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• The Good Book Blog

  What Good Are "Thoughts and Prayers" After a Mass Shooting?

  David Horner — November 11, 2017

  ... Suffering is not only physical. It’s also emotional, psychological, relational and spiritual. Victims and their families have internal wounds and struggles; some find this pain equal to or even greater than that of their external wounds. Sufferers need comfort, love, a taste of goodness, a measure of peace. They need hope ...

• The Good Book Blog

  Why Doesn’t the Bible Speak to Me?

  Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

  William Lane Craig — November 10, 2017

  ... Before I address your questions, Marc, let me say how much I admire you for your willingness to allow your son to follow, if he desires, religious convictions different than your own and not to forbid him. What you would be “depriving him of exactly,” should you forbid him to follow the path of Christian discipleship, is freedom of conscience and freedom of religious expression, which, I’m sure you’ll agree, are pretty fundamental rights ...

• Biola News

  Biola University Increases Veteran Support on Campus

  New Biola Veterans Association provides further support for veterans

  Kili Wall — November 10, 2017

  Biola University has bolstered veteran support on campus by increasing the university’s financial contributions to the Yellow Ribbon Program — the...

• Think Biblically

  500th Anniversary of the Reformation

  with professor Alan Gomes

  Alan Gomes, Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — November 09, 2017

  On Oct. 31, we celebrated the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther nailing the 95 Theses on the door of his church in Wittenburg, Germany. Alan...

• Biola News

  Biola University Announces New School of Cinema and Media Arts

  Film school set to open at Biola University in July 2018

  Biola Staff — November 08, 2017

  Biola University will launch its ninth school in July 2018 — the School of Cinema and Media Arts. When Biola was launched in 1908, the visionary...

• Student Life Blog

  Out-Gospel the Growing

  a blog response to The Biola Hour on Uncomfortable Church

  Samantha Lyons — November 06, 2017

  As a way to continue the conversations in The Biola Hour, we've invited Sam Gassaway to blog her thoughts after each episode. This is a response...

• The Good Book Blog

  The Trinity Solves the First Philosophical Question about Reality

  Sean McDowell — November 06, 2017

  How is there both unity and diversity in reality? Why is there both change and sameness over time? According to Frederick Copleston, in his massive ten-volume A History of Philosophy, these questions relate to the first philosophical issue people wrestled with, which is often called the problem of the one and the many. In the 5th and 6th centuries B.C., Greek philosophers wanted to know what accounted for both the unity and diversity within nature and so they began to offer various theories for ultimate reality ...

• GRIT

  Engaging in Intercultural Friendships

  a chapel from Biola’s Global Students

  Lisa Igram — November 03, 2017

  When I think about the biggest learning experiences in my life, experiences that shaped me to be the way I am today, experiences that taught me...

• The Good Book Blog

  Must We Prove God’s Superlative Attributes?

  Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

  William Lane Craig — November 03, 2017

  ... I take your question, Joe, because it embodies what seems to be a common confusion. Success in natural theology (i.e., arguments for God’s existence) is not determined by whether one’s argument proves all of the attributes of God (much less His omni- attributes!). The argument needs to raise the plausibility or probability that God exists to count as successful ...

• Student Life Blog

  How to Cultivate a Healthy Heart

  Laureen Mgrdichian — November 03, 2017

  Your pictures tell a story. Take your driver’s license, for example. Although most of you have only had one photo taken so far, in time, you will...

• Think Biblically

  The State of the Persecuted Church

  with David Curry, CEO of Open Doors, USA

  Scott Rae — November 02, 2017

  In anticipation of the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (Nov. 5), Scott Rae interviews David Curry, CEO of Open Doors, USA,...

• Student Life Blog

  Resource Review: APA Style Central

  Daniel Blaze — November 01, 2017

  The Accessible, Practical, Applicable Work Engine Working for You. APA Style Central Website Review

• The Good Book Blog

  Do We Need Another Reformation?

  Thaddeus Williams — October 31, 2017

  The 16th century church was in dire need of a Reformation. What about today, a half millennium later? Is the 21st century church due for another Reformation, a Re-Reformation? Professor Williams shares his thoughts ...

• GRIT

  How To Maintain Friendships While Dating

  a blog post by Jasmyne Bell

  Jasmyne Bell — October 30, 2017

  Relationships are great. Whether they’re romantic or platonic, we love having relationships with others. So when we get into a new relationship, it...

• The Good Book Blog

  #MeToo, #WeToo

  Octavio Esqueda — October 30, 2017

  The phrase or hashtag #MeToo became viral in social media in recent days. “Me Too” is not a new phrase; the African-American social activist Tarana Burke started using it ten years ago, but it became a media trending topic recently. This phrase represents a public acknowledgement that a person (although women are sadly the vast majority) has been sexually harassed or assaulted. It has been heartbreaking to read the countless testimonies of people who had the courage to share their abuse stories—many of them for the first time—with openness and frankness ...

• The Good Book Blog

  #YoTambién, #NosotrosTambién

  Octavio Esqueda — October 30, 2017

  La frase o “hashtag” #metoo (yo también) se ha hecho viral en las redes sociales en los últimos días. No es una frase nueva porque desde hace 10 años la activista afroamericana Tarana Burke intentó hacerla pública, pero no ha sido sino hasta estos días que su uso se ha convertido en una tendencia social. La frase indica un reconocimiento público que una mujer, principalmente y en su gran mayoría aunque también incluye hombres, ha sido víctima de cualquier tipo de acoso sexual o incluso violación. Ha sido desgarrador leer los innumerables testimonios de personas que han tenido la valentía de contar sus historias y hablar de frente, en muchas ocasiones por primera vez, sobre el abuso que sufrieron ...

• The Good Book Blog

  Unbelievable? Interview with Justin Brierley about His New Book

  Sean McDowell — October 30, 2017

  Justin Brierley is the host of " Unbelievable?" the UK-based apologetics radio/podcast show (which is one of my personal favorites!). I have had the privilege of being on the program twice to discuss the martyrdom of the apostles and talk about why I am a Christian with Ryan Bell, the pastor-turned-atheist. For over ten years, Justin has been leading discussions between Christians and atheists, and yet he still believes in God. This Thursday he releases a new book Unbelievable? which I had the privilege to endorse. In the UK, it is available here: www.unbelievablebook.co.uk. Brierley offers some lessons from his conversations as well as the evidence he finds most compelling. Check out this interview and consider ordering a copy of his excellent book ...

• The Good Book Blog

  Is an All-Loving God Better?

  Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

  William Lane Craig — October 27, 2017

  ... Thanks for your question, Raef! I don’t think I’ve ever taken a question from Jordan before! In determining what sort of being a morally perfect being would be, we must consult our moral intuitions. Is it better to be fair rather than prejudiced? Is it better to be a caring person rather than indifferent? Is it better to regard other persons as ends in themselves rather than as mere means to be used for one’s own ends? Usually, we can answer such questions by thinking about how people ought to treat one another or how we think others ought to treat us ...

• Student Life Blog

  You Are Enough

  Ashia Lee — October 27, 2017

  Christian Ministries Major. Biola Ethnic Advancement Team. First-Gen Student. Peer Academic Advisor. These are just some of the words that describe...

• Think Biblically

  Faith at the World Series

  with Dodgers chaplain Brandon Cash

  Brandon Cash, Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — October 26, 2017

  Talbot School of Theology professor Brandon Cash has served as chaplain for the Los Angeles Dodgers for the past seven years. Listen in as Scott...

• Student Life Blog

  Love on the Wrong Side

  a blog response to The Biola Hour on Winsome Persuasion

  Samantha Lyons — October 23, 2017

  As a way to continue the conversations in The Biola Hour, we've invited Sam Gassaway to blog her thoughts after each episode. This is a response...

• GRIT

  Cross Gender Friendships

  a guest post by Grant Morgan

  Sarah Schwartz — October 23, 2017

  Alumni Grant Morgan examines the time old question,"Can men and women be friends?"

• The Good Book Blog

  Was Jesus An Apologist?

  Sean McDowell — October 23, 2017

  A few years ago, I had a discussion with an influential theologian who claimed that Jesus was not an apologist. He pointed out that, except for 1 Peter 3:15, the New Testament appearances of apologia (“defense”) all come from the writing or ministry of Paul. Does this mean Jesus was not an apologist? Was Jesus more interested in proclaiming and illustrating the faith than defending it? ...

• The Good Book Blog

  How to Cure Slow Thinking

  Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

  William Lane Craig — October 20, 2017

  ... I can really sympathize with your plight, Daniel! I’m sure that everyone one of us has come away from a conversation with an unbeliever feeling defeated and discouraged and thinking, “Why didn’t I say this?” We admire people who have a mind like a steel trap, ready to spring instantly. I well remember as a young philosopher the awe I felt of George Mavrodes, a professor at the University of Michigan, who, sitting in some session at a philosophy conference and hearing a paper read for the first time, would ask the most penetrating questions from the floor. How I wished to have a mind like his! Well, there is hope. Such a mind is the product of training and development. It need not come naturally, nor is God apt to heal your slow thinking with prayer apart from diligent study and exercise. But my experience has been that with practice one can improve one’s ability to think acutely and quickly ...

• Biola News

  Biola Alumna Creates System to Process Key Part of Sexual Assault Kits in Minutes

  Sarah Lum (’14) strives to increase accuracy and decrease processing time in identifying sexual assault predators through a new system

  Alisa Ohara — October 19, 2017

  Tens of thousands of rape kits remain untested across the nation, according to a USA Today investigative nationwide count. Alumna Sarah Lum (’14)...