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The Chimes

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The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Al Janssen shares stories of faith under pressure

Author, editor and priest Al Janssen shared a message to students during Session 2 of Missions Conference 2026.
Christian author and Missions Conference speaker Al Janssen reflects on the persecuted church, the power of storytelling and how faithfulness can shape a calling over time.
Ava Saputo, Staff Writer March 19, 2026

As Biola prepares for this year’s Missions Conference, students will hear from a speaker whose life’s work has been shaped by the global church. Al Janssen is a Christian author, editor, and priest with over 40 years of experience in publishing and ministry. He has written more than 30 books,...

Spiritual Development launches Calling Cohorts initiative

Biolans discuss honoring God through their career in Calling Cohorts.
New program aims to help students find their calling.
Dalet Valles, Editor-in-Chief November 4, 2022

In partnership with Career Development, Spiritual Development started Calling Cohorts, a new program that will lead students to understand their calling and how they can honor God through their career. The groups will meet six times throughout the 2022-23 school year and met for the first time this week.  Calling...

Azusa reaffirms biblical standard for student couples

people walking past a sign that says azusa pacific
Azusa and Biola have competitive differences but the same deep calling.
Logan Zeppieri, Opinions Editor October 13, 2018

Biola’s volleyball victory over Azusa Pacific University during the Oct. 3 Cornerstone Cup rivalry game was an immense cause for celebration. However, two days prior to the game, there was a cause for celebration that seemed to glide under the radar. Amid a report from Zu Media, Azusa Pacific’s...

McCarthy’s book “The Road” reminds us to hold firm to goodness

The father and the son from "the road" looking at a magnifying glass
Despite moments of confusion and trouble, Christians are never left without a calling.
Logan Zeppieri, Opinions Editor September 14, 2018

“The Road”, by Cormac McCarthy, is a post-apocalyptic novel about a father and his son as they follow the road to the coast. The United States, and the world they know, is gone. The sun is blotted out, the trees are dead, the animals hunted to extinction and the water filled with ash. There are no...

World Horizons broadens internship opportunities

Landscape photo of buildings in other country
Danielle McConnell and Ana Waltschew reflect on their experiences of dancing and serving refugees as ministry.
Caitlin Blackmon, Features Apprentice March 13, 2018

Although hardly accessible through the wave of students, this week’s booths will boast opportunities to serve others in numerous parts of the world. World Horizons provided two students, in particular, with life-transforming service opportunities. A HEART FOR MISSIONS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA This coming...