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Wednesday, April 19, 2017
On Point of View today our guests are Heather Mercer and Paul Copan. Heather Mercer is the founder and president of Global Hope. Heather talks about her time in Kabul, she shares her testimony and speaks about ISIS and Global Hope whose mission it is to build bridges for meaningful relationships with the Muslim community. Later in the show, author Paul Copan tells us more about his book True for You but Not For Me. His books seek to make available accessible answers to the toughest questions asked of Christians.
On Point of View today our guests are Heather Mercer and Paul Copan. Heather Mercer is the founder and president of Global Hope. Heather talks about her time in Kabul, she shares her testimony and speaks about ISIS and Global Hope whose mission it is to build bridges for meaningful relationships with the Muslim community. Later in the show, author Paul Copan tells us more about his book True for You but Not For Me. His books seek to make available accessible answers to the toughest questions asked of Christians.

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...

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Heather Mercer

Heather Mercer

Founder & President — Global Hope

Heather is the founder and president of Global Hope. A native of Virgina, Heather is a graduate from Baylor University with a degree in Education. In 2001, after her graduation, Heather traveled to...

Heather is the founder and president of Global Hope. A native of Virgina, Heather is a graduate from Baylor University with a degree in Education. In 2001, after her graduation, Heather traveled to Kabul, Afghanistan to work and spread the Gospel. On August 3, 2001, Mercer, along with five other women and two men, was arrested by the Taliban for spreading the Gospel, a capital crime in Afghanistan. After September 11, 2001, she and the others were put on trial. Some were sentenced to death. She was held captive by the Taliban for 105 days until the Northern Alliance Force came to her rescue on November 15, 2001. Through projects that tangibly express the love and hope of Jesus Christ, Global Hope builds bridges for meaningful relationships with the Muslim community. Currently Global Hope is involved in two such projects in the nation of Iraq. Hagar House is the only aftercare program in Iraq for abused women. They are focused on a multi-phase restoration process that includes: counseling, spiritual development, life skills, education and job training, employment and independence. Freedom Center is a community center that includes coffee house and internet cafes, English language school, Leadership Institute and Library, Business and Copy Center, Women’s Training Class, Park and Playground, and Recreational and Sports Facility. The Freedom Center will serve about 500 people a day who will experience the love of Jesus Christ.

Paul Copan

Paul Copan

Author, Speaker — field_542d8190101fc

Paul Copan is a Christian philosopher, apologist, and author. Copan holds the prestigious Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics at Palm Beach Atlantic University. He has co-edited three books...

Paul Copan is a Christian philosopher, apologist, and author. Copan holds the prestigious Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics at Palm Beach Atlantic University. He has co-edited three books on the historical Jesus and coedited (with Paul K. Moser) a textbook on the philosophy of religion, "The Rationality of Theism" (Routledge). He is author of the forthcoming book "What Is God That We Are Mindful of Him? A Christian Philosophy of Religion" (Chalice) and coeditor of three forthcoming books: "The Apologetics Study Bible ", "The Routledge Companion to the Philosophy of Religion"and "Philosophy of Religion: Classic and Contemporary Issues". In addition to contributing essays to several books, he has written many articles in professional journals. He is the President of the Evangelical Philosophical Society. He and his wife Jacqueline live with their five children in the West Palm Beach area.

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