Contributors

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  Kathleen Noller

  Questioning Belief Podcast Host, CSLI
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Kathleen Noller
Questioning Belief Podcast Host, CSLIKathleen Noller, Ph.D, is host of the Questioning Belief podcast. She is a leading Computational Biologist and specializes in cancer research. Kathleen completed her undergraduate studies in Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University, where her academic journey laid the foundation for her career as a scientist. She holds a PhD from Johns Hopkins University and is passionate about medical research. Kathleen is also a dedicated wife and mother to a one-year-old, balancing her professional achievements with the joys of family life.  
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  James Edwards

  Founding CEO, ELITE Strategic Services, LLC
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James Edwards
Founding CEO, ELITE Strategic Services, LLC
James R. Edwards, Jr., is the founder and CEO of ELITE Strategic Services, LLC, and consults on intellectual property, antitrust, health, and transportation policy. He plays leadership, strategic, and advisory roles on IP, particularly patents. He’s spoken at conferences and seminars around the country, at Capitol Hill briefings and Washington events. Edwards was selected as a 1998 Lincoln Fellow of the Claremont Institute and was awarded an Eagle Award in 2017 by Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund. He participates in the Medical Device Manufacturers Association's Patent Working Group. Edwards contributes to IPWatchdog, The Hill, Intellectual Asset Management, IEEE-USA Insight and other media. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Georgia, and a juris doctorate from the University of Tennessee.
 
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  Greg Koukl

  Apologist
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Greg Koukl
Apologist
Greg Koukl is a Christian apologist, radio talk show host, author, speaker and founder of the Christian apologetics organization Stand to Reason. Koukl received an M.A. in Philosophy of Religion and Ethics from Talbot School of Theology, and also an M.A. in Christian apologetics from Simon Greenleaf School of Law. He has authored or co-authored several books including The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How It Ends and Everything Important that Happens in Between and Tactics.
 
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  Todd Korpi

  Author
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Todd Korpi
Author
Todd Korpi (DMiss, Fuller Theological Seminary) serves as Missiologist in Residence at OneHope and Director of the Digital Mission Consortia at the Wheaton College Billy Graham Center. He is assistant professor of Christian Leadership at Fuller Seminary and Dean of Digital Ministry programs at Ascent College. Dr. Korpi and his wife provide resourcing and strategic consultation for churches and parachurch ministries. Dr. Korpi is the author of AI Goes the Church: Pastoral Wisdom for Artificial Intelligence, Your Daughters Shall Prophesy: Amplifying the Voice and Place of Christian Women, and The Life-Giving Spirit: The Victory of Christ in Missional Perspective. He is passionate about empowering the local church to live as mobilized missionaries where they live and work.
 
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  Lydia McGrew

  Author
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Lydia McGrew
Author
Lydia McGrew is a widely published analytic philosopher and author. She received her PhD in English from Vanderbilt University in 1995. She has published extensively in the theory of knowledge, specializing in formal epistemology and in its application to the evaluation of testimony and to the philosophy of religion. She defends the reliability of the Gospels and Acts in four books, Hidden in Plain View: Undesigned Coincidences in the Gospels and Acts, The Mirror or the Mask: Liberating the Gospels From Literary Devices, The Eye of the Beholder: The Gospel of John as Historical Reportage, and Testimonies to the Truth: Why You Can Trust the Gospels.
 
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  Johann Kurtz

  Podcast Guest
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Johann Kurtz
Podcast Guest
Johann Kurtz is a legacy adviser and succession strategist, helping individuals and families to arrange their affairs towards lasting good. He is a Substack bestseller, and his blog Becoming Noble - on philosophy, theology, and history - is read by tens of thousands each week. He recently published a book titled Leaving a Legacy: Inheritance, Charity & Thousand-Year Families which reveals that true charity is a multi-generational project—and that virtuous family dynasties are its indispensable guardians. It equips leaders to embrace this sacred duty and forge a legacy they will be forever proud of.
 
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  Rebecca McLaughlin

  Author
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Rebecca McLaughlin
Author
Rebecca McLaughlin, Author, grew up in the UK and holds a Ph.D. in English literature from Cambridge University and a theology degree from Oak Hill College in London. In 2008, she moved to America and spent 9 years with The Veritas Forum. In September 2017, she co-founded Vocable Communications. Rebecca is the author of Confronting Christianity; 12 Hard Questions for the World’s Largest Religion and 10 Questions Every Teen Should Ask (and Answer) about Christianity. She continues her writing and speaking as one of the world’s leading Christian apologists while enjoying her family life with her husband and three children.
 
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  Matthew Bingham

  Professor and Author
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Matthew Bingham
Professor and Author
Matthew Bingham holds a PhD from Queen’s University Belfast and is the vice president of academic affairs and associate professor of church history at Phoenix Seminary in Scottsdale, Arizona. He is the author of Orthodox Radicals: Baptist Identity in the English Revolution and has served as a pastor in the United States and Northern Ireland. He is also the author of the newly released book A Heart Aflame for God, in which Dr. Bingham details his studies of God-ordained spiritual practices modeled by the 16th- and 17th-century Reformers. Primarily drawing from Puritan tradition, he shows readers how to balance belief in salvation through faith with a responsibility for one’s personal spiritual growth.
 
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  Brian Carrier

  Pastor
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Brian Carrier
Pastor
Brian Carrier is the Pastor of Discipleship of The District Church, Washington DC. He has a PhD in Biblical Studies from The Catholic University of America, a Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Massachusetts. Brian supports the mission of discipleship by overseeing Life Groups and Rooted, discipleship classes and retreats, and discipleship language and strategy, along with praying for and sharing life with the church community. He is therefore passionate about The District Church's mission to make disciples who love, think, and act like Jesus. He lives in Silver Spring with his lovely wife and daughter.