

    In the last twenty years, many individuals claim to have visited heaven or hell and have written vivid accounts of what they purport to have seen. What should we make of these stories? Should they form a basis for our faith? Might they supplement or enhance the convictions that we already have? How do we evaluate such claims and what is their practical use even if true?

  • The Good Book Blog

    Visits to Heaven and Hell, Part One

    Alan Gomes — 

    In the last twenty years, many individuals claim to have visited heaven or hell and have written vivid accounts of what they purport to have seen. What should we make of these stories? Should they form a basis for our faith? Might they supplement or enhance the convictions that we already have? How do we evaluate such claims and what is their practical use even if true?

  • The Good Book Blog

    Divine Concurrence

    William Lane Craig — 

    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Dr. Craig, I recently listened to your Podcast from the Defenders class on God's concurrence (Defenders 2, Doctrine of Creation: Part 8). At the outset, you explained that God is the cause of everything because he concurs in it. As an attorney, this made an abundant amount of sense to me. In the law (particularly in tort), an omission (or failure to act) can be the cause of something in the same way that an affirmative act can. Of course, we would only impose liability where the omission is accompanied by some legal duty to act, but that inquiry is wholly separate from the causation inquiry ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Mensajeros de Paz y Reconciliaci贸n

    Octavio Esqueda — 

    Las noticias a nuestro alrededor pueden ser bastante desalentadoras. Por alguna raz贸n las noticias que se publican y tienen promoci贸n tienden a ser las negativas y las que reflejan alg煤n conflicto social. Para los medios de comunicaci贸n y para la sociedad en general las buenas noticias parecieran no ser atractivas y solamente las negativas pueden salir de la sombra de lo cotidiano para llamar nuestra atenci贸n. Desgraciadamente, el estar rodeados de malas noticias origina un ambiente negativo en el que la vida pareciera una mara帽a de conflictos que crece cada vez m谩s y a la que no se le encuentra soluci贸n por ning煤n lado. Si a esta situaci贸n le agregamos los actos de terrorismo de grupos radicales que se escudan en la religi贸n para cometer atentados deleznables contra inocentes y las posturas tan radicales de pol铆ticos y grupos sociales que impiden una sana conversaci贸n para resolver sus diferencias, es f谩cil caer en la desesperanza y la impotencia.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Ockham Razor

    William Lane Craig — 

    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig: ... my question today refers to Lee Strobel book "The Case for a Creator". There was one part in the book where Strobel asked you "why does it have to be One Creator?" And you responded by saying "my opinion, Ockham's Razor would shave away any additional Creators." So my question today is in 3 questions: Define what is Ockham's Razor? How does this (scientific) principle or theory eliminate the need for extra gods? How does Ockham's Razor prove the existence of One God? ...

  • Biola News

    Biola Grieves the Death of Student Hasiet Joy Negash

    Jason Newell — 

    The Biola University community is deeply saddened to learn of the sudden death of Hasiet Joy Negash, a communications studies major who passed...

  • Biola News

    Crumley Named Interim Track Coach

    Experienced high school coach to lead team through spring.

    Neil Morgan — 

    With the recent retirement of Jonathan Zimmerman, it became imperative that 91制片厂 Track & Field find a new head coach with immediacy. Bill...

  • Biola News

    Tixier Earns National Swimmer of the Month

    Lisa Tixier claims first national award.

    Neil Morgan — 

    NAIA RELEASE LA MIRADA, Calif.--- Freshman Lisa Tixier has the first of what could be many national honors under her belt. She was named the...

  • The Good Book Blog

    鈥淭eaching Naked鈥 in the Church, Idea #1

    Kevin Lawson — 

    A few months ago I wrote about Jos茅 Bowen seminar and his book, Teaching Naked: How Moving Technology Out of Your College Classroom Will Improve Student Learning (Jossey-Bass, 2012). I shared that his main thrust was for teachers to use technology to deliver content outside of class sessions, and shift the use of class time to processing that information, promoting critical thinking and the application of knowledge to real life situations. There are three ideas from Bowen work that I think have the potential of deepening the impact of our teaching in the church. Over the next few months I鈥檒l be writing a brief blog on each of the three ideas, beginning with ways of using technology to get students into the content of the Bible lesson/study before you meet, preparing them for a more active and deeper learning experience together.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Panentheism

    William Lane Craig — 

    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig: ... I have a few questions for you which I am hoping you can answer to help strengthen my arguments for Christianity. I have a friend who is a Panentheist; she believes that God literally is the universe and exists apart from the universe at the same time. She claims that God is eternal and there is no reason to believe that the universe began. She also believes that God can be both material and immaterial at the same time and she uses Christ as an example for this point. Finally, she believes that God is not a cause apart from nature, but literally is the force of nature (e.g. Genesis 1 - Elohim "becoming" light and so forth, teachings of Hasidic Judaism, Isaiah 6:3, Gods omniscience, being in all places at once); therefore she also believes that God does not hand down judgment to humanity but instead warns us of the inevitable results due to particular actions (e.g. Genesis 4) ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Jarheads for Jesus?: 10 Reasons 鈥楥ulture War鈥 is a Really Bad Metaphor (Part One)

    Thaddeus Williams — 

    I was raised in a church world in which 鈥渃ulture war鈥 was a favorite metaphor of how the church relates to the nonchurch. We were God courageous moral infantry doing battle against those cunning cultists, those hateful homosexuals, those lying liberals, and those devilish Darwinists. If we listen with tuned ears to Christian radio, Christian literature, Christian blogs, and Christian conversations, it becomes clear: We Christians love the language of war. Over the last 30 years it has become our dominant metaphor for relating to culture; it saturates our vocabulary, shapes our politics, and soaks our worldview. But is culture war helpful? Is it biblical? Should we be jarheads for Jesus?

  • Biola News

    Athletics, GSAC Donate To Operation Christmas Child

    Eight conference schools donate gift boxes.

    Neil Morgan — 

    LA MIRADA, Calif. --- All eight Golden State Athletic Conference schools, and the conference office, joined efforts to contribute over 300...

  • Biola News

    Art Students Gift Operation Christmas Child with Mural

    Department of Art hopes to continue to serve volunteers through creativity

    Brieana Jordan — 

    Biola University Department of Art created a custom mural for Operation Christmas Child (OCC), a Christian non-profit organization that sends...

  • Biola News

    Biola Celebrates December Graduates

    Focus on the Family President Jim Daly urges graduates to live boldly

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    On December 19, 246 undergraduate students and 142 graduate students received diplomas at 91制片厂 University's Fall commencement ceremonies. Family...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Finding Meaning in Life

    William Lane Craig — 

    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Hello Dr. Craig I'm writing from Sweden so I hope you can understand the meaning of my questions even if it is not in perfectly good english. I should start by saying that I am a non-Christian ... Some months ago I started thinking about life, in a way that I had not done before. I started asking myself the big questions. What is the meaning of my life? What is the reason we are here? What makes me important? Sadly I couldn't find the answers to these questions and the more I thought about them, the harder it became to live my day to day life ... Is the only reason to live life as a Christian to tell others about God? Is that the meaning of life? And finally, why why why should people who believe in God but lives here on earth under terrible circumstances (poverty, depression, sickness, war) still continue there lives here? Wouldn't it be better to just die and go to heaven?

  • Biola News

    Track & Cross Country Coach Retires

    Jonathan Zimmerman retires to be with family.

    Neil Morgan — 

    After eight and a half successful years of growth at the helm of the Biola Cross Country and Track and Field programs, Head Coach Jonathan...

  • Biola News

    Biola 22nd In Learfield Sports Directors' Cup

    Biola ranked No. 22 athletic department in the NAIA.

    Neil Morgan — 

    CLEVELAND, Ohio --- The first edition of the 2014-15 Learfield Sports Directors鈥 Cup standings was released Thursday, with Biola ranked as the No....

  • The Good Book Blog

    What Are You Waiting For?

    Joy Mosbarger — 

    The season of Advent is one in which the Church anticipates, prepares for, and celebrates the coming of Jesus Christ into our midst. As I thought about waiting expectantly for the presence of Jesus, I started wondering what exactly I am waiting for. What is it I expect from his coming? Am I waiting for him to come and fix my circumstances or get me out of a tight place? Do I just want him to ease my suffering and pain, to bring comfort and solace?

  • The Good Book Blog

    Letter from a Grieving Father

    William Lane Craig — 

    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Dear, Dr. Craig, My daughter died a little over a month ago. She would of been three January 18th.I loved her more then anything. She was born with a rare neurological disease. My question is... How could an all loving God, who loves his children and who has such great "power" would allow this to happen. How come everything that happens good to a believer confirms faith and the bad is considered a test or a cliquiest " God is mysterious" explanation. If he is so great and so good, then why he take my daughter from me?! ...

  • Biola News

    Student-Founded Nonprofit Aims to Break Cycles of Poverty in Developing Countries

    Environmental nonprofit organization 鈥淗arvest Craft鈥 provides food and education in Haiti and Mexico

    Stephen Day — 

    After numerous short-term missions trips to developing nations, Biola University students Brendon Anthony and Craig Erickson discovered a...

  • Biola News

    Weststeyn, Mason Earn National Honors

    Two volleyball players named Academic All-Americans

    Neil Morgan — 

    CoSIDA Release Amy Weststeyn is one of just six volleyball players in the country to be named to the Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American...

  • Biola News

    Weststeyn Named NAIA Player of the Year

    Amy Weststeyn finishes fabulous career with biggest honor.

    Neil Morgan — 

    Senior Amy Weststeyn is a double-threat. The volleyball player is one of the greatest student-athletes to ever play for Biola University....