Joel Penton

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Author | Founder & CEO — LifeWise Academy

A former defensive tackle and national champion for the perennial powerhouse Ohio State Buckeyes, where he earned the Danny Wuerffel Trophy (otherwise known as the humanitarian Heisman), Joel Penton is the author of three books and the founder and CEO of LifeWise Academy—a groundbreaking program providing Bible education to students in over 100 public schools, during school hours, across the country. A widely sought-after speaker, over 1,000 live audiences and a million people have taken in his message. He currently resides in Columbus, Ohio with his wife, Bethany, and their five children.

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During School Hours: WHY and HOW LifeWise Academy is Reinstalling Religious Education into the Public School

During School Hours is the two-part (true) story of how it’s happening right now. Part 1 investigates WHY religious education was removed from publ...

Featured on: Monday, June 5, 2023

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May 29, 2026

Penna Dexter

Stunning Reversal

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Kerby Anderson

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Kerby Anderson Columnist Bob Greene noticed a connection between TV Dinners and smartphones. In fact, he says the 1950s meal was a gateway drug for screen addiction. He believes that our zombie-like a...

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Kerby Anderson

Political Fantasy

Kerby Anderson A recent poll of Americans conducted by NewsGuard and YouGov is disturbing on its face. It is even more concerning the deeper you delve into the data. The topline comment is that a siza...

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