Undergraduate Chapel: Spring 2014 [Video]

Dave Talley surveys the Old Testament, finding principles and practices that apply to today's issues pertaining to the Sabbath and keeping it.

With the coming of Biola's 76th Torrey Conference, Todd Picket introduces the years' theme, schedule, and hopes for the conference. Students also share short testimonies dealing with the various themes of the conference.

Dr. Harold Netland presents a group of important questions for the students of Biola and the Evangelical church to continue to challenge different beliefs and agendas.

Professor of Literature, Dr. Holly Ordway, explains the importance of imagination in everyday life and reality as well as conveying real, vivid beliefs to others.

In this talk on Dealing with Doubts, Dr. Craig Hazen first points out how common doubt actually is and explains how we might deal with our doubts. Dr. Hazen uses the example of Thomas in the gospel of John to illustrate how we should embrace our trusted witnesses.

Stephen Lungu gives his moving testimony of his transformation from violent African freedom fighter to joyous follower of Christ.

Dr. Artemiza Hernandez, Biola Student Veronica, and Dr. Pete Menjares, each share their own testimonies influenced by the Latino and American communities.

President Barry H. Corey presents the example of repentance and God's mercy in Nehemiah chapter 9 and challenges the students of Biola to experience the power of prayer.

Using the story of Uzziah, Murray Decker explains how God meets us in our own messy, sacred place. He teaches the reality that, sometimes, a heavy heart is what we bring to sacred spaces with God.

During National Hispanic Heritage month, Pete Menjares, along with a small panel, present stories from their own lives. Pete Menjares invites us to challenge our own perspectives on God's work throughout many cultures.

As a part of the Perspectives in Latino Faith Series, Alexia Salvatierra teaches about illegal immigration and the gray areas that are ignored by government policy. Through the stories of many, she illustrates some of the injustices and inconsistencies of current immigration policy and tells of organizations that are currently doing something to change it and create hope for future immigrants.

For the Perspectives in Latino Faith Series, Reverend Samuel Rodriguez offers a passionate message of the sovereignty of the Almighty God, even in the midst of such a lost and confused generation. However, he also teaches of the freedom of this young generation and the long legacy that freedom has played throughout biblical and modern history.

Dean of Spiritual Development, Todd Pickett, introduces the new chapel policy for Biola University and explains the motivations and aspirations for doing so.

Dr. Tim Muehlhoff teaches on the concept of communication as it conveys the existence of a sacred person or a sacred space. He breaks down Paul's ideas on wholesome speech and emphasizes the fact that speech needs to be in light of the sacred if it is to affirm that others and ourselves are sacred children of God.

In this last installment of his two part series, Dr. Daniel Wallace wraps up some final thoughts on how far our Bible is from the original manuscripts. In Part 2, Wallace approaches the last two systematic issues: the quality of the differences in manuscripts, and the degree of conformity that any given manuscript has to the bulk of Scripture.