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The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

The commercial music program reels from pandemic stress

Student music majors practice outside of the Biola Worship Building.
Students work to restructure the music community on campus after being gone for over a year.
Chris Charpentier, Staff Writer • October 21, 2021

Inside the small commercial music building below the library, a thriving community of songwriters and singers are returning to their art. The return has not come without challenges and setbacks, including canceled concerts and Zoom classes. Students and faculty offered their own perspectives on what...

Morality sought sans belief

Illustration by Nicole Landon/THE CHIMES
Where purpose meets the world’s cry for Christ.
Ashley Brimmage, Writer • October 31, 2017
Where purpose meets the world’s cry for Christ.

Artists and professors speak on Art in a Postsecular Age

Tim Seeberger/THE CHIMES
Professors and artists discuss the return of religion in art.
Jessica Goddard, Writer • March 8, 2017
Professors and artists discuss the return of religion in art.

CCCU team researches life after cancer

Chak Hee Lo/THE CHIMES
Council funds Elizabeth Hall to research the spiritual effects cancer has on believers.
Daisy Gonzalez, Writer • February 22, 2017
Council funds Elizabeth Hall to research the spiritual effects cancer has on believers.

Religious aesthetic lacks creativity

Tim Seeberger/THE CHIMES
Christians must broaden the definition of faith in art.
Tim Seeberger, Writer • February 21, 2017
Christians must broaden the definition of faith in art.

We can glorify God through more than just “Christian music”

Tomber Su/THE CHIMES [file photo]
Music, even if not explicitly Christian, still can depict the true and the beautiful.
President Barry Corey, Writer • November 17, 2015
Music, even if not explicitly Christian, still can depict the true and the beautiful.

Scientists must acknowledge morality’s multiple dimensions

Scientists must acknowledge morality’s multiple dimensions
Lewis Waha responds to articles concluding that religious children are less moral than secular ones.
Lewis Waha, Writer • November 11, 2015
Lewis Waha responds to articles concluding that religious children are less moral than secular ones.

Christian music has a broader definition

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The lines separating Christian music and secular music are blurrier than most think.
Jacqueline Lewis, Writer • October 13, 2015
The lines separating Christian music and secular music are blurrier than most think.

Different chords

Guitarist Chad Wachtel, drummer Phil Shaheen, and bassist Dan Michcoff of Tijuana Panthers | goldflakepaint.co.uk
Chad Wachtel discusses his experience as a Christian in a secular band.
Sam De La Vega, Writer • November 4, 2014
Chad Wachtel discusses his experience as a Christian in a secular band.