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Kenneth Berding — March 27, 2023
One of the most famous Christians in history 鈥 and, truly, one of my historical heroes 鈥 was an early Christian named Polycarp. Polycarp ministered...
Church Life
Timothy Pickavance — March 22, 2023
On February 24, Dr. Matthew J. Hall was installed as Biola's Provost and Senior Vice President. The leadership of Talbot thought readers of the...
Old Testament, Theology
Charlie Trimm — March 20, 2023
The Old Testament presents a variety of ethical problems for modern readers, but the major ethical problem there is God鈥檚 commanded destruction of...
Sean McDowell — March 17, 2023
Perhaps the most challenging questions I receive today are from people trying to balance truth and grace. Whether on issues of sexuality, race,...
Kenneth Berding — March 15, 2023
In 2011, the percentage of Americans who 鈥渦sed the Bible at least 3-4 times on their own, outside of a church setting鈥 was around 50%. Again in...
Culture, Theology
William Lane Craig — March 13, 2023
This is a Q & A blog post by our Visiting Scholar in Philosophy, William Lane Craig. Question My question concerns Christian wealth. In a...
Sean McDowell — March 10, 2023
Artificial intelligence is here. Social media. Transportation. Surgery. Job application searches. AI is being used in all of these platforms and...
Charlie Trimm — March 08, 2023
鈥淎bsolutely nothing!鈥 might be the answer some recent PhD graduates would give to this question. The dream of many PhD students in biblical and...
Kenneth Berding — March 06, 2023
Paul鈥檚 thorn in the flesh was some sort of unusual, long-term, intermittent, stabbing, face pain that was viewed by others as shameful and the...
Spiritual Formation
Joanne Jung, Rick Langer — March 03, 2023
In our previous post, 鈥淚t鈥檚 Lonely at the Top,鈥 we addressed the external and internal challenges of leadership: anxiety and imposter syndrome. The...
Joanne Jung, Rick Langer — March 01, 2023
I (Joanne) was recently writing a follow-up piece on Rick Langer鈥檚 and my book, The Call to Follow that addressed the importance of leading as a...
Kenneth Berding — February 24, 2023
Recently, I was teaching a class session ( Life & Letters of Paul ) when a student asked me to define the word 蟿苇位慰蟼 (telos) in Romans 10:4...
Theology
Don Sunukjian — February 22, 2023
Woody Hayes, legendary coach at Ohio State (1951-1978), ran an offense which the sportswriters dubbed 鈥渢hree yards and a cloud of dust.鈥 When...
Historical Theology
Charlie Trimm — February 20, 2023
When I was asked to contribute a chapter on warfare to a recent book looking at ancient Israel (The Ancient Israelite World), I decided to focus on...
Church Life, Culture
Sean McDowell — February 17, 2023
Amazingly, it has been nearly three years since the COVID-19 pandemic began turning the world upside down. Quite obviously, the world has shifted...
Culture, Spiritual Formation
Kenneth Berding — February 16, 2023
A Christian revival is a moment in history when 1) the hearts of many of God鈥檚 people are awakened to greater love and commitment to Christ, 2)...
William Lane Craig — February 15, 2023
This is a Q & A blog post by our Visiting Scholar in Philosophy, William Lane Craig. Question Despite my skepticism I continue to listen to...
Mick Boersma — February 13, 2023
We here in California have enjoyed a wonderful December-January rain pattern not seen in these parts for 20 years. Our snowpack locally and in the...
Charlie Trimm — February 10, 2023
Many in theological education are calling for more diversity in publishing and research. However, one of the major problems with employing diverse...
Sean McDowell — February 08, 2023
For the past few weeks, I have been reading the essential writings of Martin Luther King, Jr., including his speeches, books, interviews, and...
William Lane Craig — February 06, 2023
This is a Q & A blog post by our Visiting Scholar in Philosophy, William Lane Craig. Question My question concerns the efficacy of the blood...
Kenneth Berding — February 03, 2023
鈥淲hat are the joy-stealers? Why do so many of us struggle with joy?鈥 I often ask my students this question when we open the book of Philippians. 鈥...
Sean McDowell — February 01, 2023
While we have little problem believing smartphones shape others, we tend to resist that they shape us. The reality is that none of us are immune....
Culture
Kenneth Berding — January 30, 2023
Last semester a young college friend challenged me (dared me?) to try to use the contemporary slang word 鈥渂ased鈥 during one of my college class...
Biblical Exposition, Old Testament
Kenneth Way — January 27, 2023
I was privileged to write a chapter about the book of Judges for a volume that honors my doctoral advisor, professor Nili S. Fox. My contribution...