In this episode of the Author Talks Podcast I interview Bodie Hodge about his book Tower of Babel: The Cultural History of Our Ancestors (Master Books, 2013).

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About the Book:
Tower of Babel: The Cultural History of Our Ancestors reveals our shared ancestry as never before! Many are familiar with the Biblical account of Babel, but after the dispersal, there was a void beyond Biblical history until empires like Rome and Greece arose. Now, discover the truth of these people groups and their civilizations that spread across the earth and trace their roots back to Babel as well as to the sons and grandsons of Noah.

Many of today’s scholars write off what occurred at the Tower of Babel as mythology and deny that it was a historical event. Beginning with the Biblical accounts, author Bodie Hodge researched ancient texts, critical clues, and rare historic records to help solve the mystery of what became of the failed builders of Babel. For the purpose of defending the Bible, Hodge presents these and other vital historical facts surrounding this much-debated event. Teens and older can use this layman’s reference for Biblical classes, ancient history, apologetics training, and to realize their own cultural connection to the Bible.

About the Author:
Mr. Bodie Hodge attended Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and received a B.S. and M.S. in mechanical engineering. His specialty was a subset of mechanical engineering based in advanced materials processing, particularly starting powders. Currently, Bodie is a speaker, writer, and researcher for Answers in Genesis–USA. He is the author of The Fall of Satan and co-author of Dragons: Legends & Lore of Dinosaurs.

Books by Bodie Hodge:

Other Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• www.answersingenesis.org
• www.creationmuseum.org
• www.thearkencounter.com

In this episode of the Author Talks Podcast I interview Bill Foster about his book Meet the Skeptic: A Field Guide to Faith Conversations (Master Books, 2012).

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About the Book:
Christian faith almost always meets skepticism. Are you equipped to effectively handle the skeptic’s questions and debates?

Meet the Skeptic is a new approach to equipping believers to engage the non-believing culture. Author Bill Foster takes the multitude of objections and reduces them to four basic categories. Understanding these categories will enable you to effectively share your hope in the gospel of Jesus Christ and clarify the skeptic’s root objection. Foster offers pop culture references and biblical support so that you can:

• Recognize the Red-Flag Words that prop up objections
• Ask probing questions and acquire an ear for opportunities
• Develop an understanding of the skeptics ideas and better fulfill the Great Commission.

This easy to read approach to apologetics and evangelism is a field guide to faith conversations. It is written for teens, college students, and adults and can be used as a group study with the leader’s guide and workbook.

About the Author:
As a Christian apologist and owner of a brand image and design firm, Bill Foster has a unique perspective of how the popular culture perceives and is influenced by the ideas that shape our world. He has created an approach for engaging skeptics that breaks down objections into categories. Bill believes that understanding the worldviews behind these categories, rather than chasing down answers to every objection, is the key to reaching the heart of a skeptic’s thinking.

You can connect with Bill on his website (MeetTheSkeptic.com), Blog (MeetTheSkeptic.wordpress.com), Facebook, and Twitter (@MeetTheSkeptic).

Books by Bill Foster:

Other Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

Cross Focused Ebooks is co-hosting a live Google+ online Hangout with Dr. James Stobaugh Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 7pm CT! Please RSVP on either Google+ or Facebook.

This is your free online opportunity to connect with a certified ACT and SAT grader, ask questions, and receive one on one feedback while your students are preparing for these important tests!

Dr. Stobaugh was a Merrill Fellow at Harvard and holds degrees from Vanderbilt and Rutgers universities, and Princeton and Gordon-Conwell seminaries. He is also a homeschool father, and will be speaking at 12 homeschool conventions alongside Master Books this year!

At the event, you will have the opportunity to take advantage of Dr. Stobaugh’s digital resources at a special discounted price. We’re also offering every person who buys a discounted digital resource one on one time with Dr. Stobaugh, and the chance to have a practice essay graded by him with feedback! You may also enter to win our grand prize, a print copy of both the ACT and SAT Preparation Courses for the Christian Student.

There will be giveaways and great discounts!

E-Book Deal:
Both ACT & College Preparation Course for the Christian Student and SAT & College Preparation Course for the Christian Student will be available for a sale price of $9.99 from February 26 to March 5.

Live Q & A:
Join us for a one on one session where Dr. Stobaugh will help prepare students for the life-changing tests ahead and will take your questions!

RSVP:
Please RSVP and invite your friends using the Google+ and Facebook event invitations.

Today Bible Geek Gone Wild is honored to host Master Books’ Free Book Friday Giveaway. We’re giving away 1 print and 1 digital copy of Evolution Impossible by Dr. John F. Ashton and The Genius of Ancient Man by Don Landis.

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I had the privilege of interviewing both Dr. John F. Ashton and Don Landis about these two great books. Links to the interviews on Author Talks with Shaun Tabatt are below.

In this episode of the Author Talks Podcast I interview Marilyn Boyer about her book For You They Signed: The Spiritual Heritage of Those Who Shaped Our Nation (Master Books, 2010).

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About the Book:
In 1776, 56 men signed their names on a document that they knew might well mean their certain deaths as traitors to England. Standing on principles of faith and liberty, these men forged a powerful call for freedom and human dignity still resonating today in America. Yet, historical revisionists have distorted or attempted to wipe away every trace of this nation’s Christian heritage, including the heartfelt faith of these founding fathers.

More than simply facts and figures, For You They Signed provides an abundance of resources within one volume, including:
• A full year of life-changing, challenging family or group devotional character studies
• Over 90 illustrations, biographical summaries, and insightful quotes
• Character quality definitions, Patrick Henry’s speech delivered to the signers, the Christian nature of state constitutions, and the Christian nature of America’s universities.

The Declaration of Independence remains one of history’s most enduring achievements, and this text will help you value those freedoms these men fought for in an insightfully fresh way. It will also assist you in catching the God-given vision of these faithful new Americans, igniting a fire for your family, community, and the generations to come. Here is a volume that should be found in every private and public library in America… a meticulously documented look back to the true birth of our nation.

They pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor so that we could be free!

About the Author:
Marilyn Boyer is the descendant of a Revolutionary War soldier, and a daughter of a World War II veteran. She is the wife of an Air Force veteran, mother and home educator of fourteen sons and daughters, and grandmother of six. Deeply patriotic and passionate about America’s Christian history, Marilyn has in For You They Signed brought to life the stories of the 56 noble men who pledged their lives, fortunes and sacred honor to secure our freedom. Marilyn and her husband, Rick, were among the pioneers of the modern home education movement in the early 1980’s. Together they founded The Learning Parent ministry, have written over a dozen books, and travel around the country and abroad, speaking at home school and Christian parenting conferences to encourage, inspire and challenge the parents training the next generation of Americans. Their books have circulated around the globe and have been translated into several foreign languages.

Books by Marilyn Boyer:

Other Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Take Back the Land by Rick Boyer
• TheLearningParent.com
• CharacterConceptsBlog.com
• CharacterConcepts.com (coming soon)
• GenerationsWithVision.com (Kevin Swanson)
• WallBuilders.com (David Barton)

If you were unable to make it to the Google + Hangout with Ken Ham, you can watch the recorded version of the live stream below. The $7.99 sale price on the Apple iBooks enhaned edition of DINOSAURS for Kids is available ’til February 1st.

If you’re an iPad user, you’ll definitely want to pick up a copy of the Apple iBooks enhaned edition of DINOSAURS for Kids. It is available for $7.99 in the iBookstore from January 29 to February 1, 2013.

Remember to join me tonight for an online Google+ Hangout with Ken Ham of Answers in Genesis. He will be discussing ‘Why Dinosaur Education Matters’ and introducing a brand new enhanced digital tool for families! Come with your questions for Ken and for your chance to win exciting prizes!! We’ll be giving away 10 free downloads of the Apple iBooks enhaned edition of DINOSAURS for Kids and a $25 iTunes gift card.

1) RSVP to let us know you will be attending. You can do this on Google+ or Facebook, or even better, both.
2) Invite your friends. Once you’ve RSVP’d please share the event with your circles/friends.
3) Show up on the Facebook/Google+ event page at the Hangout time and have some fun. Chat, interact, ask your questions. Let’s make a party out of it.
4) If you’re an iPad user, you’ll definitely want to pick up a copy of Ken’s new book. It is available for $7.99 in the iTunes store from January 29 to February 1, 2013.

Join Master Books and Cross Focused Ebooks on January 29th at 8 PM ET for an online Google+ Hangout with Ken Ham of Answers in Genesis. He will be discussing ‘Why Dinosaur Education Matters’ and introducing a brand new enhanced digital tool for families! Come with your questions for Ken and for your chance to win exciting prizes!! We’ll be giving away 10 free downloads of the Apple iBooks enhaned edition of DINOSAURS for Kids and a $25 iTunes gift card.

Check out this video for a sneak peek of DINOSAURS for kids – iBooks Enhanced Edition.

E-Book Deal:
Dinosaurs for Kids – iBooks Enhanced Edition will be offered at a sale price of $7.99 for this Hangout.

Live Q & A:
Not only will you have the opportunity to learn from Ken Ham, but he’ll be taking some of your questions too. We’ll be taking questions live from the chat during the Hangout.

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In this episode of the Author Talks Podcast I interview Don Landis about his new book The Genius of Ancient Man (Master Books, 2012).

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About the Book:
Evidences and commonalities explored from ancient man around the globe!

• Why structures echoing the Tower of Babel have been recreated on almost every continent and major culture
• What artifacts and archaeology, technology and innovation, really reveal about the origin of mankind
• Why many biblical symbols (rainbows, human sacrifice, mountains, the Son/ sun worship) were, and continue to be, distorted in pagan religious practices
• What the historical record reveals about Satan’s “counterfeit” of God’s plan for humanity

All over the world there are similar findings of ancient religions, cities and towers, world travel, advanced astronomy, and civilized government. Over the course of two years, a team of researchers from Jackson Hole Bible College has worked to bring together the different pieces of the convoluted mystery and history of ancient man.

Hours of researching, trips to various sites around North and Central America, visits to museums, and meetings with experts have provided the team with an overwhelming amount of evidence for the intelligence of these early innovators. A jumble of anomalies and magnificent structures continue to confound archaeology and anthropology today, yet as the dots are connected, one finds history as described in the biblical record.

About the Author:
Don Landis is the president of Jackson Hole Bible College in Jackson, Wyoming. He is also Sr. Pastor at Community Bible Church in Jackson and Chairman of the Board for Answers in Genesis. He is the chief editor for The Genius of Ancient Man and worked closely alongside many students from Jackson Hole Bible College who also contributed to its completion.

Books by Don Landis:

Other Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• The Puzzle of Ancient Man: Evidence for Advanced Technology in Past Civilizations by Donald Chittick
• The Genius of Ancient Man Blog

In this episode of the Author Talks Podcast I interview Dr. John F. Ashton about his new book Evolution Impossible: 12 Reasons Why Evolution Cannot Explain the Origin of Life on Earth (Master Books, 2012).

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About the Book:
There is scientific evidence proving evolution cannot be responsible for life on Earth.

It is time to question what biology text books and nature documentaries claim about our origins. Even Darwin admitted, “I threw out queries, suggestions, wondering all the time over everything; and to my astonishment the ideas took like wildfire. People made a religion of them.”

Dr. John Ashton has dedicated 40+ years to teaching and researching science, and exposing the lack of proven evidence for Darwin’s theories. In Evolution Impossible, he uses discoveries in genetics, biochemistry, geology, radiometric dating, and other scientific disciplines to explain why the theory of evolution is a myth.

Discover for yourself:

• Why the fossil record is evidence of extinction, not evolution
• How erosion and sedimentation dates conflict with radiometric dating
• How the lack of transitional fossils undermines evolutionary notions
• Why living cells and new organisms do not rise by chance or random mutations

Regardless of your level of scientific education, you will finish this book able to cite 12 reasons why evolution cannot explain the origin of life.

About the Author:
Dr. John Ashton has been active in science teaching and research for over 40 years; a popular editor and researcher for creationist books, he is an adjunct professor of biomedical science and applied sciences in Melbourne, Australia. You can learn more about John Ashton and his writing at Facebook.com/EvolutionImpossible, Facebook.com/DrJohn.Ashton, and Twitter.com/DrJonAshton.

Books by Dr. John F. Ashton:

Other Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Answers in Genesis
• Creation Ministries International
• Institute For Creation Research
• Genetic Entropy & The Mystery of the Genome by John C. Sanford
• Books by Michael J. Oard