Our host today is Kerby Anderson. His first guest is Dr. Kathy Koch. She joins him to discuss her newest book, Parent Differently: Raise Kids with Biblical Character That Changes Culture. In the second hour, Kerby welcomes speaker, writer, and researcher, Bodie Hodge. They’ll talk about Bodie’s new book, Dinosaurs, Dragons, and the Bible.
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Celebrate Kids, Inc., based in Fort Worth, Texas. She has influenced thousands of parents, teachers, and children in thirty countries through keynote messages, seminars, chapels, banquet talks, and other events. She has authored seven books, including Screens and Teens, 8 Great Smarts, Start with the
Heart, Five to Thrive, and Resilient Kids.
Dr. Kathy earned a PhD in reading and educational psychology from Purdue University. In addition to teaching and coaching, she served as a tenured associate professor of education at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
+ What is character and why does it matter?
+ Why is there a crisis of character?
+ What are the challenges in developing character?
+ How can we teach or improve character?
He conducted research for his master’s degree through a grant from Lockheed Martin and developed a New Method of Production of Submicron Titanium Diboride. The new process was able to make titanium diboride cheaper, faster, and with higher quality. This technology is essential for some nanotechnologies.
During his years at SIUC, Bodie continued his personal study of biblical apologetics and began teaching this topic to a junior high Sunday school class. While at SIUC, he was the president of one of the few Christian student organizations, Christians Unlimited, and was also an officer in the student chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
After earning his master’s degree, Bodie worked as a mechanical engineer for Grain Systems Incorporated, was a visiting instructor in mechanical engineering at SIUC, and worked as a test engineer through Aerotek Engineering for Caterpillar, Inc., in Peoria, Illinois at the Peoria Proving Ground.
While working at Caterpillar, Bodie continued to teach apologetics to junior high and high school students. He did this until accepting a position with Answers in Genesis in 2003.
Currently, Bodie is a speaker, writer, and researcher at Answers in Genesis and a member of the Editorial Review Board. He has been involved in several books and DVDs and is a regular speaker in the Creation Museum Speaker Series.
Bodie and his wife Renee were married in 2004 and have three daughters and one son.