/blogs/biola-magazine Biola Magazine Staff This year, Biola University welcomed Dr. Matthew J. Hall as its new provost and senior vice president — a key leadership position responsible for shaping the university’s academic direction, quality and culture. In this adaptation of his... Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:27:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2023/we-want-to-see-jesus /blogs/biola-magazine/2023/we-want-to-see-jesus Barry Corey This past semester during Missions Conference 2023, I saw the best of Gen Z. After attending most of the main sessions and talking to our undergrads in between, my confidence in and hope for this generation is rising. Students filled the gymnasium... Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:26:25 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2023/what-gives-me-hope-for-gen-z /blogs/biola-magazine/2023/what-gives-me-hope-for-gen-z Jason Newell A Biola professor authored the best book of 2022, according to a panel of judges assembled by Christianity Today. In December, the magazine recognized theology professor Uche Anizor with its “Book of the Year” award for his book<em> Overcoming Apathy:...</em> Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:26:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2023/professor-awarded-christianity-today-s-book-of-the-year /blogs/biola-magazine/2023/professor-awarded-christianity-today-s-book-of-the-year Biola Magazine Staff Biola honored Robert P. George with the ninth annual Charles W. Colson Conviction and Courage Award this spring, recognizing the influential legal scholar for his contributions in the areas of philosophy, law, bioethics and civil liberties.... Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:25:13 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2023/biola-honors-robert-p-george-with-colson-award /blogs/biola-magazine/2023/biola-honors-robert-p-george-with-colson-award Biola Magazine Staff Biola has appointed two accomplished Christian leaders to key academic roles at the university beginning this summer. Ed Stetzer, a well-known Christian scholar, author and educator, has accepted the position of dean of Biola’s Talbot School of... Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:25:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2023/new-deans-appointed-to-lead-talbot-crowell /blogs/biola-magazine/2023/new-deans-appointed-to-lead-talbot-crowell Noelle Courselle Starting Fall 2023, Biola’s Talbot School of Theology will debut a fully online Certificate in Biblical and Theological Studies program taught completely in Spanish. As the first program in a new initiative called “Talbot en Español,” the online... Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:23:04 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2023/talbot-en-espanol-to-offer-theology-programs-in-spanish /blogs/biola-magazine/2023/talbot-en-espanol-to-offer-theology-programs-in-spanish Biola Magazine Staff <strong> </strong> <strong> <em>The Connected Life</em>,</strong> by Todd W. Hall (’91, Ph.D. ’96, professor of psychology), IVP, June 2022.<strong> </strong>Real human growth doesn’t come through head knowledge alone but through relational knowledge and strong attachment bonds. It’s our relationships —... Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:21:07 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2023/books-by-biolans-spring-2023 /blogs/biola-magazine/2023/books-by-biolans-spring-2023 Jason Newell As one of the most prolific worship artists of the past three decades, Matt Redman has helped millions of people around the world express their praise to God through his songs. Now, he’s using his gifts to help shape the next generation of worship... Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:21:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2023/matt-redman-named-songwriter-in-residence /blogs/biola-magazine/2023/matt-redman-named-songwriter-in-residence Jason Newell On the first page of the Bible, we read that humanity is created “in the image of God” — a phrase that has inspired a great deal of theorizing and theologizing throughout the centuries. Most Christians have understood the term to have something to... Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:21:00 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2023/what-does-it-mean-for-us-to-be-the-image-of-god /blogs/biola-magazine/2023/what-does-it-mean-for-us-to-be-the-image-of-god Rick Langer, Joanne Jung The New Testament leaves no doubt as to the deity of Christ. He is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. He is the creator of all things in heaven and on earth, both visible and invisible. He calms storms, casts out demons, rais.es... Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:20:47 -0700 /blogs/biola-magazine/2023/jesus-was-a-follower /blogs/biola-magazine/2023/jesus-was-a-follower