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Wednesday, April 29, 2020
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Our host Kerby Anderson has a jam-packed show today. First up today, he will have a discussion with former Navy Seal & NFL player now businessman & speaker, Clint Bruce. Then Kerby welcomes author Ben Courson. Ben will share his new book: “Flirting With Darkness.” Kerby’s next guest is professor George Barna. He’ll join Kerby on the phone to talk about Americans’ faith in this time of COVID crisis. Kerby’s final guest is Professor of Law and Religion, John Inazu, who has another awesome book, “Uncommon Ground: Living Faithfully in a World of Difference.

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Kerby Anderson
Kerby Anderson
Host, Point of View Radio Talk Show
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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
Clint Bruce Show Page
Clint Bruce
Former NFL Pro & Navy Seal, Founder of - TRG | HoldFast | Carry the Load
Clint was a 4 year letter winner at Navy playing middle linebacker, captain and MVP of the ’96 Aloha Bowl Championship team and was named to multiple all-star teams his senior year. He played for both the Baltimore Ravens and New Orleans Saints and was recently inducted into the Navy/Marine Corps Stadium Hall of Fame.

But Clint’s desire to serve was deep and firmly rooted. He left the NFL to pursue becoming a Navy SEAL and successfully competed BUDS (Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL Training) in 1998 with Class 217. Joining SEAL Team FIVE, Clint completed multiple deployments pre and post-911 directly involved in counter-terrorism and national security missions globally.

After leaving the Navy, Clint has founded two companies and one foundation. TRG is a trusted advisor on security, safety, crisis response, and training to business and agencies across the United States. HoldFast is a leadership and team development company featuring transitioning veterans as speakers and performance coaches. And Carry the Load (now led by another Navy grad and Former SEAL - Stephen Holley) was founded to restore true meaning to Memorial Day and celebrate the service and sacrifice of Police, Fire, and Rescue personnel and their families during the month of May.
Ben Courson Show Page
Ben Courson
Founder - Hope Generation
Ben Courson’s TV show “Hope Generation” airs in more than 180 countries, and his radio show is heard daily on 411 radio stations. He is the bestselling author of Optimisfits. As a social media influencer, Ben’s YouTube video hit over a million views. With a podcast that has reached top charts and a successful app, he uses these different platforms, to help people overcome depression. He founded Hope Generation to bring people to REAL Hope, anchored in something substantial. From those that are struggling with suicidal thoughts to those feeling empty even in their appearance of success, Hope Gen has spread around the world to help such people rise out of despair.
Ben shares his own personal struggle with depression, heartbreak, and loss of his brother and sister. His sincere, uplifting, humorous, and high-energy style coupled with a gift to communicate God’s heart has impacted people in many different settings. His ultimate mission is to generate a hope in God and to build a generation of hope in others.
Based in Southern Oregon as a Pastor/Teacher at Applegate Christian Fellowship, he travels the world - every few days - speaking about our God of HOPE.
Flirting with Darkness: Building Hope in the Face of Depression
In Flirting with Darkness, Ben shares his journey through personal tragedy and debilitating depression. Along the way, he discovered tools that helped him cling to God in the dark times. You will learn how:
+ ditching your masks can help you discover who you really are
+ spending time in prayer and growing closer to God can give you a new perspective
+ turning your focus off your problems and on God’s promises can help you find new purpose
For anyone feeling weighed down by darkness, longing to renew their joy for life, Ben brings his childlike wonder to help you find a way out of your pain to glimpse the light in your own story.
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George Barna
Professor & President of CRC at Arizona Christian University - Founder of the Barna Group
George Barna is a professor at Arizona Christian University and the President of the Cultural Research Center at ACU. He also founded the Barna Group, a research company that for years set the standard for understanding trends in American culture. Dr. Barna has written more than 50 books, including numerous award-winners and New York Times bestsellers. He is also a Fellow at the Townsend Institute, has taught at the undergraduate and graduate level, and has pastored two churches. Dr. Barna is often called “the most quoted person in the Christian Church today.”
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Barna: State of the Church, ChurchPulse Weekly
As Churches Navigate COVID-19, Barna & Gloo Introduce ChurchPulse Weekly


In an effort to help serve the Church during this time of unprecedented disruption and as a continued part of our research into the State of the Church 2020, Barna and Gloo have created the ChurchPulse Weekly Crisis Toolkit, a free resource that includes three ways to help pastors see clearly and lead effectively in this time of uncertainty. Staying connected is more crucial now than ever before.
John Inazu Show Page
John Inazu
Author | Speaker | S. D. D. Distinguished Professor of Law and Religion - Washington University in St. Louis
John Inazu is the Sally D. Danforth Distinguished Professor of Law and Religion at Washington University in St. Louis. He teaches criminal law, religion and law, and various First Amendment courses. He writes and speaks frequently to general audiences on topics of pluralism, assembly, free speech, religious freedom, and other issues.

Inazu is the author of Liberty's Refuge: The Forgotten Freedom of Assembly (Yale, 2012) and Confident Pluralism: Surviving and Thriving Through Deep Difference (Chicago, 2016). He is co-editor (with Tim Keller) of Uncommon Ground: Living Faithfully in a World of Difference (Thomas Nelson, 2020).

Inazu is also the executive director of The Carver Project.
Uncommon Ground: Living Faithfully in a World of Difference
How can Christians today interact with those around them in a way that shows respect to those whose beliefs are radically different but that also remains faithful to the gospel? Timothy Keller and John Inazu bring together illuminating stories--their own and from others--to answer this vital question. Uncommon Ground gathers an array of perspectives from people thinking deeply and working daily to live with humility, patience, and tolerance in our time.
masked worker & customer at Waffle House
New Normal in Restaurants
By: Kate Brumback & Russ Bynum -  apnews.com - April 27, 2020 With staff wearing masks, checking customers’ temperatures and using disposable paper place mats, some of the nation’s restaurants reopened for dine-in service Monday as ...
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Social Science Lessons
By: Robert Verbruggen -  nationalreview.com  - April 28, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has thrust data-wranglers into a national spotlight they normally enjoy only in the runup to a presidential election. The death projections put forth ...
Police state?
Police State?
By: Dennis Prager - townhall.com - April 28, 2020 All my life, I have dismissed paranoids on the right ("America is headed to communism") and the left ("It can happen here" -- referring to fascism). ...
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