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Monday, June 19, 2017

Today on Point of View we hear from history professor at Baylor University, Thomas S. Kidd. He tells us more about his book, Benjamin Franklin: The Religious Life of a Founding Father.

Donna Skell, Executive Director and Lisa Burkhardt Worley, Director of Special Projects at Roaring Lambs Ministries join us in-studio to tell us about the Christian Writer’s Conference coming up in July.

Note: We are still having difficulties with our video feed, we are working to get this resolved as soon as possible.

Today on Point of View we hear from history professor at Baylor University, Thomas S. Kidd. He tells us more about his book, Benjamin Franklin: The Religious Life of a Founding Father.

Donna Skell, Executive Director and Lisa Burkhardt Worley, Director of Special Projects at Roaring Lambs Ministries join us in-studio to tell us about the Christian Writer’s Conference coming up in July.

Note: We are still having difficulties with our video feed, we are working to get this resolved as soon as possible.

HOST

Kerby Anderson

Kerby Anderson

Host — Point of View

Kerby Anderson is host of Point of View Radio Talk Show and also serves as the President of Probe Ministries. He holds masters degrees from Yale University (science) and Georgetown University (governm...

GUESTS

Thomas Kidd

Thomas Kidd

Professor of History | Author — Baylor University

Thomas Kidd is the Associate Director of ISR, and Distinguished Professor of History at Baylor University. His books include American Colonial History: Clashing Cultures and Faiths (Yale University Pr...

Thomas Kidd is the Associate Director of ISR, and Distinguished Professor of History at Baylor University. His books include American Colonial History: Clashing Cultures and Faiths (Yale University Press, 2016), Baptists in America: A History (with Barry Hankins, Oxford University Press, 2015), George Whitefield: America’s Spiritual Founding Father (Yale University Press, 2014), Patrick Henry: First Among Patriots (Basic Books, 2011), God of Liberty: A Religious History of the American Revolution (Basic Books, 2010), American Christians and Islam (Princeton University Press, 2008), and The Great Awakening: The Roots of Evangelical Christianity in Colonial America (Yale University Press, 2007). He has written for outlets including the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal. Kidd blogs at “Evangelical History,” at The Gospel Coalition website. Kidd teaches courses on colonial America, the American Revolution, and American religious history. He won a 2006-07 NEH Fellowship, and won a 2004 NEH Summer Stipend. Kidd came to Baylor University in 2002 after completing a Ph.D. in history at the University of Notre Dame, where he worked with the historian of religion George Marsden. He received a B.A. and M.A. at Clemson University. He and his wife Ruby have two sons, Jonathan and Joshua.

Donna Skell

Donna Skell

Executive Director — Roaring Lambs Ministries

With a heart for God, people, and business, Donna stays active in the Christian community. She has been involved with this ministry since it's inception and came on staff in 2008. Prior to that she se...

With a heart for God, people, and business, Donna stays active in the Christian community. She has been involved with this ministry since it's inception and came on staff in 2008. Prior to that she served with the American Tract Society as spokesperson. Along with her husband, Anton, Donna owned and operated a successful chain of ladies fitness clubs in the Dallas/Ft.Worth area. Donna especially enjoys speaking to Ladies Groups, Churches, and at Retreats. Her rich Jewish heritage and her study of God's Word enhance her insight into the issues involved in Christian faith and living.

Lisa Burkhardt Worley

Lisa Burkhardt Worley

Director of Special Projects — Roaring Lambs Ministries

A 19-year television media veteran, Lisa has appeared nationally as a correspondent on the program Inside the NFL, ESPN, was an anchor on the Madison Square Garden Network in New York City and worked...

A 19-year television media veteran, Lisa has appeared nationally as a correspondent on the program Inside the NFL, ESPN, was an anchor on the Madison Square Garden Network in New York City and worked locally in Chattanooga, Tennessee and San Antonio, Texas. Lisa answered a call to full time ministry in 2003, founding Pearls of Promise Ministries. She is an award-winning author of two books, If I Only Had…Wrapping Yourself in God’s Truth During Storms of Insecurity, and the Pearls of Promise Devotional. If I Only Had…the winner of four writing awards, recently received an international honor, being named a finalist in the religious non-fiction category of the Next Generation Indie Awards. She has also written a children’s book, The Most Powerful P. Lisa, a sought after speaker, earned a Masters of Theological Studies degree from Perkins School of Theology in 2008.

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