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Monday, May 7, 2012

400-408 – Fr. Bob Spitzer, is the Founder and President of the Magis Center of Reason and Faith (magisreasonfaith.org) and the Spitzer Center for Ethical Leadership, both in Irvine.  Magis is "dedicated to showing the close connection between faith and reason in contemporary astrophysics, philosophy, and the historical study of the New Testament."  Personally, Fr. Bob is "dedicated to personal and cultural transformation that supports principle-based ethics and leads to noble and enduring success." 

• They have new products launching May 25th at (magisreasonfaith.org).

• Check out their Online Encyclopedia of Reason and Faith at magiswiki.org

• He was born and raised in Hawaii before going on to earn four graduate degrees:  an M.A. in Philosophy from St. Louis University, an M. Div. in Theology from Gregorian University in Rome, a Th.M. in Theology from Cambridge, and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Catholic University.  He joined the Jesuits in 1974, at the age of 22, and has been ordained since 1983.  He's published 5 books, numerous scholarly articles, started 6 national institutes, and from 1998 to 2009 was the President of Gonzaga University (pdf bio). 

• Academic Specialties – Philosophy of Science (space-time theory and the big bang), Metaphysics (time and the philosophy of God), and Organizational Ethics (especially with regard to personal and cultural transformation). 

• Books – Spirit of Leadership: Optimizing Creativity and Change in Organizations (2000);  Healing the Culture: A Commonsense Philosophy of Happiness, Freedom and the Life Issues (2000);  Five Pillars of the Spiritual Life: A Practical Guide to Prayer for Active People (2007);  New Proofs for the Existence of God: Contributions of Contemporary Physics and Philosophy (2010);  and Ten Universal Principles:  A Brief Philosophy of the Life Issues (2011), which has been put in curriculum form at healingtheculture.com.

• Fox News (5/7/2012) CIA thwarts Al Qaeda underwear bomb plot on anniversary of bin Laden's death.

LINER [HOURLY] –  Pastors, you're invited to our annual Pastor Appreciation Luncheon next Thursday, May 17th, at Biola, with Family Life's Dennis Rainey (heard weekdays at 830am).  And, to all of our listeners – listen up! – y'all come to our big, free, listener event for you that evening at 7pm at Biola also with Dennis Rainey.  Both events are free, just pre-register at kkla.com.

413-423 – Fr. Bob Spitzer

428-438 – Fr. Bob Spitzer.  Could there be a show like mine in Tehran, Riyadh, Jakarta, Cairo, or Baghdad, called "the intersection of faith and reason?"

LINER [HOURLY] –  Pastors, you're invited to our annual Pastor Appreciation Luncheon next Thursday, May 17th, at Biola, with Family Life's Dennis Rainey (heard weekdays at 830am).  And, to all of our listeners – listen up! – y'all come to our big, free, listener event for you that evening at 7pm at Biola also with Dennis Rainey.  Both events are free, just pre-register at kkla.com.

443-452 – Fr. Bob Spitzer.  What is the origin of "universal human rights?"  If human nature is not fixed, if it is constantly evolving and progressing, then "human rights" are culturally determined, relative, and historically contingent.  

458-508 – Kenny Luck, Founder and President of Everyman Ministries (everymanministries.com, YouTube), Men's Pastor at Saddleback, talks about his recent work on university campuses and his new book Sleeping Giant: No Move of God Without Men of God (May, 2012). 

Today, we start with Kenny's analysis of the NY Times best seller E L James's "Fifty Shades of Grey," and bounce off the cover story in the current issue of Newsweek entitled "The Fantasy Life of Working Women: "Why Surrender is a Feminist Dream."  Women, like men, have realized they can't "have it all," but it only took them 40 years, while it took men 20 centuries.

512-523 – Kenny Luck, The Christian man is the man these women are looking for!

528-539 – Kenny Luck, Calls

LINER [HOURLY] –  Pastors, you're invited to our annual Pastor Appreciation Luncheon next Thursday, May 17th, at Biola, with Family Life's Dennis Rainey (heard weekdays at 830am).  And, to all of our listeners – listen up! – y'all come to our big, free, listener event for you that evening at 7pm at Biola also with Dennis Rainey.  Both events are free, just pre-register at kkla.com.

544-554 – Kenny Luck,

558-608 – Jim Burns, is the founder and president of HomeWord (homeword.com), the executive director of the HomeWord Center for Youth and Family at APU, and author of many books on marriage.  Jim and Doug Fields will be hosting a Family Conference at APU May 10th – 12th, for info go to famconference.com or KKLA.com.

612-623 – Jim Burns,

LINER [HOURLY] –  Pastors, you're invited to our annual Pastor Appreciation Luncheon next Thursday, May 17th, at Biola, with Family Life's Dennis Rainey (heard weekdays at 830am).  And, to all of our listeners – listen up! – y'all come to our big, free, listener event for you that evening at 7pm at Biola also with Dennis Rainey.  Both events are free, just pre-register at kkla.com.

628-639 – Voddie Baucham, (voddiebaucham.org) Pastor of Preaching at Grace Family Baptist Church (gracefamilybaptist.net) in Spring, Texas, and author of many books, including his latest Family Shepherds: Calling and Equipping Men to Lead Their Homes (2011) (familyshepherds.com).  Voddie and his wife Bridget have been married for 23 years, and enjoy 8 children, 2 daughters and 6 sons – two natural in their 20's, and then they've adopted 6 children in the past 7 years. Voddie has been invited by Edwards Air Force Base to come out and speak about strengthening the family the weekend of June 8th.  

644-656 – Voddie Baucham,

LINER [HOURLY] –  Pastors, you're invited to our annual Pastor Appreciation Luncheon next Thursday, May 17th, at Biola, with Family Life's Dennis Rainey (heard weekdays at 830am).  And, to all of our listeners – listen up! – y'all come to our big, free, listener event for you that evening at 7pm at Biola also with Dennis Rainey.  Both events are free, just pre-register at kkla.com.

• Carrie Lukas (WSJ, 5/6/2012) Carrie Lukas: 'Paycheck Fairness' Will Mean a Pay Cut for Men.  Wage discrimination is already illegal. So what? Get ready for another phony debate.