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Monday, October 8, 2018
Today Dr. Merrill Matthews is our guest host. During the first hour Marc Levin will be our guest. Marc is Vice President of Criminal Justice Policy at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. During the second hour Dr. Matthews will talk to Tommy Nelson, the Senior Pastor at Denton Bible Church who will be in-studio to talk about depression. We look forward to hearing from you! Please call us at 800-351-1212 or post on Facebook at facebook.com/pointofviewradio.  
Today Dr. Merrill Matthews is our guest host. During the first hour Marc Levin will be our guest. Marc is Vice President of Criminal Justice Policy at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. During the second hour Dr. Matthews will talk to Tommy Nelson, the Senior Pastor at Denton Bible Church who will be in-studio to talk about depression. We look forward to hearing from you! Please call us at 800-351-1212 or post on Facebook at facebook.com/pointofviewradio.  

HOST

Dr. Merrill Matthews

Dr. Merrill Matthews

Resident Scholar — Institute for Policy Innovation

Merrill Matthews, Ph.D., is a resident scholar with the Institute for Policy Innovation, a research-based, public policy “think tank.” He is a health policy expert and weekly contributor at Forbes.co...

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Marc Levin

Marc Levin

Vice President of Criminal Justice Policy — Texas Public Policy Foundation

Marc Levin is Vice President of Criminal Justice Policy at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Based in Austin, Texas, Levin is an attorney and an accomplished author on legal and public policy issues...

Marc Levin is Vice President of Criminal Justice Policy at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Based in Austin, Texas, Levin is an attorney and an accomplished author on legal and public policy issues. In 2014, Levin was named one of the “Politico 50” in the magazine’s annual “list of thinkers, doers, and dreamers who really matter in this age of gridlock and dysfunction.” Levin served as a law clerk to Judge Will Garwood on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and Staff Attorney at the Texas Supreme Court. In 1999, he graduated with honors from the University of Texas with a B.A. in Plan II Honors and Government. In 2002, Levin received his J.D. with honors from the University of Texas School of Law. Levin’s articles on law and public policy have been featured in national and international media outlets that regularly turn to him for conservative analysis of states’ criminal justice challenges.

Tommy Nelson

Tommy Nelson

Senior Pastor — Denton Bible Church

Tommy Nelson, has served as pastor of the Denton Bible Church of Denton, Texas, since 1977. He is also a national platform speaker for the Fellowship of Athletes, Campus Crusade for Christ and other n...

Tommy Nelson, has served as pastor of the Denton Bible Church of Denton, Texas, since 1977. He is also a national platform speaker for the Fellowship of Athletes, Campus Crusade for Christ and other national ministry organizations. Tommy graduated from the University of North Texas, and then received his Master of Arts in Biblical Studies degree from Dallas Theological Seminary. He has been the speaker for the METRO Bible Study in Dallas, Texas, since 1993. METRO is an inter-denominational Bible study reaching approximately 3,000 young adults each week. Tommy and his wife, Teresa, have two sons, Benjamin and John Clark. They live in Denton, Texas.

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