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  • Biola Magazine

    Biola Honored for ‘Best Undergraduate Teaching’

    U.S. News and World Report recognizes university on several rankings.

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Biola University has again been named one of America’s top-tier national universities by U.S. News and World Report, earning special recognition in...

  • Biola Magazine

    Finding ‘Hope in Crisis’

    Donors give nearly $3 million to students impacted by Covid-19.

    Kristen Hartman — 

    Four years ago, Alisa Sanchez met Jesus. Someone at the shelter where she and her infant daughter were staying explained the gospel, and the...

  • Biola Magazine

    Mentoring Minorities in Medicine

    First-generation student Ixchel Gomez starts a club for students of color pursuing health sciences.

    Joanna Wu — 

    Ixchel “Izzy” Gomez is on a mission to practice medicine — and she wants to bring others like her along with her. Growing up in a largely Hispanic,...

  • Biola Magazine

    Meet the Deans – Fall 2020

    Biola’s film, psychology and science schools start year with new top leaders.

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Three of Biola’s nine schools began the academic year under the leadership of new deans, each stepping into their roles this summer following...

  • Biola Magazine

    An Antidote to Burnout

    Humility is a key to work-life balance, professor says in award-winning research.

    Joanna Wu — 

    Many people strive to achieve a healthy work-life balance — an ideal that has become all the more challenging in the midst of a pandemic that has...

  • Biola Magazine

    Books by Biolans – Fall 2020

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    God and Guns in America, by Michael W. Austin (M.A. ’00), Eerdmans, May 2020. The gun debate is raging in America. Senseless acts of gun violence...

  • Biola Magazine

    God, Justice and Generosity

    Michelle Barnewall — 

    How does the grace of God conflict with our ideas of justice? I think of how much I want things to be just. If I work hard, I want it to be...

  • Biola Magazine

    Making Magic

    Karlynn Holbrook serves as senior manager of organizational operations at Walt Disney World.

    Zachariah Jimison — 

    In 1998, a little boy was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. His dying wish was to meet Buzz Lightyear. At the time, Karlynn Holbrook (MOL ’06)...

  • Biola Magazine

    Zero to a Billion

    Samuel Sunderaraj helps young tech companies accelerate revenue.

    Zachariah Jimison — 

    Samuel Sunderaraj’s (’95) uncle in Seattle was the only person he knew in the United States when he first stepped onto Biola’s campus in the fall...

  • Biola Magazine

    A Pandemic of Opportunity

    Randa Hinton launches a podcast to help young people create careers in the world of Covid-19.

    Zachariah Jimison — 

    In January 2020, Randa Hinton’s (’09) pastor encouraged her to pray big prayers. On the cusp of graduating with her master’s in communication from...

  • Biola Magazine

    What do Falling Marriage Rates Mean for the Church?

    Joanna Wu — 

    Marriage rates in the United States have hit an all-time low — a reflection of adults waiting to marry until later in life or forgoing marriage...

  • Biola Magazine

    Think Ƶ It – Fall 2020

    A roundup of recent videos, podcasts and other resources on Christianity and culture.

    Biola Magazine Staff — 

    Coping with Covid-19 — Biola’s WebsiteHow can we live and love well during a pandemic? Check out a collection of biblical resources from Biola...

  • Biola Magazine

    Never Too Late

    Lori Salvador realizes a dream by earning one of Biola’s first fully online bachelor’s degrees.

    Joanna Wu — 

    A few years ago, Lori Salvador (‘19) decided it was time to go back to school — without actually going back to school. From her home on the island...

  • Biola Magazine

    Let’s Just Get Through This

    Kenneth Berding — 

    Here’s a thought experiment. Suppose that you possessed a magic ball from which dangled a tiny magic thread. Furthermore, suppose that when you...

  • Biola Magazine

    Under the Rubble, a Firm Foundation

    Jason Gonzalez — 

    Coarse sand massaged our skin as we nestled into the beach of Ville-franche-sur-Mer. Sounds of gentle turquoise waves and tummies full of French...

  • Winsome Conviction

    Episode 7: Getting Up To Speed: Race, Part 1

    Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff, James White — 

    Tim, Rick, and James discuss their different and complex upbringings and draw out the importance of the backstory for acquiring perspective. Putting yourself in another person’s shoes and assuming their point of view is difficult and often resisted.

  • Biola News

    Biola University to Launch New Master of Public Health Program

    Students will have two concentrations to select from and the option of a three plus two-year program

    Sarah Dougher — 

    The need for public health workers has been evident this year amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. In fall 2021, Biola University’s School of Science,...

  • Becoming Biola

    Kristen's Semester Reflections

    Fall 2020

    Kristen Kim — 

    One semester of college done (well, almost). It is absolutely crazy that I have already spent almost four months as a college student, an ONLINE...

  • Becoming Biola

    Ethan's Semester Reflections

    Fall 2020

    Ethan de la Pena — 

    Hello everyone! :) I’m here to share just a little bit about how this past semester has gone. me. It might get kind of sad for a while, but stick...

  • Student Life Blog

    Supporting your Career Journey Over the Holidays

    Jasmyn Alvarez — 

    As 2020 comes to a close, you may consider waiting until spring to continue your job or internship search. After all, doesn’t hiring slow down...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Where is Ruth?

    Locating Ruth in the Old Testament Canon

    Charlie Trimm — 

    Many Christians who have grown in the church had the experience of memorizing the names of the books of the Bible while they were children. What...

  • Biola News

    Biola University Professor Corroborates Sign-Stealing Evidence Against MLB teams in Statistics Report

    Dr. Jason Wilson’s statistics report shows evidence against the ‘17-’18 sign-stealing scandal against Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox

    Vanessa Morales — 

    Dr. Jason Wilson, Biola University professor of statistics, helped develop a formula called Quality of Pitch (QOP) that can detect the quality of...

  • Think Biblically

    Can We Trust the Copying of the Bible?

    with Peter Gurry

    Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — 

    What is the best way to defend the reliability of the Bible? What are common mistakes Christians often make when responding to critics who...

  • Student Life Blog

    Balancing Self Care in your Career Search

    Ryan Dea — 

    Applying to jobs and internships can often feel like its own job with an endless cycle: Search for job leads, craft a resume and cover letter, fill...

  • The Good Book Blog

    La Falsa Profecía y los Profetas

    Malinterpretando a los Pentecostales Evangélicos y los Movimientos de Renovación

    Oscar Merlo — 

    This post is also available inEnglish. En la era moderna, hemos sido testigos del renacimiento de los dones carismáticos. Alabado sea Dios, dador...