The Biola Hour

Landon hosts a conversation with Jordan and Shelbi Shutt, Biola alumni and staff members at Westside: A Jesus Church. Mike Ahn joins in on the conversation as they all reflect on the importance of doubt in our faith, and reflect on God's faithfulness through their spiritual walks. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Dominic Done - pastor of Westside: A Jesus Church, professor of applied theology at George Fox University, and author of When Faith Fails - discusses the importance of doubt in our faith. Not only does he share his experiences of doubt, but the ways he learned to walk through doubt to develop a bigger perspective of God. His emphasis on compassion and mercy is so necessary for those who are currently experiencing doubts in their faith. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Landon hosts a conversation about women in leadership with Biola's Dean of Community Life, Sandy Hough, and President of the Student Missionary Union, Carly Micheal. They discuss the importance of discovering their own gifts and then leaning into those gifts as women leaders. They share openly about the ups and downs of their own leadership journeys. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Dr. Deborah Taylor has served as the Provost and Senior Vice President at Biola since 2015. Her leadership journey might be untraditional, but it highlights her dependence on God's grace and her courage to step into the gifts and callings He's placed in her life. Her wisdom is not only practical and helpful, but points us to a deeper walk with God. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Landon hosts a conversation with Chad Miller and Christopher Barragan, both of whom work as campus pastors at Biola. They discuss the importance of living out our own faith and how they learned to do that themselves. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Dean Yamada is an award-winning filmmaker and professor at Biola, with experience in producing, directing, and screenwriting. He oversees the Biola Film each year, and our new School of Cinema & Media Arts can only be possible with professors like him. Dean discusses the importance of finding our voices, not only in artistic expression, but also in our walks with God. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Landon White talks with two students - Kyle Venberg and Bailey Captain - to continue the conversation on thriving in a social media world. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Carolyn Kim is an award-winning Public Relations professor at Biola. Under her leadership, Public Relations became a major in 2014 at Biola, and will become its own department starting this fall. She is the author of Social Media Campaigns and editor of Public Relations: Competencies and Practice. Dr. Kim provides practical ways to live out our faith and thrive in our communications-saturated world. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Landon White talks with four students - Bailey Giersch, Dee Jacocks, Olivia Maldonado, and Courtney Johnson - to continue the conversation on fatherhood and forgiveness. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Octavio Cesar Martinez has worked as a pastor, police chaplain, and sales manager, among other things. He's written a new book called It Was a Beautiful Day When My Father Died, which explores the themes of fatherhood and forgiveness in a disarmingly heartfelt, raw, and honest way. We discuss the importance of forgiveness, especially to the ones that it is most difficult. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Landon White talks with three students - Josh Oglesby, Jennifer Aspland, and Kyle Venberg - to continue the conversation on career and calling. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Chip Roper - President of the VOCA center in New York City - discusses the importance of understanding our calling in the way we approach our career and jobs. He and his team coach and train people to be more effective and joy-filled in their workplaces, and we get a taste of that in this podcast. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Landon White talks with three students - Jacob Cooperstein, Alyssa Jupiter, and Tiffany Santillan - to continue the conversation on cultural identity and faith formation. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Jennifer Guerra Aldana - Manager of Multicultural Initiatives at Fuller Youth Institute and Pastor of La Fuente Ministries (a bilingual, intercultural ministry of First Church of the Nazarene Pasadena). We learn about how our cultural identity plays into our faith formation, and how the context of our faith is as important as the content of our faith. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Landon White talks with three students - Kaylee Kyle, Benjamin Lee, and Hope Langston - to continue the conversation on worship as a lifestyle. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Matt Redman - worship leader and songwriter - has written many modern classics that are sung all over the world like Heart of Worship, Blessed Be Your Name, and 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord). We discuss his ministry, his walk with Jesus, and how he usually can't predict the success of a song. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Landon White talks with three students - Karissa Gaffney, Michael McKay, and Emily Smith - to continue the conversation on resilient discipleship in Gen Z. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

David Kinnaman - President of the Barna Group and Biola trustee - joins us to discuss his new book, Faith for Exiles. His research in past books like UnChristian and You Lost Me have been pivotal in understanding the spirituality of young Christians, and his new research helps unpack what resilient discipleship looks like today. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Landon White talks with three students - Lavender Tonini, Kayton Garcia, and Evita Larissa - to continue the conversation on loneliness and the art of friendships. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Chris Barragan - Assistant Director of Pastoral Care at Biola - oversees pastoral care on campus and small groups like The Dwelling, our on campus ministry for students that experience same-sex attraction or identify as lgbtq, and Depths, a program for students seeking freedom from pornography. He discusses the loneliness epidemic and how we might better develop healthy relationships. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Amir talks with four students - Emi Larsen, Isaac Escamilla, Colleen Sammons, and Amina Edache - to continue the conversation on gospel music and worship leading. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Lena Byrd-Miles - gospel artist and worship leader - discusses the rich biblical and spiritual tradition of gospel music. She recognizes how gospel music provides proper joy in the Lord even amidst unspeakable hardship. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Amir talks with students - Matthew Jordan and Johann Malasig - to continue the conversation on media ecology from a faith perspective. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Lisa Swain - film professor at Biola's School of Cinema and Media Arts - discusses how media environments and media itself affect the way we interact with content. Her unique skill set in media production and media criticism from a faith perspective (credits include Anger Management, Big Fish, Varsity Blues, Face/Off) provides helpful ways for us to converse with content instead of simply consuming it. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Amir talks with students - Colleen Sammons and Tracy Brooks - to continue the conversation on sports and identity in Christ. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Ta'Tyana Leonard - Associate Campus Pastor for Preaching and Spiritual Programming at Azusa Pacific University - joins us to discuss her storied softball career (she still holds the LA City career strikeout record!) and how her faith developed on the field. She reminds us of the importance of finding our complete identity in Christ, and how it leads us to excellence in everything we do. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Amir talks with students - Shane Rojas, Hannah Harkness, and Evita Larissa - to continue the conversation on vocation and the gig economy. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Steve Lindsey - Executive Director of the Center for Faith + Work Los Angeles - discusses the importance of approaching the modern gig economy with a sense of calling. He not only points us to the inherent significance of our jobs in God's Kingdom work, but to the value in participating with God's redemptive plan through our vocations. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Amir sits down with students - Yukari Becker (Biola University), Caleb Norris (Asbury University), Angela Pachanian (Azusa Pacific University), and Kyle Thompson (Simpson University) - to continue the conversation on multiethnic reconciliation and justice. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

John Perkins - civil rights activist and author of the recently released One Blood: Parting Words to the Church on Race - discusses the importance of multiethnic reconciliation and justice. His work over the past few decades has paved the way for deeper conversations on race, ethnicity, and culture. This session was part of Biola's SCORR conference, where he was awarded the Charles W. Colson Conviction and Courage Award. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Landon sits down with students - Connor Pfaff, Joe Kim, and Hannah Harkness - to continue the conversation on technology and well-being. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Dr. Doreen Dodgen-Magee - psychologist and author of the recently released Deviced: Balancing Life and Technology in a Digital World - discusses the effects of technology on our well-being. Her warnings are not only informative and research-based, but are coupled with compassionate and practical ways to develop habits to flourish. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Amir sits down with Alyssa Miller, the president of Biola's human trafficking club to continue the conversation on the human trafficking and modern slavery. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Dr. Laura Dryjanska - professor of social psychology at Biola University - brings our attention to human trafficking and its dangers. As a researcher who focuses on social representations applied to fields like human trafficking, her knowledge, compassion, and wisdom are important for us to figure out how to be part of the solution. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Amir sits down with students - Tracy Brooks and Evita Larissa - to continue the conversation on the Holy Spirit and his activity around the world. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Oscar Merlo - Director of Biola's Center for the Study of the Work and Ministry of the Holy Spirit Today - discusses the importance of not only relating to the Father and Son, but the Holy Spirit as well. We hear about Oscar's travels, especially in Latin America, and how the Holy Spirit is at work around the world. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Amir sits down with students - Molly Larsen, Hannah Harkness, and Derrick Keller - to continue the conversation on minority voices and story. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Dr. Shelley Garcia - English professor at Biola University - discusses the importance of broadening our perspectives by reading authors that might be outside of our tradition. As an educator who's developed many important courses at Biola, she reminds us of the significance of story and the impact that minority voices in literature can have in our lives. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Landon sits down with students - Jennifer Aspland, Brianna Reynolds, and Annie Kim - to continue the conversation on MLK and making his dream a reality. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Albert Tate - lead pastor of Fellowship Monrovia, executive director of Harambee Ministries, and board member for Azusa Pacific University and Fuller Youth Institute - discusses Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life, teaching, and legacy. Albert talks about MLK's impact on his own perspective and ministry, and how we might intentionally participate in the kingdom value of reconciliation. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Amir sits down with students - Jared Nilo, Isaac Adams, and Molly Larsen - to continue the conversation on the tension of grace and truth. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Caleb Kaltenbach - author of Messy Grace and God of Tomorrow - discusses his new book and how we might confidently face our futures. He not only shares his story of what it was like growing up with three gay parents, but how Christians might better engage with our neighbors and the wider culture around us. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Landon sits down with students - Sarah Lim, Chris Blanco, and Josh Durant - to continue the conversation on joy and art. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Nigerian-born and London-raised hip hop artist, S.O., encourages us to find satisfaction in Christ in all we do. His music is labeled "emo rap" because he bears his soul on his records. He's a rapper with a real message, representing Christ above all else. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Amir sits down with students - Amina Edache, Tracy Brooks, and Emi Larsen - to continue the conversation on homelessness and Christian responsibility. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Andy Bales attended Biola in the 1970s and lived in Stewart Hall which was named after one of Biola's founders, Lyman Stewart. Ironically, Stewart also founded the Union Rescue Mission in 1891 (Biola was actually founded afterward in 1908), where Andy currently serves as CEO. He discusses the crisis of homelessness in Los Angeles, and how we might become part of the solution. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Landon sits down with students - Amina Edache, Joseph Kim, and Yasmine Garcia - to continue the conversation on vocational decisions and career pathways. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Michelle La - star in the new film Searching - talks about her path after graduation from Biola ('11). As a biochemistry major, she got a job working in a lab analyzing waste water, but her career path took an unexpected turn. She became an actor and discusses the ups and downs of Hollywood life. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Amir sits down with students - Tiffany Santillan, Tracy Brooks, and Chris Blanco to continue the conversation on Christian witness and Western culture. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Dr. Alan Noble - English professor at Oklahoma Baptist University and co-founder/editor-in-chief Christ and Pop Culture - joins us to discuss his new book, Disruptive Witness: Speaking Truth in a Distracted Age. His prophetic vision for our generation is important to pay attention to, especially as he provides practical ways to better witness to our changing world. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour

Landon sits down with students - Joseph Morales, Julia Upshaw, and Cole Williams - to continue the conversation on anthropology and Native American realities. For more: biola.edu/the-biola-hour