Kerby Anderson hosts today’s show. In the first hour, Dr. Daniel Emina & Rick Lawrence join Kerby to talk about their book, “The Suicide Solution” released on September 14, 2021. Then in the next hour, he is joined by author & apologist Lee Strobel. He and Kerby talk about his new book, The Case for Heaven.
This is an all-star line-up, so please plan accordingly.
Suicide is now the leading cause of death among young adults 18-34, and the fourth-leading cause of death among the middle-aged.
This book is a conversation between a minister and a psychiatrist. Informed by the clinical realities of anxiety, depression, and suicide, the authors draw from the transformational relational strategies of Jesus to chart a path into life and freedom.
Lee is the founding director for the Lee Strobel Center for Evangelism and Applied Apologetics at Colorado Christian University near Denver.
He was educated at the University of Missouri (Bachelor of Journalism degree) and Yale Law School (Master of Studies in Law degree). He was a journalist for fourteen years at The Chicago Tribune and other newspapers, winning Illinois’ highest honor for public service journalism and investigative reporting from United Press International.
After probing the evidence for Jesus, Lee became a Christian in 1981. He subsequently became a teaching pastor at three of America’s largest churches and hosted the national network TV program Faith Under Fire. In addition, he taught First Amendment law at Roosevelt University and was Professor of Christian Thought at Houston Baptist University.
In 2017, Lee’s spiritual journey was depicted in an award-winning theatrical-released motion picture, The Case for Christ. Lee has won national awards for his books The Case for Christ, The Case for Faith, The Case for a Creator, and The Case for Grace. His latest book is The Case for Heaven: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for Life After Death (Zondervan, September 2021).
Lee and Leslie Strobel have been married for almost 50 years. Their daughter, Alison, is a novelist, and their son, Kyle, is a professor of spiritual theology at the Talbot School of Theology at Biola University. They have four grandchildren.
With a balanced approach, Strobel examines the alternative of Hell and the logic of damnation, and gives a careful look at reincarnation, universalism, the exclusivity claims of Christ, and other issues related to the topic of life after death. With vulnerability, Strobel shares the experience of how he nearly died years ago and how the reality of death can shape our lives and faith.