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Thursday, September 24, 2015
On the show today, Kerby welcomes in-studio guest, "Armadillo Jim" Schmidt. He discusses his book, Helping Public Schools Bridge the Gap. Our second hour guest is Dr. Jason Lisle who is the Director of Research for the Institute for Creation Research. He tells us more about his book, Understanding Genesis: How to Analyze, Interpret, and Defend Scripture.
On the show today, Kerby welcomes in-studio guest, "Armadillo Jim" Schmidt. He discusses his book, Helping Public Schools Bridge the Gap. Our second hour guest is Dr. Jason Lisle who is the Director of Research for the Institute for Creation Research. He tells us more about his book, Understanding Genesis: How to Analyze, Interpret, and Defend Scripture.

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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...

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Jim Schmidt

Jim Schmidt

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Jim Schmidt, also known as Armadillo Jim has been a businessman and children’s minister throughout most of his adult life. He began his career in promotions with the Houston Oilers NFL football tea...

Jim Schmidt, also known as Armadillo Jim has been a businessman and children’s minister throughout most of his adult life. He began his career in promotions with the Houston Oilers NFL football team. He then began promoting his home state of Texas, with his favorite mascot, armadillos. Armadillo Jim formed the Put On Your Armor Foundation and has been in more than 1000 public schools with his Armadillo Rangers and pet armadillos. Jim is in the oil and gas business and leads a movement called Faith in the Workplace along with the Oilfield Christian Fellowship. Jim and his family authored the I Cried Too™ grief recovery book for children later chosen by the Pentagon after 9/11 ; Jim co founded Cookies for Soldiers™ His greatest love (along with his wife Sheila and his own children) is reaching young people for Jesus in schools. Jim lives in Tulsa Oklahoma.

Dr. Jason Lisle

Dr. Jason Lisle

Director of Research — Institute for Creation Research

Dr. Jason Lisle is the Director of Research for the Institute for Creation Research. He leads ICR’s gifted team of scientists who continue to investigate and demonstrate the evidence for creation. He...

Dr. Jason Lisle is the Director of Research for the Institute for Creation Research. He leads ICR’s gifted team of scientists who continue to investigate and demonstrate the evidence for creation. He graduated summa cum laude from Ohio Wesleyan University where he double-majored in physics and astronomy and minored in mathematics. He earned a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in astrophysics at the University of Colorado. Dr. Lisle specialized in solar astrophysics and has made a number of scientific discoveries regarding the solar photosphere and has contributed to the field of general relativity. After completion of his research at the University of Colorado, Dr. Lisle began working in full-time apologetics ministry, focusing on the defense of Genesis. Dr. Lisle was instrumental in developing the planetarium at the Creation Museum in Kentucky, writing and directing popular planetarium shows including “The Created Cosmos.” Dr. Lisle speaks on topics relating to science and the defense of the Christian faith; he has authored numerous articles and books demonstrating that biblical creation is the only logical possibility for origins. He is also a contributor to Guide to Creation Basics and Creation Basics & Beyond.

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