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February 25, 2021
The Atlantic: Eric Metaxas Believes America Is Creeping Toward Nazi Germany
Eric Metaxas Believes America Is Creeping Toward Nazi Germany
The pro-Trump radio host explains how he thinks about the Capitol siege and President Joe Biden’s America.
Emma Green
February 14, 2021
The PR pitch was brazen: Eric Metaxas, it declared, is “America’s #1 Bad Christian.” The Christian writer and radio host has been promoting doubts about the legitimacy of the 2020 election, including at a prayer rally he emceed on the National Mall in December. Metaxas has tweeted “martial rhetoric” ...
February 9, 2021
Townhall: The Death of Meaning
This article was originally published in Townhall; to read the article on their website, click here.
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At the heart of Yale is the Sterling Memorial Library, built in the late ’20s for $17 million—an astonishing amount at the time.
As anyone can see, it was intentionally designed by James Gamble Rogers to look like a great cathedral. Immediately upon entering through what look like cathedral doors, one finds oneself walking a long narrow aisle leading to what looks like an altar, above which R...
January 29, 2021
FISH OUT OF WATER – Author Q&A
What was your inspiration for Fish Out of Water?
In the summer of 1988 I had a dream. In the dream I was ice-fishing on Candlewood Lake in Danbury, Connecticut, when a fish poked its snout out of the hole in the ice. Without spoiling things for the reader, I can certainly say that the dream was my inspiration — and not only for the book, but for the rest of my life ever since. The rest of the dream was a once-in-a-lifetime mind-blowing experience from which I have never looked back, and I’m not ...
January 27, 2021
A Deeply Scarring Episode!
Enjoy this excerpt from Fish Out of Water: A Search for the Meaning of Life
The V-8 Incident
With my father & brother near the time of the scarring “V-8 Incident.”
Sometimes my father took me and my brother to College Point Park, overlooking the East River. I remember sometimes seeing rats scurrying between the rocks by the water. Though my father knew nothing about baseball or football, he knew his way around a soccer ball and literally kicked circles around my brother and me as we tried to g...
March 7, 2018
My Email Exchange with Yahoo News!
I was recently contacted by Jon Ward of Yahoo News, who wanted to do a profile of me and specifically to focus on why I felt the need to support Trump in the general election. My emails with him were amicable, and I think Jon genuinely meant well in all he wrote, but in the end I was disappointed in the piece, as were many friends who read it. You may read it for yourself here.
In any event, I thought it would be best to post my actual Q&A with Jon for clarity, and it is below for you to rea...
May 17, 2017
These Kids Made My Day!
“Listen my children and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere.” Have you ever hear that thrilling line? Do you even know who Paul Revere is? If you’re under, say 30, I’m going to guess that the answer to both of these questions might be no. This is a very serious problem, but it’s not your fault.
It’s not your fault because no one bothered to teach you about this courageous man, and the great American poet who made him famous. The story of Paul Revere is part of our heritage. Thi...
May 3, 2017
Memorize Paul Revere’s Ride Contest — Group Entries
The Damsgard Children
Eileen Morse’s 4th Grade Class — Providence Christian School of Texas
Barb Seidle’s 4th Grade Class — The Wilberforce School
Eden Christian Academy Senior Class of 2017
PATH Homeschool Co-op
The McHenry Kids
The Davis Family
Grace Academy’s 5th Grade Class
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April 28, 2017
Memorize Paul Revere’s Ride Contest — Individual Entries
Jack, age 4
Scout, age 11
Maddy, age 16
Judah, age 13
Brooklynn, age 12
Sarah, age 15
Lillian, age 8
Jane
Weston, age 5
Eliana, age 9
Daniela, age 9
Coley, age 13
Deklan , age 14
Wesley, age 15
Reese, age 8
Ezra, age 11
Eliana, age 11
Alexa, age 7
Alistair Setliff, age 9
Annabelle, age 12
Noah, age 10
Jane S.
Jonathan, age 5
Matt
Luke, age 9
Daniela, age 9
Asher
Nicholas
Kathryn, age 11
Jesse
Leah
Laura, age 11
Natalie, age 8
Kate, age 6
Maddie, age 10
Eden...
October 20, 2016
What does Bonhoeffer have to do with this election?
Regarding comments I’ve made during this very difficult election, let me explain that I have only mentioned Bonhoeffer with regard to this election in response to those who have brought him into the conversation. Some have drawn what I think wrong and irresponsible parallels between the fascism of the National Socialists and the current GOP candidate. As the author of a book on the subject of the former, I thought these parallels understandable, but seriously mistaken. In an attempt to clarif...
June 9, 2016
A Few (Passionate) Thoughts on America!
I recently had the privilege of discussing my new book, IF YOU CAN KEEP IT: The Forgotten Promise of American Liberty — here is the full Q&A.
How did the idea for the book first come about?
Honestly, I’ll never forget it. I was listening to the author Os Guinness give a speech about the Founders unique idea of “ordered liberty” and he described it in terms of what he called the “Golden Triangle of Freedom.” It all made perfect sense, but I was shocked and embarrassed to realize that somehow I...
