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