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Monday, September 7, 2020

Welcome to today’s Labor Day Show. Please enjoy the “Best of Point of View!”

During the first hour we hear from Rod Gragg, award-winning author of more than twenty books on topics in American history. He tells us about his book, My Brother’s Keeper: Christians who Risked all to protect Jewish targets from the Nazi Holocaust.

Our second hour Kerby welcomes pastor and author Kyle Idleman. He tells us more about his new book, Grace Is Greater: God’s Plan to Overcome Your Past, Redeem Your Pain, and Rewrite Your Story.

In the final hour, joining Kerby, is Bible prophecy expert, senior pastor, and adjunct faculty member at Dallas Theological Seminary, Mark Hitchcock. He discusses his book, The Coming Apostasy: Exposing the Sabotage of Christianity from Within.

Kerby Anderson
Kerby Anderson
Host, Point of View Radio Talk Show

Kerby Anderson is host of Point of View Radio Talk Show and also serves as the President of Probe Ministries. He holds masters degrees from Yale University (science) and Georgetown University (government). He also serves as a visiting professor at Dallas Theological Seminary and has spoken on dozens of university campuses including University of Michigan, Vanderbilt University, Princeton University, Johns HopkinsRead More

Guests
Rod_Gragg
Rod Gragg
Author
Rod Gragg is the award-winning author of more than twenty books on topics in American history. His recent book, The Illustrated Gettysburg Reader, was described by Booklist Magazine as a work of “power, intimacy and poignancy.” His acclaimed work on the 26th North Carolina Infantry at Gettysburg earned the James I. Robertson Award as the best Civil War book of the year. Confederate Goliath, his history of the Battle of Fort Fisher, won the Fletcher Pratt Award from the New York City Civil War Round Table, and was made into a PBS documentary. His book Forged in Faith: How Faith Shaped the Birth of the Nation was nominated for the George Washington Book Prize. Mr. Gragg resides in South Carolina with his wife and children.
My Brother's Keeper: Christians Who Risked All to Protect Jewish Targets of the Nazi Holocaust
Thirty captivating profiles of Christians who risked everything to rescue their Jewish neighbors from Nazi terror during the Holocaust.

MY BROTHER'S KEEPER unfolds powerful stories of Christians from across denominations who gave everything they had to save the Jewish people from the evils of the Holocaust. This unlikely group of believers, later honored by the nation of Israel as "The Righteous Among the Nations," includes ordinary teenage girls, pastors, priests, a German army officer, a former Italian fascist, an international spy, and even a princess.

In one gripping profile after another, these extraordinary historical accounts offer stories of steadfast believers who together helped thousands of Jewish individuals and families to safety. Many of these everyday heroes perished alongside the very people they were trying to protect. There is no doubt that all of their stories showcase the best of humanity--even in the face of unthinkable evil.
Kyle_Idleman
Kyle Idleman
Author | Teaching Pastor
Kyle Idleman is the teaching pastor at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Ky., the fifth largest church in America. Idleman’s Not a Fan has sold 1.3 million copies to date with another 400,000 of associated products sold, and AHA was a staple on the 2014 bestseller lists and nominated for several awards. The bestselling author is a frequent speaker at conferences and events around the world. Idleman and his wife have four children.
Grace Is Greater: God's Plan to Overcome Your Past, Redeem Your Pain, and Rewrite Your Story
The writer of the letter to the Hebrews said, "See to it that no one misses the grace of God." Over the centuries much ink has been spilled on the subject of grace. Yet perhaps nothing is as hard to explain as God's grace. It doesn't make sense. It's not fair. It can't possibly cover over what I've done. The best way--perhaps the only real way--to understand it is to experience it. But too often in our churches we're not getting grace across and grace is not experienced.

Bestselling author and pastor Kyle Idleman wants everyone to experience the grace of God. Through the powerful medium of story, Grace Is Greater leads readers past their hang-ups toward an understanding of grace that is bigger than our mistakes, our failures, our desire for revenge, and our seemingly impossible situations. No sin is so great, no bitterness so deep that God's grace cannot transform the heart and rewrite the story.

Perfect for individuals and also for small groups and church-wide studies, Grace Is Greater will help readers truly grasp God's grace, even if the Christians around them have failed to live it.
Mark Hitchcock
Mark Hitchcock
Author
Mark Hitchcock is a leading Bible prophecy expert, prolific author who has penned over 20 books on the end times, senior pastor, and adjunct faculty member at Dallas Theological Seminary. He has appeared on hundreds of radio programs and in print as well as The History Channel, MSNBC, Fox, The Glenn Beck Show, CNN, and on an NBC sci-fi related special, in relation to his book 2012, the Bible, and the End of the World.

A former attorney, Mark initially worked for the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. Following a call to full-time ministry, today he serves as senior pastor of Faith Bible Church in Edmond, Oklahoma, just outside of Oklahoma City. He graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary in 1991, where he subsequently earned his doctorate in 2006 and now serves as an Associate Professor of Bible Exposition. Hitchcock served as a contributing editor for the Left Behind Prophecy Club for many years. Hitchcock maintains an active speaking schedule, appearing frequently at prophecy conferences, seminaries, and churches. He and his wife, Cheryl, live in Edmond, Oklahoma and have two sons, Justin and Samuel.
The Coming Apostasy: Exposing the Sabotage of Christianity from Within
Are we on the verge of a great apostasy in the church?

“For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear. They will reject the truth and chase after myths.” ―2 Timothy 4:3-4

Jesus Christ is coming back. It is certainly a Christian’s greatest hope during these difficult times. The Bible warns us that the last days will be tumultuous―wars and rumors of wars will spread (Matthew 24:6). In our age, the world seems to be spinning out of control, creating fear, confusion, and uncertainty. In addition to violence, pestilence, and epidemics, the Bible predicts a great “falling away” from God in the end times. Bible teachers call that “the great apostasy.” Are we seeing evidence today in the church of this massive rejection of sound and wholesome teaching? Bestselling authors Mark Hitchcock and Jeff Kinley team up to examine the evidence from the teachers of our time. Are today’s teachers allowing people to follow their own desires by telling them what they want to hear, as the Bible clearly predicts? Are major portions of the church ready to abandon sound and wholesome teaching?

Together, Mark and Jeff explore alarming trends among today’s church leaders and they are simply stunned by what they discover. The great apostasy is coming, but is it closer than we imagine? What does that mean for the future? Let Mark and Jeff be your steady guides to the difficult days ahead.
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