Educate For Life with Kevin Conover

Jon Steingard, the frontman of Christian rock group Hawk Nelson, has revealed that “he no longer believes in God” after spending his life as a devout Christian.

The Canadian musician went public with the revelation last week in a lengthy Instagram post admitting that he’d “been terrified” for a long time about being “transparent” with his fans about losing faith in his religion.

Today on Educate For Life, Kevin will tackle the questions that caused Jon Steingard to lose his faith. Why does God inflict pain on Job just to win a bet with Satan? Why does God order the Israelites to kill all the Canaanites? Isn’t that genocide? How could God ask Abraham to kill his son?

These are questions that many have and there are very good, logical answers. Tune in for the best episode yet and learn the answers you need to know.

This episode first aired on May 29th, 2020

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What is a meme? Chances are, you’ve seen at least one. It is an often humorous image or video clip accompanied by text. They spread rapidly around the internet. Do memes have anything to do with Christianity and apologetics? According to Jon McCray they do and can have a huge impact.

Today on Educate For Life, Kevin’s guest is Jon McCray. If you enjoy talking about Christianity, Christian Apologetics, current cultural issues, religion, politics, laughing, and stuff like that, Jon’s got you covered! Jon McCray takes on common memes that can create confusion in the minds of Christians. He dismantles the arguments behind the meme and presents a logical argument that a Christian can use in everyday life

Don’t worry, knowing how to meme is not required. Tune in for a great episode. Check out his youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1okSIA8UEY8OqvtjGHFvzA

This episode first aired on May 22nd, 2020

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A common argument for the truth of the resurrection is that the apostles all died as martyrs and there’s no reason they would have died for a lie. But how well does this argument hold up? What is the evidence that all the apostles died as martyrs? Is there any evidence?

Today on Educate For Life, Kevin talks with Sean McDowell. Sean has examined this topic in-depth and even wrote a book called “The Fate of the Apostles”.

Sean McDowell offers a comprehensive, historical analysis of the fate of the twelve disciples of Jesus along with the apostles Paul and James. McDowell assesses the evidence for each apostle's martyrdom as well as determining its significance to the reliability of their testimony. The willingness of the apostles to die for their faith is a popular argument in resurrection studies and McDowell offers insightful scholarly analysis of this argument to break new ground within the spheres of New Testament studies, Church History and apologetics.

Tune in for a great episode. To learn more about Sean McDowell and his many books, check out https://www.josh.org/

This episode first aired on May 8th, 2020

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Coronavirus is still front and center on the world stage. Times like these raise difficult and interesting questions. Where did this disease and many others come from. How could God allow such a deadly disease? How does the existence of disease fit with a biblical worldview?

Today on Educate For Life, Kevin has as his guest Dr. Alan Gillen. Dr. Alan Gillen will shed light on these and other intriguing questions. He shows that constantly mutating diseases are proof for devolution rather than evolution. Dr. Gillen shows that germs are the result of the literal Fall and Curse of creation as a result of man’s sin.

Dr. Gillen spent seven years in graduate study in zoology and medical microbiology at The Ohio State University, The University of Houston, and Baylor College of Medicine. His focus is on integrating creation themes with biology. He has written three books and two lab manuals on various biology topics. His books include The Human Body: An Intelligent Design, Body by Design: Fearfully & Wonderfully Made, and The Genesis of Germs.

Tune in for a very interesting show. To learn more about Dr. Gillen and his work, check out https://www.liberty.edu/health-sciences/biology-chemistry/faculty/alan-gillen/.

This episode first aired on May 4th, 2020

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Today on Educate For Life, we’re doing things a little differently. It’s going to be a debate over the existence of God. Kevin will argue for theism and lay out the proof for God’s existence.

Likewise, John Gleason will argue for the side of atheism and lay out his proof. Both Kevin and John will then rebut each other’s arguments. Then you’ll get to hear viewer submitted questions.

Tune in for a very interesting show.

This episode first aired on Apr 27, 2020

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Today on Educate For Life, Kevin talks with Natasha Crain. She is a national speaker, author of three books, and blogger whose passion is to equip Christian parents to raise kids with an understanding of how to make a case for and defend their faith in an increasingly secular world. Whether you have young kids, teens, adult kids or grandkids, you'll find resources here to better equip you for the challenges of discipleship today.

Talking about Jesus and God can be difficult. There are many important topics and explaining them can be challenging. Natasha Crain has literally written the book on the most important conversations to have with your kids and how to strengthen their faith. She will show you how to engage with your kids and get them to think critically about these questions they’re bound to encounter.

Check out more information about Natasha and the resources she has available at http://christianmomthoughts.com/

This episode first aired on Apr 27, 2020

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The virus known as COVID-19 is currently causing a pandemic . There is a lot that we have learned about it and a lot we still don’t know about it.

Today on Educate For Life, Ken has as his guest Dr. Olen R Brown. Dr. Brown will talk about COVID-19 and break it down in simple terms. What causes it? What do we know about it? What do we not know?

Dr. Olen R. Brown, PhD (Microbiology) is a board certified Diplomate in Toxicology and member of the Standards of Knowledge Committee . With broad teaching and research experience, Dr. Brown has dedicated over 35 years to the Life Sciences with a focus on Human Medicine using the disciplines of bacteriology, virology, immunology, epidemiology, biochemistry, physiology, analytical chemistry, toxicology and environmental sciences. Dr. Brown currently is a scientific consultant to corporations and universities.

Dr. Brown is an invited peer reviewer for federal agencies (NIH, NIEHS, CDC, EPA, Superfund, ATSDR and others) and reviewer for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Books and Films. He is also an invited reviewer of submitted papers for various scientific journals including regularly for the American Chemical Society publications and serves as judge of submitted abstracts for the Society of Free Radical Biology and Medicine.

Tune in and learn more about COVID and viruses in general and perhaps get answers to questions that you have.

This episode first aired on Apr 17, 2020

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The world is blind...then one boy is born with sight.

Nestled in a mountain haven, the remaining people of the world live in a village that is ordinary but strict. A severe peace must be kept severely, as they say. It's all that keeps them from descending into the chaos that claimed the world a hundred years ago.

Led by the Prophet Valdas and his Regents, the villagers work, play, marry, and have families. They gather in ceremony once a year to celebrate their Day of Remembrance. Life is planned, precise, and predictable until the special abilities of eleven-year-old Andrius threaten to undermine it all.

Today on Educate For Life, meet the author of this epic new novel. W. A. Fulkerson was born and raised in San Diego, California. He is an avid reader long with being a prolific author of 11 books. He enjoys J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Isaac Asimov, Michael Crichton, John Donne, Pablo Neruda, and so many others.

Tune in for a behind the scenes look at the writing of “For Whom the Sun Sings” including some thrilling stories of real life inspirations for the book. To learn more about W. A. Fulkerson and his work, head over to https://wafulkerson.com/

This episode first aired on Mar 22, 2020.

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Soul, in religion and philosophy, the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being, that which confers individuality and humanity, often considered to be synonymous with the mind or the self. In theology, the soul is further defined as that part of the individual which partakes of divinity and often is considered to survive the death of the body.

But how do we tell that the soul exists? Are we purely physical beings or is there some immaterial force that makes us who we are independent of our physical being? Today on Educate For Life to debate the existence of the soul, Kevin has as his guest, Eric Hernandez.

Eric Hernandez is a dynamic evangelist and apologist with a heart for proclaiming the gospel and defending his faith on theological and philosophical grounds. He is a licensed minister, certified formation therapist, and the Apologetics Lead for The Baptist General Convention of Texas. Eric is well respected and sought after for his evangelistic messages, expository ability, and insight into apologetics.

He has spoken and debated on a public level at university and college campuses where he adamantly and adequately defends the Christian faith against atheist, agnostic, and deistic professors of different worldviews. He holds an associate degree in social science, a bachelor degree in theology, a certificate in apologetics from Biola University, and is currently enrolled at Dallas Baptist University. He is the founder of Eric Hernandez Ministries which encompasses speaking engagements, apologetic seminars, training courses, and debates. He is married to Kendall Hernandez, and the two are the proud parents of Adyson Grace and Hudson Ryan.

Tune in for an exciting and very informative episode

This episode first aired on Feb 23, 2020

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Marcus Preciado was born in Panama the son of a Special Forces, Green Beret. As an Army Brat, he grew up bouncing back and forth between Panama and North Carolina. He eventually finished his last years of high school in Santa Barbara.

He attended San Diego State University, where he played football, studied business, and met his wife Tracey. Marcus spent the first part of his professional career in the corporate world leading sales teams at Enterprise Rent-a-car and Owens Corning.

His last ten years were spent at the Rock Church where he had a dramatic impact on the ministry and community as Director of Sports before transitioning to the role of Director of Strategic Relationships.

Marcus founded and runs Cielo Sports. Cielo Sports mentors athletes and coaches at all levels. They invest in the lives of others to help them grow and mature in their knowledge and love of Jesus Christ.

As these men and women draw closer to God, they, in turn, use their platforms to impact others while pointing them to Christ's life-changing love. Through biblical discipleship, the athletes and coaches become spiritual leaders within their teams, communities, and most importantly their homes.

To learn more about Cielo Sports, check out https://www.cielosports.org/. Tune in for a great and inspirational episode.

This episode first aired on Feb 16, 2020

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