The 700 Club: October 16, 2009

UnderWing Transcripts PO Box 16282 Clearwater, Florida 33766 540 455-2333 / UnderWing@underwingtranscripts.com ________________________________________ The 700 Club Daily Broadcast Friday, October 16, 2009 GORDON ROBERTSON: Well, welcome to The 700 Club. The father of a missing boy said he could barely speak when his son was found. He had told reporters that he thought the boy was trapped in an experimental balloon that was flying across the countryside. KRISTI WATTS: But, Gordon, as it turns out, the boy was actually at home. And now some people are asking questions about what really happened. Here is reporter Jennifer Wishon with that story. BOY JENNIFER WISHON: Americans spent the afternoon glued to their television sets watching a flying saucer-shaped balloon floating over Colorado that police said was carrying six-year-old Falcon Heene. Reporter: Do we know for sure if Falcon is inside the basket right now? Police Officer: He is. JENNIFER WISHON: Falcon’s brother told his parents he was inside the balloon when it took off. Two hours and 50 miles later, the experimental aircraft landed. Man: He’s coming down, dude. JENNIFER WISHON: Rescue workers cut it open expecting to find Falcon, but he wasn't inside. Instead, five hours after the balloon took off, he appeared in his parents’ house unharmed. Richard Heene (Falcon’s Father): He says he was hiding in the attic, because I yelled at him. I'm really sorry I yelled at him. JENNIFER WISHON: Heene says he had yelled at his son for getting inside the balloon. Falcon Heene: I didn't really want to come out really soon or else he would yell at me. I thought I would get in trouble. JENNIFER WISHON: But some are now questioning whether the whole ordeal was a hoax. When asked during an interview with CNN why he didn't come out of hiding when his name was called, Falcon said, quote, “You guys said that we did this for a show.” When asked to explain his son's comment, Richard Heene said he was appalled that anyone would suggest the situation was planned. The Heene family thrives on adventure. They have appeared in a reality TV show and regularly chase severe weather as a family. Falcon Heene (On Video): We're in the middle of Hurricane Gustav. JENNIFER WISHON: Thursday's ordeal set off a storm of response that included military helicopters, plans to lower a person onto the balloon to get it down and the re-routing of commercial airplanes around the balloon’s flight path. Richard Heene had been testing his balloon shortly before it became untethered. He says his greatest fear was that Falcon would touch electrical wires inside of it and get electrocuted. When the balloon landed with no sign of the boy, his parents feared the worst. Richard Heene: That tore me apart. The only thing I could think of was that he had fallen out. JENNIFER WISHON: Heene describes Falcon as the most adventurous and elusive of his three boys, but in this case, it appears the six-year-old may have just been scared. Jennifer Wishon, CBN News. GORDON ROBERTSON: You do wonder about our media fascination. It’s like every network yesterday was glued to this. KRISTI WATTS: Yes. Yes. GORDON ROBERTSON: And that’s all you could see. I was walking by a TV set, and everybody was like, “What’s going on with this?” Why do you think we’re so fascinated with this kind of thing? KRISTI WATTS: I don’t know. Because it’s news. We have news 24 hours, seven days a week. GORDON ROBERTSON: Is it news for a . . . . KRISTI WATTS: Personally, I don’t think so. I think it’s a slow political day, and so we have to highlight this thing. It’s the same reason why you turn on the news channel, and you wonder why we’re watching a car being chased by the police? What is it? It’s our fascination. GORDON ROBERTSON: Yes. And here we are doing it again. I’ll point the finger at this show. We’re doing it again. And we’re rehashing it. And here we had a six-year-old who just got lost. It happened to my family. We had a baby sitter. Both Kathryn and I were away, and the baby sitter thought that our youngest had wandered off. And the police got called. KRISTI WATTS: Oh, my goodness. GORDON ROBERTSON: And the neighbors were alerted and all this kind of thing was going on. They finally got Kathryn on a cell phone, but when it was all said and done, she was asleep under our bed. KRISTI WATTS: But here’s the positive thing, though. But the baby sitter took the proper steps when you really think about it. And I think it’s the same thing for this news story. I know I was watching it, and there were all these panels saying, “Well, we spent all this money on the rescue effort. And was it worth it?” But you think, they did their jobs. And I thought, just like your baby sitter did her job, that’s a good thing. So maybe we’re highlighting the good in it. I don’t know. GORDON ROBERTSON: I don’t know. Lee Webb has the rest of our top stories from the CBN Newsroom. Lee. CAIR LEE WEBB: Gordon, a controversial American Muslim group is facing new charges of ties to terrorism. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR as it’s called, claims to be a peaceful Muslim civil rights organization. But a group of Republican lawmakers says CAIR has a dangerous agenda. Erick Stakelbeck has more from Capitol Hill. ERICK STAKELBECK: For years, critics of the Council on American-Islamic Relations have accused the Muslim lobbying group of having ties to terrorism. Now CAIR may be facing its most serious charges yet. Republican representatives Sue Myrick, John Shadegg, Trent Franks and Paul Brown held a press conference here on Capitol Hill calling for the Department of Justice to conduct a formal investigation into CAIR’s activities. They cite this new book, Muslim Mafia, by the investigative journalist Paul Sperry, as providing conclusive documentation that CAIR has ties to radical Islamists. Now, that book includes a 2007 CAIR strategic memo showing that the group is seeking greater influence on Capitol Hill. The memo reads, “We will focus on influencing congressmen responsible for policy that directly impacts the American Muslim community. (For example, congressmen on the judiciary, intelligence and homeland security committees). We will develop national initiatives such as a lobby day and placing Muslim interns in congressional offices.” It’s initiatives like that by CAIR that have Congresswoman Sue Myrick concerned. Rep. Sue Myrick ([R] North Carolina): Are my colleagues in the House aware this organization is trying to place interns in their offices? And if not, why not? ERICK STAKELBECK: Now, Myrick and the other representatives want a few things. Number one, they want the Department of Justice to explain why CAIR was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in a federal terrorism trial in 2007. In that trial, the defendants were convicted of funneling money to the terrorist group Hamas. Number two, they want the Department of Justice to investigate whether CAIR has been successful in its strategic plan to infiltrate congressional offices with interns. And number three, they want the IRS to investigate CAIR's non-profit status. Now, the Department of Justice has yet to respond to the requests for an investigation, and CAIR thus far has no comment. Erick Stakelbeck, CBN News, Capitol Hill. CALL FOR SHARIA IN UK LEE WEBB: A radical Muslim group in London is demanding that Britain impose full Shari'ah law. The London Daily Express reports the group called Islam For UK plans a march through the heart of London at end of the month. The March for Shari'ah will start at the House of Commons with a stop at the British prime minister's office, where the group will call for Prime Minister Gordon Brown to be ousted. The group urges all Muslims in Britain to join them to express their disgust with democracy, man-made law and the British culture. One conservative member of parliament said, “The simple solution is for these people to move to a country which already has Shari'ah law.” PROTESTS LEE WEBB: Many Brits are already worried about the rise of Islam in their country. Some have organized opposition groups and staged protests that have led to confrontations with police. Dale Hurd has that story. DALE HURD: In Manchester, police arrested 48 people during skirmishes between a group that opposes radical Islam, called the English Defence League, and its leftist opponents who call themselves antifascist. The English Defence League was founded in June of this year after a protest by British Muslims against British soldiers returning from Iraq. The EDL says it formed because of frustration at the lack of action by the British government against extremist Muslim preaches and organizations. Their opponents call them fascist. Raymond Bennett (President, Unite Against Fascism): I think that there is a recognition that the EDL are violent thugs. And actually, that's the reason why they have been restricted from coming into the square and restricted inside the city, and it's about protecting the city. There's a change. There's a recognition of what they attempted to do. DALE HURD: The English Defence League says although its members look menacing, it is anti-racist and anti-fascist, and welcomes anyone who opposes Islamic extremism to join their group. Wayne: Most of us are ex-football hooligans and what have you, but we ain't going around “Sieg Heiling” or anything. All we're trying to do is get a point over that most people want to say, but they can't say, because they've got no freedom of speech to say. I don't mind getting arrested for saying what I want to do, pay the fine, come back out, do it. It's just going to happen again and again and again. DALE HURD: More protests are planned, and experts fear a rise in tensions could lead to further violence. Dale Hurd, CBN News. MODERATES AND HEALTH CARE LEE WEBB: Back in this country, Senate Democrats had hoped the chances for a health care reform bill would get a boost when Republican Olympia Snowe supported it. But politico.com reports that moderate Democrats are still not eager to get on board. They worry about voter reaction to government controls and cost issues. They’re waiting to see if the White House and liberal senators will try to push for a public option that would allow the government to sell health insurance. Democratic leaders are trying, though, to get 60 votes to shut off debate and pass the legislation. One thing both sides agree on is that the process is exhausting. Nebraska Democratic Senator Ben Nelson says, “We just finished the first quarter. There are three quarters to play. The bench is worn out. The quarterback keeps getting sacked. And the crowd has about had it, too.” JUSTICE DEPT AND GAYS LEE WEBB: The Obama Administration’s point man on civil rights says he will work to fight bias against gays. The Justice Department has only had a small role in that area in the past. Assistant Attorney General Tom Perez says pending legislation in Congress will allow the civil rights division to prosecute those who attack lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people. Perez says, “We must fight for fairness and basic equality for our LGBT brothers and sisters who so frequently are being left in the shadows and to ensure that there is a level playing field in which our LGBT brothers and sisters are judged by the content of their character.” NEW WIRELESS WORLD LEE WEBB: Get ready for a new wireless world. Starting next year, new versions of digital cameras, cell phones and computers will be able to talk to each other without having to connect to a wireless network. That means it will be easier to transfer pictures, movies and other information from one device to another. The new devices will be faster and have a wider range. For example, you’ll be able to connect your Smart Phone to a computer wired to the Internet and check your e-mail without paying for it on your phone's data plan. Gordon. GORDON ROBERTSON: And that would be a good thing. I tell you, I’ve gotten some of these devices. And I got the iTouch. I put in a wireless in network at home. And it’s really nice. KRISTI WATTS: It’s really nice, but then you have people like me who are scared. GORDON ROBERTSON: Why are you scared? KRISTI WATTS: Because all the technology. I think technology is phenomenal, but then I’m always like, “Who can break in? Who can get my information?” You know what I mean? “Take a chill pill, Kristi.” Is that what you’re going to say, Gordon? GORDON ROBERTSON: Technology is your friend. And it’s easy to set up security for the networks you install. With these new devices, though, you do wonder if you’re just walking through, can somebody hack in and get your pictures. But I imagine they will have protocols for that. And once you get into 128-key encryption, you need hours in order to bust through. So, anyway. KRISTI WATTS: Okay. GORDON ROBERTSON: Relax. KRISTI WATTS: Still kind of scared, but all right. Up next, from Afghanistan to America, how a dream brought this Muslim boy to a Christian family and saved his life. GRAPHIC: SAVED BY A DREAM Plus, he lost a shot at the NBA and landed the role of a lifetime. GRAPHIC: COURTESY OF CBS SPORTS JAMES BROWN James Brown is coming up later on today’s 700 Club. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SPOT 1: GOLDLINE Jay Johnson (Former Director US Mint): All you have to do is read a newspaper or watch TV to know our investments and our savings have lost value in this tough economy. And no one knows how long this will last. Hi, I’m Jay Johnson, former director of the US Mint. I supervised our nation’s gold supply, and I’m often asked why I buy gold. I buy gold because it helps protect against inflation and huge government spending. 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That’s just one way Congress is spending your tax dollars. Find out how you can stop them. Monday on The 700 Club. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GORDON ROBERTSON: The war in Afghanistan has lasted eight years and has taken a heavy toll on Afghan children. But some families here in America are helping many of them heal. FOCUS: SOLACE FOR CHILDREN CHARLENE ISRAEL: For nine-year-old Khai, Charlotte, North Carolina is a long way from his home in war-torn Afghanistan. He arrived in the States a few months ago, but, as you can see, he is quickly learning the ways of American youth. But behind Khai's warm smile and his easy laughter lies a sad reality: Khai has a disorder called Beta Thalassemia Major, a genetic blood disorder that causes the hemoglobin to become unhealthy. It has required that he get blood transfusions his entire life. The disease has killed three of his siblings back home. Khai is one of nearly three dozen kids from Afghanistan in desperate need of medical help, brought to America for six weeks through an organization called Solace for the Children. Dick and Patsy Wilson lead the group. In 2006, the couple began bringing children affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster to the US for medical treatment. But as their services were needed less and less, God turned their attention to the children of Afghanistan. Patsy Wilson (Solace for the Children): One of our board members, as a matter of fact, my husband Dick, had a dream and the dream was that we needed, as an organization, to look at working in Afghanistan. The summer of 2007, we brought the first children out of Afghanistan for medical treatment. CHARLENE ISRAEL: Khai's treatment involves chelation therapy, something that helps to remove the excess iron that builds up because of his many blood transfusions. It is a lifesaving treatment he could never get in his homeland. Patsy Wilson: Afghanistan has one physician for every 50,000 citizens. CHARLENE ISRAEL: Dr. Paulette Bryant is Khai's doctor. Dr. Paulette Bryant (Khai’s Doctor): When he first came he was a little bit, “I don't know if I like you guys,” but he has settled down. Our goal is to get the iron out, if you will, by the end of the year, and to do that he has to put a needle in sub cue underneath his skin every night for 12 hours, so we can get this iron out, so he can do better. CHARLENE ISRAEL: Aaron and Heather Ayris, along with their two sons, host Khai while he is in the States. Aaron Ayris (Host Parent): We just felt called that this is what we were supposed to do, is to open our home up to somebody that needed help. CHARLENE ISRAEL: And what about the language barrier? The Ayris' say Khai is able to understand at least 95 percent of what they say. Another difference: the Ayris' are Christians. Khai comes from a Muslim family. Heather Ayris (Host Parent): Solace for the Children is a wonderful organization, but it's not a conversion program. And I pray for him every night just like I do for the other two boys. And the look that he gets on his face, he loves it. He has this serenity about him and a smile and he knows that I'm praying for him in that moment. And it means a lot to him. CHARLENE ISRAEL: Most of the Afghan kids are brought here to Presbyterian Hospital where most of their physical injuries are healed, but while in this country, issues of the heart are healed as well. Dick Wilson (Solace for the Children): They got to know each other, male, female, Shiite, Sunni, different tribes. And through the whole experience in the summer, one of the children did an open letter and said, “I've grown to love each of you, and in Afghanistan we may grow up to try to kill each other.” All of a sudden where we were just medical, we also realized we had done something that we didn't intend to do, that God intended to do, is bring these children together. CHARLENE ISRAEL: While most of the Afghan children have returned home after basic medical treatment, Khai will remain in the country for at least one year or longer. He will need a bone marrow transplant to help him recover fully. Meanwhile, the Wilsons hope to expand the program across the country. Patsy Wilson: To look into the eyes of one of these Afghan children is opening your world and your family’s world so many times over. You can't watch the news in the same way once you've hugged one of these children, once you've tucked them in at night. And you look at the world in a very different way. CHARLENE ISRAEL: Charlene Israel, CBN News. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GORDON ROBERTSON: What an incredible story. If you’re interested and want to know more about Solace for the Children, all you have to do is log on to CBN.com, and we’ll direct you to how you can get involved and how you can be a part of this. What an incredible story. GRAPHIC: FOR MORE INFORMATION LOG ON TO CBN.COM KRISTI WATTS: Isn’t it beautiful? GORDON ROBERTSON: It’s Christianity in action. I love that. It’s not just preaching words, it’s through demonstration. It’s through deed and loving people. It’s wonderful. KRISTI WATTS: And I love how she said that now she can never look at a news story the same again, because we look at the news and we see two different countries at war or different religions at war. But there are people and there are children that are being affected. And how beautiful that they’ve extended out their home for that. Lovely. Got a question for you, Gordon. All right, you grew up in the ‘70s. Did you ever have a pair of snakeskin shoes? Maybe green, maybe purple? GORDON ROBERTSON: No. KRISTI WATTS: No? GORDON ROBERTSON: No. Never went there. KRISTI WATTS: I believe you. GORDON ROBERTSON: I did have some paisley. KRISTI WATTS: You had paisley. Oh, I believe that. You radical man, you. Well, up next, the Harvard grad who once owned a pair of lime green snakeskin shoes. GRAPHIC: JAMES BROWN KRISTI WATTS: JB talks about faith, family, football and fashion, when we come back. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SPOT 2A: AMMED NICOLE Nicole Johnson: Hi, I’m Nicole Johnson, Miss America 1999. I’ve had diabetes since 1993, and I hate boring food. Don’t you? Well, I got these three free cookbooks with fantastic tasting recipes for people with diabetes. If you have diabetes and have Medicare or qualified insurance, you can get these cookbooks free. Announcer: Call now to qualify for not one, not two, but three free cookbooks. 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He previously hosted Fox NFL Sunday for 12 years, with good friends like NFL Hall-of-Famer Terry Bradshaw. James is a graduate of Harvard University, where he was captain of the basketball team. He has won numerous broadcasting awards and is involved in community and national causes. But anyone who gets to know James quickly finds out what is most important to him. James Brown: Everything that I do revolves around Jesus Christ being Lord and Savior of my life. REPORTER: In his new book, Role of a Lifetime, James reflects on how he figured out the game plan for his life. GORDON ROBERTSON: Well, please welcome back to The 700 Club JB. It is an honor to have you here with us. James Brown: Gordon, good to be here. GORDON ROBERTSON: I really appreciate you. James Brown: Good to be here. GORDON ROBERTSON: Yes, you’re really a tremendous role model for people around the nation. James Brown: I appreciate it very much. I’m smiling all over myself, not for the intro, but as we were chatting before we went on camera, the one item you take out of the book is when I was dressing just a little differently, right, Gordon? GORDON ROBERTSON: You put it in the book. I’m reading it. James Brown: Yes, that one is true. I do have it in there. GORDON ROBERTSON: And you’re down in Atlanta and you go to a store, and you decide to get the lime green snakeskin shoes. James Brown: Yes. Yes. Yes. Kind of fitting for a Christian to walk around in some pretty bright shoes like that there, right? You can only imagine the conversations I sparked, right? GORDON ROBERTSON: You wanted to make an impact whenever you walked in the room. James Brown: We started a few conversations that way. There’s no question. GORDON ROBERTSON: You had a great childhood. And I say that knowing that you went to DeMatha. You didn’t grow up wealthy by any stretch. But at the same time, you found in your childhood a way to be disciplined both in academics and in athletics. What do you credit that to? James Brown: Oh, heavens, that’s an easy one. My mother and father, God bless them. My father worked two and three jobs so as to make certain that my mom could stay home to raise the five of us. And Mom, we called her affectionately, Gordon, “the sergeant.” Whatever she said, we just saluted, and that was what it was. And in terms of the discipline especially, Mom knew that education was the key to success in the game of life. And even though I went to this great high school that had a superb basketball team. It was a great academic school and superb extracurricular involvement. Mom said you had to earn the right in order to play, and that meant getting your grades together. So I had to be home by seven o’clock, which is when the street lights came on and be at the kitchen table to do the homework. That was our library, the kitchen table. But so much wisdom was dispensed around the kitchen table. As a matter of fact, I had even thought about that as being the title for the book, At the Kitchen Table. But Mom Brown did a wonderful job in dispensing pearls of wisdom to us, and we had to adhere. GORDON ROBERTSON: Well, she didn’t just dispense pearls of wisdom to you. I can’t imagine any mother going to Coach Wootten and saying, “Why is my son in practice late? Why is he not home doing his homework? Why are you putting basketball ahead of his academics?” I find that incredible, that here is a Hall of Fame coach, and your mom literally gets up in his face. James Brown: Oh, yes. Absolutely. That was Mom Brown, the sergeant. We saluted. She was only five-five. Hit you at the solar plexus, Gordon. GORDON ROBERTSON: She was five-five? James Brown: Oh, yes, five-five, and she came up to my solar plexus. But we knew who ran the ship there. But to Coach Wootten’s credit, Gordon, that was an atypical experience, that we always had practice end by about 5:30, so that we were all home to get the three or four hours of study time in. But this was one day we were late for whatever reason. And when Mom called up to the school, because I wasn’t home at seven o’clock at the kitchen table to do the homework, the assistant coach answered the phone and said, “Well, ma’am, we can’t disturb the coach right now. He’s conducting practice.” And my mother said, “No, no, you don’t understand. I can disturb practice. If James Brown is there, you disturb him and tell him he has to be home. And if this is going to be a continuous thing, then he’ll just have to step down from the basketball team.” And Coach got on the phone and said, “Mrs. Brown, you’re absolutely correct. He’ll be on his way home shortly.” And that was the last time that happened. GORDON ROBERTSON: And to his credit, he apologized. James Brown: He did. Coach is a wonderful man, a strong Christian who walks the talk. He is a wonderful guy. As a matter of fact, the four priorities that he had all of his players adhere to were God first, family second, school third and then basketball. And Coach is the winningest high school coach in America. He is in the basketball Hall of Fame, as you mentioned. Red Auerbach, the former great coach and general manager, presented him into the Hall of Fame. And I was blessed, despite being about 80 pounds heavier than I was in high school, I was able to represent all of his ex-players there. GORDON ROBERTSON: Wow. You had all that influence, but still you didn’t always put God first. James Brown: I did not. GORDON ROBERTSON: Why? James Brown: I guess not unlike so many other people, you get caught up in life and thinking that it’s about you and that you can make it happen. But, Gordon, there was an absolute emptiness I’ll never forget after I didn’t realize my dream of playing professional basketball. I’m working in corporate America, Xerox, making good money, tooling around in my little sports car and engaged in hedonistic pursuits. And I remember coming home late one night from Xerox training, and there was just such an emptiness in me. And I just said, “Lord, if you will come into my life, I want to dedicate myself to you, knowing that that’s why I have the void, because you’re not there.” And I slipped the following week even after making that confession and inviting Him into my heart. And I felt like I had committed high treason when I slipped that following week. And from that point forward I’ve been pretty steady about it. It was a growing process, learning and finding the right church, to be grounded in the right place, to learn the Word, rightly divide the Word, believe the Word and plant it in your innermost recesses, and then apply it daily. And it is absolutely fulfilling. GORDON ROBERTSON: You were sort of the dream athlete. You went to DeMatha. You got the scholarship to Harvard. You’re a star there. You get drafted by the NBA, which getting drafted out of the Ivy League is a big deal. That’s hard to do, but you get drafted. And then you get cut. You get the dream, but then the dream is taken away. What was that? You hadn’t planned life to do that to you. James Brown: No, no, no. Not at all. As a matter of fact, I figuratively referred to it as the athletic rug that was up under my feet that had been snatched from up under my feet a lot quicker than I had planned for it to be. And that’s the key. I had planned it that way. I didn’t have it in the hands of God. And also, the lesson there, because in the book I tried to make the point that operating and living on biblical principles will see you successful in life, and as the Word says, provide you with abundant life. But Gordon, at that time, when I went and made it with the Atlanta Hawks, I worked hard that summer prior to training camp. But the four years prior to that, an undergrad up at Harvard, I didn’t put in the kind of time and pay the price to get better. And there is no such thing as standing still. You’re either getting better or you’re getting worse. And that’s in the game of life as well. You’re either making progress or you’re regressing. So the lesson I learned out of that when I got cut by the Atlanta Hawks is that I didn’t work as hard to stay on top as I did to get to the top. And I vowed to myself I would never allow an opportunity to pass me by that I was ill prepared for. And I guess the spiritual application to that is staying in the Word on a daily basis to feast on His Word daily, so that you can continue to grow and mature in the Word, so that I can continue to move forward as opposed to regressing. I believe and know that all truth is parallel. What’s true in the natural is also true in the supernatural. GORDON ROBERTSON: I love how you applied that just to how to get ahead at Xerox. Here you are at a big company, and you’re moving along their executive track. And you’ve got to learn some hard lessons along the way about what it really means to compete in the corporate world. What was guiding you through that process? James Brown: As a baby Christian, if you will, during that time, I didn’t understand the whole Word, but I certainly was trying to apply pieces of it. But what I was seeing through that process is how many people engage in self promotion, thinking that going up the ladder means stepping over people in the process and making it a “look at me” kind of a process, if you will. And I realized that wasn’t the way to go. Coming from team sports, again, all truth being parallel, that which I learned in the natural world, I come from team sports, where it’s about the group. Our coach had a sign over the door. This is instructive in terms of what I learned in corporate America. And the sign said, “Check your ego at the door. Subordinate your own personal desires for the good of the team. Whatever your God-given talent is, use it for the good of the team.” And to me, that kind of equates to what’s in Ephesians 4. Ephesians 4:11, I believe it is, 11-18, where it talks about the human body, the whole body fitly joined together, where every joint supplies for the good working of the whole body. And that’s what I learned in team sports. Well, apply that in life as well, too. When I was blessed to move up and a have a sales team, it’s about the team, esteeming others above yourself. In the natural world, people say, “Well, a rising tide lifts all ships.” Well, if you’re doing your part as a part of the whole team, then the entire team is lifted up. So once I moved into broadcasting, I applied the same principle, blessed to be able to work in a studio with others. And it’s not about me. It’s about the team. Find out what their strengths are. Play to their strengths. Maximize their strengths. Minimize the weaknesses. And the entire team will benefit from that attitude, if you will. And that’s what I’ve done. And many people have a contrary attitude to that in the game of life, thinking, “Hey, no, no, look at me.” GORDON ROBERTSON: You had an interesting conversation, and I just remember the takeaway from it. You’ve got to get off the scholarship mentality. James Brown: Wow. GORDON ROBERTSON: And I think there’s a lot of that in American culture today, that somehow we’re entitled to certain things. And you had to get through that, and I just admire how you brought that into broadcasting, where, “How can I bring value to what I’m doing, that’s over and above?” How much of a turning point was that for you? James Brown: Very significant. By the way, can I take you on a book tour with me? You’re awfully good. Wow. You’ve got this and all that. But then again, from a Yale Law School graduate, I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, right? But that was significant, Gordon. The experience you’re referencing, I was working in corporate America, freelancing in broadcasting, had a chance to move into the broadcast arena full time. But I was little concerned, because everybody kept telling me how tenuous an environment that was. And I’m thinking, “Well, wait a minute now. I don’t necessarily want to make this move if there is nothing solid there.” GORDON ROBERTSON: You were looking for the guarantee. James Brown: Oh, absolutely. GORDON ROBERTSON: Is there a long term contract here? James Brown: Absolutely. I had to have something guaranteed. This job has to be secure. And I remember talking to the former great boxer Sugar Ray Leonard, his attorney, Mike Trainer, getting some advice from him. And he looked me in the eye just like you are, and he says, “You know what? You’re operating with a scholarship mentality. You want a guarantee in life, don’t you, a security blanket, a safety net that’s there.” He says, “Young man, the only guarantee that you have in terms of your success is what ability and talent you bring to the table. That’s your guarantee in any pursuit. If you bring talent and value to the table, wherever you are, that’s your security.” And it really resonated. That was a seminal moment in my life. And I said, “You know what, let me go for it, because I don’t want to look back however many years later and say what could have, should have, would have been.” GORDON ROBERTSON: Yes. “I missed it. I missed the opportunity.” But you worked at it. Broadcasting didn’t come easy, not that it comes easy to anybody. But you really worked at it. Tell us about what kind of discipline do you bring to broadcasting? James Brown: Pretty much the same that I did when I was playing basketball, because I remember my high school coach Morgan Wootten asking, “Do you want to be an all county player? Do you want to be an all state player? Do you want to be an All American?” Each level brings with it additional responsibilities and work associated with getting to that higher level. I have applied that same thing in broadcasting. So if it means being conversant with whatever the headlines and topics of the day are, because I didn’t play football, despite looking the part, Gordon. Guys would tease me, “Wait a minute.” GORDON ROBERTSON: You look it, but no, you didn’t play. James Brown: Yes. Basketball. You were 180 pounds, and now I’m weighing two hundred and whatever pounds. So I had to work at it to make sure I understood what the topics were of interest for that given week, understanding each player’s responsibility, what the coaching philosophy of that team was, et cetera, et cetera. So it was to make sure that I was well-schooled in that to talk to the guys who were the experts, those who either played the game or coached the game, all for the purpose of being able to ask relevant, knowledgeable and intelligent questions of them to help them look good. Because if I could elicit from them the best, then we could set the stage for the viewers who were watching our show to be prepared for the game that they were going to watch. So again, when I talk about the role of a lifetime, my role is to be a good point guard or a good assist man or a good quarterback to set everyone else up to do well. And I had to work at that. When I was here many years ago . . . . GORDON ROBERTSON: And you do it very well. James Brown: Well, thank you very much. GORDON ROBERTSON: I’m telling you, I pick up pointers from you. James Brown: Well, thank you very much. GORDON ROBERTSON: Just how you handle throws. And most people don’t understand, when you’ve got four people in a panel, keeping all four active and involved is really hard. James Brown: And especially when they want a lot of air time. GORDON ROBERTSON: Especially when they’ve got big egos, too, and all of them successful, and they all have an opinion. James Brown: I’m not going to call a name, but there was one guy I worked with previously. If he was to be given 30 or 45 seconds to respond to something, but one of the other co-hosts took a lot of his time, he would look at me off camera and he’d point to the clock, like, “My time, my time.” I’d be, “I’m coming there. I’m coming there.” GORDON ROBERTSON: But I love how you do it, because you really do serve them up. James Brown: Yes. And that’s key, because if they feel good that you’ve elicited as much from them . . . . . GORDON ROBERTSON: And you’ve included them. James Brown: Absolutely. Then it makes the whole team feel good. And even if it meant me being, in the vernacular, the butt of jokes with guys. When I was at Fox, Terry Bradshaw used to love wearing me out with humor. And it was all good. I could handle it. Sometimes I felt a little small, which is hard to do, because he’d come at me so good. GORDON ROBERTSON: That’s where forgiveness comes in. James Brown: Boy, do I exercise a maximum amount of forgiveness, too. And then at CBS, it’s the same thing with Shannon Sharpe and Boomer Esiason and Dan Marino. Coach Bill Cowher is wonderful, because he brings kind of an evenness to the approach as well, too, so I love having him there, because he is my go to guy. GORDON ROBERTSON: Does your Christian witness, do people come to you now looking for counsel, looking for prayer? James Brown: Wow, great question, Gordon. I remember back when I was at Fox, at times you may feel like, “Well, gosh, am I really kind of a square in this environment?” Although I’m perfectly fine with it, because I understand how serious the walk is and what is important at the end, because we have to give account of everything we say and do at the end. So I recognize the game of life is one that is a marathon, not a sprint. And I want to adhere to that. But yes. And I mention it in the book. And I asked Terry Bradshaw for permission about that as well, too. When he was going through some challenges in his marriage, he had come to me, and he says, “JB, can I ride home with you? I need to talk?” And we sat in front of his apartment. He said, “Would you mind praying?” And, of course, I wouldn’t mind praying. And we did that. That made me feel good. Probably the highest compliment that he paid me was not complimenting me on being a good host of the show and setting them up or anything having to do with the show. It’s when he invited me to come down and speak at his church down in Dallas, Texas. And he was so funny. And Terry Bradshaw, he says, “JB, you know, you might be the only licorice stick in church there.” I said, “Terry, God knows no color. And it is the truth that hits the heart no matter where it is.” And it was absolutely wonderful. So that was the highest compliment he paid me. GORDON ROBERTSON: Amen. All right. The book is available. It’s called Role of a Lifetime, recollections on faith, family and significant living. It’s available nationwide, bookstores, also available online. I encourage you to get a copy. You’ll learn a whole lot. JB, thank you for being with us. God bless you. James Brown: Gordon and I will be on tour very shortly, because he’s awfully good. I want him with me. GORDON ROBERTSON: We’ll get the bus and go on the road. 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The quake comes, though, as recovery efforts continue from another powerful quake last month. That quake killed more than 1,000 people in western Sumatra. OB HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK LEE WEBB: Thousands are still recovering from the devastation of recent typhoons in the Philippines. This week, Operation Blessing teamed with doctors and nurses from the Israeli medical team IsraAID. IsraAID is comprised of more than 17 Jewish organizations that provide humanitarian aid to developing countries. So far they have reached more than 138,000 typhoon victims, providing food, water, medical care and clean up assistance. And you can find out more by going to Operation Blessing’s web site. It’s OB.org. GRAPHIC: FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO OB.ORG Gordon and Kristi will be back with more of The 700 Club, after this. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SPOT 4: CANCER CENTER – LAURA Laura Brokow: The doctor came in. I was still waking up from anesthesia. He leaned over my bed and he said, “Laura, you have cancer,” and he walked out of the room. The first thought is, “What’s going to happen to my children?” I knew I was ready to fight this, and I just wanted this cancer out of me. I wanted to take care of it and move on. Then my mom called me. She had seen an ad on TV for Cancer Treatment Centers of America. It was just a tremendous experience from the minute that I walked in the door. Their bedside manner, you just can’t even describe it. It takes a very special person to do what they’re doing. Announcer: Hope is alive at Cancer Treatment Centers of America. Call us now to have a real conversation about you and your treatment options. We’ll send you this free DVD that shows you how this very special group of people put you at the center of everything they do. Laura Brokow: I wanted to live to see my kids grow up. That’s what gave me the drive to fight cancer. They supported that in me. They gave me choices. They made me realize that every life is worth saving. You can’t fight cancer if you don’t have hope. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NEXT DAY PROMO GRAPHIC: THE POWER TO CHANGE GORDON ROBERTSON: Monday. A TV preacher’s troubled childhood. Man: We would do drugs, whether it was marijuana or sometimes harder drugs, cocaine, acid. GORDON ROBERTSON: Today he talks about the power to change lives. Find out what changed his. * * * GRAPHIC: FALLING DOLLAR GORDON ROBERTSON: Then, a million bucks for a spray paint simulator? That’s just one way Congress is spending your tax dollars. Find out how you can stop them. Monday on The 700 Club. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KRISTI WATTS: Well, for some people the golf course is a great place to unwind after work or spend a few hours with friends. Well, for Anthony Griffin, it’s also a place where he developed a million dollar idea. ANTHONY GRIFFIN ANDREW KNOX: Anthony Griffin is a quality control manager who enjoys his job. When he’s not at work, he’s on the golf course. He’s passionate about golf and loves teaching kids. He even started a ministry that compares the game of golf with living a Christian life. Anthony Griffin: In golf, you have golf etiquette. So in ministry, we have etiquette, too, which is the Kingdom of God. We have the principles and the laws of God. ANDREW KNOX: Including the principle of tithing. Anthony Griffin: If I give, I’ll receive. But you just don’t give to receive. You give because you really love God, and God commands you to give, because of blessings pronounced on your life through giving. ANDREW KNOX: And for Anthony, giving includes giving to CBN. Anthony Griffin: They are teaching the principles and precepts of God of giving and sowing and reaping into nations and people outside of other countries. ANDREW KNOX: And Anthony is seeing blessings in a huge way. God gave him the idea for a unique golf shoe design. Anthony Griffin: One day while I was playing golf, I was hitting the ball, and a tee flipped up and went into my shoe, because the tees, when you hit from the driver, when you hit it, they will flip. And this one flipped up, and it caught into my shoe. And I was like, “Where did my tee go?” And the Lord was giving me a vision. He said, “Keep it in your shoe.” I said, “Keep it in my shoe?” ANDREW KNOX: Anthony designed a shoe that holds the golfer’s tee, divot tool, and ball marker right on the shoe. Anthony Griffin: In golf, you have to bend down to do everything, to put your tee in the ground. Your shoe is already there. You have to put the ball marker. It’s already on your shoe. You’ve got to bend down anyway. ANDREW KNOX: Preorders came flooding in. His first order from the manufacturer is 200,000 pairs of shoes, with 500,000 to follow. Anthony is expected to make millions. He’s grateful God gave him such an innovative idea, and he feels the Lord blessed him because of his faithfulness to give. Anthony Griffin: Just give. Just trust God and watch God work. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KRISTI WATTS: I love that story. You know what’s so cool, a lot of times we think about the scripture, “Give, and it will be given unto you, good measure, pressed down, shaken together.” GRAPHIC: 1-800-759-0700 CBN.COM Well, a lot of times we think that if we give of one thing, we’re going to receive back the same thing. Let’s say it’s money. But God wants to give you so much more. He wants to give you ideas. He wants to give you plans. He wants to give you some wonderful, innovative things that will help you to prosper in life and to be a blessing in life. And I tell you, that story is a perfect example of that. Well, listen, if you’re looking for a wonderful place to sow a seed, a place to give, CBN is that place. I can’t tell you how many millions and millions of people have been blessed by this ministry, faces that you may never see, names that you may never know you will touch when you become a 700 Club partner. So I want to encourage you right now. It’s just 65 cents a day, 20 dollars a month. And I’ve got to tell you, you will be a blessing to so many different people. And I don’t know about you, but I was in the grocery store the other day. You can’t buy anything for 65 cents a day. Nothing. Not even a pack of gum. Back in the day, you could. Now, you can’t. Okay, I’m done. So call in right now. There is the number: 1-800-759-0700. You can always log on to CBN.com, because we are technically advanced, since Gordon and I were talking about technology before. And when you do, we want to bless you with this, called Right on the Money, financial advice for tough times. GRAPHIC: YOURS WHEN YOU JOIN 1-800-759-0700 CBN.COM We know it’s hard out there, but God is greater than any economic strife that’s out there. Trust Him and sow your seed in a good place, and this is where you should do it. Gordon. GORDON ROBERTSON: Well, after more than a decade, a partially paralyzed woman gets up and goes for a walk. Woman: And with that, we grabbed our jackets, and we went out the door. I was no longer walking with a walker. I was striding. GORDON ROBERTSON: See how it happened, right after this. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SPOT 5: PLEDGE EXPRESS Announcer: While Mary feeds her two young daughters, she also helps feed needy families around the world. While Bob hands a drink out to a co-worker, he helps give water to villages with new wells. And while Carl builds a house for his son’s new puppy, he helps rebuild homes in disaster areas. TERRY MEEUWSEN: These people all have something in common. They’re CBN partners who have joined Pledge Express. It’s easy to sign up. Just give us a call, log on to CBN.com or return the Pledge Express form you receive in the mail. Then each month, we’ll send you “Power for Life,” and you’ll receive this powerful CD called Overcoming Stress. So join us and change the world for someone today. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GORDON ROBERTSON: Judith Wright nearly died on the job. She suffered from a stroke, a heart attack and years of pain. Her vision was fading, also, but not before she saw the one thing she needed to get well. JUDITH WRIGHT GRAPHIC: It Happened to Me Judith Wright: I was in a welding shop. It was January, so the building was all closed up. And there was a ventilation problem. And this room that I was in, the toxic gases were coming in, and I was inhaling aluminum oxide, zinc oxide, carbon monoxide and argon gases. My vision went out of focus. I couldn’t see anything right. It was all distorted, and I began to collapse. And the foreman caught me. The next thing I know, I was waking up in the ambulance on the way to the ER. And it caused a stroke and a heart attack. Jay Wright (Judith’s Husband): She had another stroke in ’91 and two strokes in 2004. The strokes in 2004 left her blind in the left side in both eyes. And when I brought her home from the hospital, she would eat half her plate. I’d turn it around, so she could see the other half and finish eating. It also left her partially paralyzed on the left side. Judith Wright: And pains would accelerate into my head. And they would start at the back of my neck here, and it seemed like they would go across my head, and then all the way down to my toes. It was like electrical charges. And it just hurt. At the rate of my decline, I had two to three months that I would live. Being left there alone to just sit and watch TV, more frequently I would watch The 700 Club. Jay had gotten home from work. Jay Wright: She said, “Shut that off. We have to watch The 700 Club.” Judith Wright: Terry had a word of knowledge about a stroke victim. TERRY MEEUWSEN: There’s somebody else, you’ve had a stroke, and you have such a hard time concentrating on things. Just put your hand on your forehead right now. God is clearing all of that sort of sense of floating and confusion away, and you’re going to be able to totally focus on things that you’re interested in. Jay Wright: I looked at Judy, and Judy looked at me. And I said, “This is for us.” I laid my hands over the top of Judy’s, and she went down to her knees. And when we finished claiming this healing in the name of Jesus, my wife sprung up, and she was healed. Judith Wright: The Lord said, “Go for a walk.” And I’m like “Jay, the Lord wants me to go for a walk.” And with that, we grabbed our jackets, and we went out the door. I was no longer walking with a walker. I was striding. I could see everything. Everything was clear. I looked around. I could read. I could see everything. There was no pain in my left side. There was no pain in my head. There were no electrical charges. Everything was, wow, like a brand new me! Jay Wright: She can do anything that she wants. So we can do anything that we want together. Judith Wright: Every day is a celebration. Every day is a new day. If you can believe by faith that what the Lord did over 2,000 years ago He can do today. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * HOSTS PRAY FOR NEEDS GORDON ROBERTSON: I love that. If you can believe that what He did 2,000 years ago He can do today. Here it is from Hebrews, 13th chapter, “Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today and forever.” Yesterday, today and forever. He is still the same. He is still a miracle worker. He’s still loving people, loving people so much He wants to carry away all your infirmities, all your diseases. When did He do that? Well, He did it on the cross 2,000 years ago. It’s by His stripes that we were healed, that we are healed. He is the same. He is the same. All you have to do is believe. Now, it’s my favorite time of the program where we get to pray for you. We get to agree with you in prayer. Before we pray, we want to encourage you with some other people that have been healed, and here is a phenomenal one. This is Michelle from Honolulu, Hawaii. She found lumps in her breast. She went in for a lumpectomy, and it came back after the biopsy of a diagnosis with cancer. Then the doctor did an ultrasound and found spots on her ribs and lungs, indicating that the cancer had spread. Well, he recommended a mastectomy, followed by radiation and chemotherapy. Well, meanwhile, Michelle called the CBN prayer counseling center. She called for prayer and then claimed her healing. She then had a follow up ultrasound, and there wasn’t any cancer anywhere. Anywhere. KRISTI WATTS: God is the bomb. GORDON ROBERTSON: Anywhere. KRISTI WATTS: Come on. GORDON ROBERTSON: And she is cancer free. What have you got? KRISTI WATTS: I love stuff like that. Well, when Xia of San Francisco, she discovered that she was pregnant, her doctor told her that it would be impossible for her to carry a baby full term. Six months into her pregnancy, she started having contractions. The 700 Club was on. Gordon, you had a word of knowledge, and you said, “You’re laying your left hand across your abdomen, and you’re praying for your baby. The doctors have said it’s impossible. With God, all things are possible. And we just say right now, be healed and be made whole.” Xia claimed the word for herself, and the premature contractions stopped. And she gave birth to a full term healthy baby boy. GORDON ROBERTSON: Hallelujah. KRISTI WATTS: Isn’t that cool? GORDON ROBERTSON: Hallelujah. Let that happen to you. KRISTI WATTS: Thank you, Jesus. GORDON ROBERTSON: We do these segments, “It Happened to Me.” Let it happen to you. All you have to do is receive. It’s not some kind of striving thing. If you’re worried, “Do I have enough faith?” well, it’s not the amount of faith. It’s the great facts that we believe, the fact that Jesus, the Son of God, Creator of the universe, the one who designed us, He came. He dwelt in time. He lived her on the earth. He lived a sinless life to show us what we could be, to show us also what God was and is. And then after all of that, He died for us. He took it all on the cross. He said, “I’ll be the sacrifice. You don’t have to sacrifice. I’ll be the sacrifice.” And then after all that, God raised Him from the dead as a promise for us that we would be with Him for all eternity. Now, here is the prayer: “Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.” Now, in Heaven, there is no sickness. So it’s God’s will. Jesus is showing us God’s will. It’s God’s will for that to happen here on earth. So we’re going to agree. You agree with us. Let’s let God do all the rest. Pray with us. “Lord, we lift the needs of the audience. And, Lord, as people are just beginning to lay hands on that area of the body and as faith is rising to you, as we look to you, the author and finisher of our faith, we just say your will be done, your Kingdom come, your will be done in their bodies. What you intended from the beginning, we just speak it into being now. And we say out loud, be healed and be made whole, in Jesus’ name.” There is a woman, you’re facing knee replacement surgery for your left knee, and God is going to recreate that for you. He’s going to give you new cartilage, and no more bone against bone. Right now, in Jesus’ name, get up and see what He has done for you in that knee. Someone else with a problem with your tendons in your right elbow. There’s someone else with a rotator cuff problem in your right shoulder. And God is healing that, and healing both of them now, in Jesus’ name. KRISTI WATTS: There’s a person, on your left arm, it’s a sore, a cut, and it’s not healing. There has been infection there. The Lord is completely healing you. There is another person, you’ve got a bruised rib. The Lord is completely healing you as well. In fact, one of the things that’s been difficult is breathing. Right now, you take that deep breath that you’ve been hesitating to do. And as you take that deep breath, you’re going to feel a warmth, and you are healed right now, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. GORDON ROBERTSON: Someone, you’ve had a stroke, and the right side of your body is affected. And you’re saying, “Please say stroke.” And so you’ve got your hand on your head. And we just join with you and come into agreement with you now, in Jesus’ name. Be healed. And all feeling return now. And movement return. And just begin to move your right arm and check your right leg. See if it will move. See if you can move your toes. And in Jesus’ name, be healed. Be made whole. Be restored now. There is someone with a condition where your body is fighting itself, and it’s really irritating the lining of your intestines. God is healing that now. You’re going to be able to eat normally again. Be pain free now, in Jesus’ name. Amen. KRISTI WATTS: Amen. GORDON ROBERTSON: If you’ve been touched by God, we want to share in your good report, so give us a call: 1-800-759-0700. GRAPHIC: 1-800-759-0700 CBN.COM We always rejoice in what God is doing today. We leave you with these words from Acts . . . . GRAPHIC: Acts 5:16 “A multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing sick people . . . and they were all healed.” (NKJV) . . . . “A multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing sick people, and they were all healed.” God bless you. We’ll see you next week. 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