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Monday, August 26, 2019

Nick Pitts will be filling in for Kerby today!

His first guest is Jonathan Merritt, who will talk about whether or not the Democrats can get the evangelical vote. Nick’s next guest is Karen Kataline. They will have a lively discussion about Ilhan Omar accusing those she hates of being ‘Phobic.’ His final guest is Kyle Mann from The Babylon Bee, who shares the latest on satire in today’s media.

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Nick Pitts
Dr. Nick Pitts
Executive Director of the Institute for Global Engagement - DBU

J. Nick Pitts serves as the Executive Director of the Institute for Global Engagement at Dallas Baptist University. Previous to this he held the position of Director for Cultural Engagement at Denison Forum on Truth and Culture. He came to the Denison Forum in 2014. He contributed to the Forum in the areas of geopolitics and popular culture, as wellRead More

Guests
Jonathan Merritt Show Page
Jonathan Merritt
Commentator | Speaker | Writer
Jonathan Merritt is an award-winning writer on religion, culture, and politics. He serves as a contributing writer for The Atlantic, a contributing editor for The Week, and is author of several critically-acclaimed books including Learning to Speak God from Scratch: Why Sacred Words are Vanishing - and How We Can Revive Them.

Jonathan has published more than 3500 articles in respected outlets such as The New York Times, USA Today, Buzzfeed, The Washington Post and Christianity Today. As a respected voice, he regularly contributes commentary to television, print, and radio news outlets and has been interviewed by ABC World News, NPR, CNN, PBS, MSNBC, Fox News, and CBS’ “60 Minutes.”

Jonathan is a sought after speaker at colleges, conferences, and churches on topics relating to spirituality, politics, and current events. Whether he is delivering an academic lecture or inspirational sermon, Jonathan’s captivating communication style and powerful presence are well-suited for intimate gatherings of hundreds or arenas filled with thousands.

As a collaborator or ghostwriter, Jonathan has worked on more than 50 additional books, with several titles landing on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestsellers lists. Additionally, he trains hundreds of young writers through his Write Brilliant course and is available for exclusive one-on-one coaching for a select number of aspiring and accomplished writers.

Jonathan holds a Master of Divinity from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Master of Theology from Emory University’s Candler School of Theology. He is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades including the Wilbur Award for excellence in journalism, the Religion News Association’s columnist of the year, and the Englewood Review of Books “Book of the Year” award.

Jonathan currently resides in Brooklyn, NY where he is an aspiring dog dad and college football fan.
Karen Kataline
Commentator | Producer | Columnist | Talk Show Host | Writer
Commentator, columnist & talk show host, Karen Kataline received her Master’s Degree in Social Work from Columbia University and is a frequent guest host on AM Talk Radio. She is the producer and host of Spouting Off, a live, Internet call-in talk show covering politics, pop culture and a little psychology thrown in. Her Op Eds can be seen in Investor’s Business Daily, Western Journal, Town Hall, The Daily Caller and The American Thinker.

A proud Colorado native, her first career as a professional actress/singer took her on tour around the country and to New York City, where she eventually discovered that she preferred saying her own words to memorizing somebody else’s. She still lends her operatic voice to fundraisers and community events. She has sung the National Anthem and God Bless America in numerous venues from State Legislatures to the New Jersey Nets.

Ms. Kataline has practiced as a clinician and consultant in the mental health field. Her expertise has earned her consulting contracts with physicians’ groups, nursing organizations and home health care companies.

 She has been a corporate trainer for business executives and an adjunct professor in communications and public speaking for institutions like the New School for Social Research and Parsons School of Design in New York and New Jersey’s Montclair State College and Fairleigh Dickenson University.

She is the author of an award-winning memoir, FATLASH! Food Police & the Fear of Thin, a personal account and analysis of her experience with child beauty pageants, food restriction and her “stage mother on steroids.”
Kyle Mann Show Page
Kyle Mann
Author | Writer | Editor in Chief - The Babylon Bee
THE BABYLON BEE is today’s most popular source of Christian satire, with more than 500,000 social media followers since its launch in March 2016. This trusted fountain of humor consistently shines a spotlight on modern Christian cultural quirks. As it pokes fun at all-too-familiar trends and traditions, it calls each of us to a truer understanding of real biblical faith. With legions of Facebook fans and loyal website visitors, The Babylon Bee spreads laughter across denominational lines to all generations.
Nick Daily Briefing
Daily Briefing
The Daily Briefing is a newsletter sent straight to your inbox every morning that provides biblical insight on today's news. This five-minute read gives an overview of the news driving the day and provides Nick Notes. These Notes offer biblical insight of the highlighted article. In essence, each note tries to answer this question: how should we think about this from a biblical perspective?
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