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If you were suddenly asked this question like I was, would you know what to say? This is a very common barrier to belief for both Christians and atheists, so it is important to be prepared with a well-thought-out response. Not only that, but knowing the answer to questions like this will make your own faith stronger, and give you the confidence to share your beliefs. I recently did a full in-depth treatment of this issue in one of my online classes. You can check out a long free preview of it here: https://educateforlife.org/course/300s/class306/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/educateforlife/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EducateForLife/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevingconover/

In today’s world, aggression seems to be at an all-time high. It seems like everyone is offended by practically everything. In order to fit in, you got to be woke and speak your truth and shout down anyone who opposes you. However, this strategy doesn’t work in any kind of human relationship or any kind of real-world situation. If your a parent, raising kids in this kind of environment is daunting. The solution is to raise your kids to be emotionally resilient. Today on Educate For Life, Kevin’s guest is Brooks Gibbs. Brooks Gibbs is an award-winning social skills educator. He is a popular youth speaker who's presented 2,500 speeches. His viral videos have been translated into 20 languages and amassed more than 200 million views. He specializes in teaching youth how to be emotionally resilient and inspires them to live by the Golden Rule. Brooks teaches students two basic principles: • Don’t get upset (Emotional Resilience) • Treat them like a friend (The Golden Rule) Most youth aggression is non-criminal and consists of name-calling, social exclusion, rumors, etc. These behaviors are inevitable between siblings at home and peers at school. Despite the pettiness of these behaviors, they can do tremendous emotional harm to a student. Brooks teaches students how to protect their emotions from the effects of these behaviors through emotional resilience. He also communicates the genius of The Golden Rule. This social instruction teaches students how to make friends and also manage their perceived enemies. The Golden Rule takes advantage of the law of reciprocity, and as students learn to treat others as friends, this positive behavior becomes the social norm. Tune in for an engaging episode. To learn more about Brooks and his program, check out https://www.brooksgibbs.com This episode first aired on Aug 17th, 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://educateforlife.org/donate-to-efl/

On the first day of school at Christian High School (where I teach), I was unexpectedly given the opportunity to share the gospel with our high school boys. In this video, I tell the story of the awesome way that God moved in this situation. Always be ready for opportunities to share the gospel! If you don't feel confident about sharing your faith, then you need to study apologetics: the evidence for the truth of Christianity. On my website, I have a complete program that makes learning apologetics easy and fun. Check it out here: https://educateforlife.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/educateforlife/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EducateForLife/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevingconover/

In today's video a former student of mine, Laurel, shares an unexpected experience she had on her first day of college. The anti-Christian college professors you've heard about are really out there, so make sure your kid has been adequately prepared to encounter them BEFORE it happens! On my website I have a complete online apologetics curriculum, the same thing I teach my students at school, that explains the answers to all the toughest questions. Don't leave your child unprepared! https://educateforlife.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/educateforlife/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EducateForLife/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevingconover/

Scientists are shocked that a star has been discovered—called Methuselah star—that seems to be older than the universe itself, causing serious problems for the big bang theory. I'm not shocked. Why? Because theories that attempt to explain reality and existence in the absence of God (such as the big bang) always end up falling apart after a while. You can't get something from nothing, and you can't get a creation without the Creator. I created a Facebook group where Christian parents can come together to share and encourage one another. Come join the discussion! https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingchristiankids/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/educateforlife/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EducateForLife/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevingconover/ https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1162808/big-bang-theory-how-old-is-universe-physics-news-astronomy-space-2019 https://www.mirror.co.uk/science/star-older-universe-points-major-18862617

Loneliness is a serious epidemic, and a recent study found that it's worst among the millennial generation. So what are we going to do about it as followers of Jesus Christ? I created a Facebook group where Christian parents can come together to share and encourage one another. Come join the discussion! https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingchristiankids/ Source: https://today.yougov.com/topics/lifestyle/articles-reports/2019/07/30/loneliness-friendship-new-friends-poll-survey Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/educateforlife/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EducateForLife/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevingconover/

We all know that public schools are not the greatest environment for Christians to grow in their faith, and a recent report from Barna confirms this: students who graduate from Christian high schools are more likely to be Christians later in life. I went to a public school myself, and though I faced many challenges, my parents, my youth pastor, and the fact that I learned apologetics in Church still helped me develop a strong faith. In this video I explain why Christian schooling is a great option, and what you can do if that option isn't available to you. I created a Facebook group where Christian parents can come together to encourage one another on issues like this. Come join the discussion! https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingchristiankids/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/educateforlife/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EducateForLife/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevingconover/ Source: https://www.barna.com/schooling-spiritual-development-ray-pennings/

The Nephilim are mentioned three times in the Bible. There is a lot of mystery surrounding who or what they were. Some theories claim that they are aliens. They point to the root word in Hebrew which means “fallen one” meaning they fell from the sky. However, that may not be accurate. The true root word may be an Aramaic term that simply means “giant”. Today on Educate For Life, Kevin has as his guest Tim Chaffey. Tim Chaffey has written the book, literally, on the subject. It is called “Fallen: The Sons of God and the Nephilim”. Genesis 6 introduces two of the most mysterious groups in all of Scripture: the sons of God and the Nephilim (or giants). Scholars have been divided over this issue since the early days of the church. Were the sons of God really fallen angels that married women or were they something else? Were the Nephilim the offspring of the unions between the sons of God and women or were they already around prior to these marriages? Why were they on the earth again after the Flood? Find out the truth about two of the greatest mysteries in Scripture as Tim clears up the misconceptions and presents one of the most detailed and scholarly studies ever done on this subject. You may never look at the Old Testament the same way again. Tune in for a great episode that unpacks a biblical mystery and sheds light on the subject. If you want to learn more, check out http://midwestapologetics.org. This episode first aired on Aug 3rd, 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://educateforlife.org/donate-to-efl/

All kids face conflict—whether they can deal with it or not depends on their emotional strength. Brooks Gibbs is an expert on bullying who has spoken at thousands of schools. He teaches that the solution to bullying (and interpersonal issues of all sorts) is giving kids the tools they need to be resilient, not become chronic victims. Go to https://www.brooksgibbs.com/ for a free test to gauge your child's emotional resilience. I created a Facebook group where Christian parents can come together to encourage one another on issues like this. Come join the discussion! https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingchristiankids/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/educateforlife/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EducateForLife/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevingconover/

Today on Educate For Life, Kevin has two great guests to discuss the interesting connection between science and ministry. How do you get a scientist and a pastor to team up? Dr. Anthony Silvestro grew up in a Roman Catholic family. His love for science began at an early age. Throughout his early years of education, he excelled in both mathematics and science. As a result, the secular world accomplished its goal: he became an evolutionist by the time he completed his ninth-grade biology class. This became the start of his fast-paced drift away from God. Years later after meeting his wife Julie, who was also raised Roman Catholic, God got ahold of Dr. Silvestro. On a trip to a medical conference he visited the Creation Museum and discovered that he needed to rethink everything he thought he knew about evolution. Today, he is a creationist working with churches to equip them to defend a biblical worldview. Andrew Rappaport is the founder and president of Striving for Eternity Ministries and the executive director of the Christian Podcast Community. He is the host of several podcasts; Andrew Rappaport's Rapp Report, Andrew Rappaport's Rapp Report Daily, Apologetics Live, and So You Want to be a Podcaster. Andrew is the author of the books What Do They Believe, which is a systematic theology of the major western religions, and What Do We Believe, which is a systematic theology of the Christian faith. He also contributed to other books like On the Origins of Kinds and Sharing the Good News with Mormons. Andrew established Equip Conferences (formally Spread the Fire), evangelism training and outreach events. He is the instructor for the Striving for Eternity Academy, an online school that teaches hermeneutics and systematic theology. Tune in for a great episode packed full of information. This episode first aired on July 6, 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://educateforlife.org/donate-to-efl/

In a 2015 study, 54% of kids surveyed said that their parents check their devices too much. This might seem like an innocent distraction, but the consequences are serious. Are you letting your phone get in the way of your relationship with your kids? Here are my thoughts. I created a Facebook group where Christian parents can come together to encourage one another on issues like this. Come join the discussion! https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingchristiankids/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/educateforlife/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EducateForLife/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevingconover/ Sources: https://qz.com/1674835/technology-is-interfering-with-the-parent-child-relationship/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/07/25/americans-going-online-almost-constantly/ https://now.avg.com/digital-diaries-kids-competing-with-mobile-phones-for-parents-attention

A recent study found that most atheists still believe some sort of supernatural phenomena (e.g. ghosts, reincarnation, astrology, etc.) even though they don't believe in God. Why would this be the case, and what does it mean for Christians? Here are my thoughts. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/educateforlife/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EducateForLife/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevingconover/ Sources: https://research.kent.ac.uk/understandingunbelief/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/2019/05/UUReportRome.pdf https://uk.news.yahoo.com/most-atheists-still-believe-in-the-supernatural-new-study-finds-200207721.html https://bigthink.com/culture-religion/atheist-supernatural https://goat.com.au/science/if-youre-an-atheist-but-still-believe-in-supernatural-beings-youre-doing-it-all-wrong/

I know that the horrific events of last weekend have already been covered from many angles. I want to share some of my thoughts on this tragedy from a Christian perspective, and how it relates to our duty to spread God's love through the gospel. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/educateforlife/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EducateForLife/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevingconover/

Kanye West is one of the most influential artists alive, and also one of the most controversial. Last week Nicki Minaj shared on her radio show that Kanye now identifies as a born-again Christian. Here are my thoughts. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/educateforlife/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EducateForLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevingconover/

Joshua Harris, best known for authoring "I Kissed Dating Goodbye", recently announced that he is getting divorced and is no longer Christian. Here's my perspective on the situation. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/educateforlife/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EducateForLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevingconover/

Imagine you are a young kid and you start having out-of-body experiences. You travel the world and visit people you’ve never known. You talk to spirits both human and animal. Some of you might be freaked out and some of you might be thinking that would be pretty cool. This has been the real-life experience of Strat Goodhue as part of the New Age movement. Strat Goodhue was born and raised in Hawaii. He graduated from Kalaheo High School in Kailua and went to college in Hawaii and California. He didn't have any real goals in life, and being a product of the public school system, he believed that people evolved by random chance from the primordial goo and he didn't think life had meaning or purpose. His life was radically changed at the age of 30 when he entered into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Strat is currently pastoring a Calvary Chapel church plant in Renton, Washington. Tune in for a powerful episode exploring the New Age movement and the spirit realm. If you want to find out more about Strat Goodhue and his experiences, check out https://howtoknowthewillofgod.com. This episode first aired on July 22, 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://educateforlife.org/donate-to-efl/

What happens when you put a Creationist and an Evolutionist in the same room? A great conversation! Today on Educate For Life, Kevin has as his guest Bill Ludlow. Bill studied at Lansing Community College and Michigan State University and has been an avid amateur geologist, paleontologist, and fossil collector for many years. His interest in the Creation/Evolution controversy began in college during discussions with classmates and grew after discovering internet forums and more recently Facebook groups dedicated to the subject. As a retail manager and personnel trainer for a national RV accessories chain for 17 years, he traveled much of the country for business and pleasure, has lived in Michigan, California, Oregon, and currently resides in Arizona. He is the owner of Dirty Goat Productions, an entertainment company he founded in 2006. Learn more at dirtygoat.com Bill Ludlow also runs the website creationsciencefiction.com. Tune in for an interesting and informative episode where Kevin and Bill will debate the age of the earth and other evolutionary topics. This episode first aired on Dec 22, 2018 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/

Cindi’s Hope is a Christian ministry working in Africa to rescue children from human trafficking. They rescue orphans from war-torn countries including Rwanda, Uganda, and the Sudan. The ministry provides these children with safety, housing, and quality education. Today, Cindi’s Hope provides a quality Christian education, nutritious meals, love, and encouragement to nearly 200 children in 2 different centers in Kenya and our Primary School in Rwanda. Cindi’s Hope is active and growing in many different communities. Children, families, and entire communities are being transformed through continuing education and Christ’s love. While the children are first rescued from their situations by the Kenyan government, they do not offer assistance or resources to Cindi’s Hope. Free education is offered at the Cindi's Hope Primary schools. Therefore funding must come from outside sources. Help Cindi to provide much-needed food, clothing, and infrastructure for the Cindi's Hope Academy. Tune in to learn more or head over to https://www.cindis-hope.org This episode first aired on May 11, 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://educateforlife.org/donate-to-efl/

Kevin Preaches at Skyline on the Historical Accuracy of the Bible

Professor Emeritus and biochemical evolutionist, Dr. Dean Kenyon, abandoned evolution because of life’s irreducibly complex makeup and is now a Christian creationist. If abiogenesis (life from non-life) occurred as is claimed, then raw, undirected chemistry must have given rise to the highly complex interrelated machines and processes that make biologic life possible. Everyone has heard of the chicken/egg conundrum; which came first? There are many chicken/egg relationships required for life to exist. Take ATP for example. ATP is the energy currency of life. Every biologic function is powered by ATP. Stop ATP production and you’re dead, instantly. That’s why cyanide is so lethal, it stops ATP production. ATP is produced by the molecular rotary motor ATP Synthase, which spins at around 7000 revs a minute with every turn spitting out three ATP molecules. Around 50kg of ATP is produced in our bodies daily by the over 10 quadrillion ATP Synthase rotary motors in our bodies converting ADP6 to ATP; less when resting, more when working hard. But … ATP Synthase is coded for on the DNA. So to get ATP Synthase you have to have the DNA coding for it. But to get the DNA code for ATP Synthase transcribed so as to get ATP Synthase, you need ATP to drive the transcription process. However, to get ATP to drive transcription, you need ATP Synthase to produce it. No ATP Synthase = no ATP = no transcription of DNA coding for ATP Synthase = no ATP Synthase = no ATP… To make the issue explicit: The whole interrelated, irreducibly complex DNA/ATP Synthase system has to be fully intact and functional for it to work. Without it life is not possible, thus it had to come into existence as a going concern from the very first moment of life’s existence. (Renton Maclachlan Creation Ministries Intl, Discovery Inst) For more on intelligent design https://educateforlife.org/courses/100s/class105/

Calling all math nerds! I have a math problem I need help solving. According to Leslie Morrison, an astronomer now retired from the Royal Observatory Greenwich in London, the earth’s spin has slowed by about 6 hours in the past 2,740 years, Morrison and his team reported this finding in the Proceedings of the Royal Society A. This means that the farther back in time we go, the faster the earth would be spinning. What I want to know is this: assuming that the decrease in the earth’s rotation speed has been constant if the earth is currently spinning at approximately 1,000 mph at the equator, how fast would it be spinning A)2.5 million years ago(when the supposed evolutionary chimp line diverged from the human line) B)65 million years ago(when dinosaurs supposedly went extinct) C)3.5 billion years ago (when the first life supposedly appeared on earth) D)4.5 billion years ago (when earth supposedly formed). The reason I ask is that I’m skeptical that life could exist on earth if the rotation was too fast in the distant past. Educateforlife.org

Missing link found! Oops, maybe not. This isn't the only example of a supposed missing link that turned out not to be. Be skeptical of ideas that are contradictory to the historical text of the Bible. For a list of mistaken missing links check out my class at https://educateforlife.org/courses/100s/class101/

Live footage of a T-rex riding a bull! There is so much evidence that dinosaurs did not go extinct 65 million years ago. For more evidence https://educateforlife.org/courses/100s/class103/

This surfer said he wasn't sure if God or heaven were even real. Here's a quick response you can give in this type of situation. If you would like more answers to these types of questions check out my class on the anthropic principle https://educateforlife.org/courses/100s/class107/

Judge Bret Kavanaugh has been accused of sexual assault during the recent Congressional Supreme Court confirmation hearing. How can a Christian support someone like Bret Kavanaugh with a charge like this against him? Wouldn’t that be hypocritical or at the very least a horrible double standard? Today on Educate For Life Kevin will talk about how supporting Kavanaugh or someone like Trump doesn’t mean compromising your values or having to live by a double standard. Christians are often called out because of their support for leaders who don’t fully live up to Christian values. They are often called hypocrites, but is this really the case? Tune in to Educate For Life to find out. This episode first aired on October 6, 2018. 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/