D.C. Has a Prayer [Interview with Eric Metaxas]

National Review Online ^ | Jan. 5, 2013 | Kathryn Lopez

[newheart]

When Eric Metaxas spoke last year at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., he used the opportunity to challenge his listeners. In his new book No Pressure, Mr. President: Real Faith in a Time of Crisis, he makes his remarks available to a broader audience and recounts the journey of a writer trying to be a Christian witness.

KATHRYN JEAN LOPEZ: The e-book version of your book is titled “Jesus Hates Dead Religion.” How can you claim to know what Jesus hates?

ERIC METAXAS: The Bible says that God hates what is evil. According to my sources, Jesus is the second person of the Trinity, which is to say, God. Q.E.D. Have I missed something?

[newheart]

Maybe Washington does not have to merely be the last stop for the clown car. (You know, the one where they open the door and dozens of clowns climb out.)

And if you have never seen his speech at the National Prayer Breakfast (speaking truth to Obama with grace and humor) watch it here. ^

[woweeitsme]

ping

[Coldwater Creek]

This interview is a long read, but I feel like I have been to Church this morning. This was a powerful speech that hopefully stirred up some conviction.