The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Virtual learning challenges students’ spiritual formation

Biola reduces required Bible units for transfer students as well as robotics and engineering majors.
The online semester brings about difficulties and triumphs alike for students.
Zachary Devane, Deputy Sports Editor • September 25, 2020

With Biola going online, our community experience of spiritual formation has drastically changed. We are no longer on campus for chapel in Sutherland Hall or Chase Gymnasium, and our professors and mentors are no longer a five minute walk away. Rather, we are at home, where a surrounding Christian...

We need churches to be open during lockdown

Photo by Greyson Joralemon on Unsplash
The pandemic should not be keeping us from our faith communities.
Brianna Clark, Opinions Editor (Spring 2020) • September 16, 2020

God calls the body of Christ to help each other in hard times, but it is difficult to serve one another when our places of congregation are closed. Given the gravity of the pandemic, it is understandable that churches, as places of socialization and large crowds, would be temporarily shut down. However,...

Salam outreach builds peace between Christians and local Muslims

The outreach community helps Biola students appreciate and embrace Islamic culture through attending local events and creating relationships with local Muslims.
Student-led group focuses on raising Islamic awareness through educational sessions and community outreach opportunities.
Sophia Silvester, Staff Writer • October 5, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on Oct. 3, 2019). For followers of the world’s two largest religions, student-led outreach club Salam has one goal: peace. Salam, which means peace in Arabic, aims to foster relationships between Christian and Muslim communities. THEIR OUTREACH Salam...

I brought living water to Honduras

Photo courtesy of Tyler Cole
While on a mission trip, student Nicole De La Riva formed close community bonds by digging trenches and ministering through conversation.
Nicole De La Riva, Writer • April 6, 2016
While on a mission trip, student Nicole De La Riva formed close community bonds by digging trenches and ministering through conversation.