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  • Biola News

    A Night at the Museum: Campaign for Biola University Event in San Diego

    Adam Edgerly joined Biola University at the San Diego Natural History Museum for the third stop on the Campaign National Tour

    Cambria Hayashino — 

    Biola University’s Campaign National Tour continued on Friday, Oct. 16, with an event at San Diego’s Natural History Museum, in Balboa Park,...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Must a Darwinian Be a Non-Christian?

    William Lane Craig — 

    Dear Dr. William Lane Craig, I would like to first off thank you for all the work and encouragement you brought to me when I was a Christian. It's only been about two days since I openly claimed to be agnostic and I guess it's weak and fresh enough to be torn away, but Dr. Craig, something destroyed my faith. As a former Christian who loved science, I made it my goal to show that Christians were not scientifically illiterate, so I began reading books by Stephen Hawking and Carl Sagan, then I ventured into evolutionary biology. I knew about Richard Dawkins and how anti-theist his views were, but I assumed that as long as he was writing biology it wouldn't do any harm. In a very slow and progressive way, I began to simply accept Darwin's Theory of Evolution and Human Evolution. But then I realized a HUGE problem with Human Evolution and Christian theism ...

  • Biola News

    Unidos Club Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

    Biola’s Latino club encourages students to appreciate their diverse cultural backgrounds

    Angelene Wong — 

    As the nation celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, Biola’s Latino club, Unidos, focuses on the unique cultural identities of the Latin culture....

  • The Good Book Blog

    YHWH Fights for Them: An Interview with Charlie Trimm

    Charlie Trimm — 

    Charlie Trimm, Assistant Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies, released a book last year on the exodus and God as a warrior. Following is an interview with the author ...

  • Biola News

    Torrey Memorial Bible Conference Turns 80

    Torrey Conference focuses on the spiritual implications of habitual worship with keynote speaker James K.A. Smith

    Aaron Barrett — 

    Today marks the 80th anniversary of Biola University’s annual Torrey Memorial Bible Conference. Named in honor of Biola’s first dean, R.A. Torrey,...

  • Biola News

    Clint Arnold’s New Book Offers Concise Answers to Big Questions ӣƵ Christianity

    Talbot School of Theology dean, Clint Arnold, and his son Jeff Arnold co-wrote the new book: “Short Answers to Big Questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity”

    Olivia Bersin — 

    Clint Arnold, dean of Talbot School of Theology, and his son, alumnus Jeff Arnold (’08), both have a heart for sharing Christ. A few years ago,...

  • Biola News

    Sean McDowell Inspires Guests at Event for The Campaign for Biola University

    Nearly $20,000 gifted at Riverside, Calif. stop on Biola’s national tour

    Cambria Hayashino — 

    Biola University’s Campaign National Tour hosted its second event at the Mission Inn in Riverside, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 9. Approximately 70...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Reservations about the Ontological Argument

    William Lane Craig — 

    Dear Dr Craig, I have a reservation regarding the Ontological argument as you defend it. You identify the first premise, it is possible that a maximally great being exists, as the controversial one. You defend it as being more plausibly true than false with two sub-arguments. The first of these is that the notion of a maximally great being seems to be coherent, and that this implies such a being is possible. The second is an appeal to the other theistic arguments; that their plausibility shows that it is at least possible for a metaphysically necessary being to exist. We can argue against the first sub-argument, that the notion of a maximally great being seems to be coherent and is thus possible, in the following way. This sub-argument requires that conceivability, or conceptual coherence, implies metaphysical possibility. But we have a good reason for thinking that this is false ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Character Formation in Online Education: An Interview with Joanne Jung

    Joanne Jung — 

    Joanne Jung (Associate Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at Talbot School of Theology) recently finished writing Character Formation in Online Education: A Guide for Instructors, Administrators, and Accrediting Agencies and it will be released on October 13, 2015. We wanted to learn more about this book, so we had Joanne respond to some questions ...

  • Biola News

    Biola University’s ‘Forgotten Founder’ Remembered in Dedication Ceremony

    Biola University dedicates Blackstone Hall in honor of William E. Blackstone

    Shayna Brodsky — 

    Biola University dedicated the newest residence hall, named after Biola’s first administrative dean, William E. Blackstone, on Oct. 6, 2015 in the...

  • The Good Book Blog

    A Pesar de las Malas Noticias Podemos Orar y Ayudar / We are Surrounded by Bad News, but We Can Pray and Help

    Octavio Esqueda — 

    Esta semana hablé por teléfono con un amigo y cuando le pregunté qué estaba haciendo me dijo que estaba en la sala de su casa leyendo las noticias en el periódico local. En tono de broma le pregunté si había encontrado una buena noticia y me respondió rápidamente con un “no” rotundo. Al parecer las malas noticias salen a luz mientras que las buenas se pierden en el anonimato social ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Christian Pessimism?

    William Lane Craig — 

    Dear Dr. Craig Hi I'm an Australian who converted to Christianity about a year ago after reading Richard Dawkins’s book 'The God Delusion'. Ever since I read the book I became interested in Christianity and so after 3-4 months of research I came to the conclusion that Christianity is the most probable worldview, hence this is why I'm a Christian. Over the last year I have continued to search for answers to my greatest questions by reading the works of people like you, Ravi Zacharias, Alvin Plantinga, John Lennox, Hugh Ross, Timothy Keller and many others. In all my many hours of research I have yet to find a direct answer to the question I'm about the pose ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Did the Apostle Paul Use Profanity?

    Gary Manning Jr — 

    In Philippians 3:8, the apostle Paul compares his religious credentials to knowing Jesus. The difference could hardly be more emphatic: “knowing Christ Jesus my Lord” is of “surpassing value,” but Paul’s past success is like σκύβαλα (skubala). σκύβαλα is commonly translated as rubbish, refuse, or garbage, but sometimes more strongly as dung, in both ancient and modern translations (Vulgate, Tyndale, KJV, NET). Some have suggested another four-letter translation, stronger than dung. While teaching Greek, I used to say that σκύβαλα is the closest thing to a swear word you can find in the New Testament - and I was repeating something that I had heard or read quite a few times. C. Spicq's Greek lexicon even suggests that σκύβαλα should be rendered crap. But is it true? Is σκύβαλα a swear word, or maybe a rude word? Or is it unobjectionable?

  • Biola News

    Biola University Hosts First-Ever University-Wide Lockdown Drill

    Campus Safety actively pursues emergency preparedness

    Jenna Loumagne — 

    Biola University’s Campus Safety in conjunction with Biola’s Emergency Response Team and the La Mirada Sheriff’s station (LASD) conducted a...

  • Biola News

    Biola Kicks off Campaign National Tour in Newport Beach

    A fifteen city tour begins for Biola's comprehensive campaign, A Soul of Conviction, A Voice of Courage: The Campaign for Biola

    Cambria Aviles — 

    Approximately 100 Biola University alumni, parents and staff gathered at the Newport Beach Civic Center in Newport Beach, Calif. to kick off the...

  • Business. Ministry. Life.

    Recap: Startup Competition Kickoff

    Robert Harp — 

    On September 14, the Biola Startup Competition, http://crowell.biola.edu/startup, kick-off event opened with a standing-room only crowd of...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Disobeying the Supreme Court

    William Lane Craig — 

    Hello Dr. Craig. I must say that I began my travels as an agnostic, and after watching a multitude of your debates, reading your book Reasonable Faith, and reviewing your website, I confess to be impressed by the breadth and depth of your research. I have come to accept Christianity. In fact, much of the apologetics I use now to help others understand what I had trouble understanding I learned from you! So thank you for that. Now, as of recent, with the legalization of gay marriage across the United States, someone pointed out to me that the Bible says that to resist the authorities would be directly against God's wishes. To support this, he showed me Romans 13 verses 1-7. The verses seem to suggest that authority is placed by God, and we are to obey them because disobeying would be akin to disobeying God ...

  • Business. Ministry. Life.

    Recap: Crowell Distinguished Speaker Series with Michael Fleming, CEO of Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor

    Robert Curtis — 

    You can view the video of Michael’s talk at: http://open.biola.edu/resources/six-phases-of-faith-in-business The speaker for the first Crowell...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Prince of Peace—Jesus, or Pope Francis?

    Doug Geivett — 

    “Prince of peace” is biblical language. In other words, it derives from its use in the Bible as a descriptive title with a very specific context. The title “Prince of Peace” is used of the Messiah in Isaiah 9:6. It is, therefore—according to Christian orthodoxy—a reference to Jesus Christ. This is an extraordinarily honorific title. It denotes the full realization of messianic hope. In the Christian Scriptures it alludes to human reconciliation with God, and only by extension to the realization of peace within the human community. The agent, of course, is the Prince of Peace ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    New Commentary On Philippians

    Joe Hellerman — 

    Dr. Joseph Hellerman, Professor of New Testament at Talbot School of Theology, talks about his volume on Philippians in the Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament series ...

  • Biola News

    Kellian Hunt Named National Runner of the Week

    The senior standout is recognized nationally.

    Neil Morgan — 

    After placing fourth overall at last weekend’s The Master’s College Mustang Invitational Kellian Hunt has been awarded Biola’s first NAIA Women’s...

  • Biola News

    A Bright Future for Music Education

    How Biola is shaping the next generation of music teachers

    Staff — 

    A common concern of prospective students is that music programs are being cut from schools and there is no future for music teachers. But this...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Does "I Am" always refer to God in the Gospel of John?

    Gary Manning Jr — 

    It is commonly claimed that when Jesus used the phrase “I am” (ἐγώ εἰμι, ego eimi), he was making a direct reference to the name of God in the Old Testament, YHWH. There is some truth to this, but I want to suggest three important caveats to this claim: “I am” (ἐγώ εἰμι), by itself, is not a code for the name of God; “I am” is only intended to refer to deity in some of Jesus’ sayings; Paying too much attention to the “I am” part of the sentence distracts readers from paying attention to the rest of the sentence.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Nominalism and Natural Law

    William Lane Craig — 

    Hi Dr Craig. I've heard you say, on the topic of marriage, that you are an "essentialist" on the nature of marriage- that is, marriage has a certain intrinsic nature which is not merely a social construct. As a natural law theorist who thinks the moral law is grounded in what it is to be human, this gratified me immensely. On the other hand, you are also well-known for your nominalism on the topic of abstract objects, which I take to be the denial that there are real universals in any sense (either Aristotelian or Platonic). My question is how these positions can be made consistent. As far as I know, to an essence just is a universal, so to affirm that marriage has an essence seems in direct contradiction with the idea that there are no such things as universals. Since I don't think you would permit so obvious a contradiction, either my account of essence or my understanding of your nominalism must be at fault. I would be much gratified if you could elaborate, as I think it would help me better understand your position on abstract objects ...

  • Biola News

    From Spanish teacher to deputy: Biola alumna uses education to help others

    Biola graduate Laurel Yoshimoto utilizes her education degree and experience to help her become a better peace officer

    Angelene Wong — 

    Laurel Yoshimoto (’04, M.A. ’06) never dreamed of going into law enforcement when she graduated from Biola University. She started her career as a...