by Stacy L. Harp

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/> In today’s podcast you will hear Tarek Saab, a former
contestant on The  Apprentice talk about his new clothing venture
called Lionheart
Apparel.

You can see the awesome clothing at www.lionheartapparel.com 
and you will definitely want to tell a friend. And the best part is
any time you purchase anything from Lionheart Apparel, ten percent of
the money will go to pro-life charities! So what are you waiting for
- go buy something today.

"It’s not enough to believe in Christ. You must be willing to
identify yourself as a Christian, says TAREK SAAB. Offering young men
a subtle yet provocative way to proclaim their faith without saying a
word is the motive behind Lionheart Apparel, Tarek’s first venture
since achieving stardom last spring on NBC’s The Apprentice.

Clothes that feature powerful historic Christian symbols, profiles
of contemporary models of masculine integrity, incisive commentary on
the challenges of living for Christ in the modern world—these are
Tarek’s way of encouraging young men to rediscover an ancient ideal of
Christian manhood that is as fresh as the Gospel." Listen to our
30 minute interview by
clicking here.  Please tell a friend.

If you love great Christian music, and if you love people who are authentic, then you will love Grammy nominated and Dove Award winning Christian artist, Kim Hill’s new CD Broken Things.

The CD will hit the streets on September 26th but you can get the CD first through Kim’s website for a pre-release discount of only $11  Please visit www.kimhillmusic.com  for all the information you will need.

In our interview you will also hear Kim discuss the stories behind some of the songs on this CD, including You Don’t Belong Here - which is a song about divorce and homosexuality and how the church seems to reject people who have struggled in those areas, another song called Wide and also A Million Pieces, which you will hear at the beginning of our interview.

Kim is also very well known for speaking at women’s conferences throughout the nation and has joined together with Lisa Harper and Eva Whittington Self to form Every Woman’s Hope conferences.

So everyone, check everything out here on the sites listed above and tell a friend.  And now…on with the show.  Click here to listen to our interview with Kim Hill.  Approximate running time 35 minutes.

Please also send us your feedback by email to Stacy at stacyharp@gmail.com  or leave us a comment below.

The following is a Press Release from the Pacific Justice Institute

Sacramento, CA—Religious liberty advocates are expressing outrage and frustration today as Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law a bill designed to greatly restrict the ability of individuals and institutions to express their religious viewpoints against homosexuality.

SB 1441, authored by lesbian State Sen. Sheila Kuehl, will implement sweeping changes into state law by adding “sexual orientation” to the list of protected classifications in state accommodation laws. California law will now require that no person be denied “full and equal access” based on sexual orientation (defined to include bisexuality) or sex (including transgender behavior) to any program or activity which is funded directly by the state or “receives any financial assistance from the state.” According to the Senate Committee Report on SB 1441, “[T]he impact of this bill is both wide-ranging and deep. It will also affect contractors with the state (such as nonprofits) where the services provided locally are directly funded by the state or where the contractor receives any financial assistance from the state.” This provision appears to be designed to stop any state funding, contracts or grants from going to religious institutions or nonprofits, such as inner-city ministries and religious schools, which hold traditional or Biblical opposition to homosexuality or transgender behavior.

Brad Dacus, president of Pacific Justice Institute, commented, “This is a dark day in California for everyone who believes in the importance of religious institutions. Governor Schwarzenegger has betrayed the trust and civil rights of Californians who hold traditional, religious opposition to certain types of sexual behavior. This declaration of open hostility and intolerance by the state will result in financial hardship to countless religious ministries, schools and service organizations. We at Pacific Justice Institute have been researching this outrageous legislation and will be preparing for the inevitable legal assault against religious institutions which it will entail.”

Please visit our website, www.pacificjustice.org , to respond to our poll question: Do you agree with Governor Schwarzenegger’s decision to sign into law SB 1441?
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The Pacific Justice Institute is a non-profit 501(c)(3) legal defense organization specializing in the defense of religious freedom, parental rights, and other civil liberties.
P.O. Box 276600
Sacramento, CA 95827-6600
Phone: (916) 857-6900 Fax (916) 857-6902
Internet: www.pacificjustice.org

It’s not everyday that I get to sit down and talk to one  of the most brilliant apologetic scholars of our day, so when I was told about this new book by Dr. JP Moreland and Dr. Klaus Issler, I knew I had to get the book.

After I got the book, I knew I had to interview one of the authors, and so Dr. Moreland was gracious enough to take time out of his Sunday afternoon to have a conversation with me about his latest book The Lost Virtue of Happiness: Discovering the Disciplines of the Good Life.

This is by far one of the best books I’ve read concerning the application of scripture and the integration of psychology.  Drs. Moreland and Issler have truly given the reader a feast of ideas, exercises and biblical insight concerning how to form a receptive heart towards God and others, ways to keep your mind stayed on God, risking with God and how to defeat two of the greatest problems in our day - anxiety and depression.

This book is also packed with personal testimony from both Doctors and if I was a teacher and you were in my classroom, this would be  required reading.

Listen now to my conversation with Dr. JP Moreland discussing this book The Lost Virtue of Happiness.

Today is the first year anniversary of the disaster we all know as Katrina, and this morning on The 700 Club did some special news coverage on the progress that has been made in New Orleans.  I was especially touched by the list that Pat Robertson read to us viewers concerning the work his ministry Operation Blessing has done in the last  year.

Here is what he read on the air, and I think it’s amazing what GOD’S PEOPLE are doing.  This is an OVERVIEW, not EVERYTHING they have done.  Keep that in mind as you read this amazing list.

Provided 278 fast cash grants totaling 4.7 million dollars to 220 faith based organizations

Delivered 291 truckloads , 11.3 millions pounds of food and supplies

Served 880,000 hot meals to residents and volunteers from  the Operation Blessing kitchens

Donated over 118,000 volunteer hours

Have a free dental clinic in St. Bernard Parrish

Have a free medical clinic in New Orleans East

Treated over 8000 patients, filled nearly 16,000 prescriptions, given 600 immunizations for hepatitis A, B and tetanus

Delivered over a million and 300,000  pounds of lumber and building supplies and given 23 million dollars worth of medicine to LSU’s health care system for Katrina victims

Treated 4300 swimming pools to get rid of mosquito larva, in order to stop disease.

Amazing isn’t it?   I think so.  But this is what can be done and is being done by the ministry that Pat Robertson started years ago.  The Lord has definitely blessed the work of this man’s hands, and every person who has so generously donated to help those in need.

Compared to the living and striving and glorifying Church of Jesus Christ, the One True God, no other organization, club, community or person has ever done more.  This is the Love of God working through His people and no one else.

Why would anyone not want to serve Christ?

Visit the main website of Operation Blessing to learn more and to become a part of this wonderful life changing ministry.