The Biola Hour

Peter Gross, executive director of Wheatstone Ministries, joins us to talk about the importance of #christianadulthood in a culture that values adolescence. A compelling vision for adulthood is not missing only in broader cultural narratives, but it seems to be completely absent in our churches as well.

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Mike sits down with three students - Rachel Alexander, Jennifer Aspland, and Cole Fencl - to continue the conversation on church engagement and spiritual formation.

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Brett McCracken, senior editor at The Gospel Coalition, joins us to discuss his third book, Uncomfortable. As a millennial, he's noticed that church has become more about catering to felt needs rather than a deep focus on the important matters of faith and holiness. Instead of fearing discomfort, Christians need to develop faithfulness and character through resilience within a church body.

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Dr. Todd Pickett sits down with three students - Katy Webster, Paul Forbes, and Sofia Franco - to continue the conversation on civility and neighbor love. They unpack lessons from the previous podcast with Tim Muehlhoff.

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Dr. Tim Muehlhoff - professor, speaker, and author - joins us to discuss his new book (co-written with Dr. Rick Langer), Winsome Persuasion. He answers questions that Christians must wrestle through in our post-Christian age: How can we be persuasive and loving at the same time? How do we respond to the caricatures that shape our society's views of Christianity? How do we engage and challenge the beliefs of other communities with respect and civility?

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Mike sits down with two students - Judy Kim and Josh Durant - to continue the conversation on technology.

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Arlene Pellicane, speaker and author, joins us to discuss her new book, Calm, Cool, and Connected. We discuss the ways technology shapes our habits, relationships, and worldviews, and how we might develop more awareness of this. Arlene also provides practical ways to create good boundaries in our technology use so that we can more appropriate relate with our devices and people around us.

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Mike Ahn sits down with three students - Brenda Arellano, Molly Larsen, and Justin Sinclair - to continue the conversation on embodied spirituality.

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Lisa Igram, the Associate Dean of Spiritual Development, discusses the importance of the body in our spiritual journeys. As a current Ph.D. student researching embodied spirituality, she provides an important perspective ​on balancing our bodies and feelings with our beliefs and doctrines.

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Landon White sits down with three students - Kayla Bumpass, Nadia Lauren, and Tebraie Johns - to continue the conversation on immigration.

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