Eric Metaxas says you don’t have to check your brain at the door in order to have faith. Years after graduating from Yale, He asks God to reveal Himself. Then he describes how God blows his mind with a dream that was poignantly relevant to Eric in this 11 minute testimony:
Eric Metaxas Found Meaning in Life Through a Process of Examination
Eric Metaxas claims that someone who is searching for meaning in life should try examining God because they just might find answers to the big questions. However, following Christ isn’t always easy. Sometimes Christianity is uncomfortable, but a paradox is that joy can still be found in the midst of hard times. Christianity will not necessarily make all your problems go away, but Eric’s view is worth considering in this 12 minute video:
Eric Metaxas Spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast in 2012 about the Difference Between Religiosity and Real Faith
Eric Metaxas is the esteemed author of biographies for Dietrich Bonhoeffer (“Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy”) and William Wilberforce (“Amazing Grace”) and Martin Luther (“The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World”). The theme of his 31 minute speech is “the difference between religion (or religiosity) and real faith.” He went to an Ivy League university (Yale). He was taught that it was wrong to take Jesus seriously and that religion is hopelessly divisive. He struggled with depression, but someone challenged him to pray. He wasn’t sure to whom or what to pray to. How ironic that he ended up speaking at a National Prayer Breakfast: