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• Biola News

  Singleness in the Church: A Q&A with Matt Jenson

  Professor Matt Jenson offers thoughts on Valentine's Day, romantic comedies and singleness

  Jenna Bartlo — February 14, 2014

  Valentine Day can be one of the most difficult days of the year for singles as it often evokes an awareness of loneliness rather than love....

• The Good Book Blog

  Taste and See: Theology and Food, Part Three

  Andy Draycott — February 11, 2014

  So we eat. We are dependent on many and ultimately God for the grace of our continued diets. We say grace at mealtimes in recognition of that dependence. For all that, many of us don’t consider that theology has much to do with meals and eating.

• The Good Book Blog

  Taste and See: Theology and Food, Part Two

  Andy Draycott — February 10, 2014

  Of course, if you are going to use a lens of food and hospitality to teach theology, you’d better be ready to feed your students. The beginning of semester means a marathon Welsh cake baking session in the Draycott home. In our January intensive Interterm, I get to welcome the whole class to our home for a session of teaching. In regular semester the larger classes don’t allow this. But hospitality then becomes an experiential learning project for the students. Throughout the semester, in groups they will have eaten a meal together and deliberately fasted and prayed together.

• The Good Book Blog

  What Does the Fox Say? Who is the Fox Anyway?

  Kenneth Berding — February 05, 2014

  The Fox is Herod Antipas. Jesus says so. If you don’t believe me, look at Luke 13:32. But what does this arrogant, sensual, and power-hungry tyrant say?

• Biola News

  Men's Basketball Player Earns High Academic Honor

  Andre Murillo named CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District.

  Neil Morgan — January 31, 2014

  Not only is he a triple-threat on the hardwood, but he is a triple-threat in the classroom as well. Andre Murillo proved that by becoming the...

• Biola News

  Spring 2014 Convocation

  Hilary Larkins — January 28, 2014

  Students, faculty and staff gathered in Biola's Chase Gymnasium on Monday, January 27 to kick off the first day of classes at the Spring 2014...

• Business. Ministry. Life.

  So You Want to Work From Home?

  Thomas Wilson — January 27, 2014

  As the digital revolution unfolded a number of years ago, the concept of working from home (“WFH”) became a commonplace practice. Many businesses...

• The Good Book Blog

  The Story of Charles Lee Feinberg: Talbot First Dean

  Clinton E. Arnold — January 20, 2014

  It was the fall of 1930. Just a year had passed since the stock market crash that triggered the Great Depression. Adolf Hitler was on his meteoric rise to power in Germany. But God was powerfully at work in the Pennsylvania steel town of Pittsburgh. A 21-year-old Jewish man named Bezalel Feinberg had heard the Gospel and prayed to receive Christ. It sounds so simple, yet it was anything but.

• The Good Book Blog

  Wright On, Part Two

  Joe Hellerman — January 16, 2014

  I am not particularly enthralled with the spiritual gifts debate that is currently undergoing a renaissance of sorts, via John MacArthur Strange Fire conference and publications. Been there. Done that. I was a new believer when the same debate was raging back in the late 1970s, and it is a bit discouraging to see the church divided, once again, over a topic that was beat into the ground a generation ago.

• The Good Book Blog

  Ain’t That a Shame, Part One: Understanding An Older Concept In Today World

  Ben Shin — January 15, 2014

  The dynamics of shame are one of the greatest cultural dynamics of the New Testament. This paradigm is key in understanding other concepts and various texts accurately especially as it relates to topics such as approval, reputation, glory, and status. While these practices were prevalent in the 1st century of the Mediterranean, they also have current bearing to different segments of society today, specifically Asian-Americans in the 21st century. This blog will be the first in a series of blogs that will demonstrate the correlation of Paul use of shame in light of the framework of Roman cultural practices as well as how it relates to modern 21st century Asian-American spiritual tendencies.

• The Good Book Blog

  Thoughts on the Old Testament and Economics

  Scott Rae — January 14, 2014

  From the beginning, we learn that God created the world and called it good, making the material world fundamentally good (Gen. 1:31). He further entrusted human beings with dominion over the earth—giving them both the privilege of enjoying the benefits of the material world, but also the responsibility for caring for the world. We also learn that, from the beginning, God has implanted His wisdom into the world and given human beings the necessary tools to uncover His wisdom and apply it for their benefit (Proverbs 8:22-31). God set human beings free to utilize their God-given intelligence, initiative and creativity in discerning and applying what the wisdom He embedded into the world—this is all a part of the responsible exercise of dominion over creation that brings innovation and productivity to benefit humankind.

• The Good Book Blog

  Deo Volente o El Hombre Propone y Dios Dispone / Man Proposes and God Disposes

  Octavio Esqueda — January 13, 2014

  Los propósitos de año nuevo son parte de la costumbre anual de muchos de nosotros. La llegada del nuevo año nos da la oportunidad para detenernos por un momento y planificar un futuro mejor. Por ejemplo, los gimnasios aumentan sus membrecías considerablemente en enero con personas que desean bajar de peso o mejorar su condición física. También escuché que el índice de divorcios crece considerablemente las primeras semanas del año. Independientemente de la sabiduría de los propósitos, todos los deseos persiguen un mejor destino.

• Biola News

  Baccalaureate Service features Spiritual Conferral of Graduates' Degrees

  Hilary Larkins — January 10, 2014

  On the evening ofThursday, December 19, twenty-four hours prior to the Fall 2013 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony, close to 300 guests arrived...

• The Good Book Blog

  A Commentary for the Hard Questions

  John McKinley — January 09, 2014

  When I was a research student holed up in a windowless office in the library for a year, the PhD student next to my office was Jeremy Howard. While I struggled through stacks of research trying to avoid drowning in the historical theology portion of my dissertation, Jeremy was blazing through the writing of his dissertation on the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum physics and its use for Christian apologetics. His research world couldn’t have been farther away from mine. Years later, he has recently piloted a work that fits a gap I didn’t know I was looking for. To pass on an introduction to this new series, I interviewed the general editor, Jeremy Howard with several questions here.

• The Good Book Blog

  Wright On?, Part One

  Joe Hellerman — January 07, 2014

  One of my self-imposed projects over the January break is to read through N. T. Wright (most recent) magnum opus, Paul and the Faithfulness of God. The work is actually two separate books (@ 600 and 1200 pages, respectively!). Book I is primarily concerned with backgrounds, and Paul worldview vis-à-vis paganism and Judaism. Book II deals with Paul theology and more directly engages the text of his letters.

• Biola News

  Eagles atop GSAC All Sports Award standings

  Biola leads the race for the Golden State Athletic Conference All Sports Award through the fall.

  Neil Morgan — January 06, 2014

  After a roller coaster ride of a fall sports season, Biola University sits atop the Golden State Athletic Conference All Sports Award race. The...

• The Good Book Blog

  La navidad ha llegado, ¡bendito sea el Señor! / The Lord has come, blessed be the Lord!

  Octavio Esqueda — December 25, 2013

  El nacimiento de Jesús cambió al mundo. La navidad es, sin duda alguna, el acontecimiento más importante en la historia de la humanidad y, por lo tanto, la mayor celebración de cada año. El Dios creador del universo se hizo hombre y habitó entre nosotros. Dios no está lejos ni es distante sino que a través de Jesús su presencia es real y personal. De hecho, el milagro de la navidad se resume con la palabra “Emanuel” que significa apropiadamente “Dios con nosotros.”

• The Good Book Blog

  Pastors, Seminary Students and Economics, Part Two

  Scott Rae — December 23, 2013

  Why do pastors need to know all that much about work and economics? Last week we introduced this subject and suggested that there are very few areas of our lives that have nothing to do with work and/or economics. Remember that even the notion of our eternal salvation has something to do with economics, since the Bible actually describes the elements of our eternal salvation in economic terms. In addition, life on this side of eternity matters greatly. If we refuse to separate out the sacred from the secular, and thus affirm that all of life is spiritual, then there are few, if any, areas of our spiritual lives that are not impacted by economics.

• Biola News

  Founder of Dream Center Speaks at 91��Ƭ�� University Fall Commencement

  Jenna Bartlo — December 20, 2013

  Co-Founder of the Los AngelesDream Center, Matthew Barnett, addressed Biola University graduates at the fall commencement ceremonies on Dec. 20,...

• Biola News

  Alumnus Named Year Standout African-American College Writer

  The Hurston/Wright Foundation awarded Justin Campbell (‘09) for penning a Jazz-Age tale

  Trevor Gerdes — December 20, 2013

  This April, alumnus Justin Campbell ('09) received a surprising email that confirmed his talent as a writer. “I thought it was a prank at first,”...

• Biola News

  Christmas Tree Lighting 2013 Recap

  Biola University students, alumni and La Mirada neighbors crowded around hot chocolate tables bundled in unusual southern California necessities — coats and scarves — to participate in the university 30th annual Christmas tree lighting.

  Jenna Bartlo — December 20, 2013

  Biola University students, alumni and La Mirada neighbors crowded around hot chocolate tables bundled in unusual southern California necessities —...

• Biola News

  Swimmer Named NAIA Women's Swimmer of the Month

  Christine Tixier earned the first NAIA women's swimmer of the month award of 2013.

  Neil Morgan — December 13, 2013

  After qualifying for eight different national championship events through the first six meets of the season, Christine Tixier was named the...

• Business. Ministry. Life.

  Do Economic Incentives Help or Hinder "Business as Mission" Practitioners?

  Steve Rundle — December 11, 2013

  There is a lot of excitement nowadays about businesses that have multiple “bottom lines.” Whether one calls it "Social Entrepreneurship" (SE) or...

• The Good Book Blog

  Talbot and Inerrancy

  Clinton E. Arnold — December 10, 2013

  “The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are without error or misstatement in their moral and spiritual teaching and record of historical facts. They are without error or defect of any kind.” Thus reads Biola University (and Talbot School of Theology) Articles of Faith—a document that remains unchanged since it was written shortly after the turn of the century. As the Dean of Talbot and as one who has been on the faculty for 27 years, I can say that this is a conviction that runs very deep in our faculty. We believe that the Bible is the Word of God and, as such, is truthful in what it affirms and can be completely trusted.

• Biola News

  Volleyball Coach Wins National Coach of the Year Award

  Aaron Seltzer named NAIA Coach of the Year after strong postseason finish

  Neil Morgan — December 10, 2013

  Every year since volleyball coach Aaron Seltzer took over 12 years ago has been a good year — a few of them great years — and 2013 definitely...