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The Chimes

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The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Breaking barriers with Usha Reifsnider

Usha Reifsnider, a Christian who converted from a Hindu background, will be sharing her experience with Biolans during the 2026 Missions Conference.
Usha Reifsnider on interculturality, Hinduism and Christianity at Missions Conference 2026.
Connor Do, Staff Writer March 17, 2026

For this year’s Missions Conference, themed “Children of Light,” SMU has invited Usha Reifsnider to speak on her experiences as a Christian who converted from a Hindu background. She seeks to give insight into how other cultural groups, like Hindus, might interact and respond to the Gospel. USHA’S...

Seniors reflect on Missions Conference and Senioritis

Graduating seniors who are no longer required to have conference credits reflect the impact Missions has left on them.
Since final semester students don’t have conference requirements, how are seniors engaging with Missions Conference this year, if at all?
Madison Tucker, Staff Writer March 16, 2026

Springtime at Biola means spikeball on Metzger, dancing in parking garages and the Cook Memorial Missions Conference. For many seniors, however, only two of these may still reign true. Biola seniors are exempt from all chapel and conference requirements their last semester, giving them more time to focus...