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  John Studebaker

  Podcast Guest
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John Studebaker
Podcast Guest
Former atheist Dr. John Studebaker viewed religion as boring and inconsequential until he encountered surprising evidence about God and meaningful experiences with Christians. Over time, his quest for truth led him to a profound personal relationship with Jesus.
 
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  Jana Harmon

  Senior Fellow For Christian Apologetics, CSLI
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Jana Harmon

Senior Fellow For Christian Apologetics, CSLI

Jana Harmon, Ph.D, is the Senior Fellow For Christian Apologetics for the C.S. Lewis Institute and a Teaching Fellow for C.S. Lewis Institute Atlanta. She serves on the Atlanta Advisory Board and as an Adjunct Professor of Cultural Apologetics at Biola University. Her doctoral research studied the religious conversion of atheists to Christianity looking at the perspectives and stories of 50 former Atheists. She views apologetics through a practical, evangelistic lens. She is the host of Side B Stories podcast for the C.S. Lewis Institute. Jana received her PhD from the University of Birmingham, England.
 

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  Daniel Ray

  Apologist
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Daniel Ray
Apologist
Daniel Ray is a researcher and apologist. He holds a Master's in Christian Apologetics from Houston Baptist University and serves with Watchman, a non-profit interfaith evangelism ministry.

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  Sharon Dirckx

  Author
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Sharon Dirckx
Author
Sharon Dirckx is a speaker and author whose work focuses on responding to the spiritual and faith-related questions that people ask today. She speaks and lectures across the UK and internationally, in workplaces, universities, schools, churches and conferences. Sharon’s passion is sharing with others how and why the person of Jesus Christ remains as relevant as ever to the pertinent questions of our time. She wrote the award-winning book entitled: Why?: Looking at God, evil and personal suffering, was the contributor to best-selling author, Lee Strobel’s book and documentary, The Case for Heaven (Zondervan 2021), and most recently wrote Broken Planet, scientifically answering questions about natural disasters. Dirckx has a Ph.D. in brain imaging from the University of Cambridge.
 
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  Daniel

  Podcast Guest
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Daniel

Podcast Guest

Daniel is a lifelong atheist who found Jesus Christ. He is the founder of the X account Darwin to Jesus.


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  Daniel Mizell

  Speaker
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Daniel Mizell
Speaker
Daniel Mizell is a mechanical engineer and former atheist who shares his journey through science, religion, and faith.
 
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  Nate Sala

  Pastor and Speaker
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Nate Sala
Pastor and Speaker
Nate Sala is a pastor, speaker, and teacher. He is the host of the popular Wise Disciple YouTube channel and he serves with Summit Ministries.
 
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  Melanie Beerda

  Writer and Speaker
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Melanie Beerda

Writer and Speaker

Melanie Beerda is a writer and speaker as well as a former Addictions Support Worker and Youth Worker specializing in at-risk-youth. She shares her unexpected story of experiencing God's unconditional love.


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  Keith Hess

  Associate Professor
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Keith Hess
Associate Professor
Keith Hess is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Apologetics at Oklahoma Baptist University. He is a philosopher, teacher, and Christian apologist whose research focuses on the philosophy of religion, analytic theology, and personal identity.
 
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  Carrie Sheffield

  Podcast Guest
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Carrie Sheffield

Podcast Guest

Carrie Sheffield is a journalist, author, and policy analyst. She serves as the Senior Policy Analyst at Independent Women’s Forum. She earned her master’s in public policy from Harvard University and has worked with Goldman Sachs and Moody's Investor's Service. As a journalist she covered congress for The Hill and was a founding reporter at Politico. She's presented regularly on national television and media. She is the author of: Motorhome Prophecies: A Journey of Healing and Forgiveness.