Upcoming Guests and Topics
January 29 -- Alexander WurmbrandAlex Wurmbrand is the grandson of Richard Wurmbrand – the Romanian pastor, author and founder of Voice of the Martyrs. Alex has been a volunteer representative with the organization since 2011 and is honored to speak on behalf of the global persecuted church. Alex is a professional violinist, teacher, and composer in Los Angeles. He holds degrees in music from UC Santa Cruz and the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. Currently, he is enrolled in the Music Business Program at the Musician’s Institute in Hollywood, Ca. Outside of music, Alex enjoys being outdoors skateboarding, surfing, yoga, and running.

Alex comes to us on this program as the grandson of Richard Wurmbrand, who was voted the fifth greatest Romanian ... ever. Richard was a Jewish believer in Jesus who was imprisoned and tortured for 14 years under the Communists in Romania, including three years in absolute solitary confinement under conditions hard to imagine. His wife Sabine was consigned to slave labor, but was released after three years, never knowing if Richard was alive or not, and if so, when he would be released. He was eventually ransomed out of captivity, and they came to the west where they founded what is now known as "Voice of the Martyrs," an organization that keeps before the eyes of the Church the plight of Christians being tortured for their faith in various countries of the world.

Today we will hear about his grandfather and grandmother, two Jews rightly termed saints by those who knew them. We will also hear about those who are suffering around the world for their faith, and what we need to do that their suffering might not be in vain.

http://www.persecution.com
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Past Guests and Topics
January 22 -- Rev. Dr. Greg WaybrightThis week's broadcast is the first part of Shalom Talk Forum conducted before a live audience at the Interfaith Center located at 315 S. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills on January 8, 2012. Our guest was Rev. Dr. Greg Waybright. After twelve years of leadership as President of Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois, in September, 2007, Dr Waybright and his wife Chris accepted the call to serve as Senior Pastor at Lake Avenue Church. Lake Avenue is one of California's most well respected mega churches. And in this Shalom Talk Forum, he and host Dr Stuart Dauermann consider the topic "Mega Churches: Help or Hype?"

Dr Waybright brings to his task an unusual breadth of educational and ministerial credentials, having degrees from a fundamentalist Bible School, Evangelical College, Roman Catholic University, with supplementary studies at Cambridge University, in England. In addition to his role as University President, he has pastured churches varied sizes, and also served as vocal soloist and Music Director for a German language evangelistic team, with which he traveled in Western Europe, Scandinavia, and India.

This week's broadcast was the first part of a Shalom Talk Forum on the topic "Megachurches: Help or Hype?" conducted before a live audience at the Interfaith Center located at 315 S. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills. The Forum included presentations on the topic by host Rabbi Stuart Dauermann, guest Dr Greg Waybright, and then, discussion between them interspersed with questions for our live audience.

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January 15 -- Rev. Dr. Greg WaybrightThis week's broadcast is the first part of Shalom Talk Forum conducted before a live audience at the Interfaith Center located at 315 S. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills on January 8, 2012. Our guest was Rev. Dr. Greg Waybright. After twelve years of leadership as President of Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois, in September, 2007, Dr Waybright and his wife Chris accepted the call to serve as Senior Pastor at Lake Avenue Church. Lake Avenue is one of California's most well respected mega churches. And in this Shalom Talk Forum, he and host Dr Stuart Dauermann consider the topic "Mega Churches: Help or Hype?"

Dr Waybright brings to his task an unusual breadth of educational and ministerial credentials, having degrees from a fundamentalist Bible School, Evangelical College, Roman Catholic University, with supplementary studies at Cambridge University, in England. In addition to his role as University President, he has pastured churches varied sizes, and also served as vocal soloist and Music Director for a German language evangelistic team, with which he traveled in Western Europe, Scandinavia, and India.

This week's broadcast was the first part of a Shalom Talk Forum on the topic "Megachurches: Help or Hype?" conducted before a live audience at the Interfaith Center located at 315 S. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills. The Forum included presentations on the topic by host Rabbi Stuart Dauermann, guest Dr Greg Waybright, and then, discussion between them interspersed with questions for our live audience.

http://www.lakeave.org
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January 8 -- Jahan Jomehri (John Joe-MEH-ri)Jahan Jomehri (John Joe-MEH-ri), together with his brother, is owner of Lovebirds Café and Bakery in Pasadena, California, with other locations elsewhere in the Los Angeles area. He came to America at the age of 14, speaking no English, his mother thousands of miles away in Iran, and his father, dead at 44 of a heart ailment. This is an immigrant story of hard knocks, of hard work, and of a soft heart.

America is a nation of immigrants, and this story tells a story of riches, to rags, to riches again. This is a true human interest story, and one that will challenge our fears and assumptions about Muslims, especially Muslims from Iran.

We will also learn how people who work their way up through a difficult life often become a blessing to others.

The Jewish writer Elie Wiesel wrote that God created people because he loves stories. This episode of Shalom Talk will help you understand the wisdom of that statement

http://www.lovebirdscafe.com
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