Jerry Johnson Live – Final Show

Hosts:  Jerry Johnson and Penna Dexter

Guest:  Radio show host and political commentator Carl Jeffers.

Rick Warren Hosts Forum with Both Presidential Candidates; Author Jerry Jenkins Talks About His Latest Novel “Riven”

Host:  Penna Dexter

Guests:  Best-selling author Jerry Jenkins, author of Left Behind series, and “Riven”; and Colin Hanna, President of Let Freedom Ring.

Have a New Kid by Friday, with Dr. Kevin Leman

Host:  Penna Dexter

Guest:  Dr. Kevin Leman, psychologist, radio and television personality, and best-selling author of numerous books, including “Have a New Kid by Friday: How to Change Your Child’s Attitude, Behavior & Character in 5 Days”.

US Says Russian Incursion into Georgia Unacceptable; With Olympics Underway, China Looks Good, On the Surface

Host:  Penna Dexter

Guest:  Frank Gaffney, President of the Center for Security Policy.

Why Should America Care About Israel? How Should Christians Support and Pray for Israel? We Ask Middle East Expert Tom Doyle

Host:  Jerry Johnson

Guest:  Tom Doyle, Middle East Director for e3 Partners, and author of “Two Nations Under God: Good News from the Middle East”.

Will the Democrats Present a United Front at the Convention? How Will John Edwards ‘ Affair Affect Dems? Will Barack Obama Attempt to Influence Texas Politics?

Host:  Penna Dexter

Guest:  Talk show host and political pundit Carl Jeffers; and Kelly Shackelford, President of the Free Market Foundation, and Chief Counsel of the Liberty Legal Institute.

Should Race Trump Values in Presidential Election? and Does Hillary Clinton Still Have a Chance?

Host:  Penna Dexter

Guest:  Kimberly Cash Tate, attorney and author, and President of Colored in Christ.

Chinese Ready to Stop Rain on Opening Ceremonies; and Atheist Couple Fighting in Courts to End Moment of Silence in Public Schools

Host:  Penna Dexter

Guests:  Lawrence Solomon, Founder and Executive Director of Energy Probe Research Foundation, and author of “The Deniers: The World-Renowned Scientists Who Stood Up Against Global Warming Hysteria, Political Persecution, and Fraud (and Those Who Are Fearful to Do So”; and Texas State Solicitor General James Ho.

Pelosi Shut Down the House But Republicans Continue Discussing Gas Prices; FCC Fine for SuperBowl 2004 Thrown Out

Host:  Penna Dexter

Guests:  John Carter, U. S. Representative of the 31st District of Texas; Melissa Henson, Director of Communications and Public Education, Parents Television Council; and Andrew Langer, President of the Institute for Liberty.

Russian Author and Nobel Prize Winner Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Dead; Update on Saudi Textbooks

Host:  Penna Dexter

Guests:  Jim Tonkawich, President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy; and Dr. Edward Ericson, co-author of ”The Soul and Barbed Wire: An Introduction to Solzhenitsyn”.

Nancy Pelosi Turns Out the Lights On Republicans Discussing Gas Crisis; Race Is Back in the Center of the Campaign

Host:  Jerry Johnson and Penna Dexter

Guest:  Political analyst, Carl Jeffers.

Should Middle and High School Students Be Allowed to Dress as the Opposite Sex? Massachusetts Law Banning Same-Sex Marriage Repealed; Criswell Alumni President on the Importance of Criswell Education

Host:  Penna Dexter

Guest:  Denny Gorena, President of the Criswell College Alumni Association, and Pastor of First Baptist Church of Leonard.

Wording Changed on California Same-Sex Ballot; Should Open Homosexuals Serve in the Military?

Host:  Penna Dexter

Guest:  Elaine Donnelly, President of the Center for Military Readiness.

In Oregon, Cancer Treatment Not an Option, But Assisted Suicide Is; What Are the Ethics? California, Battling Wildfires, Hit By Earthquake

Host:  Jerry Johnson

Guest:  Wesley J. Smith, attorney, author and Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute, attorney for the International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide, and special consultant for the Center for Bioethics and Culture. 

Shooting at Tennessee Church; Housing Rescue Bill; and South Dakota’s Successful Fight Against Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic

Hosts:  Jerry Johnson and Penna Dexter

Guests:  J. D. Foster, Senior Fellow for Economic Policy at the Heritage Foundation; and Dr. Allen Unruh, representing the Alpha Crisis Pregnancy Center in South Dakota.

Obama’s Berlin Speech and Presidential Politics; and The European Union and the Islamic Threat

Host:  Jerry Johnson

Guests:  Lord Malcolm Pearson of Rannoch, Peer in the House of Lords; and Carl Jeffers, news and political commentator.

Debate on Tongues From SBC (Encore)

Host:  Jerry Johnson

Guests:  Dwight McKissic, Pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas; and Dr. Russell Moore, Dean of the School of Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.

Updates on Intelligent Design, and Obama in Israel

Host:  Penna Dexter

Guest:  Kerby Anderson, National Director of Probe Ministries, host of the nationally syndicated radio show “Point of View” and author of numerous books, including “A Biblical Point of View on Intelligent Design”.

Do Evangelicals and Others Try to Make Jesus a Republican? Do They Place Too Much Emphasis on Abortion and Same-Sex Marriage? And Obama Continues His Middle East Tour

Hosts:  Jerry Johnson and Penna Dexter

Guest:  Dr. Tony Campolo, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Eastern University in Pennsylvania, founder and President of the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education (EAPE), speaker, and author of many books, including “Red Letter Christians: A Citizen’s Guide to Faith and Politics”.

Dr. James Dobson Warms Up to John McCain, May Endorse Later; Adoption and Gay Marriage; and Barack Obama’s On the Ground in Iraq

Hosts:  Jerry Johnson and Penna Dexter

Guests:  Gary Schneeberger, Vice President of Media Relations for Focus on the Family, and Editor of Citizen Link; and Bruce Kendrick, founder of EMBRACE, a ministry encouraging adoption and foster care.

Is It Constitutional to Bar Pastors from Speaking Out on Issues and Candidates from the Pulpit? And, Gloria Gaither Talks About Prayer, and the Gaither Music

Host:  Penna Dexter

Guests:  Erik Stanley, Senior Legal Counsel, Alliance Defense Fund; Gus Booth, Pastor of Warroad Community Church, Warroad, MN; and Gloria Gaither, singer, composer and author of “A Book of Simple Prayers”.

Criswell College Trains Christian Counselors to Bring Hope and Healing to Hurting Hearts and Homes; Begins New M.A.C at Night Program

Host:  Penna Dexter

Guests:  Dr. Steve Hunter, Criswell College Dean of Students, Hope for the Heart Biblical Counseling Chair, Professor of Psychology and Counseling, and author; Cheryl LaMastra, Licensed Professional Counselor, and Adjunct Professor; Dr. Paul Jacobs, Pastor of FBC Heath, Texas, and Adjunct Professor; and Pam Greene, Licensed Professional Counselor and Adjunct Professor.

How Do Most Christians Think of God? Are Churches Doing What They Should?

Host:  Dr. Barry Creamer examines views of “emergent church” leaders, and asks listeners what they think.

The Economic News; Candidates on Iran; and Can the Case Be Made Against All Immigration?

Host:  Penna Dexter

Guest:  Mark Krikorian, Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies, regular contributor to “National Review”, and author of “The New Case Against Immigration:  Both Legal and Illegal”.

Is More Government Control and Regulation Always the Best Solution to the Country’s Woes?

Host Dr. Barry Creamer discusses the idea that more government control and regulation is always the best solution to the country’s woes, and listeners weigh-in.

Are We a Nation of Whiners? Are We in a Mental Recession? Oilman T. Boone Pickens Has Plan to Reduce Dependence on Foreign Oil–Wind and Solar Power

Host:  Dr. Barry Creamer discusses former Senator Phil Gramm’s comments saying we are a nation of whiners and we’re in a mental recession; and looks at a new alternative, renewable energy plan proposed by Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens, and presidential candidates views, and asks listeners what they’re doing to conserve energy.

Dallas Late-Term Abortion Clinic Closing; 40 Days for Life; G-8 and Climate Change; Poll on Candidates Views on Same-Sex Marriage

Host:  Penna Dexter

Guests:  David Beriet, National Campaign Director for “40 Days for Life”; Marc Morano, Communications Director for the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works; and Peter Sprigg, Vice President for Policy at Family Research Council.

Open-Line Theology Day

Dr. Barry Creamer, Professor of Humanities at Criswell College, and Dr. Everett Berry, Professor of Theology at Criswell College answer listener questions about the Bible and give Biblical perspective to current events and culture.

Thousands of Children Waiting for Foster Homes; and Are Unelected Government Bureaucrats Out of Control?

Host:  Penna Dexter

Guests:  Bruce Kendrick, Founder of Embrace ministry encouraging churches to get families involved in becoming foster parents and adopting; and former Oklahoma Congressman Ernest Istook, and Distinguished Fellow with the Heritage Foundation.

Save The Males; the Death of Senator Jesse Helms; and Presidential Campaigning

Host:  Penna Dexter

Guest:  Kathleen Parker, syndicated columnist, and author of “Save the Males: Why Men Matter and Why Women Should Care”.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio: America’s Toughest Sheriff Fights Illegal Immigration (Encore)

Host:  Jerry Johnson

Guest:  Maricopa County (Phoenix) Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, author of “Joe’s Law: America’s Toughest Sheriff Takes on Illegal Immigration, Drugs, and Everything Else that Threatens America”, talks about his battle to enforce the law, and we take listener calls.

Groups Unite to Fight Court Battles that Threaten Veterans’ Memorials; Is the World Overpopulated, or Is there a Birth-Dearth?

Host:  Penna Dexter

Guests:  Hiram Sasser, of the Liberty Legal Institute; and Stephen Mosher, of the Population Research Institute, and author of “Population Control: Real Costs, Illusory Benefits”.

Dallas Morning News Drops Christian Conservative Columnist Cal Thomas; Cal Thomas Weighs in on the Presidential Candidates; and Is It Ever Acceptable for Christians to Use Force to Defend Themselves, Or Others?

Host:  Dr. Barry Creamer

Guests:  Author and nationally syndicated Christian conservative columnist Cal Thomas; and Jerry Johnson joins the discussion, live from London.

Harry Reid Says Oil and Coal Make Us Sick; Obama Pushes for Alternative Energy; and More on the 2nd Amendment Gun Case

Host:  Penna Dexter

Guests:  Dallas businessman and philanthropist Richard Collins; and Constitutional scholar Stephen Halbrook, author of “The Founders’ Second Amendment”.

Challenges Facing Families; Role of Women in the Church; How Parents Can Help Teens Stand Against Sexual Temptation

Host:  Penna Dexter

Guests:  Dr. Russell Moore, Senior Vice-President for Academic Administration, Dean of the School of Theology, and Associate Professor of Christian Theology and Ethics at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Lousiville, Kentucky; and Dr. Gary Rose, President and CEO of th Medical Institute for Sexual Health.

Pew Survey About Religious Beliefs in America Has Surprising Findings

Host:  Dr. Barry Creamer discusses the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life Survey.

Supreme Court Strikes Down DC Gun Law in Landmark 2nd Amendment Decision; Individuals Have Right to Own a Gun

Host:  Penna Dexter

Guests:  Aaron Streett, attorney with Baker Botts LLP, and former law clerk to Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist of the United States Supreme Court; John Lott, researcher, sociologist, and author of “The Bias Against Guns”, and “More Guns: Less Crime; and Dave Workman, Senior Editor of “Gun Week”.

Religious Freedoms Under Fire as ACLU Launches $300 Million Expansion to Texas and the Heartland; Supreme Court Rules Against Death Penalty for Rape of Child; and New Book Details George Washington’s Views of Connection Between Religion and Morality

Host:  Penna Dexter

Guests:  Constitutional Attorney Kelly Shackelford, Chief Counsel for Liberty Legal Institute; and Constitutional Attorney Tara Ross, co-author of “Under God: George Washington and the Questions of Church and State”.

Dobson Questions Obama’s Interpretation of the Bible and the Constitution; Survey Says…Americans Think There’s More than One Path To Heaven

Hosts:  Jerry Johnson and Penna Dexter

Guests:  We feature extensive portions of Dr. James Dobson’s comments about Barack Obama on 6/24/08 Focus on the Family; and Bishop Harry Jackson, Chairman of the High Impact Leadership Coaltion, and author of “The Truth in Black and White”.

Candidates on Oil Drilling and Energy; Teen Pregnancy Pact; Planned Parenthood Goes Upscale; Life Alternatives to Abortion

Host:  Penna Dexter

Guest:  Mary Jane Fogerty, Executive Director of the Dallas Pregnancy Resource Center.

Obama Flip-flops on Campaign Finance; Political Wrap-up; and Israel Challenges Iran’s Threats;

Hosts:  Jerry Johnson and Penna Dexter

Guests:  Col. David Hunt, Fox News Military Analyst; and Carl Jeffers, liberal pundit and host of radio talk show “On Fire With Carl Jeffers”.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio: America’s Toughest Sheriff Fights Illegal Immigration

Host:  Jerry Johnson

Guest:  Maricopa County (Phoenix) Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, author of “Joe’s Law: America’s Toughest Sheriff Takes on Illegal Immigration, Drugs and Everything Else that Threatens America”, talks about his battle to enforce the law, and we take listener calls in response.

Sen. John Cornyn; President Calls for Offshore Drilling to Ease Energy Crisis; Conservatives vs. Liberals

Hosts:  Jerry Johnson and Penna Dexter

Guests:  US Senator John Cornyn from Texas; Marlo Lewis, Senior Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute; and Peter Schweizer, author  of “Makers and Takers: Why Conservatives Work Harder, Feel Happier, Have Closer Families, Take Fewer Drugs, Give More Generously, Value Honesty More, Are Less Materialistic and Envious, Whine Less…and Even Hug Their Children More than Liberals”.

Broadcaster Goes Undercover in Mexico to See What Illegals Experience; and Criswell Grad Living In Ephesus Wants You to Go Where Paul Went and Do What Paul Did

Hosts:  Jerry Johnson and Penna Dexter

Guests:  Talk Radio Host Darrell Ankarlo, author of “Another Man’s Sombrero: A Conservative Broadcaster’s Undercover Journey Across the Mexican Border”; and Dr. David Cathey, Criswell College Grad, operating The Ephesus Learning Center inviting Christians to come learn about “the other Holy Land”–Turkey.

California Begins Same-Sex Marriage; Does a Soldier Have the Right to Refuse to Report for Duty?; and the Life of Tim Russert

Hosts:  Jerry Johnson and Penna Dexter

Guests:  Dr. Denny Burk, Professor of New Testament and Greek at Criswell College; and Mike Tirone, Vice President, KCBI / Criswell Radio Network.

Is the Religious Right Hijacking the Declaration of Independence? (Encore)

Host:  Jerry Johnson

Guests:  Alan Dershowitz, Harvard Law Professor and author of “Blasphemy: How the Religious Right is Hijacking the Declaration of Independence”; Richard Land, President of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the SBC; and David Barton, Christian historian and President of Wallbuilders, Inc.

Should Church Members Be Born Again–Southern Baptists Vote; Will Group Succeed in Delaying Same-Sex Marriages in California?

Host:  Penna Dexter

Guests:  Dr. Mark Dever, Pastor of the Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington DC; and Steve Crampton Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel for the Liberty Counsel.

Rethinking Justification, Heaven and Resurrection; and SBC Report on Resolutions

Hosts:  Barry Creamer and Penna Dexter

Guests:  Jerry Johnson interviews N.T. Wright, leading New Testatment Anglican scholar, Bishop of Durham in England, and author of “Surprised By Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection and the Mission of the Church”, and “Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense”.

Report from SBC Convention in Indianapolis; Remembering Harriet Johnson-Champion for Life; Candidates and Congress-Oil, Economy, Taxes

Host:  Dr. Barry Creamer

Guest:  Penna Dexter, live from the SBC Convention in Indianapolis.

Is Compassion Dying in America? Why Are We Hesitant to Help People in Need?

Host:  Barry Creamer talks about and takes listener calls about the story of a man in Hartford, Connecticut who is struck by a hit-and-run motorist, left lying in the street, while others walk or drive by and look, but offer no help, and don’t even stop traffic.  Only a couple of people called 9-1-1.