June 17, 2010

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Alex McFarland Talks With Judge Roy Moore, Colson and Zacharias as Summertime Guests on Sound Rzn Radio Show

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Sound Rzn, a nationally-syndicated Christian radio program hosted by Southern Evangelical Seminary President Alex McFarland, will welcome several interesting and well-known guests this summer on the 4 to 5 p.m. EDT weekday show heard on more than 140 stations around the country.

On June 18, McFarland will talk with Dr. Randy Guliuzza from the Institute for Creation Research in Dallas, Texas. Guliuzzas specialties include the human body, apologetics and worldview, and he is a captivating speaker who presents well-documented and often humorous scientific and biblical talks to audiences of all ages.

Guliuzza has represented ICR in several scientific debates at secular universities and in other forums. He has a B.S. in engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, a B.A. in theology from Moody Bible Institute, an M.D. from the University of Minnesota and a Masters in Public Health from Harvard University. Guliuzza served nine years in the Navy Civil Engineer Corps and is a registered Professional Engineer. In 2008, he retired as Lt. Col. from the U.S. Air Force, where he served as Flight Surgeon and Chief of Aerospace Medicine. He is the author of the recently released book Made in His Image: Examining the Complexities of the Human Body.

Then on June 21, Robert Velarde, author of The Wisdom of Pixar and a Southern Evangelical Seminary alumnus, will join McFarland in the Sound Rzn studio. Velarde is a writer and editor for Sonlight Curriculum. He is the author of The Heart of Narnia, Inside the Screwtape Letters, The Power of Family Prayer, The Lion, the Witch and the Bible, and Examining Alternative Medicine.  A former editor for Focus on the Family, he received his M.A. in Religion from Southern Evangelical Seminary.

Upcoming guests include the Hon. Roy Moore, former chief justice and President of the Foundation for Moral Law in Montgomery, Ala., on July 1; Chuck Colson, founder of Prison Fellowship Ministries, on July 2; and Ravi Zacharias, Indian-born, Canadian-American evangelical Christian apologist, evangelist and author, on July 22.

The Sound Rzn Web site at www.SoundRezn.com has some new, additional aspects and the new blog is already a very popular feature. The Sound Rzn program is heard on over 140 radio stations in 38 states. It can also be heard via online streaming, audio archive or podcast and primarily focuses on apologetics, as well as issues on world-view, theology and culture. Guests have included Lee Strobel, Mike Huckabee, William Lane Craig, Mark Mittelberg and many more.

McFarland is a renowned expert in Christian apologetics and President of Southern Evangelical Seminary. He is a speaker, writer and advocate for Christian apologetics and has spoken in hundreds of locations throughout the U.S. and abroad. He has been interviewed by Billy Graham, James Dobson, Chuck Colson, The New York Times, The Washington Post, CBS, FOX, NBC, Salem Radio Network news, the Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, BBC, Prime Time America, Christianity Today and many other media outlets.  The 17th annual National Conference on Christian Apologetics is scheduled this year on October 8th and 9th in Kansas City, KS, and on October 15th and 16th in Charlotte which is the first time that the conference will be held in two cities on consecutive weekends.

For more information about SES, student enrollment, or for the calendar of events and the schedule for this years National Conference on Christian Apologetics, go to www.ses.edu.

Dr. Alex McFarland has been in full-time ministry since 1989 and is currently the president of Southern Evangelical Seminary in North Carolina. As a Christian apologist (one who explains and rationally defends faith), he has spent over two decades training teens and adults in biblical worldview reasoning.  A good portion of that time was spent working with Focus on the Family ministering to teens.  Through his Stand Weekends and National Conference on Apologetics, Dr. McFarland has assembled the worlds premiere Christian apologists with a goal of introducing new audiences to the truths of Christianity.  He is also the author of a brand new book series for teens:  Stand: Seeking the Way of God, Unleashing the Wisdom of God and Diving Into the Word of God,  in addition to many other books and publications. His one-hour daily radio program, Sound Rzn, is heard on over 140 radio stations on the American Family Radio network.  Visit www.soundrezn.com for show information, guests, archives and more.

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