Amidst the pressure of finishing all five Torrey Conference credits, students were awakened by producer Dj Efechto and dance crew, Team Millenia during Thursday’s first session. As the ground-shaking bass rattled the audience, students welcomed the second day of Torrey Conference 2018 with wild anticipation....

In a packed Andrews Banquet Hall, Rev. Gabriel Salguero invited attendees to consider the question “Who is my neighbor?” in relation to immigrants, refugees and those who seem different from oneself. He began by explaining parts of his identity: born in New Jersey into a Puerto Rican family,...

On Oct. 10, sleepy coffee-clutching students lined the streets outside Chase Gymnasium for the first session of the annual fall Torrey Conference. The conference, established in 1936, features well-known Christian bands and prominent speakers centered around a biblical theme. President Barry Corey...

Students in any given week have classes, homework, work internships, not to mention attempting to hold together a semblance of a social life with friends. With everything going on in our lives, we can become tired and struggle with keeping our faith relevant. Vanessa Serrano, a Biola Alum and Director...

Kobe Bryant: basketball star. Some of us love him, some of us hate him. Kobe is someone who can confidently be labeled as prideful. Though much of what he says may make him come across as pretentious, if Kobe were to deny being good at basketball he would seem somewhat pathetic to the public. Both responses...

Phillis Wheatley was seven years old when she was forced onto the Middle Passage, a slave trade route that would eventually deliver her to the American colonies. Misery and disease were commonplace on the slave ship, as captives were squeezed into tight quarters for months. Africans had not always...

See below for the list of stories, session recaps and media for the 2018 Torrey Conference! This list will be updated periodically throughout the day. Full Articles: Day 1 Recap: Torrey Conference kickoff celebrates ‘Kingdom’ Day 2 Recap: Day two of ‘Kingdom’ proves just as full...

After speaking briefly on Matthew 4:17 during the first main session on Wednesday morning, biblical and theological studies professor Jon Lunde expanded upon the passage during his afternoon breakout sessions, entitled “A Disappearing Word.” The word Lunde refers to in the session title is “Repent,”...

Chaplain at the Union Rescue Mission in Skid Row David Newman spoke to students about repentance during Torrey Conference 2018. His work at the Union Rescue Mission inspired him to think about themes of addiction and its relation to repentance. Repentance should not be done out of terror, remorse...