Joel Penton

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Author | Founder & CEO — LifeWise Academy

A former defensive tackle and national champion for the perennial powerhouse Ohio State Buckeyes, where he earned the Danny Wuerffel Trophy (otherwise known as the humanitarian Heisman), Joel Penton is the author of three books and the founder and CEO of LifeWise Academy—a groundbreaking program providing Bible education to students in over 100 public schools, during school hours, across the country. A widely sought-after speaker, over 1,000 live audiences and a million people have taken in his message. He currently resides in Columbus, Ohio with his wife, Bethany, and their five children.

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During School Hours: WHY and HOW LifeWise Academy is Reinstalling Religious Education into the Public School

During School Hours is the two-part (true) story of how it’s happening right now. Part 1 investigates WHY religious education was removed from publ...

Featured on: Monday, June 5, 2023

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August 28, 2026

Penna Dexter

A Detrans Clinic

Texas Children’s Hospital is the nation’s largest freestanding pediatric hospital. Located in Houston, it ranks #1 in Texas and in the top tier of children’s hospitals in the U.S.

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August 28, 2026

Kerby Anderson

Commitment

Lack of commitment is one of the biggest problems in marriage and relational formation.

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August 27, 2026

Kerby Anderson

UFOs and God

In all my years of doing a radio commentary, I have only mentioned UFOs and extraterrestrials a few times. I recently did an interview with Derrick Warfel about his book, UFOs and God, which is a comp...

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