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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

400-408 – Ed Tandy McGlasson, (fathers@mac.com, 877-LUKE-322) former NFL lineman for the Giants, Jets, and Rams, and since 1988 the pastor of the Stadium Vineyard in Anaheim (stadiumvineyard.org, near 57 and Katella), has spoken all over the world, including many Billy Graham Crusades.  And his book, The Difference a Father Makes, has sold over 200,000 copies.  He and his wife Jill have been married for 28 years, and live in Orange with their five children (edtandymcglasson.com) – and no grand kids!  His daughter Jessica leads worship at the church, and often accompanies Ed when he's speaking.  Ed is all about helping people understand "the blessing of the Father," helping us realize that our identity as a believer is as one of the Father's "beloved."  His goal is to have an "Orphans no more" (from John 14:18) sign proudly displayed above the door of every church.

413-423 – Ed Tandy McGlasson

428-438 – Ed Tandy McGlasson

443-452 – Ed Tandy McGlasson.  How can we get the blessing if our earthly father is not here to give it to us?

458-508 – • [H/T Jim Grainger] Frank Sontag, works at KLOS on the Mark & Brian Morning show here in Los Angeles.  Here's his YouTube testimony.   Frank grew up playing the accordion in an Italian-Catholic family in Cleveland, they later moved to LA in 1965 when he was 10, and here he went to catholic schools growing up, finishing up at Notre Dame HS in Sherman Oaks (class of 1972).  On June 17, 1984, he was rear ended by a driver going 110mph – while he was on a motorcycle.  That sent him on his spiritual quest in pursuit of the meaning of life.  He's been in radio for 26 years, doing everything from hosting a late night talk show for 21 years (87-09), to now being the on-air board op for Mark & Brian at 95.5 KLOS.  He and Erin were married in 2004, and their son Dante is now 4.  He gave his life to Christ in December 17, 2009, and as he says, "Then life really got interesting.…"  Erin came to Christ in July of 2011.  They attend Reality Church in Carpinteria.

512-523 – Frank Sontag

528-539 – Frank Sontag

544-554 – Frank Sontag

558-608 – Ben Shapiro graduated UCLA at 20, then Harvard Law at 23, he's been a bestselling author since he was a teenager, he's the Editor-At-Large at breitbart.com, he runs his own legal consulting firm in LA, and he's happily married to a full-time medical student (benjaminshapiro.com).  He's written Primetime Propaganda: The True Hollywood Story of How the Left Took Over Your TV (2011)Project President: Bad Hair and Botox on the Road to the White House (2010) Porn Generation: How Social Liberalism Is Corrupting Our Future (2005);  and Brainwashed: How Universities Indoctrinate America's Youth (2004).

• Ben Shapiro (4/25/2012) Why I'm Adopting Sandra Fluke.

612-623 – • Fox News (4/25/2012) Marine Corps discharges sergeant for Facebook posts critical of Obama.

628-639 – (5X) Joel Osteen with Wolf Blitzer last night on CNN.

• Blaze (4/25/2012) PASTOR JOEL OSTEEN: ROMNEY & OBAMA ARE CHRISTIANS & I SEE MORMONS AS 'BROTHERS IN CHRIST'

// "When I hear Mitt Romney say that he believes that Jesus is the Son of God — that he's the Christ, raised from the dead, that he's his Savior — that's good enough for me," the pastor proclaimed, going on to say that he wants to be "inclusive" and welcoming to those who claim they accept Christ.

While Osteen did differentiate between Mormonism and "traditional Christianity," he maintains that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints adherents do, indeed, fall into the Christian realm. Despite some differences, the pastor claims that he sees Mormons "as brothers in Christ."

But Romney's faith wasn't the only thing Osteen commented on. When it comes to President Barack Obama, who has endlessly faced questions surrounding his beliefs, the mega-church pastor said that he takes the president at his word that he is a Christian.

"I believe with all my heart that he's a Christian, as he says he is," Osteen maintained. "[Obama] says he is [a Christian]. Again, I wouldn't try to push people away. That's just the opposite of what we're supposed to do…my personality is, I give people the benefit of the doubt."

• Fox News (4/25/2012) Supreme Court signals support for Arizona immigration law provision.

• NRO Editors (4/25/2012) Uphold S.B. 1070.

• WSJ (4/24/2012) The Arizona Faceoff: The Administration tries to nullify a state immigration statute.

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LINER – How'd you like to be able to send your son or daughter to a great Christian school this Fall for half price?  Go to kkla.com, click the "Half Off Tuition" banner, and check out the cool map with all the participating schools, and if this is a great fit for your family, be listening tomorrow, Thursday, April 26th, right at 4pm, when I give out the special phone number, and if you're ready to put the whole one-half tuition on your credit card at that moment, you'll be getting one-half off your child's tuition this fall at a great Christian school this Fall.  For all the details, click the "Half Off Tuition" banner at kkla.com.  And remember, this is first-come first-serve, so go there now!

LINER –  Attention Pastors!  Our annual Pastor Appreciation Luncheon is coming up Thursday, May 17th, at Biola, with Family Life's Dennis Rainey.  Go to kkla.com for more info.

LINER – The annual Christopher Laurie Memorial Golf Classic benefitting Harvest Crusades is next Monday, April 30