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  • Biola Magazine

    Think Biblically ÂÜŔňĘÓƵ Science

    Editor's Note

    Jason Newell — 

    A couple of years ago, Biola put up a series of billboards across Southern California, including a large one not far from John Wayne Airport. Each...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Was Joseph Smith a Martyr?

    Sean McDowell — 

    In my recent book The Fate of the Apostles, I make the historical case that the apostles were all willing to suffer and die for their belief that they had seen the risen Jesus. This does not prove the truth of their claims, but that they were sincere. But what about Joseph Smith? Didn’t he die as a martyr for his faith? Does that mean he was equally sincere, and hence Mormonism may be true as well?

  • The Good Book Blog

    Should Parents Let their Children Believe in Santa Claus?

    William Lane Craig — 

    Dear Dr Craig, As the Christmas season is upon us, I'd be interested to hear your wisdom regarding Christian families celebrating the Santa Claus tradition. To be more precise, do you think it's consistent with Christian values to pretend that Santa is real? As a parent of two young children this is particularly relevant to me at the moment. On one hand we recognise that as a Christian family, we always want Jesus to be at the centre of the Christmas celebration. We also highly value telling our children the truth in all things. But I also can see a place for fantasy and make believe and see the fun and joy that this can bring to a family ...

  • Biola News

    Congratulations, Biola University Class of 2015!

    Bishop Charles E. Blake, Sr. Receives Honorary Doctorate from Biola University

    Jenna Loumagne — 

    On Dec. 19, more than 100 graduate students and approximately 230 undergraduate students graduated from Biola University. Influential Los Angeles...

  • Biola News

    Mandatory Academic Advising Makes Positive Impact

    New process clarifies graduation requirements for students

    Brittney Morales — 

    Since mandatory academic advising was implemented at Biola University a little more than a year ago, students are reporting positive results. The...

  • Biola News

    An Almost Classical Christmas

    Biola students release Christmas CD full of contemporary and traditional songs alike

    Aaron Barrett — 

    Almost Classical, a trio group comprised of Biola freshmen and sisters Lisa Carter and Emy Carter and Paris Wilson — a friend from their home in...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Does the B-theory of Time Exclude Human Freedom?

    William Lane Craig — 

    Dear Dr. Craig, Thank you for your relentless study and work to communicate truth to the world. You have impacted my faith more than any other Christ follower in the world today. With that said, however, I am having a hard time with one of your recent statements. In your recent Q&A blog you made a comment that I reluctantly disagree with ...

  • Biola News

    Biola Eagles First In Directors' Cup Standings

    A phenomenal fall leads Biola athletics to a huge lead in the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup

    Neil Morgan — 

    It was a historic fall season for Biola University as all five of its fall teams made their respective National Association of Intercollegiate...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Curious What the Bible Says about Gender? Get This Book!

    Mark Saucy — 

    While I’m not usually too much into “merchandising in the Temple,” I must here. That’s because the book at issue in this modest review is a grabber. Not only does it concern a topic most pressing in our ever secularizing world—and therefore one Evangelicals must get good at talking about—it’s a topic that touches every one of us in everything we do ...

  • Business. Ministry. Life.

    Entrepreneurship: America's Greatest Opportunity for Prosperity

    Ruth Lopez Novodor  — 

    At the Advisory Board meeting of the Biola Startup Competition, Ruth Lopez Novodor, CEO of Beverly Oncology and Imaging (BOI) Medical Group, Inc., shared her passion for entrepreneurship, especially in light of the launch of the Biola Startup Competition. We asked her to articulate these thoughts for the Crowell School of Business blog. Here they are.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Open What God WRAPS: Christmas Reflections on Enjoying Your Best Gifts

    Thaddeus Williams — 

    What gifts does God give us in the person and work of Christ? How can we unwrap and enjoy them every day with the wide-eyed wonder of a kid on Christmas morning? Dr. Williams offers some Christmas reflections.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Consequentialism and the Problem of Evil

    William Lane Craig — 

    Dear William Craig ... how do you know then whether you're making the right ethical decision? It seems to be a bit problematic to know whether you committed a sin since your sin (such as a murder for example) could be the greatest good for the humankind ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    What Good Are “Thoughts and Prayers” After a Mass Shooting?

    David Horner — 

    "GOD ISN’T FIXING THIS," New York’s Daily News announced in the aftermath of the latest US mass shooting, in San Bernardino. Their target? Presidential candidates who immediately responded to the tragedy by offering sufferers their “thoughts and prayers,” not calling for more gun control.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Was Peter Crucified Upside Down?

    Sean McDowell — 

    Perhaps the most common claim regarding the martyrdom of Peter is that he was crucified upside down. As the story goes, Peter refused to be crucified upwards as his master Jesus, and so he requested an upside-down death. And the Romans were more than happy to oblige ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Are We Justified in Believing in Objective Moral Values and Duties?

    William Lane Craig — 

    Hello Dr. Craig, ... I wanted to ask about the moral argument's second premise. I've been trying to hash this out in my mind and I feel like I might be missing something. I read your QOW on the grounding of the second premise of the moral argument and I understand that we are not appealing to God as the foundation for moral values in that premise. Rather, we are appealing to moral experience. Now, the atheist might give a defeater for our experience because he says that evolution ingrained us with this "herd morality". But, of course this is the genetic fallacy. So, he might then say that our moral values have no justification even if they are true because evolution aims at survival and not truth. Here I get a little fuzzy ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Gene Editing and Designer Children

    Scott Rae — 

    This week in Washington, DC, the National Academy of Sciences is hosting a three-day conference- the International Summit on Human Gene Editing, to examine the implications of new gene editing technology. Through a new technology developed in the past year, gene editing is now being done.

  • The Good Book Blog

    The Dean and His Son Co-Author a Book on the Basics of the Faith

    The Good Book Blog — 

    An Interview with Talbot's Dean, Dr. Clinton E. Arnold, and his son, Jeff Arnold, about their most recent book: Short Answers to Big Questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity.

  • Biola News

    Donors Help Biola Surpass Giving Tuesday Goal to Support Scholarships

    100 percent of funds raised will go toward student scholarships in the 2016-2017 school year

    Jenna Loumagne — 

    Millions around the world participate in “Giving Tuesday,” an annual day dedicated to give back to worthwhile causes. On Dec. 1, 2015, Biola...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Questions from a Muslim about the Trinity

    William Lane Craig — 

    Greetings Dr. Craig, I'm a Yemeni Muslim, born and raised in Saudi Arabia, currently studying for a short term in Canada. I came across your work, and highly appreciate your contributions to modernizing and polishing, the scholarship from great men like Imam Al Ghazali and Thomas Aquinas. As a fairly conservative Muslim (perhaps because of my biases?), I find your arguments specifically for the Christian faith to be overall weaker than those generally for monotheism ...

  • Biola News

    Coach Dave Holmquist Achieves Historic 900th Game Win

    Biola men's basketball coach Dave Holmquist wins his 900th career game

    Neil Morgan — 

    On Nov. 24, 2015, Head Coach Dave Holmquist became the eighth collegiate men’s basketball coach in history to hit 900 career coaching victories....

  • The Good Book Blog

    ¡Animo! / Cheer up!

    Octavio Esqueda — 

    ¡Animo! Es una exclamación que todos necesitamos escuchar con frecuencia. A pesar de la presión popular que nos obliga a mostrar siempre nuestra mejor cara y a declarar que siempre estamos bien cuando alguien nos hace la tan común pregunta ¿cómo estás?, la realidad es que todos batallamos con diferentes circunstancias y siempre necesitamos que alguien nos muestre su apoyo y nos anime. Es importante que tengamos personas cercanas que nos alienten a seguir adelante. ¡Todos necesitamos a alguien en nuestro equipo! ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Omnipotence and the Ability to Do Evil

    William Lane Craig — 

    Dear Dr. Craig, ... my question is regarding an argument against the existence of God that you have certainly heard before, however I have not seen the argument articulated in a way that I find satisfactory. The argument is essentially about the problem of whether or not God can commit evil acts (or whether or not it even is a problem). If God is all-powerful, and the ability to do that which is objectively morally wrong is contained within the concept of an all-powerful being, then there must be some possible worlds in which God does in fact commit evil acts. However, this seems to undermine God's perfect moral goodness, since a being who only does that which is morally good in every possible world is conceivable, and thus for there to be some possible worlds in which God commits evil acts would imply that God is not the greatest conceivable being ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Metaphors Revealing the Holy Spirit, Part Two: The Wind as a Metaphor of the Holy Spirit

    John McKinley — 

    In part 2 of this blog series, I present the second biblical metaphor revealing the Holy Spirit: the wind. We need to discern what the metaphor is, and what its meanings are within the biblical and ANE framework. I will be drawing some details from the Dictionary of Biblical Imagery. My goal is to recognize patterns of meaning that may be intended to expand our understanding of the Holy Spirit’s presence and action in subtle ways hinted at through metaphors ...

  • Business. Ministry. Life.

    Why Most Startups Fail (and How to Avoid It)

    Wes Wasson — 

    Have a great startup idea? Chances are, it’ll fail. According to a recent study from Harvard Business School, only 25 percent of startups earn back...

  • Biola News

    Study Reveals U.S. is Becoming a Less Religious Nation

    Sociology professor Brad Christerson offers insight and perspective on recently released Pew Research study

    Brittney Morales and Jenna Loumagne — 

    Young Americans are slowly shifting the U.S. towards becoming a less religious nation, favoring atheism and religious “nones” over organized...