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 Educate For Life with Kevin Conover airs Saturdays, 2-3 PM PT. Listen live on KPRZ.com and San Diego radio AM 1210. Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes

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 Educate For Life with Kevin Conover airs Sundays 10-11pm. Listen live on KPRZ.com and San Diego radio AM 1

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 Sea

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

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 Educate For Life with Kevin Conover airs Saturdays, 2-3 PM PT. Listen live on KPRZ.com and San Diego radio AM 1210. Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/educate-for-life-kevin-conover/id984140229?mt=2 Visit our website: http://join.educateforlife.org/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/educateforlife/ Donate to support EFL: http://educateforlife.org/donate-to-efl/

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 Educate For Life with Kevin Conover airs Saturday

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 Associat

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 thri

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 ab

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 poi

Today on Educate For Life, Kevin interviews Greg Koukl. Greg started out thinking he was too smart to become a Christian and ended up giving his life for the defense of the Christian faith. A central theme of Greg's speaking and writing is that Christianity—if it's properly understood and properly communicated—makes the most sense of the world as we find it. Greg is the author of Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions. In a world increasingly indifferent to Christian truth, followers of Christ need to be equipped to communicate with those who do not speak their language or accept their source of authority. In Tactics, 10th Anniversary Edition, Gregory Koukl demonstrates how to artfully regain control of conversations, keeping them moving forward in constructive ways through thoughtful diplomacy. You'll learn how to stop challengers in their tracks and how to turn the tables on questions or provocative statements. Most important, you'll learn how to get people thinking about Jesus.

Recent data collected by the U.S. Department of Education shows that homeschooling has grown by 61.8 percent over the last decade. Now 2 million kids—or 4 percent of the total youth population in the United States—are homeschooled. Today on Educate For Life Kevin talks with David Nunnery. David and Leslie Nunnery are the founders of Teach Them Diligently. Convinced of the Holy Spirit’s leading them to home educate their children in 2010, they formed Teach Them Diligently in 2011, and have since hosted more than fifteen TTD Conventions across the United States allowing them to share their ministry with nearly a million people. Teach Them Diligently is a Christian homeschool organization seeking to provide homeschooling families with resources and encouragement. They host several homeschool conventions each year in the eastern U.S., provide resources through their website teachthemdiligently.net, and support the community on Facebook and through our membership website teachthemdiligently365.com. Tune in for a g

Today on Educate For Life, Kevin has as his guest, Congressman Brian Jones. Brian W. Jones was elected in 2018 to serve California’s 38th Senate district. He is Chair of the Senate Republican Caucus. Prior to serving in the Senate, Jones was a Santee City Council Member for eight years from 2001 to 2010 then again from 2017 to 2018. Jones was the representative for the 71st Assembly District from 2010 to 2016. Jones grew up in the district and attended Santee Elementary, Cajon Park Middle School, and Santana High School. He continued his education at Grossmont College before earning a bachelor’s degree in business administration at San Diego State University. Some of his legislative priorities during his Assembly years were lowering taxes, creating an economic environment for small businesses to thrive, supporting our Armed Forces and our veterans, and protecting our Second Amendment rights. Jones' legislative achievements include the introduction and co-authorship of "Made in America" legislation, which make

Today on Educate For Life, Kevin has as his guest, Dr. David Wood. David Wood is from Acts17 Apologetics, a ministry that presents the truth of the gospel to Muslims using Apologetics. David has an impressive testimony, having come from an atheist background. He witnessed to one of his colleagues, Nabeel, who was a Muslim and became a Christian. Nabeel worked with David at Acts17 Apologetics. David and Kevin will discuss the differences between Islam and Christianity and which makes more sense based on the evidence. Tune in for a great show. To learn more about David Wood and Acts17, check out http://Acts17.org. This episode first aired on Dec 28, 2019 Educate For Life with Kevin Conover airs Saturdays, 2-3 PM PT. Listen live on KPRZ.com and San Diego radio AM 1210. Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/educate-for-life-kevin-conover/id984140229?mt=2 Visit our website: http://join.educateforlife.org/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/educateforlife/ Donate to support EFL: http:/

Today on Educate For Life, Kevin has as his guest, Vocab Malone. He specializes in urban apologetics. Apologetics is the art of defending a belief system like Christianity through reason and evidence. However, urban apologetics is specifically geared towards addressing issues that are unique to urban environments. Some of these include social justice, slavery, and many other hot button issues. VOCAB MALONE was born and raised on the south side of Columbus, Ohio. He holds a Master’s Degree from Phoenix Seminary and is a doctoral student at Talbot School of Theology. Vocab’s ministry focus is urban apologetics and cultural worldview analysis. Vocab has done a number of debates and dialogues with Muslims, atheists, and “Hebrew Israelites”. Vocab is an adoptive father who enjoys coffee, ComiCon life, and Old School nostalgia. He is a member of First Arabic Baptist Arizona and the author of ‘Barack Obama vs the Black Hebrew Israelites: Introduction to the History & Beliefs of 1West Hebrew Israelism’. Vocab Mal

In about 30 A.D., Jesus Christ was crucified. Three days later he rose from the dead. The only evidence? The recorded writings of his followers. Is it possible to solve this cold case nearly 2,000 years later and determine whether or not it’s true? Kevin’s guest, J. Warner Wallace believes so. J. Warner Wallace is a Dateline featured cold-case homicide detective, popular national speaker and best-selling author. He continues to consult on cold-case investigations while serving as a Senior Fellow at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview. He is also an adjunct professor of apologetics at Biola University and a faculty member at Summit Ministries. J. Warner became a Christ-follower at the age of thirty-five after investigating the claims of the New Testament gospels using his skill set as a detective. He eventually earned a Master’s Degree in Theological Studies from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary. J. Warner has appeared on television and radio, explaining the rol

Meet Phil Ortiz. He is an El Cajon City Councilman and business owner. He was appointed to the city council after the former council member resigned. Ortiz is also a strong Christian. Ortiz is no stranger to community service. He is on the San Diego East County Chamber of Commerce board of directors and is a founding member of the El Cajon Community Clean Up Group. He is on the stakeholder committee of the Forester Creek Project overseen by the San Diego River Park Foundation. Ortiz grew up in Santee and holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice administration from San Diego State and a master’s degree in organizational management with an emphasis on public administration from Ashford University. Along with three business partners, Ortiz has run New Earth Energy Specialists since 2015. The company specializes in diagnostic and performance testing on homes to see how well their insulation, heating and air conditioning work. The business works with general contractors to be sure homes are energy-efficient a

Imagine having your arm bitten off by a shark. How would you cope with the pain and shock of losing a limb? Today on Educate For Life, Kevin has as his guest Bethany Hamilton better known as the soul surfer. Known most notably as one of the biggest comeback stories of our era, Bethany Hamilton has become synonymous with inspiration. Her story of determination, faith, and hope has resounded in encouragement worldwide. At the age of 13 as a rising surf star, Bethany lost her left arm to a 14-foot tiger shark, which seemed to end her dream career. However, one month after the attack, Bethany returned to surfing and within two years had won her first national surfing title. Bethany’s foundation of faith has been her backbone; her source of truth, hope, and strength. At 17 years old, she realized her dream of surfing professionally and she is still an active surf competitor to this day. Bethany has been able to touch a large number of people with her faith message, charitable efforts, and overall spirit. Her great

Charles Darwin popularized the idea of Evolution with his theory on Natural Selection. Over the years scientists have put forth evidence in support of Evolution. One of these pieces of proof are vestigial organs. These are supposedly left over pieces from our Evolutionary past. The appendix is often put forth as an example of a vestigial organ that has no purpose. However, recent research has shown that it acts as a “safe house” for beneficial bacteria that our gut needs to function. Today on Educate For Life, Kevin has as his guest, Dr. Jerry Bergman. Jerry Bergman has taught biology, genetics, chemistry, biochemistry, anthropology, geology, and microbiology at Northwest State College in Archbold OH for over 25 years. He has 9 degrees, including 7 graduate (= ‘post-graduate’ in some non-US systems) degrees. Dr Bergman is a graduate of Medical College of Ohio, Wayne State University in Detroit, The University of Toledo, and Bowling Green State University. He has over 800 publications in 12 languages and 20 bo

Hermeneutics is a method of interpretation, particularly of the Bible. This method is very important in how one reads the Bible. Every denomination has its own method of interpreting and reading the Bible. So how do you know which one is correct? Today on Educate For Life, Kevin has as his guest Dr. John Yeo. Dr. John J. Yeo serves at Southern California Seminary as Professor of Old Testament. His primary interests lie within Old Testament interpretation and Biblical Theology. Prior to coming to SCS, Dr. Yeo was Assistant Professor of Old Testament and Academic Dean at Reformed Theological Seminary in Atlanta, GA and Associate Professor of Old Testament at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, TX. He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Society of Biblical Literature. Dr. Yeo has also ministered to youth and college students for ten years as well as serving as an assistant and interim pastor in Northern Virginia and Southern California. Dr. Yeo is here to talk about hi